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     Thomas J. B. Mills married Almira L. Olds, daughter of Gamaliel Olds and Minerva Howe, on 21 Feb 1854.^1,2

     Ruth Isabel Milnes was born on 17 Feb 1920.¹ She married Donald LaMon Smith, son of Melvin Smith and Myrtle Orenda Brines, on 2 Oct 1947.¹

     I. H. Miner was born c 1891 at Springport, [Michigan].¹ He married Eva R. Olds, daughter of Jesse L. Olds and Cora Belle Stanley, on 29 Nov 1910 at Onondaga Township, Michigan.²

     Olga May Miner was born in 1875.² She married Bert M. Olds, son of Silas William Olds and Lois Wood, on 18 May 1904 at Leslie, Ingham County, Michigan.³ Olga May Miner died in 1906.^2,4 She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie, Ingham County, Michigan.⁵

     Charles Mitchell married Mary A. Olds, daughter of John Preston Olds and Mary Porter Burr, at St. Armand Station, Quebec, Canada.¹ Charles Mitchell died on 17 Nov 1884.¹

     Cora Mitchell married Howard Caleb Olds, son of William Andrus Olds and Sarah O. Brown, on 15 Oct 1888 at Lowell, Massachusetts.¹

     Edward Mitchell was born c 1645.¹ He was the son of Experience Mitchell.¹

     Elizabeth Mitchell was born c 1628.² She was the daughter of Experience Mitchell and Jane Cooke.¹ Elizabeth Mitchell married John Washburn, son of John Washburn and Margery Moore, on 6 Dec 1645 at Plymouth, Massachusetts.^3,4 Elizabeth Mitchell died bt 1 Nov 1681 - 5 Dec 1684.⁵
     "The proof that she was Jane's daughter is in the fact that she was the only grandchild who could qualify for the "childrens, children, have children" in Bradford's account. Also she is older that Thomas and it can be proven that he was a grandson of Francis Cooke. Strangely, she did not share in the division of Francis Cooke's estate nor is she named in her father's will. She was living 1 Nov 1681 when she acknowledged a deed (MD 16:252 f.), but must have died before her father wrote his will in 1684."⁶

     Experience Mitchell was born c 1602.¹ He married Jane Cooke, daughter of Francis Cooke and Hester Mahieu, c 1627 at Plymouth, Massachusetts.² Experience Mitchell married (2) Mary (?) c 1640.³ Experience Mitchell died bt 2 Jun 1685 - 14 May 1689 at Bridgewater, Massachusetts.⁴
     Although some suggestion has been made that Experience Mitchell may have been the son of a Thomas Mitchell, this is not yet convincing.⁵
     Robert S. Wakefield wrote an article summarizing what is known about the family of Experience Mitchell, especially to point out that not all of his children were Mayflower descendants. The conclusion of this article is that only Elizabeth and Thomas belong to Jane Cooke and perhaps Mary does but the other children do not.⁶
     Wood has placed Mary Mitchell as a daughter of Jane Cooke rather than second wife Mary.⁷
     "Experience Mitchell's inventory was taken 14 May, 1689, and his will was proved 4 September, 1689, therefore the date of the will, 5 December, 1689, as recorded by the clerk, Samuel Sprague, is doubtless in error. The will must have been made on 5 December in the year 1688, or possibly even earlier. The will and inventory are recorded in the Plymouth County Probate Records, Volume I, page 44 and 45."⁸
This will named his wife Mary Mitchell, sons Edward and John, daughters Mary Shaw, Sarah Haward and Hannah Haward, grandson Experience Mitchell, son of John, grandson Thomas Mitchell and granddaughter Mary Mitchell. The named executor was son Edward Mitchell and the witnesses were Thomas Hayward and John Haward.⁹
     Wakefield seems to have resolved the date conflict and says "The will of Experience Mitchell of Bridgewater dated 5 Dec. 1684 . . .".⁶

     Gene Mitchell married Amy Arlene Arteberry, daughter of John Henry Arteberry and Eliza Margaret Barnhart.¹ Gene Mitchell died b 1976.¹

     Hannah Mitchell married Joseph Hayward, son of Thomas Hayward and Susannah (?). Hannah Mitchell was born c 1660.¹ She was the daughter of Experience Mitchell.
     ToDo: TODO: follow up on this note:
Refering to TAG:59:29 (Jan 1983) and correcting the birth of the last child of Hannah Mitchell to 1702, not 1782, the editor adds: "NOTE: The Mayflower Society now accepts only Elizabeth and Thomas as children of Experience and Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, until additional proof is offered (see MQ 49:130-134)."²
"b. 1657 or later and clearly not a daughter of Jane (Cooke) Mitchell. If she was 45 when she had her last child 3 Aug. 1781, she would have been b. in 1657 and have m. when she was 25. In all likelihood, she was b. a few years after 1657. She m. ca. 1661 Joseph Hayward as his 3rd wife. The entries for the births of 8 children of Joseph nad Hannah (Mitchell) Hayward all mention they are by the third wife Hannah (Bridgewater VR."³

