Dallas Co., - Obituaries - William Thomas Mitchell *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Holli Boone Kees Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Sunday, Oct 14, 1956 Dallas Times Herald WILLIAM MITCHELL, 96, PIONEER TEXAN, DIES William Thomas Mitchell, 96, a retired cotton farmer who came to Texas from Mississippi in a covered wagon, died Saturday at his home, 6009 Ross. Funeral arrangements were pending late Saturday at Weiland-Merritt Funeral Chapel, 2909 Live Oak. Mr. Mitchell was born at Jackson, Miss., and came to Texas at the age of 7 with his parents in a covered wagon. He lived in Rockwall and Lamar Counties for many years and had a cotton farm near Rockwall. He retired from his farm work in 1936 and moved to Dallas. He lived in Wichita Falls for several years and operated a furniture store. In his younger days in Lamar County, he was known for his fiddle playing and worked with several bands for dances in the area. Mr. Mitchell was a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by a son, Bert Mitchell, Dallas; three daughters, Mrs. Alta Agnes Jones and Mrs. Bessie Gray, both of Dallas, and Mrs Grace Nixon, Colorado, and 19 grandchildren.