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John Wroughton Mitchell

John Wroughton Mitchell

Male 1796 - 1878  (82 years)

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  • Name John Wroughton Mitchell 
    Birth 26 May 1796  Charleston, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1824  Charleston, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 31 Jul 1878  Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Elected Charleston City Attoney in October 1817. That same year, he beganhis law practice in Charleston and became active in Episcopal affairs.Moved to New York City around 1833 and continued his law practice there.Served as Commissioner of Deeds of South Carolina in New York City.Founder of churches and active in Episcopal affairs in the city. Duringthe Civil War, was a Peace Democrat in New York City.

    • John Wroughten Mitchell was born in 1796 in Charleston, South Carolina. He married Timothy Green's daughter, Caroline, in 1825. The couple had three children; Clarence Green Mitchell, Anna Elizabeth Mitchell, and Mary Elizabeth Mitchell. John W. Mitchell practiced law in Charleston, South Carolina, beginning in 1817, and in New York when his family relocated in 1835. There, he formed a legal partnership with his brother-in-law, Timothy Ruggles Green. He was appointed the Commissioner of Deeds for Massachusetts in New York City in 1843 and for South Carolina in 1852. John W. Mitchell was active in the Episcopal Church in South Carolina and New York. He served as Treasurer of the Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union Society and became a member of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York. John W. Mitchell died in South Carolina in 1878. His wife Caroline died in 1860.
    Person ID I421  Gibbs Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2020 

    Father John Hinckley Mitchell,   b. Dec 1766   d. 6 Jul 1832, Sullivans Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Anne Hinkley,   b. 26 Jul 1760, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1812, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 1790 
    Family ID F204  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline Green,   b. 13 Mar 1802, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1860, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 18 Aug 1825  St Pauls, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Clarence Green Mitchell,   b. 7 Jul 1826, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1893, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Anne Elizabeth Mitchell,   b. 1827   d. 1876 (Age 49 years)
     3. Mary Elizabeth Mitchell,   b. 1829   d. 1915 (Age 86 years)
     4. Laura Cornelia Mitchell,   b. 1833   d. 1917 (Age 84 years)
     5. Ann Caroline Eudora Mitchell,   b. 1837   d. 1838 (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2018 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 May 1796 - Charleston, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1824 - Charleston, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Aug 1825 - St Pauls, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Jul 1878 - Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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