Hello,

My Mitchell line emigrated from Scotland to America in 1880, eventually settling in Kinmundy, Illinois. James (b.1856 d. 1928) and Helen (nee Ferguson, b. 1857 d.1941) Mitchell were married in Paisley Abbey in 1879-80. Both were born in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire. James was a coal miner.

A "Mitchell" search of Dolores Ford Mobley's "Gleanings from the Kinmundy Express", a compilation of newspaper articles thoughtfully transcribed and posted on this wonderful site, will retrieve the obituaries of both James Mitchell and Helen Law Mitchell:

http://www.ford-mobley.com/dafm/gleanings_from1.htm

James' parents, John and Rachel (nee Greig)were married in Ireland (Belfast?)and moved to Kilbirnie. both were born in Ireland. John was a flax mill worker. He remarried to a woman named Mary MacDonald after his first wife's death in 1862. John appears on the 1881 census for Johnstone, Renfrewshire; He died there in 1882 and was survived by Mary.

Would be very interested in sharing information about this Mitchell family.

Kindest regards,
Mike