     Jacob Mitchell was born c 1643.¹ He was the son of Experience Mitchell.¹

     Jane Mitchell married Hugh Fairbank, son of Gilbert Fairbank and Jennett (?), on 28 Mar 1578.²

     John Mitchell was born a 1650.¹ He was the son of Experience Mitchell.¹

     Marion Mitchell married Elwin Rufus Hyde, son of Rufus Hyde and Emily Catherine Olds.¹ Marion Mitchell was born on 14 May 1855.¹

     Mary Mitchell was born b 1636 at Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Experience Mitchell.¹
     ""b. Plymouth 1635 or earlier in order to be old enough to m. James Shaw in Plymouth 24 Dec 1652 (PCR 8:14). She is named in her father's will. Although she bears the name of the wife named in the iwill of Experience Mitchell, she was born early enough to suggest she may be Jane's daughter. James and Mary (Mitchell) Shaw apparently had only two children, James and Mary, named after their parents, so we cannot draw any conclusions from their names. The fact that there is a gap of at least six years to the next known child may be significant."

     Sarah Mitchell was born c 1641.¹ She was the daughter of Experience Mitchell.¹
     "She was living Dec. 1731 when her daughter Sarah (Hayward) Brett testified she "is now about ninety years old" (Plymoutn Court Records 1681 - 1859, eidited by David T. Konig, vol. 2, p. 125. She m. before 23 April 1661 John Hayward (Pilgrim Notes & Queries 2:102 f.)"¹

     Thomas Mitchell was born a 22 May 1627 at Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Experience Mitchell and Jane Cooke.¹
     "He is the only child of Experience Mitchell who left clear proof of his mother in a deed signed and acknowledged 1 Aug. 1672 in which he said land "given me by my grandfather Francis Cook [no ending quote] (Plymouth Colony L. R. 2:234).¹

     Verda Nelle Mixon was born c 1919 at Florida.¹ She married Justin Clarence Olds, son of Claude Verannus Olds and Nettie Orna McMullen, on 16 Sep 1938 at Mulberry, Polk County, Florida.^1,2 Verda Nelle Olds and Justin were divorced on 28 Sep 1987 at Pinellas County, Florida.³
     Her obituary states:
     "OLDS, VERDA NELLE, 76, of Largo, died Sunday (March 26, 1995) at Westchester Gardens nursing home, Clearwater. She came here in 1927 from her native Claxton, Ga. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Largo. Survivors include a son, Larry, Branford; two daughters, Judy Harn, Safety Harbor, and Jeanne Lamaoureux, Largo; two sisters, Effie Gatlin, Tarpon Springs, and Alene Matthews, Waterloo, Ontario; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home/Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater."⁴

     Harold E. Modrow was born c 1903. This birth date is estimated from the 1930 census. He married Thelma Bertha Hedrick, daughter of Arthur W. Hedrick and Ophelia Rash, on 9 Dec 1923.¹ Harold E. Modrow may be the Harold Modrow who appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died in Aug 1975. His birthdate is given as 21 Jun 1902. He was a long-time or retired railroad worker.²
     Harold E. Modrow appeared on the census of 1930, as follows:
They are listed in Woodside Township of Sangamon County, Ill. as:
Modrow, Harold E. Head 27 m. at age 21 b. Ill. father b. Germany mother b. Ill
, Thelma wife-H 26 m. at 19 b. Ill. parents b. Ill
, Harold H. son 3 ?/12
Hedrick, Troy Bro-in-law 19 b. Ill father b. Germany [sic] m. b. Ill.³

     Johann Joachim Michael Moeller was born c 1758. He married Dorothea Maria Sophia Bolt, daughter of Jasper Andreas Bolt and Maria Moeller, on 14 Oct 1785 at Behren-Lu:bchen, Mecklenburg, Prussia. Johann Joachim Michael Moeller died on 28 Nov 1791.

     Katherina Friederica Marie Moeller was born on 13 Jul 1791 at Behren-Lu:bchen, Mecklenburg, Prussia. She was the daughter of Johann Joachim Michael Moeller and Dorothea Maria Sophia Bolt. Katherina Friederica Marie Moeller married David Christoph Christian Schmidt on 13 Oct 1815. Katherina Friederica Marie Moeller died on 16 Apr 1847 at Palmzin, Pommern, Prussia, at age 55.

     Maria Moeller was the daughter of Samuel Moeller. Maria Moeller married Jasper Andreas Bolt on 27 Jun 1749 at Behren-Lu:bchen, Mecklenburg, Prussia.

