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Benjamin Franklin Mitchell 1843 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1843

Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: October 1884

Death Location: drowned in boating accident

Father: John Mitchell

Mother: Leanna Haddox

Spouse(s): Sarah Kendall

Children(s): Shirley Mitchell, Ella Mitchell, Roy Mitchell, Agnes Mitchell, Daisy Mitchell, Benjamin Mitchell

Benjamin Franklin Mitchell was born in 1843 in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, the child of John W. Mitchell and Leanna Haddox. Benjamin Franklin Mitchell later married Sarah Cathrine Mitchell Kendall, and together they raised children including Shirley H. Mitchell, Ella Mitchell, Roy Mitchell, Agnes Mitchell, Daisy Mitchell and Benjamin Franklin Mitchell. In 1884, Benjamin Franklin Mitchell passed away in drowned in boating accident.

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Parents

John Mitchell
1815 – 1898
Birth Location: Barbour, West Virginia, USA
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Leanna Haddox
1817 – 1892
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Kendall
1849 – 1913
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
SK

Children(s)

Shirley Mitchell
1868 – 1932
Birth Location: Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
SM
Ella Mitchell
1871 – 1913
Birth Location: Ritchie Co, WV
EM
Roy Mitchell
1874 – 1940
Birth Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia
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Agnes Mitchell
1876 – 1934
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Daisy Mitchell
1879 – 1945
Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
DM
Benjamin Mitchell
1884 – 1979
Birth Location: Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Mar 1843
    Event Place: Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: October 1884
    Event Place: drowned in boating accident

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