Home  Genealogy  Area History  Current Events  Links  

 

 

Fourth Generation (Continued)

horizontal rule

Family of Sarah B. SCOTT (13) & James Stewart MITCHELL

46. Dorcas MITCHELL. Born on 25 Nov 1813.

Dorcas married Joseph B. GIST (23) , son of Christopher GIST Senior (1779-) & Elizabeth Darby WOOD (5) (1783-1843). Born about 1805 in Kentucky.

They had the following children:
i. Howard M.. Born about 1832 in Tennessee.

ii. James Monroe. Born on 31 Dec 1833 in Carroll County, Tennessee.

Autobiography: James Monroe Gist, M. D., medical practitioner and a resident of Beebe, Ark., was born December 31, 1833, in Carroll County, Tenn., being a son of Joseph B. and Dorcas (Mitchell) Gist, the former of English descent. In 1739 the Gists first came to America and Dr. Gist can trace his ancestry back five generations. Grandfather Mitchell was a participant in the battle of New Orleans and in 1858 came to White County, Ark. He was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Scott in 1812, while a resident of Kentucky. Dr. James M. Gist received his early education in the private schools of his native county and began his medical studies under Dr. J. W. McCall, of Carroll County, and [p.165] took his first course of medical lectures in the medical department of the University of Tennessee at Nashville, during the winter of 1857-58 and 1859-60, graduating in the latter year. In 1858 he had removed to Arkansas and after his graduation he returned here and settled at Austin, Prairie County. In the spring of 1860 he moved to Stony Point, White County, being there united in marriage June 5, 1861, to Miss Mary Eleanor Thomas, a native of Marshall County, Miss., a daughter of John Franklin and Nancy Thomas, both of whom were of English descent, the former a native of North Carolina and the latter of Mississippi. To the Doctor and his wife two children were born: Nancy Dorcas (born January 10, 1867, was married to J. E. Fisher in 1885 and died, July 9, 1887, at her home in Texas, of cardiac rheumatism, having given birth to a daughter, Myron Gist Fisher, December 6, 1886), Minnie Laura (the younger daughter, was born October 22, 1869). When Dr. Gist first came to Arkansas game was very abundant, the country being very wild and unsettled. There were two log school-houses in the southern part of the county in which religious services were often held, but the morals of the people were at a very low ebb. In the summer of 1862 the Doctor joined the Confederate army as a private in Col. Dandridge McRae's regiment, but was detached from his company and assigned duty in the hospital serving in the Trans-Mississippi Department, in which service he remained for a period of eight months, being discharged by reason of disability. He returned to his home at Stony Point where he was living at the time of his enlistment, and again engaged in the practice of his profession. In 1865 he embarked in mercantile pursuits with H. B. Strange at Stony Point, carrying a general stock of goods, but the firm dissolved partnership in 1872. Dr. Gist then engaged in the drug business for about eight years. In 1873 he was elected by the Democratic voters of his county to represent them in the State legislature, serving two terms in the regular session and in the extra session called by Gov. Baxter in 1884. In the spring election of 1876 he was chosen mayor of Beebe and has served at different times two or three terms. The Doctor has held a membership in the Masonic fraternity for a number of years, and has attained the Chapter order. He and wife are members of the Christian Church and are charitable and hospitable.



On 5 Jun 1861 when James Monroe was 27, he married Mary Eleanor THOMAS, daughter of John Franklin THOMAS & Nancy ?, in Stony Point, White County, Arkansas. Born in Marshall County, Mississippi.

iii. Sarah E.. Born about 1835 in Tennessee.

iv. Frances E.. Born about 1837 in Tennessee.

v. Angeline. Born about 1842 in Tennessee.

vi. Louis B.. Born about 1846 in Tennessee.


47. Doctor John Scott MITCHELL. Born on 14 Nov 1824 in Kentucky. At the age of 70, John Scott died on 17 Dec 1894. Buried in Dec 1894 in Smyrna Cemetery, Searcy, Arkansas.

Autobiography: John S. Mitchell, M. D., whose professional career is one in which he may take just pride, is a son of a veteran of the Mexican War, James S. Mitchell, and has been a resident of White County since 1858. James S. Mitchell was born in Monroe County, Ky., on August 14, 1793, and was married shortly after his return from the War of 1812, in which he was actively engaged, to Miss Sarah Scott, a Tennesseean by birth, born January 18, 1795. They were the parents of seven children: Dorcas (afterward Mrs. Gist), Frances (Wilson), Mary (Dies), Matilda (Barger), John S. (our subject) and Louis B. (who is also a physician of Monroe County. Mrs. Mitchell's family were also originally from Tennessee. The Mitchells were connected with the celebrated Boone family of Kentucky. John S. was born in Kentucky November 14, 1824, growing to manhood on a farm, and accompanying his father to Henderson County, Tenn., when a boy. He was married December 30, 1849, to Miss Sarah J. Dotson, daughter of Thomas and Charlotte (Pipkin) Dotson, who were married in 1815, and became the parents of four children. After his marriage, Dr. Mitchell returned to Tennessee, living there nine years. In the spring of 1858 he came to White County, where he bought a farm of two hundred acres of unimproved land, clearing the same himself, and placing over half of it under cultivation. Himself and wife have been blessed with seven children, five of whom are living: Irena F. (Swinford), James B., William B., John T. (deceased), Albert G., Sally A. and Virgil. Dr. Mitchell also has ten grandchildren. He is a strong Democrat, and served as justice of the peace during the war and until the reconstruction. A Master Mason, he belongs to Centre Hill Lodge No. 114, and to Centre Hill Chapter. Dr. Mitchell and wife are connected with the Christian Church. Two of their children only are living at home at the present time.



On 30 Dec 1849 when John Scott was 25, he married Sarah J. DOTSON, daughter of Thomas DOTSON & Charlotte PIPKIN. Born on 21 Mar 1835. At the age of 68, Sarah J. died on 31 Jan 1904. Buried in Jan 1904 in Smyrna Cemetery, Searcy, Arkansas.

They had the following children:
i. Irena F..

ii. James B..

iii. William B..

iv. John T..

v. Albert G..

vi. Sally A..

vii. Virgil.


horizontal rule

Previous * Next

horizontal rule

Contents * Index * Surnames * Contact

 

           

horizontal rule

                                                                                                                                                                                             

©1998-2021 The-Watchers.com

The copyright for this website refers strictly to the domain name "the-watchers.com", and in
no way makes any claim towards copyrighting the material found within, as most is found
in public records.  The information provided on this website is intended to be used as a
guide to aid those in search of their "roots". Many thanks to those who have gladly shared
their family histories, photographs, family bibles, databases, and stories with "The Watchers".

 

horizontal rule