Pvt David Linn Mitchell

• Joined the 8th/13th Tenn Cav at Sparta TN in Sept 1864, and finished the war in Washington County, Georgia in May 1865. Married Marilda C. Ervin in Hill Co, Texas in 1868.
• born: White County,TN
• died: Gainesville, Cooke, TX
• Married Dec 6, 1868 Hill Co TX
• Father of 10 children.
• Marilda Ervin was the daughter of George W. Ervin and Sarah Jane Martin.

Mitchell, D. L.: Rev. D. L. Mitchell, brother of townsman, T. L. Mitchell, died at Gainesville, Texas, July 30, 1898. He was a former citizen of White county, having been born at River Hill, this county, on January 1, 1847.

When about sixteen years of age he entered the Confederate army from this county under Gen. G. G. Dibrell, where he made a good soldier, serving until the close of the war with his command. (White County) [Date: 8/25/1898, Vol. XI, No. 47, Page 8] THE COOKEVILLE PRESS.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 21 2020, 16:58:49 UTC

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