James Billingslea Mitchell

James Billingslea 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

• James Billingslea Mitchell was born on 28 July 1844 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 James Billingslea Mitchell, Julius Caesar 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 James Billingslea Mitchell, Julius Caesar Mitchell and William Augustus Mitchell.
• He married Rebecca Stone Ryan, daughter of H. (?), on 11 June 1869 in Wake County, North Carolina, or 22 January 1969.
• James Billingslea Mitchell and Rebecca Stone Ryan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Seale, Russell County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Americus C. Mitchell, Frances Phillips Mitchell, James Billingslea Mitchell Jr., William A. Mitchell and H. (?). And also in the household was one female domestic servant.
• He was a lawyer, according to the 1880 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.
• James Billingslea Mitchell died on 24 February 1891 at age 46.
• His wife Rebecca Stone Ryan became a widow at his death.

• Last Edited: 1 Aug 2011