(b. 4/10/1813, d. 11/23/1883)
Generation 6
Married: Martha Newsom 11/28/1848
Children:
James Andrew Mizell (b. 01/01/1850, d. 02/02/1873)
Susan Jane Mizell (b. 5/06/1851, d. unknown)
Ann Elizabeth Mizell (b. 3/23/1853, d. 1932)
Mary Mizell (b. 01/06/1855, d. unknown)
More about MATTHEW MIZELL
Born in Telfair County, Georgia
Matthew Mizell (person #135 in Generation 5) is the son of Griffin Mizell (see Generation 5, Person #48, b. 1767) and Susannah Carter. He was born in Telfair County, Georgia on April 10, 1813, and was the sixth of eight children. He was very committed to his parents, and as they grew older, he continued to live at home and care for them.
Move to Lowdes County Georgia 1846
In the spring of 1846, Matthew Mizell and his parents moved to present Brooks County, then a part of Lowndes County, Georgia. This move took them about 90 miles south to just north of the Georgia – Florida state line.
His brother Jaob Carter Mizell, who was five years older than Matthew, had previously moved to this area. His older sister Elizabeth also made the move with them.
They settled on Jaob’s property three miles south of Quitman, on the Old Madison Road (County Road 245) east of present State Highway 333 leading south to Madison, Florida.
Matthew’s father Griffin died in November 1846, when Matthew was age 33. His mother Susannah died at the end of August 1848.
Marriage November 1848
Sometime during the two years after the move, Matthew met his future bride, Martha Newsom. She was the daughter of Asa Newsom of Lowndes County. She was born June 28, 1818 in Warren County, Georgia. They became engaged, but agreed to wait until after Matthew’s mother died to get married.
After their engagement, Matthew proceeded to build a new home for his bride to be. They were married November 28, 1848, three months after the death of his mother. Matthew was age 35 and Martha was 30 at the time.
Matthew and Martha were blessed with four children, one son and three daughters, born between 1850 and 1855. Their son James Andrew died tragically at age 23 in 1873.
Life after 50
Throughout his life, he was a faithful member of the Methodist Church. His wife Martha continued worshiping in the Baptist Church, and served as a teacher and leader for many years.
Matthew Mizell served in the Civil War. In 1864, at the age of 51, he was drafted into the Georgia militia which served in the battles around Atlanta.
After the Civil War was over, Matthew returned to his home near Quitman and lived there for the rest of his life. Matthew Mizell died at his home near Quitman on November 23, 1883. He was 70 years old at the time of his death.
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