Info for James Mitchell family (OHIO)
History of Clermont County, OhioPage 526
Among the first settlers at Columbia was James Mitchell. He was a native of the north part of Ireland, and came to America in 1779, at the age of seventeen (with his twin brother John), and settled in New Jersey. In 1789 he started for the Miami country, arriving at Columbia in November of that year. In 1791 he was married to Ruth Leming. Shortly after he was married he removed from Columbia to Newton, where he remained for several years, and from there to Newberry, in Miami township, and from there to Obannon, in Goshen township. About the year 1818 he removed to Stonelick and settled on the farm now owned by Henry Long. He was the father of eight children, --Elizabeth, Ann, John, Hannah, Ezekiel, Stephen, James, and David. He died in 1847, at an advanced age. He was a soldier of the war of 1812, and was greatly respected for his industry and love of good order.