Definitely not the same generation. It is just interesting how the same names run through these Mitchell families. And there were a number of them in Tennessee too. Conni Mitchell Braun ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jcbarbra@cs.com> To: <MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [MITCHELL] Elijah Mitchell > In a message dated 1/23/03 6:21:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, > cbraun675@wideopenwest.com writes: > > << One of my Elijah's older brothers was also James but he was born in > Virginia. The family moved to TN but in 1816 James and his father, William, > left Grainger County, TN and travelled in Kentucky and Illinios. William > ended up in Madison County, Missouri but James returned to TN but I think on > the western side. He isn't my direct line so I don't know quite as much > about him. I do know that some of his descendants ended up in southern > Missouri around Springfield. > > Conni Mitchell Braun > >> > > > Believe this was too early for my Elijah's brother James. According to the > 1860 census of Franklin Co., AR, he was born in 1825. He was a blacksmith. > > On the same census, Elijah (listed as Elisha here) was born 1827 and was a > farmer. > > Barbra > > > ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, please send a message to: Mitchell-admin@rootsweb.com. >