Alexander Mitchell
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Alexander Mitchell, one of the leading farmers of the Bitter 
Root Valley, was born in Missouri, March 8, 1850, theson of 
Cowan and Ellen Mitchell, of Scotch-Irish descent. Their 
ancestors located in Alabama and Tennessee in an early day. 
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell moved to Missouri in the early 
settlement of that state, and after moving to Kansas,the 
Mrs. Mitchell died in 1863 at the age of fifty years. In 
1854 the remainder of the family took up their residencein 
Kansas. Mr. Mitchell followed farming in that state until 
1856, when he was affected with spinal trouble and was 
confined to his bed for thirty years, dying May 16, 1886.
 He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was an 
excellent man. They had nine children, five of whom still 
survive. In 1869 Alexander Mitchell and his two brothers 
crossed the plains with ox teams, spending three and a 
half months on the road. They came direct to the land on 
which they have since resided. Mr. Mitchell has added to 
his originalpurchase until he now owns a valuable farm 
of 400 acres and is engaged in general farming and 
stock-raising. During the Indian war of 1877, he and 
his brother Campbell enlisted until General Gibbons, 
and took part in the battle ofBig Dole on August 9, 
in which many of the whites were killed or wounded. 
Mr. Mitchell escaped without a scratch but his brother 
was killed. The volunteers purchased their own 
equipment. Mr. Mitchell received $7 from the 
Governmentfor services rendered during that 
struggle. January 6, 1884, he was united in 
marriage with Nannie Summers, a native of Missouri 
and a daughter of Henry L.Summers, a native of 
Kentukcy, whose wife, Mary O. was a native of 
Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have two sons--
Henry Clay and Samuel Oscar. Mrs. Mitchell is a 
member of the Christian Church. Socially Mr. 
Mitchell isa member of the Masonic order at 
Stevensville and in political matters affiliates 
with the Republican party. 

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