Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Cyrus J. MITCHELL ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, May 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ The death of Cyrus J. Mitchell Wednesday afternoon removes another old settler from our midst. His death while not wholly unexpected was sorrowful for the fact that the last few days of his life were not devoid of pain and suffering and when the final end came, it was felt that his troubles were over. To the last he retained his senses, and before the final hour came he seemed to have a premonition of his death. At 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon he remarked that when the six o'clock whistles blew he would pass away and just as the time came, he took his final sleep. Mr. Mitchell was born in Jefferson county N. Y., April 1, 1821 and therefore was 82 years of age. He came to Wisconsin in 1844 and located on a farm east of the city where he remained a number of years. In 1882 he married his present wife Mrs. Amanda Cornelius who survives him. Besides a wife he leaves two sons by a former wife Rev. J. C. Mitchell of Lebanon N. H. and Dr. G. R. Mitchell of Richland Center, with these are Mrs. J. E. Reilly and Mrs. R. M. Antes step daughters who feel keenly the loss of a kind husband and father. Funeral services to be held at the house Saturday morning at 9:30. The Rev. James Churm officiating, assisted by the Rev. Mrs. Copp. June 4, 1903, Evansville Review, p. 1, Evansville, Wisconsin Cyrus John Mitchell died at his home in this city Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock, June 3, 1903. Mr. Mitchell was born in New York state on the 1st of April, 1821; was married to Charlotte Wilder in 1848, by whom he had two sons, George, a doctor at Richland Center, and John, a minister in New Hampshire; the latter was unable to be at his father's funeral on account of the serious illness of a son. Several years ago his wife died and again he was married to Mrs. Amanda Cornelius, who has been a most devoted wife during his reclining years, and during his last lingering illness she has cared for him most tenderly. The funeral services were held at the late home this morning at 9:30 o'clock. June 6, 1903, Badger, p. 1, col. 5, Evansville, Wisconsin