Susannah Kline - Revision history

Liz: source note - A. Price Smith not found on ancestry; lies in row of Mitchell graves

2015-07-16T12:46:26Z

source note - A. Price Smith not found on ancestry; lies in row of Mitchell graves

Liz: photo gravestone William O. Mitchell; photo gravestone A. Price

2015-07-16T12:25:46Z

photo gravestone William O. Mitchell; photo gravestone A. Price

Liz: photos realignment; gravestone photo Wilson A Mitchell

2015-07-16T12:14:40Z

photos realignment; gravestone photo Wilson A Mitchell

Liz: add notes to thumbnails, church photos

2008-12-28T22:16:12Z

add notes to thumbnails, church photos

Liz: /* Photos */ Savilla Mitchell Lewis; Lizzie Mitchell; Lizzie, Savilla, & George Lewis

2008-12-28T22:04:38Z

‎Photos: Savilla Mitchell Lewis; Lizzie Mitchell; Lizzie, Savilla, & George Lewis

Liz: clean up biography wording; page complete

2008-07-18T04:50:02Z

clean up biography wording; page complete

Liz: Savilla Lewis' signature

2008-03-20T05:59:17Z

Savilla Lewis' signature

Liz: Susan Mitchell signature

2008-03-20T05:55:35Z

Susan Mitchell signature

Liz: create pages for Susan Mitchell widow's pension application & for depositions

2008-03-17T12:30:39Z

create pages for Susan Mitchell widow's pension application & for depositions

Liz: Change biography wording: whenter request was granted or denied is unclear.

2008-03-17T12:09:12Z

Change biography wording: whenter request was granted or denied is unclear.

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 * Per Norman & Sherry Kline:  The parents of Joseph Mitchell were Tobias Mitchell and Nancy J. Cotterman (also spelled Codderman, Catherman, Ketterman, Katherman, etc.)  They are buried at St. Mark's Cemetery, Ashland Twp, along with several other of John Mitchell's relatives.
 * Death date for George Lewis uncertain: Savilla speaks of herself as a widow in letter of 1949 (in her mother's pension application papers).  Researcher Cammy Shreffler has a date of 1927, source unknown; checking further.
+* A. Price, son of JM & NJ Smith, gravestone lies between those of  Joseph Mitchell and his son  William Mitchell, at St Mark's Memorial, Ashland T. Clarion Co. PA. Not found in search (ancestry.com) for A. Price Smith, or J.M. Smith.
 =Conjecture=
 * A search of the web indicated 1878 epidemics of smallpox in Huntingdon Co. PA, typhoid in Chester Co. PA, though the largest epidemic of that year was yellow fever in the southern states, centered in New Orleans.  A website for genealogy of the Nagler family of Venango Co. PA mentions 4 children dying from an epidemic of 1877, but doesn't specify the disease.
 http://www.bruinaviation.com/Famhist/Naglers/sources.html

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 [[Image:St Pauls Lutheran Wentlings Corners.jpg|150px|left|thumb|St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wentling's Corners, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA where Susan was baptized in 1843]]
 [[Image:St Marks Lutheran Knox Clarion.jpg|200 px|center|thumb|St Marks Lutheran, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co. PA, where Susan Kline and Joseph Mitchell are buried]]<br style="clear: left"/>
-[[Image:Gravestone Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|120px|left|thumb|Gravestone of Susan & Joseph Mitchell]][[Image:Gravestone 2 Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|150px|center|thumb|Gravestone inscription, Susan & Joseph Mitchell]][[File:SMMC 08 Elizabeth S Mitchell red.jpg|100px|left|thumb|Elizabeth S. Mitchell, St Mark's Cemetery, Ashland T, Clarion, PA]][[File:SMMC 10 Wilson A son of J & S Mitchell red.jpg|100px|center|thumb|Wilson A. Mitchell, at St Marks]]
+[[Image:Gravestone Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|120px|left|thumb|Gravestone of Susan & Joseph Mitchell]][[Image:Gravestone 2 Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|150px|center|thumb|Gravestone inscription, Susan & Joseph Mitchell]][[File:SMMC 08 Elizabeth S Mitchell red.jpg|100px|left|thumb|Elizabeth S. Mitchell, St Mark's Cemetery, Ashland T, Clarion, PA]][[File:SMMC 10 Wilson A son of J & S Mitchell red.jpg|100px|center|thumb|Wilson A. Mitchell, at St Marks]][[File:SMMC 11 William O son of J & S Mitchell red.jpg|100px|left|thumb|William O. Mitchell, at St Marks]][[File:SMMC 12 A Price son of JM & NJ Smith red.jpg|100px|center|thumb|A. Price, son of JM & NJ Smith]]
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 A row of stones at St Marks, left to right: Elizabeth S. Mitchell; Joseph Mitchell; A. Price, son of JM & NJ Smith; Wm. O. son of J& S Mitchell; Wilson A. son of J & S Mitchell; Lizzie wife of Simon Korb; John & Annie Kline.

