William Augustus Mitchell

William Augustus Mitchell

• Father: Americus Columbus Mitchell b. 18 November 1819, d. 21 January 1891
• Mother: Mary Elizabeth Billingslea b. 2 November 1823, d. 7 July 1895

• William Augustus Mitchell was born on 4 April 1848 in Alabama.
• Americus Columbus Mitchell and Mary Elizabeth Billingslea appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Barbour County, Alabama. Other members of the household included William Augustus Mitchell, Julius Caesar Mitchell and James Billingslea Mitchell.
• Americus Columbus Mitchell and Mary Elizabeth Billingslea appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama. Other members of the household included William Augustus Mitchell, Julius Caesar Mitchell and James Billingslea Mitchell.
• He married Annie T. Dawson, daughter of Rev. Thomas Henry Dawson and Anna M. Snider, on 28 April 1868 in Russell County, Alabama, and Annie's sister Susie married William's brother Americus.
• William Augustus Mitchell and Annie T. Dawson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Glenville Beat, Russell County, Alabama. Other members of the household included William J. Mitchell.
• He was a physician, according to the 1870 census.
• The following appeared on 26 August 1890 in The Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Notes from Seale. Dr. W. S. [sic] Mitchell, of Eufaula, was in Seale last Saturday, called here by the illness of his brother, Hon. J. B. Mitchell, who has been confined to his room for more than a week, and is seriously ill.
• The following appeared on 23 January 1891 in The Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Mr. Jule Mitchell left for Glennville, Ala., yesterday in response to a telegram informing him of the death of his grandfather, Captain Americus C. Mitchell. Captain Mitchell was one of the most prominent and influential men in East Alabama, and was the father of Hon. J. B. Mitchell, of Seale, and Dr. Will Mitchell, of Eufaula.
• William Augustus Mitchell died on 16 July 1901 at age 53 in Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama.
• His wife Annie T. Dawson became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
• The following appeared on 18 July 1901 in The Columbus Enquirer-Sun: (Eufaula, Ala., July 17) Dr. William A. Mitchell died at his home in this city at 7:30 last night after a short illness of fever. His body was carried to Atlanta today for interment, accompanied by his wife, brother, A. C. Mitchell, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ormond, of Atlanta, who arrived here just before he died. Mrs. Ormond is his only child. The deceased was born in Glennville, Ala., 52 years ago. He came to Eufaula in 1875, and was one of the most skillful physicians in the south, a man of brilliant mind and unusual learning. He belonged to an old aristocratic family, and was universally respected. He had been a sufferer from rheumatism for the past ten years, and only practiced when calls were urgent. The entire community mourns with his family.
       Captain Americus Mitchell, who has charge of the Alabama recruiting office, is Dr. Mitchell's nephew. Another nephew, W. A. Mitchell, is a cadet at West Point.

• Last Edited: 1 Aug 2011