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Abel Sampson “Abe” Mitchell

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Abel Sampson “Abe” Mitchell

Birth
Davis City, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Death
14 Jun 1936 (aged 76)
Saint Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Saint Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Married 21 Sep 1893 in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Empty is the stable, Donkey's gone.
Empty is the stable, Donkey's gone.
No more hay he'll ever chew
For they've boiled him into glue.
Empty is the stable, Donkey's gone.

"Though their bodies rest 'neath prairie sod
Their souls are eternally with God."
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Abe and Alice were married for 48 years, starting out on a homestead on the Little Beaver Creek, later purchasing a farm in Cherry Creek. They had six children ~ Hugh, Dow, Estella, Esther, Ira, and Mark. (They gave none of their children middle names.) Abe was certified to teach, and all six children were educated and certified to teach.
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Other children of Abel and Alice are:
Dow Mitchell
Ira Mitchell
Married 21 Sep 1893 in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Empty is the stable, Donkey's gone.
Empty is the stable, Donkey's gone.
No more hay he'll ever chew
For they've boiled him into glue.
Empty is the stable, Donkey's gone.

"Though their bodies rest 'neath prairie sod
Their souls are eternally with God."
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Abe and Alice were married for 48 years, starting out on a homestead on the Little Beaver Creek, later purchasing a farm in Cherry Creek. They had six children ~ Hugh, Dow, Estella, Esther, Ira, and Mark. (They gave none of their children middle names.) Abe was certified to teach, and all six children were educated and certified to teach.
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Other children of Abel and Alice are:
Dow Mitchell
Ira Mitchell


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