Lake County Biographies

T. A. K. MITCHELL

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Was born in Ohio, June 5, 1848.  When he was seven years of age his parents 
moved to Iowa.  In 1867, the subject of this sketch returned to Ohio, where he 
served as an apprentice to the blacksmith trade for two and a half years.  He 
then went to Kentucky where he was under instructions for one year.  The 
succeeding year was spent in Tennessee at his trade, when he returned to Iowa 
and after following his trade there for one year he engaged in farming for one 
year.  In 1873, he came to California, and after spending about four months in 
Lake County he went to Yolo County and worked at blacksmithing at the Reed 
Quicksilver Mine for about four months.  He then returned to Lake County and was 
foreman of a blacksmith shop at Sulphur Bank for two and a half years, since 
which time he has been engaged in blacksmithing at Lower Lake.  Mr. Mitchell is 
an industrious, good, and clever machinist, and is reaping the reward of 
industry.  He was married July 10, 1872, to Miss Sarepta D. Bingham, a native of 
Illinois, by whom he has four children:  Rosana D., Sarah G., Gregory W.C., and 
Mary E.
 
History of Napa and Lake Counties, California, publ. 1881 � pg. 263