| Listed in the History of
the Ohio Fall Counties as "A man who holds
well the activities of youth, is the architect of
his own fortune. He rose from humble life to a
position enviable in the estimation of his
countrymen. He is now engaged in commercial
pursuits in the village of his boyhood." Mitchell
married Rachel Harris, daughter of Jonah, on
September 14, 1844 in Clark County., Indiana.
They resided in Charlestown where Mitchell was a
postmaster, taking possession of that post in
1849 and again in 1861 working as a grocer or in
the variety store business between and after
those dates.
On the 5t of July, 1842,
during the Harrison campaign, M.P. Alpha's brick
store was used for a village hotel. Upon its
front porch, General Harrison addressed the
people of Charlestown on the political issues of
the day.
The 1900 states that
Rachel was the mother of four children, two of
whom were living at that time, but only three
children have been located in the census records
with Rachel and Alpha: Arabel "Belle,"
Virginia, and Minnie.
Mitchell, Rachel and
daughter Jennie were all laid to rest at
Charlestown Cemetery.
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