HAROLD CHAMBERLAIN MITCHELL

Harold Chamberlain Mitchell (called "Hal"), b May 1, 1882 in Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas, d October 29, 1955 in Marlin, Falls County, Texas and buried in Calvary Cemetery in Marlin ‑ was a son of William Henry and Margaret Lucinda (Chamberlain) Mitchell. Hal attended Sam Houston State Normal Institute at Huntsville, Texas, and then went to a college in Missouri where he became a certified teacher. For a while he taught school in Elk, Texas ‑ returning to Blue Ridge shortly before his father's death which resulted in his management of that property for his mother. Hal did not return to the teaching profession ‑selecting, instead, to concentrate on farming and ranching.

On January 9, 1921, Hal married May Sessions, b August 6, 1888 in Freestone County, Texas, d August 20, 1936 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas while hospitalized there, and buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery in Falls County ‑ a daughter of Carter A. and Sarah Virginia (Rogers) Sessions. They were the parents of

two children:

Harold Chamberlain Mitchell, Jr., b August 14, 1921, d December 19, 1985 and buried in Hillcrest Cemetery in Marlin, Texas ‑ married August 31, 1946 in Marlin to Dorothy Katherine Haug, b December 1, 1924 at Perry, Texas ‑ daughter of Leonard and Alice (Eckert) Haug.

Sarah Margaret Mitchell, b August 31, 1930 in Falls County, Texas, attended schools in Freestone County ‑ graduating from high school in 1946 as Valedictorian. She then attended Westminster College, Baylor University in Waco, Texas; Dallas College of S.M.U.; and El Centro College (Adult Education Classes) in Dallas. On August 4, 1951 in Lovers Lane Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, Sarah Margaret married Ray R. Culbertson, Jr. of Lamar County, Texas. They had no living issue, and were divorced January 9, 1952. Sarah Margaret ‑ named for her two grandmothers ‑ is a member of the Episcopalian denomination, is an avid gardener, an experienced seamstress, and enjoys sewing for herself and her friends. Her professional background includes many years as a legal secretary, managing a boutique located in "Old Town in the Village" in Dallas, Texas; and more recently, as an assistant to a Financial Planner. She remains a bachelorette in Dallas, residing in her own in the Dallas neighborhood known as "M Street Area." She is an active member of Dallas Museum of Art, Friends of Falls County Historical Museum; and has been elected to membership to the National Trust for Historic Preservation ‑ the only private, nonprofit group chartered by the Congress of the United States to preserve "sites, buildings, and objects of national significance" in defense of America's heritage and traditions.

Harold Chamberlain Mitchell first bought land on "Old Bald Hill Road" east of Marlin, after deciding to engage in agricultural and ranching pursuits. He later bought land west of Marlin in the Brazos River Bottom.

Hal married second to Carrie Grater of Riesel, Texas, and she continues to reside in the of her parents in Reisel.

Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart and her volunteers for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this web page. “Families of Falls County”, compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Department, p. 310.