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Sara Adeline MITCHELL

Sara Adeline MITCHELL

Female 1916 - 1996  (79 years)

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  • Name Sara Adeline MITCHELL 
    Born 16 Dec 1916  Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 23 Sep 1996  Hobe Sound, Martin, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Kennebunkport, York County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I43146  Main
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2017 

    Father William Ledyard MITCHELL,   b. 2 Nov 1881, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1964, Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Sara Moulton SHERMAN,   b. 17 May 1888, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1969, Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 18 Jul 1910  E Hampton, Suffolk, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F30349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lt John Eugene O'KEEFE, Jr.,   b. 1913, Carthage, Jasper, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1943  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 1937 
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F30372  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 James Wear WALKER,   b. 25 Mar 1907, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1997, Hobe Sound, Martin, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1948  New York, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F30331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Mar 1948 - New York, New York, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Sep 1996 - Hobe Sound, Martin, Florida Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Sara's middle name confirmed by her sister, Ann.
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      MRS. SARA O'KEEFE TO WED
      She Will Be Married March 30 to James W. Walker Here

      Mrs. Sara Mitchell O'Keefe of Old Westbury, L. I., widow of John E.O'Keefe Jr., and James W. Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Walker of 1 Sutton Place, obtained a marriage license yesterday afternoon at the Municipal Building. They plan to be married on March 30 at the Ritz-Carlton.

      The bride-elect, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ledyard Mitchell of Grosse Pointe, Mich., and East Hampton, L. I., made her debut in the 1935-36 season in Detroit. In 1937, she was married to Mr. O'Keefe, who died in September, 1943, while on active duty as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve.

      [New York Times, 20 March 1948]
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      WALKER--Sara Mitchell, of Hobe Sound, FL., formerly of Oyster Bay, L.I. Died at home, Monday, Sept. 23, 1996 after a long illness. Survived by her husband, James Wear Walker; brother W. Ledyard Mitchell and sister Ann Campbell of Michigan; son John O'Keefe of Dover, MA, daughters Sheila O'Keefe Todd of Denver CO, and Hilary Walker Gilmore of Toalatin, OR; grandchildren, William Walker Todd, Whitney DeForest Todd, James Bridger Todd, James Tucker Gilmore and Eliza Johnstone Gilmore. Private services will be held for family members in Kennebukport, ME.
      [New York Times, 24 September 1996]


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Updated 23 Dec 2023