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 =Photos=
 [[Image:Savilla Mitchell Lewis .jpg|150px|left|thumb|Savilla Mitchell Lewis]][[Image:Lizzie Mitchell .jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lizzie Mitchell]]
-[[Image:Lizzie Mitchell, George Lewis, Savilla Mitchell Lewis .jpg|170px|left|thumb|Lizzie Mitchell, George Lewis, & Savilla Mitchell Lewis]]<br style="clear: left"/>[[Image:Signature Savilla Lewis.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Savilla Mitchel Lewis' signature]] <br style="clear: left"/>
+[[Image:Lizzie Mitchell, George Lewis, Savilla Mitchell Lewis .jpg|170px|center|thumb|Lizzie Mitchell, George Lewis, & Savilla Mitchell Lewis]]<br style="clear: left"/>[[Image:Signature Savilla Lewis.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Savilla Mitchel Lewis' signature]] <br style="clear: left"/>
 [[Image:St Pauls Lutheran Wentlings Corners.jpg|150px|left|thumb|St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wentling's Corners, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA where Susan was baptized in 1843]]
-[[Image:St Marks Lutheran Knox Clarion.jpg|200 px|left|thumb|St Marks Lutheran, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co. PA, where Susan Kline and Joseph Mitchell are buried]]
+[[Image:St Marks Lutheran Knox Clarion.jpg|200 px|center|thumb|St Marks Lutheran, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co. PA, where Susan Kline and Joseph Mitchell are buried]]<br style="clear: left"/>
-[[Image:Gravestone Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|120px|left|thumb|Gravestone of Susan & Joseph Mitchell]][[Image:Gravestone 2 Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Gravestone inscription, Susan & Joseph Mitchell]]
+[[Image:Gravestone Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|120px|left|thumb|Gravestone of Susan & Joseph Mitchell]][[Image:Gravestone 2 Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|150px|center|thumb|Gravestone inscription, Susan & Joseph Mitchell]][[File:SMMC 08 Elizabeth S Mitchell red.jpg|100px|left|thumb|Elizabeth S. Mitchell, St Mark's Cemetery, Ashland T, Clarion, PA]][[File:SMMC 10 Wilson A son of J & S Mitchell red.jpg|100px|center|thumb|Wilson A. Mitchell, at St Marks]]
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 A row of stones at St Marks, left to right: Elizabeth S. Mitchell; Joseph Mitchell; A. Price, son of JM & NJ Smith; Wm. O. son of J& S Mitchell; Wilson A. son of J & S Mitchell; Lizzie wife of Simon Korb; John & Annie Kline.
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 See other family gravestones at St. Marks,on the page of [[Anna Fenstermacher]].
 = Sources =

