Newman Tompkins Mitchell was born near Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, in 1807, grew up in Kentucky, and came to Howard County, Missouri, with his father in the spring of 1828. That September he married Priscilla Hughes and soon settled in Boone County, where he became a deacon of Walnut Grove Baptist church. His son Newman T. Mitchell, Jr., born near Rocheport in 1832, married Hannah Jackman of Howard County in 1856, built a 400-acre farm and became one of the proprietors of the Columbia and Rocheport rock road in 1866, while a younger son, William Jeremiah, farmed 130 acres east of Walnut Grove church. In the third generation, John T. Mitchell, born in 1857, kept books at the Rocheport Savings Bank and became cashier of the Bank of Centralia when it opened in 1880. Every fact below is cited to a public-domain Boone County history.
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Pioneer farmer; deacon of Walnut Grove Baptist church
NEWMAN THOMKINS MITCHELL, FATHER AND SON.
Newman T. Mitchell, Sr., is one of the few now living who can of right class themselves among the pioneers of Boone county. He was born near Dumfries, Prince AYilliam county, Virginia, March 12th, 1807. His parents removed in 1817. to Madison county, Kentucky, and a few years later to Franklin county. He remained with his parents until he was eighteen years old, attending in the meantime such schools as were within his reach. Wishing to educate him for a profession, his father proposed sending him to college, but the young man having no predilection that way, declined the offer. His father then gave him permission to do for himself in his own way, and he accordingly entered the boot and shoe store of Daniel Bell, of Wood ford county, Kentucky. He was employed to keep the books of the establishment, and remained long enough to learn the trade, when he
I returned home. He and his brother now took charge of the homestead devoting their time to farming and trading in stock. In 1827 he went to Frankfort, Kentucky, where he was employed by Frank Blair, Sr., as superintendent or overseer, remaining in this business one year.
In the spring of 1828 he came to Missouri with his lather and settled in Howard county. On the 4th of September, following, he was married to Miss Priscilla Hughes. He came to Boone county soon after his marriage and settled on a tract of land upon which he now lives. His first wife having died, August 22d, 1856, Mr. Mitchell was again married, December loth, 1857 to Miss Kitty Slack, of
Boone county, by whom he has two children. Pearl and Earnest. By his first wife he had four children: Elizabeth, wife of Sidney Den ham, deceased; Kewman Tompkins, Jr.; Cordelia, wife of S. L. Wilhite, and William J., all of whom are living in Boone county. Mr. Mitchell has been a member of Walnut Grove Baptist church for sixty years, and has served as deacon for forty-five years. His wife has been a member of the same church for twenty-five years. His first wife was one of the original members of Walnut Grove church.
Newman T. Mitchell, Jr., was born near Eocheport, Boone county, Missouri, September ist, 1832. He is the son of Newman and Pris cilia (Hughes) Mitchell. He was educated at the common schools of the neighborhood, and commenced business for himself at the age of twenty, though still living with his parents. In 1852 his father proposed sending him to the Missouri State University, but he preferred remaining on the farm at a salary. From 1853 to 1857 he worked his father’s farm on the shares. He was married, October 6th, 1856, to Miss Hannah, daughter of Porter Jackman, of Howard county, Missouri. The year following he moved to a tract of land given him by his father, which formed the nucleus of the farm he now owns,' consisting of four hundred acres. In 1866 he became one of the proprietors of the Columbia and Eocheport rock road. He has seven children. John T. is cashier of the Centralia, Missouri, bank, and Porter J. is a practicing physician, being a graduate of the Missouri Medical College, St. Louis. Newman T., William M., Carter W., Exie and Orie are living with their parents. Himself and wife are members of the Baptist church at Walnut Grove, of which he has been deacon for twelve years. He has also filled the position of superintendent of Sunday school, at intervals, for fourteen years. During 1879 he was appointed a member of the executive board of State missions by the general association, which position he still holds. He is also one of the curators of Stephens Female College, Columbia, Missouri, having been appointed such by the State association in 1880.
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Farmer; deacon and college curator
Farmer and stock raiser near Walnut Grove
WILLIAM JEREMIAH MITCHELL.
The subject of this sketch was born in Boone county, Missouri, December 7, 1840. He was raised on a farm, four miles northeast of Rocheport, and educated at the Walnut Grove school house. He is the son of Newman Mitchell, Sr., one of the pioneer settlers of Boone county. When twenty-one years old he began working on a farm owned by his father. This place was given to him in 1867, and in 1874 he exchanged it for a farm in the same vicinity, and in 1876 exchanged this for the place he now occupies, one and one-half miles east of Walnut Grove church. His farm contains, one hundred and thirty acres. He is actively engaged in farming and stock raising. During the years intervening between 1862 and 1872, he travelled extensively in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado. He is a member of the Walnut Grove Baptist church, and has been since 1864.
JAMES HARVEY m'GHEE.
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Cashier of the Bank of Centralia; son of Newman, Jr.
JOHN T. MITCHELL.
The subject of this sketch is the son of Newman and Hannah (nee ckman) Mitchell, and was born in this county, July 16th, 1857.
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