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Obituary of William S Mitchell of Thomson Illinois
The obituary notes William S Mitchell born June 17 1853 in Aberdeen Scotland grew up in Whiteside County Illinois and lived near Thomson. He died December 6 1928 at age 75 years 5 months 19 days after farming and running an implement store with E E Pratt. He married Jane Pape on February 23 1882 and had eleven grandchildren with four children who preceded him in death. The service featured a male quartet and a large funeral procession to Dunshhee cemetery with Modern Woodmen members in attendance.
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William S. Mitchell
William and
Mary Mitchell
Aberdeen
Scotland
United States
Whiteside County
Thomson
E. E. Pratt
Thomson, Ill
Jane Pape
Eva
Vernon
Clyde
Minnie
Albert Siewert
Charles Frye
Charles
Arthur
Thomas
Alice
Don Carpenter
Argo
Maude
Ben Wagner
Bert
Morrison
Cecil
Mt. Carroll
Robert Ritchie
David City
Neb
May S. Williams
Hanover
Lille Krauser
California
Elmer Dawson
Nell Gosnell
Presbyterian Church
E. O. Hemmer
Joseph Wilt
Alfred St. Ores
George St. Ores
Dunshee
Modern Woodmen Order of
Ed McGinty
Edward Drake
Edison Holland
Rush Carroll
John Schade
L. B. Sears