Mikell, Townsend, 1840-1926.
Planter of Edisto Island, S.C.; son of Isaac Jenkins Mikell and second wife, Amarintha Jenkins Townsend Mikell; Townsend Mikell attended the University of Virginia; during the Civil War, he initially enlisted with the Calhoun Artillery, an Edisto Island unit, but later transferred to Maj. John Jenkins' "Rebel Troops." Mikell and his squad were captured by a Federal shore party on Edisto Island in April 1863; husband of Sarah Webb Clark Mikell (1843-1910) and father of Susalee Mikell (b. ca. 1873)
From the description of Townsend Mikell papers, 1826-1927. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 276781266
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Mikell, Townsend, 1840-1926. Townsend Mikell papers, 1826-1927. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Edisto Island Presbyterian Church (Charleston County, S.C.). Deed, 1874 Feb. 1, Edisto Island, S.C. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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| correspondedWith | Black, G.W.Z. | person |
| correspondedWith | Butts, Frank A. | person |
| associatedWith | Coast-Line Telephone Company (firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Edisto Island Presbyterian Church (Charleston County, S.C.) | person |
| associatedWith | Edisto Island Presbyterian Church (Charleston County, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Elliott, William, 1838-1907 | person |
| correspondedWith | Legaré, George Swinton, 1869-1913 | person |
| associatedWith | Ludlow, Peter. | person |
| associatedWith | Manly, Basil, 1798-1868. | person |
| associatedWith | Michael family. | family |
| associatedWith | Mikell family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Mikell, Isaac Jenkins, 1808-1881 | person |
| associatedWith | Smith, Ellison DuRant, 1866-1944 | person |
| associatedWith | South Carolina. Edisto Mounted Rifles. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918 | person |
| associatedWith | Townsend, Amarintha Jenkins, 1810-1852. | person |
| correspondedWith | Whaley, Richard Smith, 1874-1951 | person |
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| Edisto Island (S.C.) | |||
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Birth 1840
Death 1926
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