Gloria-- These Elijah Mitchells must be very illusive. I have very little on mine, also. Anyway, I am sending the names of James' children. Let me know if you find any connection. This is from the 1860 Franklin Co, AR census. James Mitchell 35 Blacksmith b. TN Nancy 29 TN Martha 11 TN John 9 AR Wm. F. 6 AR Elijah 3 AR Mary 9 months AR His brother, my Elijah, from same census: listed here as Elisha 33 Farmer TN Mary J. 29 (Dickerson) TN Nancy 6 AR James 5 AR Mary 2 AR (unborn at time of this census: John) As you say, these could be family names, or they could have just been popular names at that time. Have you ever heard the name Dickerson? There are lots of Dickersons in this census, also from TN. I would guess they probably came to AR together. Good luck to us both! Barbra