Edward Mitchell - Belleville, IL
Posted by: paulspaper
N 38° 30.331 W 089° 53.591
16S E 247714 N 4265873
Final resting spot for Revolutionary War soldier Edward Mitchell.
Waymark Code: WM15PDP
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2022
Views: 2
From the historical marker at the cemetery: "Buried here is the Rev. Edward Mitchell (1760-1837), a Revolutionary soldier, Methodist minister, Virginia farmer and pioneer settler of St. Clair County, who emigrated from Fincastle, Virginia in 1818 and settled on this farm, where he and his descendants lived until 1850. Buried with him are his wife, Ann Haley Mitchell, four of his children and their spouses, James and Anna Walton Mitchell, Tilghman and Mary Mitchell West, Washington and Frances Mitchell West, and John and Susan Mitchell Dennis. and fourteen grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Location type: Section of a Cemetery/Mass Grave
Date of Birth: 1760
Date of Death: 1837
Cause of death: Died Later
Grave Marker Text: The marker is difficult to read but here's what I could decipher:
Rev Edward Mitchell
Born
in Montgomery County
Virginia
August 3, 1760
Married Ann Haley
August 28, 1871
Ranks: unknown
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