John Whitfield
(Abt 1824-)
Martha Mitchell
(Abt 1829-)
Mitchell John Whitfield
(1854-1932)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ida Belle Hudson

Mitchell John Whitfield 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 1 May 1854, England 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Ida Belle Hudson on 27 April 1881 in , Medina County, OH 1 2 3
  • Died: 22 April 1932, Cedar Rapids, IA at age 77 4
  • Buried: 24 April 1932, Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA 4
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bullet  General Notes:


Mitchell Whitfield appears in the 1895-1896 Cedar Rapids City Directory as a travel agent. After his divorce from Ida Belle Hudson, he was remarried to Viola Evelena Gordon in 1899 who is buried by his side at the Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Mitchell John Whitfield
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 22 Apr 1932
Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Cedar Rapids
Sex: Male
Age: 77
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Father's Name: John Whitfield
Mother's Name: Martha Mitchell
Spouse's Name: Viola J
Certificate Number: 57195

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-5NZJ : 8 November 2017), Mitchell John Whitfield, 22 Apr 1932, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #57195, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101797049.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on January 1885. 2

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 54
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
74 B Avenue
Mitchell J. Whitfield..31..England

(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on January 1895. 3

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 39, Family 231
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
M. J. Whitfield..40..England..??? Trave

(Living with wife.)
.



• Death Image: 22 April 1932, in Cedar Rapids, IA. 4


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Mitchell married Ida Belle Hudson, daughter of Dr. Solomon Hudson and Elizabeth Messnor, on 27 April 1881 in , Medina County, OH.1 2 3 The marriage ended in divorce. (Ida Belle Hudson was born on 6 April 1856 in Lafayette Township, Medina County, OH,2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 died on 12 June 1927 in Medina, OH 11 12 and was buried on 15 June 1927 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Medina, OH 11 12.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 27 April 1881, in , Medina County, OH. 1

• They appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on January 1885. 2

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 54
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
74 B Avenue
Mitchell J. Whitfield..31..England
Belle Whitfield..28..Ohio
.

• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on January 1895. 3

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 39, Family 231
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
M. J. Whitfield..40..England..??? Trave
Belle Whitfield..38..Ohio
.

• Mitchell John Whitfield and Ida Belle Hudson were divorced before 1900. 8


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: M.J. Whitfield
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Apr 1881
Event Place: Medina, Ohio, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Belle Hudson
Spouse's Sex: Female
Record Number: 91
Reference ID: Pg 15 # 91

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZHN-R6L : 26 August 2019), M.J. Whitfield and Belle Hudson, 27 Apr 1881; citing Marriage, Medina, Ohio, United States, Pg 15 # 91, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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Sources


1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 March 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZHN-R6L : 26 August 2019), M.J. Whitfield and Belle Hudson, 27 Apr 1881; citing Marriage, Medina, Ohio, United States, Pg 15 # 91, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

2 1885 Iowa State Census, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States, p. 54, Mitchell John Whitfield and Ida Belle Hudson; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 7 March 2021).

3 1895 Iowa State Census, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States, p. 39, family 231, Mitchell John Whitfield and Ida Belle Hudson; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 7 March 2021).

4 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2531337 : accessed 7 March 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-5NZJ : 8 November 2017), Mitchell John Whitfield, 22 Apr 1932, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #57195, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101797049.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Lafayette Township, Medina, Ohio, United States, p. 10, family 80, Dr. Solomon Hudson and Elizabeth Messnor; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1007.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Medina Township, Medina, Ohio, United States, p. 13, family 121, Dr. Solomon Hudson and Elizabeth Messnor; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Medina, Medina County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 195, p. 361A, dwelling 122, family 127, Solomon Hudson and Elizabeth Messnor; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1047.

8 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Medina, Medina, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 15A, family 393, Dr. Solomon Hudson and Elizabeth Messnor; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

9 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Medina, Medina, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 139, sheet 18B, family 508, Elizabeth Messnor; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1205.

10 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 5A, family 88, Charles Hostetter and Ida Belle Hudson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1950.

11 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 March 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8LC-WHW : 15 August 2019), Belle Hudson Whilfield, 12 Jun 1927; citing Medina, Medina, Ohio, reference fn 36699; FHL microfilm 1,985,068.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 07 March 2021, memorial page for Belle H Whitfield (1856'961927), Find a Grave Memorial no. 74013941, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Medina, Medina County, Ohio, USA


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