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CLAUDIUS N. MITCHELL.     Claudius Newton Mitchell, a well-known landowner of Champaign county and dealer in live stock at Mechanicsburg, of which city he has been a resident since 1886, former member of the common council of that city and a member of the board of directors of the Central Bank of Mechanicsburg, is a native son of Champaign county and has lived here all his life.  He was born on a farm in Goshen township on Jan. 1, 1852, son of Chandler and Elizabeth (Hendrix) Mitchell, both now deceased, the former of whom was born on that same farm, the place now owned by the subject of this sketch, entered from the government by the latter's grandfather back in pioneer days.      Chandler Mitchell, former president of the Central Bank of Mechanicsburg and for many years one of the best-known dealers in live stock in Champaign county, was born on that pioneer farm in Goshen township on May 22, 1828, son of Claudius and Nancy (Lambert) Mitchell, who were among the early settlers of that part of Champaign county, having come up here from Cincinnati.  Claudius Mitchell was born in Vermont on Jan. 6, 1794, and in that state grew to manhood, later coming West and settling at Cincinnati, afterward going to work in the salt works on the Ohio river.  About the time of his marriage (1815) he entered a tract of four hundred and fifty acres of "Congress land" in Goshen township, this county, where he established his home, becoming a useful and influential pioneer of that community, and there he spent the rest of his life, this death occurring on May 17, 1886.  Claudius Mitchell was twice married.  It was on Oct. 10, 1815, that he was united in marriage to Nancy Lambert, who was born on Dec. 25, 1795, and to that union were born nine children, of whom Chandler Mitchell was the seventh in order of birth, the others being as follow: Sarah, who was born on Mar. 15, 1817; Lavina, Jan. 28, 1819; Martha Ann, May 24, 1821; Joshua, May 22, 1823; Lucy, Dec. 13. 1825; Claudius, Nov. 23, 1830; Nancy, Oct. 15, 1832, and Almira, Dec. 6, 1834.  The mother of these children died on Oct. 24. 1839, and on Apr. 6, 1840, Claudius Mitchell married Mary A. Reed, who was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, Aug. 10, 1803, and who was but three years of age when her parents came to Ohio and settled in Champaign county in 1806.  To that union two children were born, John M., who died on Feb. 26, 1847, at the age of three years, and Newton, who died on Nov. 27, 1849, at the age of eight.  Mrs. Mary A. Mitchell survived her husband a little less than two years, her death occurring on Mar. 5, 1888.       Reared on the old home farm on which he was born.  Chandler Mitchell there grew to manhood, carefully attentive to the details of farm management, and after his marriage in the spring of 1849 established his home there.  His father had developed a considerable live stock industry in connection with the farm and this was enlarged by Chandler Mitchell, who for years was regarded as one of the most extensive shippers of cattle, sheep and hogs in Ohio.  He also gave much attention to the general business affairs of the community, was one of the founders of the Central Bank of Mechanicsburg, was first president of the same and continued as president of that bank until his death, on Sept. 25, 1893.      On Mar. 29, 1849, Chandler Mitchell was united in marriage to Elizabeth Hendrix, who died on Feb. 4, 1901.  To that union were born three sons, of whom the subject of this sketch is the only survivor, his brother, William C., born on January 11, 1850, having died on Jan. 7, 1861, and Charles L., born on May 22, 1861, also being deceased.      Claudius N. Mitchell was reared on the home farm, the place that was entered from the government by his grandfather and which he now owns, and early began to give careful attention to the details of farm management and the shipping of stock.  Upon completing the course in the local schools he took a course in the college at Akron and later was graduuated from a business college at Cincinnati.  After his marriage in the fall of 1878 he established his home on the home farm and there remained until the spring of 1886, when he moved to Mechanicsburg, where he since has made his home and where for years he has been actively engaged in the live stock business, one of the best-known dealers in that line in Champaign county.  Besides his live stock business and the general management of his well-kept farm Mr. Mitchell has other interests in and about Mechanicsburg and is a member of the board of directors of the Central Bank, of which his father was for years the president.  He is a Republican and has ever given his close attention to local civic affairs, having served as a member of the common council of his home city and as a member of the school board.      On Oct. 30, 1878, Claudius N. Mitchell was united in marriage to Francis E. Hunter, who was born in the city of Urbana, this county, July 16, 1857, daughter of Lewis and Rebecca (Cadden) Hunter, the former also a native of Ohio, born in Clark county, Nov. 14, 1817, and the latter a native of Ireland, born at Castle Drumgarrow, Enniskillen, in the north of Ireland, May 10, 1827, who came to the United States in 1850 and was married in this county, she and her sister Sarah having come here in the spring of that year on a visit to their uncle, Dr. Adam Mosgrove, at Urbana.  The Caddens are of Scottish descent, the first of that  name to settle in the north of Ireland having been the great-great-great-grandfather of Mrs. Mitchell, a soldier, who, with six brothers, was sent into Ireland with the army of King James II during the time of the Revolution, and took a conspicuous part in the defense of Enniskillen, for gallantry of conduct being made a "freeman," or "free huntsman," with license to carry on business unrestricted in Ireland.  This Cadden, who was the only one of the seven brothers who could be accounted for after the Revolution, settled on a farm place a mile out of Enniskillen and there erected a considerable stone house, which to this day retains the name of Castle Drumgarrow, which he gave it, and there his descendants have ever since maintained residence.  Rebecca Cadden was born in that castle, one of the seven children born to her parents, James and Sarah (Mosgrove) Cadden, the others being John, Jane, Robert, James, Sarah and Isabel Ann.  James Cadden, father of these children, was in direct descent from the founder of Castle Drumgarrow and was a man of fine physique, six feet tall, of fine frame and handsome countenance, brown hair and brown eyes, and was a man of influence and distinction; and after his death was carried to his grave shoulder high, a mark of honor befitting his station.      To Lewis and Rebecca (Cadden) Hunter were born six children, of whom Mrs. Mitchell was the second in order of birth, the others being Sarah J., born on Feb. 12, 1856; James A., May 16, 1859; Mary Ann, Feb. 9, 1861; Julia B., Apr. 18, 1863, and Rebecca M., Nov. 18, 1866.  In 1867 the Hunters left this county and went to Springfield, Missouri, later going to Baxter Springs, Kansas, but later returned to Ohio and Mrs. Mitchell's schooling was completed at Urbana, she being a graduate of the high school at that place and of the Chautauqua (New York), having been graduated from the latter in 1889.      To Claudius N. and Francis E. (Hunter) Mitchell three children have been born, James C., born on Oct. 7, 1887, who is an assistant to his father in the latter's business affairs, and Juliet and Robert (twins), May 27, 1890, the latter of whom was graduated from the Mechanicsburg high school and Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware and is now assistant cashier of the Central Bank of Mechanicsburg.  Juliet Mitchell also was a student at the Ohio Wesleyan University and finished her musical education at Boston.  She married Edward W. Jewell, of Cincinnati, and is now living at Norwood, Ohio.  The Mitchells have a very pleasant home at Mechanicsburg and have ever taken an interested part in the general good works and social activities of that place and of the community at large.  Mr. Mitchell is a York Rite Mason, a member of the local lodge at Mechanicsburg and of the commandery at Urbana, and takes a warm interest in Masonic affairs.  Mrs. Mitchell is a charter member of the local chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and is past worthy matron of the same and deputy grand matron, for years an active figure in the state meetings of that organization.  She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and is a charter member of the Ladies Literary Tourist Club, in the affairs which she has taken a warm interest since the days of its organization. Source:  History of Champaign County, Ohio, Vol. II - publ. 1917 - Page 1040

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