Re: John Mitchell/Selena Fortner(Faulkner)/AR-TN-AL
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John Mitchell/Selena Fortner(Faulkner)/AR-TN-AL
Dennis Key 2/15/02
My ggrandmother was a sister to your ggrandfather. She was MARGARET ADDALINE MITCHELL. I don't have any info on their parents, but I am sending you what I have on the family.
Descendants of John Mitchell
Generation No. 1
1.JOHN2 MITCHELL(UNKNOWN1) was born August 27, 1826 in Alabama, and died July 10, 1898 in Franklin County, Arkansas.He married SELENA M. FAULKNER WFT Est. 1850-1879 in Probably Mississippi, daughter of WILLIAM FORTNER and NANCY FORTNER.She was born March 1838 in Tennessee, and died 1930 in Spencer Cemetery near Barber, Arkansas.
Notes for JOHN MITCHELL:
Buried in Spencer cemetery.
Spencer Cemetery map coordinates are 35.1351deg North, 94.0143 deg West; MapQuest locates this cemetery on Barber Road between Antioch Road and Glendale Lane.
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Notes for SELENA M. FAULKNER:
[MitchellFaulkner.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #2152, Date of Import: Feb 4, 2001]
Buried in Spencer Cemetery.Was born in 1838, but unknown if month is right.
Name could have been Fortner...
Spencer Cemetery map coordinates are 35.1351deg North, 94.0143 deg West; MapQuest locates this cemetery on Barber Road between Antioch Road and Glendale Lane.
More About SELENA M. FAULKNER:
Nationality: Half Cherokee--not confirmed
Children of JOHN MITCHELL and SELENA FAULKNER are:
i. WILLIAM C.3 MITCHELL, b. May 19, 1856, Mississippi; d. July 07, 1908, Charleston, Arkansas; m. VIRGINIA A. HEFLEY, WFT Est. 1871-1899; b. WFT Est. 1845-1870; d. WFT Est. 1895-1958.
Notes for WILLIAM C. MITCHELL:
[MitchellFaulkner.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #2152, Date of Import: Feb 4, 2001]
Buried in Spencer cemetary, Chrleston, AR.
ii. MARTHA J. MITCHELL, b. Abt. 1860; d. WFT Est. 1861-1954.
iii. NANCY E. "BETTIE" MITCHELL, b. Abt. 1865; d. January 21, 1929; m. JOSEPH "JOE" COTNER, WFT Est. 1871-1898; b. July 02, 1852; d. August 13, 1912.
Notes for NANCY E. "BETTIE" MITCHELL:
[MitchellFaulkner.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #2152, Date of Import: Feb 4, 2001]
Buried in Spencer Cemetery, Franklin County, AR
Notes for JOSEPH "JOE" COTNER:
[MitchellFaulkner.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #2152, Date of Import: Feb 4, 2001]
Buried in Spencer Cemetary, Franklin County, AR
iv. MARGARET ADDALINE MITCHELL, b. April 03, 1866; d. August 27, 1922; m. URIAH WILLIAMS, Abt. 1885; b. April 15, 1861; d. April 20, 1915, Chisemville, Arkansas.
Notes for MARGARET ADDALINE MITCHELL:
Margarette Addaline "Addie"Mitchel had blond curly hair and blue eyes; however, her father was said to be a half Cherokee Indian from Oklahomawith the last name Faulkner.
Lived to be about 100; lived with her sister-in-law Betty in Booneville, Arkansas. Addie did not have any teeth and she was not mobile when Wanda Tuggle Train remembers visiting her. She would have someone bring her an apple, then she would scrape out the apple and give the children bites.
FERGUSON CEMETERY
LOCATED ON COULTER MOUNTAIN ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF FERGUSONVALLEY ROAD IN CHISMVILLE, LOGAN COUNTY, ARKANSAS.CEMETERY CONTAINS MANYUNMARKED GRAVES, LOTS MARKED WITH FIELD STONES AND SEVERAL INSCRIBED STONESTHAT HAVE FADED TO THE POINT THEY CANNOT BE READ.THIS CEMETERY IS SOMEWHATOVERGROWN AND NOT WELL MAINTAINED.SURVEYED JULY 4, 1998 BY MILDRED COLLINS WASSER. This information came from the websiteftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ar/logan/cemetery/ferguson.txt.
Uriah is buried in Ferguson Cemetery with his wife Addie Williams.
More About MARGARET ADDALINE MITCHELL:
Burial: August 1922, Ferguson Cemetery, Logan County, Arkansas
Cause of Death: Stroke
Notes for URIAH WILLIAMS:
The family kept the mineral and gas rights to the farm owned by Uriah Williams in Chisemville, Arkansas. Wanda Tuggle Train inherited a portion of these rights and still gets monthly checks from the company that leases those rights. She gets money from 3 wells: $100, $35, $35 per month.
The farm was 200 acres with a two-story house. There was a breezeway between the bedrooms on each side. The kitchen was a room off the main house.
