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Rev. John William Mitchell

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lancashire, England
Death: April 29, 1840 (76)
Lewis Co. VA
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Mitchell and Jane Mitchell
Husband of Catherine Margaret Mitchell; Susannah Mitchell and Obedience Mitchell
Father of George Teter Mitchell; Jane Curtis; Mary Teter Cookman; Jane Godfrey; Private and 1 other

Occupation: Preacher and founder of Methodist Protestant church
Managed by: Jesse Daniel Rorabaugh
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About Rev. John William Mitchell

Rev John William Mitchell
BIRTH 1 May 1763
England
DEATH 27 Apr 1840 (aged 76)
Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Mitchell Cemetery
Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26845872/john-william-mitchell

REV. JOHN MITCHELL, Born in England 1763. Bound to a Sailor. Went to W.India & America 1774. Thence to E. India, Thence to America, 1775. Came to Virginia 1776. Substituted in U.S. Army 1779. Drafted 1779. Settled on This Farm 1803. Preached the Gospel 40 Years. Died 29th April, 1840.Age 76Y.,11M.,25D."

1800 Rev. John William Mitchell joined the ministry of the Methodist Episcopalian Church 1813 “Weston Democrat,” newspaper states that the date of organization for the “Harmony Methodist, 1813.” 1819 Rev. Mitchell built Harmony METHODIST EPISCOPALIAN Church 1824 Rev. Mitchell lacked one vote of being elected a bishop. 1830 Rev. Mitchell withdrew from the Methodist Episcopalian Church 1830 Rev. Mitchell helped organize the first METHODIST PROTESTANT Church in W.Va.

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Rev John William Mitchell
BIRTH 1 May 1763
England
DEATH 27 Apr 1840 (aged 76)
Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Mitchell Cemetery
Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26845872/john-william-mitchell

Children
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Mary Teter Mitchell Cookman
1791–1871

Jane Mitchell Godfrey
1794–1881


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Rev. John William Mitchell's Timeline

1763
May 4, 1763
Lancashire, England
1784
1784
Harrison County, Virginia, United States
1791
1791
Amelia, Virginia, United States
1799
1799
England
1840
April 29, 1840
Age 76
Lewis Co. VA
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