Frank Chester Mitchell
1873 - 1939 (66 years)-
Name Frank Chester Mitchell Birth 29 Apr 1873 Arcata, Humboldt, CA 
Gender Male Death 11 Sep 1939 Arcata, Humboldt, CA - "Death Occurs During Visit" "Arcata, Sept. 11. - While visiting in Arcata from his home in Biggs, California, the death of Frank C. Mitchell occurred this morning at Trinity hospital." (Partial extract from his death notice published in The Times Standard, Eureka, California, Monday, September 11, 1939 Page 9)
Burial Gridley, Butte, CA - Gridley-Biggs Cemetery
Section 1 Block 2 Lot 627 Space 8
Gridley, Butte County, California
Person ID I5232 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 11 Jun 2025
Father John Lewis Mitchell, b. 15 May 1842, Chateaugay, Franklin, NY d. 17 Aug 1923, Eureka, Humboldt, CA (Age 81 years) Mother Margarette A. "Maggie" Richardson, b. 30 Sep 1852, Washington County, OR d. 11 Apr 1911, Arcata, Union, CA (Age 58 years) Family ID F13933 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ida Jane Smith, b. 8 Dec 1871, Freestone, Sonoma, CA d. 2 Jan 1952, Butte County, CA (Age 80 years) Marriage 29 May 1895 Freestone, Sonoma, CA Family ID F1245 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Jun 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 29 Apr 1873 - Arcata, Humboldt, CA 
Death - 11 Sep 1939 - Arcata, Humboldt, CA = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
Frank C. Mitchell. Oroville High School Yearbook Ad. Oroville, Butte County, California. 1930. Courtesy: Robert Byram
Death Occurs During Visit
The Times Standard
Eureka, California · Monday, September 11, 1939 Page 9
Frank C Mitchell Dies Monday Following Sudden Illness At Arcata
The Biggs News
Biggs, California · Friday, September 15, 1939 Page 1
Headstones 
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Notes - United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name Frank Chester Mitchell
Sex Male
Birth Date 29 Apr 1873
Birthplace , , United States
Citizenship Place United States
Race White
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date from 1917 to 1918
Event Place Butte, California, United States
Event Place (Original) Butte County, California, United States
1920 Census
Name Frank Chester Mitchell
Sex Male
Age 46
Birth Year (Estimated) 1874
Birthplace California
Marital Status Married
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace Oregon
Event Type Census
Event Date 1920
Event Place Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Event Place (Original) Oakland, ED 87, Alameda, California, United States
Household Identifier 212
Line Number 84
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 12
Frank Chester Mitchell's Spouses and Children
Ida Jane Mitchell
Wife
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41
California
Vera Virginia Mitchell
Daughter
F
23
California
Byrl Lillian Mitchell
Daughter
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19
California
- United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards