The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-07-23
OF IDAHO HAS
PASSED TO THE
GREAT BEYOND

To but few men is it given to win
such universal love and respect dur
ing an active and useful life, as to A.
J. Mitchell, the pioneer who for the
past rs years has been one of the
prominent citizens of Parma, and who
passed away in peace Sunday, July Is,
at Portland.
Mr.. Mitchell has not been feeling in
frst-class health for the last year, and
about a month ago he and Mrs.
Mitchell decided to visit their daugh-
ter, Mrs. 0. l. Clark, at Portland.
The lower altitude appeared to
benefit his health. Sunday he and his
wife attended church and returning
Mr.. Mitchell laid down on couch to
rest When he was to be called for
dinner he was found unresponsive and
it was then discovered that he had
peacefully passed to his reward.
On December % last, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mitchell celebrated their Golden We'd
ding, at which time some 200 guests
were seated at the banquet, and the
couple were the recipients of a wealth
Of heartfelt congratulations.
Sketch.
Mr.. Mitchell was member of the
first Board of Directors of the Pay
ette-Boise Water Users Association,
before any construction work was be-
gun. He was member of the Grand
Jury that indicted Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone; was always prominent
in church work, and prominent mem
Der of the Masonic and Odd Fellow
lodges.
Alfred ]. Mitchell was born at
Salem, Indiana, Nov. 6, 1910, and is
the son of Robert B., and Elizabeth S.
Mitchell (nee Phelps. His mother
died at Parma in 1897 and his father
in 1898 He was the eldest of seven
children, five of whom are still living
At the age of twelve years his parents
removed with him to Iowa, where he
grew to manhood In August, 1861, he
enlisted in Company e." 9Th Iowa
Infantry, and served with that regi-
ment throughout the war, being mus
tered out at Davenport, Iowa, in
October, 1864. His colonel was Will
liam Stone, Gather of w. A. Stone, of
CaldwelD, who was in 1868 elected
governor of Iowa. His first active
service was with Fremont in Missouri
during which he participated in the
battle of Springfield. He was with
Grant through the Shiloh campaign
and at Vicksburg, and with Banks in
the Red River campaign. His regi-
ment was then transferred to Sher-
mans corps with which it remained
until mustered out.
On December 20, 1864, he was mar
ried to Sarah A. Aldrich, at Knoxville,
Iowa. Mrs. Mitchell is the laughter
of Samuel and Altha A. Aldrich (nee
Sheldon), and was born at Richland,
Ohio, September %, l843. In 1853
she removed with her parents to Iowa.
Her father died at Knoxville, Iowa,
in 1871, and her mother at Parma,
Idaho, in 1890. Out of nine children
born to her parents she still has two
brothers and two sisters living, one
sister, Mrs. E. c. Shipley, being also
a resident of Parma and pioneer of
Idaho of 1861.
In 1877 Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell re-
moved from Iowa to the neighborhood
of what is now Parma. where Mr..
Mitchell engaged in farming, which
occupation he followed up to a few
years ago, when advancing years COM
PEELED him to retire. They then NOV
ed from the farm to their present resi-
dence in town.
OF their marriage eleven children
were born, eight of whom are living.
They are: Mrs. F. R. Fouch, Parma;
W. B. Mitchell, Parma; Mrs. M. A.
Bates, Parma; Mrs. o. L. Clark, Port
land; c. N. Mitchell, Parma: c. E.
Mitchell, Parma; F. I. Mitchell. Cald-
we'll; R. B. Mitchell, Parma All the
children are married.