Lex N. Mitchell and L. Blanche Simpson

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Husband Lex N. Mitchell ¹

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            AKA: Alexander Mitchell 2
           Born: 27 Oct 1870 - Perrysville, Jefferson Co, PA 3
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         Father: Thomas S. Mitchell (      -1898) 4
         Mother: Ellenor Gourley (Abt 1844-Aft 1917) 5

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       Marriage: 1898 6

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   Other Spouse: Ella Hamilton (      -1892/1895) 2 6

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Wife L. Blanche Simpson ⁶

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         Father: W. E. Simpson (      -      ) 6
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• Note: This may be the same person as : Blanche Simpson.

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Children

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1 M William Thomas Mitchell ⁶

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2 M Harvey Lex Mitchell ⁶

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3 F Mary Louise Mitchell ⁶

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General Notes: Husband - Lex N. Mitchell

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He was born at Perrysville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, where he was reared, beginning his education in the public schools there. Later he was sent to the Perrysville Normal Academy, and followed with a course at Waynesburg (Pa.) College, graduating from that institution in 1894 with the degree of bachelor of didactics. It was during his student days there that his oratorical ability first won him reputation. He was unanimously elected by the Union Society of the college to compete for the honors in the Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest, but declined because he did not feel that he could spare the time from the private studies and work as a teacher which he was carrying in addition to those in the regular curriculum. In youth he was taught harnessmaking by his father, but he never followed the trade. He also worked on the farm of his brother-in-law, C. S. Neal, for his board and clothes from the age of ten until he was thirteen years of age, and thereafter until he was sixteen years old as a farm hand. Being ambitious for higher education, he felt that the teacher's profession was the best avenue to its attainment, and he commenced teaching when a young man in Perry township. His capability was so apparent that he was advanced to more responsible charges, becoming principal of the graded schools at Horatio, in the adjoining township of Young, where he remained for three years. His next position was as principal of the schools of West Reynoldsville borough, Jefferson county, whence he was called to become principal of the schools of Indiana, Pennsylvania, including the high school. After one year's work at Indiana he returned to West Reynoldsville, was afterwards similarly engaged for two years at Marienville, Forest county, and then came back to Jefferson county, where for two years he was supervisory principal of the Young township schools, during which time he completed his legal studies, which he had begun in the office of A. J. Truitt. He was admitted to practice in 1900, and at once became associated with W. B. Adams as senior member of the firm of Mitchell and Adams with offices on Mahoning street, opposite the public square in Punxsutawney. They conducted a general insurance and real estate agency in conjunction with their law business. He became a member of the Superior and Supreme courts of the State, and the United States courts, and actively engaged in the practice of his profession.
Mr. Mitchell's talents as an orator were in demand in the prosecution of many a local, State and national political campaign. He was considered one of the most valuable workers the Republican party had in that section, and from young manhood was taking an active part in securing the success of the ticket. He took part in every national campaign beginning in 1896, making a record for effective speechmaking which gained him many compliments from party leaders and followers alike. He was elected as a Roosevelt delegate to the Republican State convention in 1912, a delegate at large to the Republican National convention in 1912, and chosen by the Pennsylvania delegation as its representative on the Credentials committee of the Republican National convention in June of the same year; was a delegate at large to the Progressive National convention in 1912, and active in the organization of the Progressive party in the nation and the Washington (Progressive) party in the State. He presided at the organization of the Progressive League of Pennsylvania, at the Progressive Conference held in Philadelphia in March, 1912, and was chairman of the Progressive Conference held at Harrisburg in January, 1914.
In 1914 he was a candidate for congressman at large on the Progressive (Washington) party ticket, making over one hundred speeches in this campaign in various parts of the State, accompanying and speaking with Colonel Roosevelt in his trip over the State in October of the same year. He was nominated on the Progressive and Republican tickets for the General Assembly from Jefferson county and elected at the November election in the year 1916.
Mr. Mitchell was a director of and counsel for the Farmers & Miners Trust Company of Punxsutawney, a member of the Y. M. C. A., Progressive League of Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce, Progressive Volunteers, Pennsylvania Society of New York, Civil Service Reform Association of Pennsylvania, Commercial Law League of America, Punxsutawney Country Club, O. U. A. M., Modern Woodmen, Maccabees, and other social, civic, religious or business organizations. He was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Punxsutawney.
He was chairman of the Anti-Saloon League of Jefferson County in 1910, and for years was active in the cause of temperance. He was an advocate of local option, State-wide prohibition and national prohibition.

1 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 30, 290.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1067.

3 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 30.

4 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 290.

5 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 101.

6 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 31.