Individual Details

Captain Benjamin Bentley MITCHELL

(14 Jan 1839 - 24 May 1904)

Events

Birth14 Jan 1839Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Occupation1860owner of a drug store business - Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Military1861recruited the first cavalry company - Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Military1862promoted to Captain
Military1864declined the commission as Major due to ill-health
Marriage29 May 1865Ellen Eliza POMEROY
Occupation17 Aug 1870retired merchant - Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Residence17 Aug 1870with his in-laws, Samuel White and Amanda Malvina Pomeroy - Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Occupation2 Jun 1880druggist - Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Residence2 Jun 1880with his in-laws, Samuel White and Armanda Malvina Pomeroy, on Canton St - Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Occupation1882elected a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature on the Republican ticket - Pennsylvania
Occupation1892elected State Senator
Occupation1896re-elected State Senator
Residence12 Jun 1900with is family at 206 Canton St - Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Death24 May 1904Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Families

SpouseEllen Eliza POMEROY (1844 - )
ChildLouie Pomeroy MITCHELL (1867 - 1868)
ChildJosephine Pomeroy MITCHELL (1869 - )
ChildNannie Brown MITCHELL (1871 - 1908)
ChildSamuel Pomeroy MITCHELL (1873 - 1885)
ChildEtta Davison MITCHELL (1876 - 1876)
ChildBenjamin Bentley MITCHELL (1877 - )
ChildElois Emma MITCHELL (1884 - )
FatherRichard MITCHELL ( - )
MotherHarriett DARTT ( - )