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Title
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Finding Aid for the Mitchell Family Bible
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Type
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Text
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Date
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1816-1960
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Description
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The family Bible contains names and dates of the Mitchell family. Primarily following Rebecca Mitchell and her husband, Lycurous Garrett, and their descendants. Record of births, marriages, and deaths are written on the family record pages of the Bible.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Extent
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1 box
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Identifier
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MGC 1152
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Collection Summary
Title
Mitchell Family Bible
Date
1816-1960
Extent
1 archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1152-MFB
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2018; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2018
Name of Creator
Jabez G. Mitchell
Biographical History
Jabez G. Mitchell was born July 26, 1816 in Virginia. His wife, Sarah Ann was born in 1826 and died April
6, 1855. They were married on December 24, 1846. The couple had two children, Rebecca Mitchell born
December 7, 1847 in Missouri and Stephen henry Mitchell was born August 14, 1852 in Missouri. They
lived in Chariton County, Missouri. By 1860, Jabez is working as a day laborer, Rebecca is living with A. H.
Fleming family, and Stephen is living with Elizabeth Fleming.
Scope and Content
The family Bible contains names and dates of the Mitchell family. Primarily following Rebecca Mitchell
and her husband, Lycurous Garrett, and their descendants. Record of births, marriages, and deaths are
written on the family record pages of the Bible.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Series 1, Bible
Item 1, Family Record Sheets [scanned]
Item 2, Bible
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed in file folders. The Bible is secured with cotton tying tape and
wrapped in acid-free tissue paper.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Jane Brightwell.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
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