Coweta County GaArchives Obituaries.....Rebecca A. (Freeman) Mitchell November 8 1917 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dawn Hill dawnlfdp@yahoo.com and Valerie Freeman vcjfreeman@aol.com April 9, 2003, 6:32 pm "Griffin Daily News and Sun," Griffin, Spalding Co., Georgia - Friday, November 9, 1917 Mrs. John H. Mitchell Dies At Advanced Age Was Member of Prominent Middle Georgia Family and Was Held in High Esteem by Everybody. Mrs. John H Mitchell died at her home in Cabins district Thursday night at 9:30 o'clock after an illness of several weeks. The deceased was a member of a prominent Middle Georgia family and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew her. She was an excellent Christian woman with many lovely traits and her death was the occasion of genuine sorrow among a large circle of friends. Mrs. Mitchell was formerly Miss Freeman and was born in Senoia, Coweta county, Georgia, December 1, 1841. She was married to Mr. John H. Mitchell, December 5, 1858. Mr. Mitchell died some four years ago. The deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. H. Walker, of Griffin, one brother, Judge Robert Freeman, of Newnan, and also leaves other relatives to mourn her loss and cherish her memory. The funeral services will be held at Mrs. Mitchell's late home Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock conducted by Rev. L. G. Walker, of Union Baptist church, of which she was a member. Rev. J. E. Sammons, of Griffin, will assist in the services. The interment will be made in the family burying ground in Cabin district. Additional Comments: Descendants of John H. Mitchell 1 John H. Mitchell b: Abt 1833 in Georgia d: Abt 1913 +Rebecca A. Freeman b: 1 Dec 1841 in Senoia, Coweta Co., Georgia m: 5 Dec 1858 in Spalding Co., Georgia d: 8 Nov 1917 in Cabin's District, Spalding Co., Georgia Burial: 10 Nov 1917 Family Burial Ground - Cabin District, Spalding Co., Georgia Father: Henry Freeman Mother: Elizabeth Tomlinson ~ 2 Lanoria Mitchell b: Abt 1868 in Tennessee ~~ +J. H. Walker Father: Mother: ---------------------- "A History of Coweta County, Georgia," compiled and written by The Newnan- Coweta Historical Society; © 1988; Wolfe Publishing - Fernandina Beach, FL; pg. 255: "Henry Freeman. . . Married, second, 6-15-1837 Elizabeth Tomlinson and had three children: Martha Ann, Elizabeth T. and Rebecca A. Elizabeth Tomlinson Freeman died 12-3-1840, 2 days after the birth of the third child." Fayette Co., Georgia Marriages: Freeman, Henry - Tompkins, Elizabeth on 15 Jun 1837 -------------------- 1880 Census - District 490, Spalding Co,. GA; pg. 490 John H. MITCHELL Self M Male W 47 GA Farmer SC SC Rebecca A. MITCHELL Wife M Female W 31 GA Keeping House GA GA (s/b 39) Lanoria MITCHELL Dau S Female W 12 TN At School GA GA <<< Tennessee??? 1868???? Sue BLAKELY Cousin S Female W 36 SC At Home SC SC John ROGERS Uncle S Male W 19 GA Laborer GA GA Jennie CATES Sister W Female W 35 GA At Home SC SC Frank CATES Nephew S Male W 10 GA At Home GA GA Otis CATES Nephew S Male W 9 GA At Home GA GA Albert ROBERTS Other M Male B 45 GA Laborer VA VA Harriett ROBERTS Other M Female B 40 GA Laborer VA VA Fannie ROBERTS Other S Female B 8 GA Laborer VA VA Joseph ROBERTS Other S Male B 3 GA At Home VA VA Joseph STARK Other S Male B 15 GA Laborer SC SC (Note -- The Henry Freeman family is not the same Freemans as those of my husband's surname. ~ vjf) This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb