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Matthew Henry Mitchell

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Matthew Henry Mitchell

Birth
Death
23 Apr 1829 (aged 5–6 months)
Burial
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 2
Memorial ID
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Son of Elisha Mitchell and Maria Sybil North Mitchell.

Brother of:
Mary Phoebe Mitchell Ashe(1822-1903 CA)
Ellen Hannah Mitchell Summerell
Margaret Eliot Mitchell
[Matthew Henry Mitchell]
Eliza Mitchell Grant
Charles Andrews Mitchell(1838-1866 AL)
Henry Eliot Mitchell
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Four Mitchell family graves were originally located behind the Elisha Mitchell house, on the site of the present Swain Hall. Under the direction of Professor Joffre L Coe, they were removed about 1947 to Section II of the Old Chapel Hill Town Cemetery. An obelisk with inscription on all four sides identifies the four graves, which were originally surrounded by a low stone wall.
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Elisha Mitchell
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1794
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1850: District 1, Orange, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Family Number: 174
Household Members:
Name Age
Elisha Mitchell 56
Mariah Mitchell 50
Margaret Mitchell 24
Eliza North Mitchell 16
Charles Mitchell 11
Son of Elisha Mitchell and Maria Sybil North Mitchell.

Brother of:
Mary Phoebe Mitchell Ashe(1822-1903 CA)
Ellen Hannah Mitchell Summerell
Margaret Eliot Mitchell
[Matthew Henry Mitchell]
Eliza Mitchell Grant
Charles Andrews Mitchell(1838-1866 AL)
Henry Eliot Mitchell
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Four Mitchell family graves were originally located behind the Elisha Mitchell house, on the site of the present Swain Hall. Under the direction of Professor Joffre L Coe, they were removed about 1947 to Section II of the Old Chapel Hill Town Cemetery. An obelisk with inscription on all four sides identifies the four graves, which were originally surrounded by a low stone wall.
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Elisha Mitchell
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1794
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1850: District 1, Orange, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Family Number: 174
Household Members:
Name Age
Elisha Mitchell 56
Mariah Mitchell 50
Margaret Mitchell 24
Eliza North Mitchell 16
Charles Mitchell 11

Inscription

"Aged 6 months"

Gravesite Details

Originally buied in the yard of Elisha Mitchell Home.



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