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 [[Image:Savilla Mitchell Lewis .jpg|150px|left|thumb|Savilla Mitchell Lewis]][[Image:Lizzie Mitchell .jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lizzie Mitchell]]
 [[Image:Lizzie Mitchell, George Lewis, Savilla Mitchell Lewis .jpg|170px|left|thumb|Lizzie Mitchell, George Lewis, & Savilla Mitchell Lewis]]<br style="clear: left"/>[[Image:Signature Savilla Lewis.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Savilla Mitchel Lewis' signature]] <br style="clear: left"/>
-[[Image:St Pauls Lutheran Wentlings Corners.jpg|150px|left|thumb|St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wentling's corners, one of the Twin Churches]]
+[[Image:St Pauls Lutheran Wentlings Corners.jpg|150px|left|thumb|St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wentling's Corners, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA where Susan was baptized in 1843]]
-[[Image:St Marks Lutheran Knox Clarion.jpg|200 px|left|thumb|St Marks Lutheran, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co. PA]]
+[[Image:St Marks Lutheran Knox Clarion.jpg|200 px|left|thumb|St Marks Lutheran, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co. PA, where Susan Kline and Joseph Mitchell are buried]]
 [[Image:Gravestone Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|120px|left|thumb|Gravestone of Susan & Joseph Mitchell]][[Image:Gravestone 2 Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Gravestone inscription, Susan & Joseph Mitchell]]
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 [[Image:St Pauls Lutheran Wentlings Corners.jpg|150px|left|thumb|St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wentling's corners, one of the Twin Churches]]
 [[Image:St Marks Lutheran Knox Clarion.jpg|200 px|left|thumb|St Marks Lutheran, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co. PA]]
 [[Image:Gravestone Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|120px|left|thumb|Gravestone of Susan & Joseph Mitchell]][[Image:Gravestone 2 Susan & Joseph Mitchell.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Gravestone inscription, Susan & Joseph Mitchell]]

