Julius Caesar Mitchell

Julius Caesar 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

• Julius Caesar Mitchell was born on 23 October 1842 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 Julius Caesar Mitchell, James Billingslea Mitchell and William Augustus 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 Julius Caesar Mitchell, James Billingslea Mitchell and William Augustus Mitchell.
• He married Georgia Alberta Flewellen, daughter of (?) Flewellen and Unknown (?), on 6 November 1866 in Barbour County, Alabama.
• Julius Caesar Mitchell and Georgia Alberta Flewellen appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Hatchechubbee PO, Russell County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Jule Carnes Mitchell.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
• Julius Caesar Mitchell died on 15 February 1876 at age 33.
• His wife Georgia Alberta Flewellen became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Glenville Cemetery, Glenville, Russell County, Alabama.
• The following appeared on 12 May 1921 in The Montgomery Advertiser: Surrounded by a small circle of relatives and very intimate friends, Miss Emily Pitts was married to Jule C. Mitchell of Columbus, Ga., the ceremony being beautifully solemnized at the bride's home, 116 Grove Street, Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock.
       . . . Preceding the entrance of the bride, Mrs. J. O. Haygood, accompanied on the violin by Mrs. Fannie Marks Seibles, rendered several appropriate selections. Entering on the arm of her brother, Wallace Pitts, the bride was lovely in a charming frock of white chiffon and silk lace over white satin, embroidered in pearls. Her veil, which was of white silk tulle, was caught with a simple band of orange blossoms. She carried a conventional bouquet of valley lillies and white rosebuds.
       At the altar they were met by Mr. Mitchell and Charles Peacher of Montgomery, who acted as best man. Reverend Richard Wilkinson performed the ceremony.
       Immediately after the ceremony, an informal reception was held at the home. . . . [:CR]      After a few days Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell will be a home in Pittsview, Alabama.
       Mrs. Mitchell is the daughter of Dr. Robert N. Pitts, of Pittsview, and the granddaughter of the late Major William Wallace Screws, for many years the esteemed and beloved editor of the Montgomery Advertiser, who endeared himself to all Alabamians and who made the Advertiser a great Southern institution. As Miss Emily Pitts, she enjoyed a young ladyhood of friends who wish her every happiness.
       Mr. Mitchell, who was educated at the Georgia School of Technology, is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and one of the foremost planters of the state. He will take his bride to live near the hom where her grandfather spent his boyhood. It is a unique circumstance that Mr. Mitchell's grandfather was the intimate boyhood friend of Major Screws and lived near him at Pittsview.
       The out of town guests who came to Montgomery to attend the wedding were: Mrs. Ellen Mitchell of Columbus, Georgia, mother of the groom, Miss Mary Pitts and Miss Julia Pitts, of Pittsview, cousins of the bride, John E. Pitts of Auburn, Andrew, Albert and Bob Pitts of Benton, and Richard Pitts, brother of the bride, who has also been residing in Benton for the past few months.

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2012