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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 134-135.
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                           A MITCHELL FAMILY. 

  I.  JOSEPH MITCHELL, b. October 22, 1783; d. February 12, 1832; m., 
May 5, 1808, Elizabeth Zearing,* b. December 13, 1789, at Lebanon; d. 
June 4, 1859, at Harrisburg, and with her husband there buried.  They 
had issue:
         i.  Joseph, b. April 10, 1809; d. s. p.
    2.  ii.  Susan, b. September 5, 1810; m. Moses Sullivan.
    3. iii.  John, b. July 31, 1813; m. Julia Lightner.
    4.  iv.  William, b. September 17, 1814; m. Angelica Ehrman.
    5.   v.  Henry-Zearing, b. November 30, 1816; m. Elizabeth Cannon.
    6.  vi.  Mary-Elizabeth, b. December 15, 1818; m. Andrew Carns. 
    7. vii.  Rev. James, b. February 18, 1822; m. Mary A. Allen.
    8.viii.  Lewis-Zearing, b. December 12, 1824; m. Anna McBride. 

  II.  SUSAN MITCHELL (Joseph), b. Septem-

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ber 5, 1810, in Dauphin county, Pa.; m. Moses Sullivan, b. October 9, 
1786; d. May 29, 1839, at Butler; son of Charles Sullivan, of Butler, 
Pa.  Mr. Sullivan edited a newspaper at Butler, was a member of the 
Pennsylvania House of Representatives three years and of the Senate 
eight years; and from 1835 to 1838 canal commissioner under the 
administration of Governor Ritner.  They had issue (surname Sullivan):
         i.  Aaron, lieutenant of Ninth regiment, Pennsylvania cavalry, 
and died from wounds received in battle.
        ii.  Mary. 
       iii.  Moses, d. s. p. 

  III.  JOHN MITCHELL (Joseph), b. July 31, 1813, in Dauphin county, 
Pa., m. Julia Lightner, b. September 3, 1826, daughter of Isaac 
Lightner.  They had issue:
         i.  William. 
        ii.  Louisa, d. s. p. 
       iii.  Mary-A.
        iv.  Melvina, m. Carl L. Shulten.
         v.  Morrison.

  IV.  WILLIAM MITCHELL (Joseph), b. September 17, 1814, at Harrisburg, 
Pa.; d. December 16, 1884, at Harrisburg, Pa., and there buried; m. 
Angelica Ehrman, daughter of Christian Ehrman and Mary F. Etzler.  They 
had issue: 
         i.  Mary-Augusta, m. Rev. Solomon Hubbard Hoover.
        ii.  William-Sullivan, d. s. p. 
       iii.  Ehrman-Buckman, b. April 11, 1854; graduated from 
Dickinson College in 1874; admitted to the Dauphin county bar in 1875; 
was elected prothonotary of Dauphin county in 1879 and re-elected in 
1882; is now in the active practice of his profession.
        iv.  Samuel-Morton, d. s. p. 

  V. HENRY ZEARING MITCHELL (Joseph), b. November 30, 1816; m. 
Elizabeth Cannon, of Pittsburgh, Pa.  They had issue:
         i.  William-Bell.
        ii.  Mary-Cannon.
       iii.  James-Swisshelm.
        iv.  Jenny-Gray.
         v.  Charles-Sumner.
  VI.  MARY ELIZABETH MITCHELL (Joseph), b. December 15, 1818; m. 
Andrew Carns, b. February 21, 1814; d. December 27, 1865, in Mercer 
county, Ill.  They had issue (surname Carns); 
         i.  Henry-Mitchell, d. s. p. 
        ii.  John-Crawford, d. s. p.
       iii.  Andrew, m. Harriet Walker.
  VII.  JAMES MITCHELL (Joseph), b. February 18, 1822; a minister in 
the M. E. Church; m. Mary A. Allen, daughter of Seth Harding Allen and 
Elizabeth Vanhorn.  They had issue:
         i.  G.-W.-Lybrand.
        ii.  Edwin-Waterman.
       iii.  Ida-Allen.
        iv.  Laura-Reamy.
         v.  Sarah-Geiger. 

  VIII.  LEWIS ZEARING MITCHELL (Joseph), b. September 12, 1824; an 
attorney-at-law; member of the Constitutional Convention of 1873, from 
Butler county; m. Anna McBride, of Butler.  They had issue:
         i.  Mary-Elizabeth.
        ii.  Sarah-Jane. 
       iii.  Joseph. 
        iv.  Lewis-Heiner.
         v.  George, d. s. p.
        vi.  Frank, d. s. p. 
       vii.  Henry-Zearing, d. s. p.
      viii.  Paul. 
        ix.  William, d. s. p. 
         x.  Aaron, d. s. p.

  *Elizabeth Zearing was the daughter of Henry Zearing (1760-1798) and 
Maria Elizabeth Rupp (1762-1886).  They resided near Jonestown.  They 
had children:
         i.  Henry, b. September 26, 1788; d. February 21, 1880; m. 
Margaret Ely, b. March 1, 1781; d. July 28, 1865. 
        ii.  Jonas, b. May 4, 1785; d. December 20, 1881; m. Anna 
Barbara Evers, b. in 1795; d. September 26, 1860.
       iii.  Lewis, b. January 15, 1787; d. May 8, 1845; m. Elizabeth 
Bobb, b. January 10, 1792; d. March 24, 1809.
        iv.  Elizabeth, b. December 18, 1789; d. June 4, 1859; m. 
Joseph Mitchell, b. October 22, 1788; d. February 12, 1882.
         v.  Jacob, b. November 6, 1790; m. Susan Peterman, b. March 
27, 1789; d. March 7, 1886.
        vi.  John, b. September 20, 1792; d. October 5, 1846; m. 
Margaret Herman, b. August 28, 1798; d. October 17, 1859.
       vii.  Martin, b. July 4, 1794; d. July 24, 1855; m. Sarah 
Shafer, b. May 9, 1797; d. February 4, 1869.
      viii.  David, b. May 7, 1796; d. s. p. 
        ix.  Anna-Maria (posthumous), b. March 17, 1798; d. s. p.