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-Susannah "Susan" Kline endured an unfortunate life of hardships and sorrows brought on by the Civil War, and by the early deaths of four of her six children, a fifth child being left deaf by an epidemic. She had married Joseph "Buck" Mitchell in 1860, a quiet marriage with only themselves and the minister present.  Their first two children however, names unknown to us, died young.  <br>Her husband, whether drawn by patriotism, a belief the conflict would be short-lived, or the the soldier's pay, volunteered for war duty.  He enlisted in 1862 with the 169th PA Volunteers. During his eight months of service he suffered  debilitating consequences of exposure, and the following summer was honorably discharged in poor health.  <br>They owned a small farm of about 100 acres but with only a dozen tillable acres. Joseph's lingering heart, lung, liver & digestive health problems prevented him from successfully working as a farmer.   Three more children were born after the war, Wilson A. Mitchell in 1865, Elizabeth S. Mitchell in 1867, and William O. Mitchell in 1870. An epidemic went through the community in 1878, and both the boys died that year, Wilson at age 13, and William at age 8. Elizabeth was left deaf; she never married.  The Mitchells had one more child, daughter Savilla born in November of 1879. <br> Husband Joseph's physical condition  had never improved since the war had left him with what seemed to be pleurisy of the left lung, heart disease, and poor digestionso that he was anemic and poorly nourished. In 1881 Joseph applied for a veteran's pension based on his disabilities, and was awarded $8 per month, later increased to $12 per month.  Joseph Mitchell died in mid-October, 1897, aged 61 years, by a fall from a barn roof. Susannah then went through the process of having his veteran's pension converted to a widow's pension. <br>By the 1900 census, Susan, a widow, having born 6 children,is living with 2 surviving daughters, Elizabeth age 32, and Savilla age 20.  In 1904, Elizabeth died at age 37, and was buried with her brothers at St. Mark's.    Savilla had married George S. Lewis in 1901, and by 1910 had 6 children of her own. Susan Klein  lived with Savilla's family.  These six grandchildren would be her only descendants.   <br>In 1914, Susannah died and daughter Savilla, in returning her mother's last pension check, writes an accompanying letter, asking whether she might have that last check returned to her to pay her mother's funeral expenses, as she herself is now a widow with six small children and no means of support. Whether the request was granted or denied is unclear.<br> Joseph and Susannah Klein Mitchell were buried in the Klein plot at St. Mark's Memorial Chapel (Lutheran), Ashland Twp.  Someone provided a stone when Joseph died, but the stonecutter was not recalled to carve Susannah's last dates.    <br>Susannah no doubt filled her life with hard work to provide for her two daughters.  After Elizabeth died, she must have taken comfort in Savilla's marriage and the six grandchildren. Savilla's better future would have been one hope of Susanna's later years.  Savilla's early widowhood would then have been a final blow, confirming that life brought them only hardship. Through all these years, this family lived surrounded by extended family, siblings and in-laws. Brothers helped Susan with her pension application for example, and were nearby for other advice or help with farm work perhaps.  She relied on the family, and probably found the church community a support. Yet by any standard, her life had to have been fairly bleak and struggling.
+Susannah "Susan" Kline knew hardship and sorrow in her life, brought on by the Civil War and by the early deaths of four of her six children. She married Joseph "Buck" Mitchell in 1860, a quiet marriage with only themselves and the minister present.  Their first two children, names unknown to us, died young.  <br>Her husband enlisted for war duty in 1862 with the 169th PA Volunteers. During his eight months of service he suffered  debilitating consequences of exposure, and the following summer was honorably discharged in poor health.  <br>They owned a small farm of about 100 acres but only a dozen acres were tillable, the remainder probably still forested. Joseph's lingering heart, lung, liver & digestive health problems prevented him from successfully working as a farmer.  Three more children were born after the war, Wilson A. Mitchell in 1865, Elizabeth S. Mitchell in 1867, and William O. Mitchell in 1870. During an epidemic in 1878, both the boys died, Wilson at age 13, and William at age 8. Elizabeth was left deaf; she never married.  The Mitchells had one more child, daughter Savilla born in November of 1879. <br> Joseph's physical condition had never improved. The war had left him with what seemed to be pleurisy of the left lung, heart disease, and poor digestion, so that he was anemic and poorly nourished. In 1881 Joseph applied for a veteran's pension based on his disabilities, and was awarded $8 per month, later increased to $12 per month. <br> Joseph Mitchell died in mid-October, 1897, aged 61 years, by a fall from a barn roof. Susannah, with the help of her brothers, applied to have his veteran's pension converted to a widow's pension. By the 1900 census, Susan, a widow, having born 6 children, was living with 2 surviving daughters, Elizabeth age 32, and Savilla age 20.  In 1904, daughter Elizabeth died at age 37, and was buried with her brothers at St. Mark's. Daughter Savilla  married George S. Lewis in 1901, and by 1910 had 6 children of her own. Susan Klein lived with daughter Savilla Lewis's family, no doubt enjoying her six grandchildren. <br>In 1914, Susannah died and daughter Savilla, in returning her mother's last pension check, writes an accompanying letter, asking whether she might have that last check returned to her to pay her mother's funeral expenses, as she herself is now a widow with six small children and no means of support. Whether the request was granted or denied is unclear.<br> Joseph and Susannah Klein Mitchell were buried in the Klein plot at St. Mark's Memorial Chapel (Lutheran), Ashland Twp.  A stone was erected when Joseph died, but the stonecutter was not recalled to carve Susannah's last dates.
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 |  William O. Mitchell || M ||19 Aug 1870||Clarion Co., PA ||   ||died 23 Aug 1878<br>St. Mark's Cemetery|| <sup class="reference"> [10][18]]</sup>
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-| Savilla C. Mitchell || F ||Nov 1879 ||Clarion Co., PA || m. 1901 to George S.Lewis <br>(died by 1914? or 1929?) ||see Source Notes || <sup class="reference">[5][7][8] [18]</sup>
+| Savilla C. Mitchell || F ||Nov 1879 ||Clarion Co., PA || m. 1901 to George S.Lewis <br>(died 1927?) ||see Source Notes below || <sup class="reference">[5][7][8] [18]</sup>
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 =Source Notes=
 * Per Norman & Sherry Kline:  The parents of Joseph Mitchell were Tobias Mitchell and Nancy J. Cotterman (also spelled Codderman, Catherman, Ketterman, Katherman, etc.)  They are buried at St. Mark's Cemetery, Ashland Twp, along with several other of John Mitchell's relatives.
-* Death date for George Lewis uncertain: Savilla speaks of herself as a widow in letter of 1949 (in her mother's pension aplication papers).  Cammy Shreffler writes that she has a date of 1927, source unknown; checking further.
+* Death date for George Lewis uncertain: Savilla speaks of herself as a widow in letter of 1949 (in her mother's pension application papers).  Researcher Cammy Shreffler has a date of 1927, source unknown; checking further.

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 |'''Widow's Pension Records of Susannah Mitchell''', widow of Joseph Mitchell.
 * [[Final pension cancellation at Susan Mitchell's death; letter from Savilla Lewis]]
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