Edward Mitchell - Belleville, IL - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

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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PLEASE NOTE: This category is for American Revolutionary War Veterans only. Veterans of other revolutions are not part of this category.

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