Individual Details

Thomas Laughlin MITCHELL

(10 Jun 1822 - 31 Jul 1870)

Thomas Laughlin Mitchell is supposedly a son of John Mitchell and Martha Laughlin, both of whom are buried in Marchand Cemetery (also known as Mahoning Union Cemetery), Indiana County, Pennsylvania. This is near the Indiana and Jefferson County border. James Ezekial Mitchell, who was the executor for Thomas L. Mitchell's will, and Margaret St. Clair were siblings of Thomas L. Mitchell. They are all buried in the North Findley Street Cemetery in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

Events

Birth10 Jun 1822
MarriageAbt 1846Ann C. JOHNSON
Census1850Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Census1860Brown's Mills Post Office, Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
MarriageAbt 1867Elizabeth "Lizzie" ROWLAND
Census1870Punxsutawney Post Office, Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Death31 Jul 1870Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
BurialAug 1870North Findley Street Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Probate4 Aug 1870Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Families

SpouseElizabeth "Lizzie" ROWLAND (1844 - 1925)
ChildCecilia MITCHELL (1868 - 1948)
SpouseAnn C. JOHNSON (1827 - 1863)
ChildMary Angeline MITCHELL (1847 - 1924)
ChildCamdon MITCHELL (1849 - 1903)
ChildLaura Hazeltine MITCHELL (1851 - 1931)
ChildFrancis Wayland MITCHELL (1853 - 1903)
ChildMartha Jane MITCHELL (1856 - 1897)
ChildJohn T. MITCHELL (1859 - 1926)
ChildElmer Ellsworth MITCHELL (1861 - 1899)
ChildJessie C. MITCHELL (1863 - 1863)

Notes

Birth

Tombstone is very difficult to read. He died 31 July 1870. His age on his tombstone appears to be 48 years, 1 months, and 21 days. His date of birth would be 10 June 1822 using a date calculator.

Death

Elizabeth Mitchell appears as a widow in the 1880 census.

Endnotes

1. North Findley Street Cemetery (Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2016), memorial page for Thomas Mitchell, Find A Grave Memorial # 30400405, memorial created by J Rowan, photograph by J Rowan.

2. North Findley Street Cemetery (Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 February 2017), memorial page for Ann C. Mitchell, Find A Grave Memorial # 30399547, memorial created by J Rowan, photograph by Marianne and J Rowan.

3. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 February 2017), Mary Angeline McLain, died 19 December 1924; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Death certificate number 117684.

4. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 February 2017), Mrs. Laura H. McCartney, died 17 March 1931; citing Pennsylvania and Historical Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Death certificate number 30620.

5. 1850 U.S. census, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Punxsutawney, Young Township, page 76B , dwelling 19, family 20, Thos L. Mitchell; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 February 2017); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 786.

6. 1860 U.S.census, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Punxsutawney Borough, Brown's Mills Post Office, page 301 (stamped), page 125 (penned), dwelling 908, family 908, Thomas L. Mitchell; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2017); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1118.

7. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II: 844-845.

8. Capt. C. T. Arms; E. White, compiler, History of Indiana County Pennsylvania 1880 (Newark, Ohio: J. A. Caldwell, 1880; reprint, U.S. A.: Walsworth Publishing Company , 1981), 477.

9. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.

10. 1870 U.S. census, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Punxsutawney Borough, Punxsutawney Post Office, page 291A (stamped), page 9 (penned), dwelling 60, family 63, Thomas Mitchel; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2017); from National Archives microfilm M593, roll 1352.

11. North Findley Street Cemetery (Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2016), memorial page for Thomas Mitchell, Find A Grave Memorial # 30400405, memorial created by J Rowan, photograph by J Rowan.

12. North Findley Street Cemetery (Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2016), memorial page for Thomas Mitchell, Find A Grave Memorial # 30400405, memorial created by J Rowan, photograph by J Rowan.

13. Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Jefferson County Probate Records, Thomas L. Mitchell (4 August 1870), Will , dated 19 January 1870; Jefferson County Courthouse, Brookville, Pennsylvania.