Timothy and Ardelia Mitchell
with
Jim and Daisy Burton Family
ca. 1909
(Scroll down below the photograph and caption to see alternative identifications.)
An alternative list of identities follows, with birth and death years if known.
Front row, left to right: Clifford Paul Burton (1904-?); Dorse David Burton (1903-1970); Watson Burton (1902-?).
Second row, left to right: Timothy Elijah Mitchell (1832-1916); James Houston Burton (1870-1958) with daughter Ardelia Jane “Sweet” (dates unknown) in his lap; Daisy Mitchell Burton (1877-1953) with daughter Dora Josephine “Josie” (1908-1933) in her lap; Ardelia Jane Wohlford Mitchell (1844-1913); Dora Isabell Mitchell (Farrior, 1888-1979).
Third row, left to right: Mason Esca Burton (1897-1969); Elsie Burton (Prescott, 1899-1985).
Notes
- The clipping is from the Bland Messenger, Bland, Virginia. The Mitchells and Burtons were residents of Bland County.
- Dora Isabell Mitchell later changed her middle name to Thorne. She was the youngest child of Timothy and Ardelia Mitchell, eleven years younger than her sister Daisy.
- Later Jim and Daisy Burton had four more children: Fred Houston Burton (1910-1956); James Davidson Burton (1913-1934); Annie St. Clair Burton (Harmon, 1916-1995); and Maggie Burton (1919-1940).
- Various sources list James H. Burton's middle name as Henderson or Houston. His headstone is engraved “James H.” Various sources list Dorse Burton's middle name as Davidson, Davison, or David. His grave is marked “Dorse David.”
- J. T. Taylor, mentioned in the article as having performed the wedding ceremony for Jim and Daisy Burton, was married to Ardelia Wohlford Mitchell's sister Cynthia Wohlford. See further biographical information at his tribute to Timothy Elijah Mitchell.
- The above clipping and most of the data are provided by John Esca Mitchell, great-grandson of Timothy and Ardelia. This page is edited by Henry Helvey Mitchell, also great-grandson of Timothy and Ardelia. Further research assistance is provided by Shawn M. Lambert.
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