Uriah died at the age of 54. He bumped into a square bedpost . He died from a ruptured ???. He died in the bed but had the bedposts cut off to protect others from being injured.
FERGUSON CEMETERY
LOCATED ON COULTER MOUNTAIN ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF FERGUSONVALLEY ROAD IN CHISMVILLE, LOGAN COUNTY, ARKANSAS.CEMETERY CONTAINS MANYUNMARKED GRAVES, LOTS MARKED WITH FIELD STONES AND SEVERAL INSCRIBED STONESTHAT HAVE FADED TO THE POINT THEY CANNOT BE READ.THIS CEMETERY IS SOMEWHATOVERGROWN AND NOT WELL MAINTAINED.SURVEYED JULY 4, 1998 BY MILDRED COLLINS WASSER. This information came from the websiteftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ar/logan/cemetery/ferguson.txt.
Uriah is buried in Ferguson Cemetery with his wife is Addie Williams.
More About URIAH WILLIAMS:
Burial: April 1915, Ferguson Cemetery, Logan County, Arkansas
v. DAVID E"UNCLE DAVE" MITCHELL, b. May 15, 1868, Arkansas; d. August 11, 1931; m. IDA WALTON, WFT Est. 1885-1915; b. WFT Est. 1864-1883; d. WFT Est. 1889-1968.
Notes for DAVID E"UNCLE DAVE" MITCHELL:
[MitchellFaulkner.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #2152, Date of Import: Feb 4, 2001]
Died in Phienix, AZ visiting his sons. Buried in Checotah, OK.
vi. JOHN ELIC "ELIC" MITCHELL, b. April 27, 1870, Frankiln County, Arkansas (Branch); d. May 28, 1928, Booneville, Arkaksas; m. MYRTLE "MYRT" DUNCAN, WFT Est. 1902-1923, Charleston, Arkansas; b. August 20, 1889, Charleston, Arkansas; d. February 16, 1971, Danville, Arkansas.
Notes for JOHN ELIC "ELIC" MITCHELL:
[MitchellFaulkner.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #2152, Date of Import: Feb 4, 2001]
Buried in Spencer cemetary, in Franklin county, Arkansas.
Liked to greyhound hunt when in Oklahoma, liked horses, bought lots of cattle.Liked to Greyhound hunt in Oklahoma.Loved horses.Died before Doug got to know him.He does remember when he heard he had died.He had bought Doug a pony when he was four.They rode the train to Yell county from Oklahoma when they moved.He owned much of the land around Charleston at one time.
More About JOHN ELIC "ELIC" MITCHELL:
Cause of Death: Stroke
Medical Information: Stroke
Occupation: Dealt in cattle, Farmer, rancher
Residence: Charleston, AR
Notes for MYRTLE "MYRT" DUNCAN:
[MitchellFaulkner.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #2152, Date of Import: Feb 4, 2001]
No middle name. Had twin sister. Buried in Danville, AR cemetary.Like to cook, liked to read the paper every day, and loved kids.Every time you would leave the house, she would ask if you had any money before you left.If, not she would be sure she gave you plenty.She had a hearing aid late in life and wore glasses for many years.She was cold natured and always wore a sweater and apron.She was a good gardener.She would cook, clean, and bring meals to the kids in the cotton fields and could still beat the kids picking cotton.She was a very tough woman.She broke her hip going out on the slippery porch to get her paper.It seemed to go downhill from there.She was a good cook in her early years.Her foot was small, about a size 5.5.Loved to play bingo.
More About MYRTLE "MYRT" DUNCAN:
Cause of Death: Cancer of bladder
Ethnicity/Relig.: Baptist
Medical Information: Cancer
Occupation: Housewife
Personality/Intrst: Crochet, sew, quilts
Politics: Republican, VERY STRONG!
Residence: Danville, AR from 1929
vii. MARY C. "KATE" MITCHELL, b. May 01, 1872, Arkansas; d. Abt. August 1966; m. JOHN CAREY, WFT Est. 1887-1917; b. May 16, 1868, Franklin County, Charleston, Arkansas; d. May 20, 1948.
viii. ELI C. MITCHELL, b. April 27, 1874, Arkansas; d. May 28, 1928; m. ROSIE CAREY, WFT Est. 1888-1917; b. WFT Est. 1856-1882; d. WFT Est. 1899-1970.
ix. MILLIE A. MITCHELL, b. Bef. June 12, 1876, Arkansas; d. October 30, 1906.
Notes for MILLIE A. MITCHELL:
[MitchellFaulkner.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #2152, Date of Import: Feb 4, 2001]
Never married.Buried in Spencer Cemetery.
More About MILLIE A. MITCHELL:
Cause of Death: T.B.
x. CORA MITCHELL, b. Aft. 1880; d. WFT Est. 1898-1974.
xi. MARCELLA MITCHELL, b. January 10, 1883; d. December 28, 1915; m. HARV GREEN, WFT Est. 1897-1913; b. WFT Est. 1866-1886; d. WFT Est. 1901-1972.
More About MARCELLA MITCHELL:
Cause of Death: T.B.