1,633 documented Mitchell ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English & Scottish, from the personal name Michael, or a nickname from Middle English 'muchel' (big).
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 1,623 Mitchell records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, James, William, Robert and Mary.
Of the 1,613 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Ann Lea Mitchell, born 1691.
Documented Mitchell families on this page come from Biographical Record of Union County, Ohio, History of Wapello County, Iowa and Biographical Record of Delaware County, Ohio.
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Deceased Mitchell ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English & Scottish, from the personal name Michael, or a nickname from Middle English 'muchel' (big).
The documented line here reaches back to 1691. Most Mitchell lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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