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MITCHELL, SAMUEL S.
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  Samuel S. Mitchell, farmer and lumberman, resident on sec. 28, Hinton
  Tp., whose portrait we give in this album, was born in Livingston Co., N.
  Y., June 5, 1819. He attended school winters and was engaged on his
  father's farm summers until 25 years of age. At the age of 22 years he
  assumed entire charge of the family, which consisted of his parents, two
  brothers and a sister. His father and mother removed with their children
  to Allegany Co., N. Y., in 1829, and went thence to Steuben County. In
  the fall of 1844, Mr. Mitchell came to Livingston County, accompanied by
  his parents, and the family remained there together seven years, going
  thence to Newaygo County, where he left the father and the mother in the
  personal care of his brother William; after this they resided together,
  Mr. Mitchell providing for their needs, until the last few years of their
  lives, when William Mitchell assumed entire care of them. Samuel S.
  remained in Newaygo County nearly 20 years, there owning a farm, which he
  managed in connection with lumbering until the spring of 1869. He then
  came to Mecosta County and bought 80 acres of wild land in Hinton Tp.,
  with but few improvements. He now resides thereon and has about 25 acres
  under good improvement. Mr. Mitchell is independent in politics. He has
  held the office of Road Commissioner four years, and repeatedly been
  offered other positions of trust in his township, but has persistently
  declined. Himself and his wife belong to the First-Day Adventists, and
  Mr. Mitchell belongs to the Order of Masons.

  He was married in Livingston Co., Mich., Dec. 31, 1848, to Agnes,
  daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Rossman) Brockway. Her parents were
  natives of

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  Pennsylvania, where she was born March 21, 1831. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell
  have ten children, Harriet E., wife of Henry Moulter, born April 17,
  1850; Helen E., wife of Luther Bemis, born Aug. 7, 1852; Robert P., born
  May 3, 1854; Charlotte A., wife of Alden Bailey, born Sept. 14, 1856;
  Kate, wife of John Right, born March 12, 1859; Clara, wife of Henry A.
  Mann, born Sept. 2, 1861; Annette, wife of Elbert Trall, born Nov. 4,
  1863; Jessie D., born Dec. 25, 1865; Arthur, born April 10, 1868, and
  died April 17, 1868; Edgar D., born Aug. 17, 1869, died Oct. 31, 1871.

  As a prominent and representative citizen of Mecosta County we give Mr.
  M's portrait in this Album.

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