Pike-Lamar County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mitchell, Robert May 21, 1914
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The Atlanta Constitution, May 22 & 23, 1914
Mortuary

Robert Mitchell.

Robert Mitchell, aged 68 years, died last night at 6:30 o’clock at a private 
sanitarium. The body is at Barclay & Brandon’s chapel and will be taken 
Saturday to his home at Barnesville, Ga., for funeral and interment. He was a 
Confederate veteran and belonged to Wheeler’s cavalry. He lived in Pike County 
nearly all his life. Surviving him are his wife, five daughters and two sons, 
W.H. Mitchell, of Barnesville, and Dr. George M. Mitchell, of Jacksonville, 
Fla.

Also:

Robert Mitchell Dies at Barnesville Home

Barnesville, Ga., May 22. – (Special.) Robert Mitchell, a confederate veteran, 
one of the most universally beloved citizens of Pike County, died Thursday 
night after an illness of several months. The funeral and burial will occur 
here tomorrow morning. Mr. Mitchell was a stock dealer and farmer, and was one 
of the wealthiest men in this section of the state. His father was at one time 
an extensive holder of Atlanta real estate, and Mitchell street there was 
named in his honor.

Mr. Mitchell is survived by his wife, two sons, W.H. Mitchell, of this city, 
and Dr. George M. Mitchell, of Jacksonville, Fla., and five daughters, Miss 
Mamie Mitchell, Mrs. B.H. Hardy, Mrs. John T. Middlebrooks, Miss Lillian 
Mitchell and Miss Lucille Mitchell.


Additional Comments:
At Greenwood Cemetery, Lamar County, Georgia:
Robert Mitchell, b. 11 Feb 1846, d. 21 May 1914
Elizabeth Milner Mitchell, b. 10 June 1848, d. 23 Dec 1932

Robert Mitchell’s father was Samuel Mitchell, one of the early pioneers of 
Pike County. Robert’s wife was Elizabeth Milner. Her grandfather was the 
Reverend John Holmes Milner, a notable preacher of Pike County and surrounding 
areas.


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