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Below is a family biography included in The History of Giles County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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JAMES O. MITCHELL, of Lynnville, Tenn., is a native of Giles County, born December 19, 1833, son of Andrew and Eliza (Alexander) Mitchell, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. His parents were both born in North Carolina, the father in 1807, and the mother in 1809. His paternal grandfather was John Mitchell, also a North Carolinian. The Mitchell family came to Tennessee about 1809, and settled in East Tennessee. The father of our subject came to what is now Marshall County when a young man. He died in 1864, and the mother in 1865. James O. is the third of nine children, and grew to manhood on a farm, and was educated in the neighboring schools. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, Third Tennessee Infantry, and participated in the battles of Raymond, Miss., Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and the Georgia Campaign. Since the war he has been in business in this county. He was married, in 1856, to Frances Angus, who died in 1861. Mr. Mitchell’s second wife was Sarah Kellam, whom he married in 1871, and who died four years later, leaving two children: Andrew and Nancy. Mr. Mitchell is a Democrat, and one of the substantial men of the county.

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This family biography is one of 95 biographies included in The History of Giles County, Tennessee published in 1886.  The History of Giles County was included within The History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin & Moore Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin , Moore Counties of Tennessee

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