Max I'll put this info in my "Mitchell folder of possiblities" for future reference............... Thanks for sending! Judy M. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Crocker" <mcrocker@uky.edu> To: <MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [MITCHELL] Dr. Pleasant Mitchell 1840 Gibson County Tennessee > Hello Judith, > > I found his death date and place. I found this perusing some excerpts from > old newspapers in West Tennessee. Dyer County is just West (and where I was > born) of Gibson County. Dr. Pleasant Mitchell was my wife's fifth > generation anscestor, she grew up in Trenton in Gibson County. Most of my > Crocker anscestors were from Gibson County also. He was a Physician, had a > large family, was a state Representative in the Tennessee House in about > 1840. On the rootsweb TN Gibson County page there is a picture of Dr. > Mitchell as well as a picture of their home somewhere. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson/photos/DrPHMitchell.htm > > 'quote here' > THE SOUTHERN STATESMAN > VOLUME 1 NUMBER 6 > MARCH 12,1831 > JACKSON,TENNESSEE > > DIED--In Brownsville on Saturday night last,Mr.Pleasant C.FROST,aged about > 21 years,formerly of White County. > --In Lincoln County,on the evening of the 23rd of February,at his > residence,Joseph GREER,Esq.,in the 75th year of his age. > > > --In Dyer County,Mark MITCHELL,aged about 65 years-for many years a citizen > of Rutherford County,from which he emigrated about 12 months since. > 'end of quote' > > also another quote > > ' > THE SOUTHERN STATESMAN > VOLUME 1 NUMBER 11 (NO.10 MISSING) > APRIL 16,1831 > JACKSON,TENNESSEE > > MARRIED--On the 10th inst.,Mr.Benjamin WEST of Kentucky,to Miss Elizabeth > R.COZART,of this county. > --On Tuesday evening last,by Rev.Joseph BALLOW, Mr.John BROOKS to Miss > Adeline WILSON,all of Lexington,Henderson County. > > > --In Dyersburg,on the 24th ult.,Mr.T.P.WALKER to Miss Mary > MITCHELL,daughter of the late Mark MITCHELL,Esq.,formerly of Rutherford > County > 'end of quote' > > Rutherford County Tennessee is just south of Nashville, county seat is > Murfreesboro TN. > > So it appears that Mark Mitchell and other family members migrated about 150 > miles west in 1830. I have found some references to Mark Mitchell in the > Rutherford County court records yesterday. I have not found census records > or deeds there yet. > > We may have a match! > > More later. > > Max Crocker > Lexington KY