Sussex-Greensville County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Mitchell, R. Turner, 1933 

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Farmer Killed On Road Near Jarratt 

  Turner Mitchell, well-known Sussex County farmer, was killed last night 
by a hit-and-run driver on Highway 17-1 near Jarratt.  Mitchell was 55 years 
old and unmarried.  He lived on a farm near Jarratt.  A passing motorist 
discovered the man's body lying on the road and summoned authorities. 


Robert Turner MITCHELL, farmer, 
b. 23 Feb 1877, Greensville Co., killed by hit-&-run 21 Dec 1933, near Jarratt, 
interred in Greensville Co., 22 Dec 1933, 
"Sussex-Surry Dispatch" (Wakefield, VA), Vol. 46, No. 52, Fri., Dec. 29, 1933, 
   p. 1 

*Additional information: 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #128560079. 

D.Cert. 28116 (Henry #22) gives son of W.R. & Mary J. (RICHARDSON) MITCHELL, 
   all b. Greensville Co.; indertaker H.W. Hall & Bro., Emporia. 

He m. Lelia Adelaide NEWTON. daughter of John & Susan, 18 Dec 1911 
   in Richmond.  Richmond M.Reg. 1911 #1281 gives son of W.R. & M.M. MITCHELL. 

His WW-I draft card gives his nearest relation as his mother, Mary L. 
   MITCHELL. 

His parents were William Robert & Mary Luvinia (RICHARDSON) MITCHELL, buried 
   in Round Hill Cemetery, Greensville Co.  (Find a Grave Mem. #15392039 &c.) 

His father was a Confederate veteran, having served as 5th Sergeant in Co. F, 
   12th VA Infantry.  He was captured at Gettysburg, and held prisoner at Ft. 
   Delaware, until exchanged 18 Feb 1865.  He d. 24 May 1925 in Sussex Co. 
   His widow applied for a pension 28 Jul 1925. 

By coincidence (& possibly leading to some confusion), William had a sister 
   named Mary Jane Luvinia (MITCHELL; Mrs. Algernon Sidney Jr.) ALLEN.  They 
   were children of Drury P. & "Sallie" Sarah E. (CATO) MITCHELL. 


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