DR. JOHN E. MITCHELL - YELL COUNTY

SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. 
Chicago: Goodspeed Publishers, 1891.

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Dr. John E. Mitchell, of Marvinville, one of the leading and most 
successful physicians in Yell County came to the village in which he 
now lives in January, 1883, from Conway Station. He began the study 
of medicine with Dr. Kincheloe, of Conway Station, staying with him 
one year, when he took a course of lectures in the Missouri Medical 
College, of St. Louis, Mo., remaining there two terms, and 
graduating in 1882. After receiving his diploma he came to this 
county, and, locating at Marvinville, succeeded in building up a 
practice [p.171] that amounts to about $3,000 per year. In 1886 Dr. 
Mitchell purchased the Marvinville Mill, which he conducted until 
December, 1889, when he sold it to its present owners. About the 
same time he sold his first residence and bought his present home. 

Dr. Mitchell was born in Quitman, Van Buren County, January 21, 
1861, the son of Robert D. and Anna (England) Mitchell, natives of 
Alabama and Missouri, respectively. His father worked at the 
carpenter's trade most of his life, and at the breaking out of the 
war enlisted in the army, and was killed at the battle of Shiloh in 
1862. Dr. J. E. Mitchell was reared to manhood at Quitman, where he 
remained until 1878, when he went to Conway Station, there beginning 
his professional career, as above stated. 

He was married on April 14, 1885, to Miss Anna M. Smith, daughter of 
J. M. Smith, a native of Tennessee, born on November 1, 1867. They 
have two children: Erey M. and John E. In his political views the 
Doctor is a Democrat.