     John Moffatt married Emily Foust, daughter of Henry Foust and Mary Olds, in 1840.¹

     Alice Mohr was born c 1919.¹ She was the daughter of Charles L. Mohr and Georgia L. Olds.¹

     Catherin Mae Mohr was born in 1926.¹ She was the daughter of Charles L. Mohr and Georgia L. Olds.¹ Catherin Mae Mohr died on 18 Dec 1940 at Onondaga, Ingham County, Michigan.¹
     Her obituary states:
     "ONONDAGA FIRE COSTS LIFE OF YOUNG GIRL
     "Is Smothered When House Catches Fire
     "Catherine Mohr, 13, one of the nine children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mohr of Onondaga, smothered to death when fire broke out in the family home about four o'clock Wednesday morning.
"A sister, Loretta, 17, had her back and legs injured when she jumped from a second story window. She is in a Jackson hospital.
"The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mohr, and six other children escaped unharmed. There were nine children in the Mohr family, all of them residing at the home in Onondaga except Charles Mohr, Jr., of Parma. The six brothers and sisters of Catherine and Loretta residing at home are Helen, 30; Alice, 21; Cora Belle, 16; Frank, 25; Bob, 10; and Eugene, 12.
"Mr. and Mrs. Mohr and Alice were sleeping downstairs. When they awoke the kitchen was ablaze and the upper story was filled with smoke. The father fought his way up the staris and roused the seven children in the two upstairs rooms.
"Mrs. Mohr is an invalid and her husband, Alice, and Bob, who rushed downstairs immediately, carried her to safety. Then Mr. Mohr ran back into the house and upstairs to check on other members of the family. Some of them had escaped down the stairway. Others, Loretta among them, found their passage to the stairway [this clipping now has a repeated section here] partially cut off and leaped from windows. When the father reached the girls' bedroom he found that Catherine was stupefied with smoke. He pulled her to a window and was about to hand her down when she broke away from his grasp. When the grasp was broken the father fell partly out the window and had to cling to the sill momentarily. The girl fell back into the smoke-filled room. By the time the father climbed back into the pitch dark room he was unable to find the girl and she did not answer his call. Apparently she had collapsed. When her body was finallly recovered it was also severely burned.
"Home Destroyed
"The Leslie fire department was summoned at 4:15, at least half an hour after the fire was discovered. By the tiime the equipment reached Onondaga, seven miles west, the house was a mass of flames.
"Mr. Mohr said there had been no fire in the heating stove the night before. The fire apparently started in the kitchen near the fuse box.
"The house was partially covered by a policy of $1000 with the Ingham County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance company. Contents were partially covered by a policy of $450 in the same company.
"The Mohrs used a wooden box in the kitchen for a family bank. In it Wednesday morning was a $640 in bills. No one thought to get the money box until the kitchen was ablaze. Search was made Wednesday afternoon to discover some trace of the burned money in the ashes but nothihng was found.
"Veteran County Employees
"Mr. Mohr is employed by the Ingham county road commission and is in charge of the Onondaga district, with headquarters at Onondaga. He has been employed by the road commission for more that 20 years.
"Cora Bell Mohr attended the Mason school until a month ago when she transferred to Leslie.
"Funeral services for Catherine Mohr will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Behrens funeral home in Leslie, with burial in the Leslie cemetery. Rev. McDonald of Manistee officiated [sic -- will officiate?]."²

     Charles Mohr Jr. was born c 1915.² He was the son of Charles L. Mohr and Georgia L. Olds.¹

     Charles L. Mohr was born c 1884 at Ohio.^1,2 He married Georgia L. Olds, daughter of Jesse L. Olds and Cora Belle Stanley, on 26 Nov 1908.¹ Charles L. Mohr died in 1964³ and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie, Ingham County, Michigan.⁴
     Charles L. Mohr appeared on the census of 15 Apr 1910 at Onondaga Township, Ingham County, Michigan, as follows:
     Mohr, Charles L., head, 23, married once, 1 yr., b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, laborer at odd jobs
      , Georgia L., wife, 17, marr. once, 1 yr., b. Mich., parents b. Mich.¹
Charles L. Mohr and Georgia L. Mohr appeared on the census of 15 Apr 1910 at Onandaga Township, Ingham County, Ohio, as follows:
     Mohr, Charles L., head, 23, m. once, 1 year, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, laborer, odd jobs
      , Georgia L., wife, 17, m. once, 1 year, 0 children, 0 living, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.¹
Charles L. Mohr and Georgia L. Mohr appeared on the census of 29 Jan 1920 at Onondaga Township, Ingham County, Michigan, as follows:
     Mohr, Charles, head, 39, b. Mich., parents b. Germany, general teamster
      , Georgia L., wife, 28, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Helen L., daughter, 8, b. Miich., parents b. Mich.
      , Charles G., son, 5, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Frank J., son, 5, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Alice F., daughter, 1 6/12, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.⁵
Charles L. Mohr appeared on the census of 17 Apr 1930 at Ingham County, Michigan, as follows:
     Mohr, Charles, head, 43, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, farmer and truck stand
     Mohr, Georgia, wife, 38, b. Michigan, parents b. Mich., home maker
     Mohr, Helen, dau., 18, b. Mich., father b. Ohio, mother b. Mich.
     Mohr, Charles, son, 16, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
     Mohr, Frank, son, 16, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
     Mohr, Alice, dau., 11, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
     Mohr, Leretta, dau., 8, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
     Mohr, Cora Belle, dau., 7, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
     Mohr, Catherine, dau., 5, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
     Mohr, Forestine, son, 2, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.⁶

     Frank Mohr was born c 1915.¹ He was the son of Charles L. Mohr and Georgia L. Olds.¹