The Harrells My oldest daughter began collecting genealogical information on my maternal side back in the 1980's. Much of the information we had was from notes and conversations with Pauline (Harrell) Muenster and from a distant cousin, Don Mitchell. Don had published a book in 1989, detailing "Five Generations of A Mitchell Family". The Harrell- Mitchell connection is shown in the second generation below. Based on the previous research, we began digging more into the Harrell family. In February 2009, we found more new relatives and a wealth of new information. Most notable were the contributions of John L. Harrell in Maryland, who had many Harrell family photos and other data and Sue Mullins in California, a descendent of Bailey S. Harrell whose family bible she possessed. The bible contained handwritten notes and records of Bailey's and other Harrell families. The scanned and transcribed portions of the bible are available on the USGenWeb project for Hamilton County Ohio. Rebecca Pauline Harrell, the younger of Herschel and Ruth Harrell's two daughters, was born on 6 August 1922 in rural Shelby County Indiana. After her mother's death, she and her sister Eleanor Bernice,went to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Knightstown Indiana. The records show both girls were admitted on 3 Aug 1925 and that Herschel was residing in Lebanon, Boone Co. at the time (presumably this was at his sister Carrie Bowman's). On graduation from high school, both girls were discharged from the home (Eleanor on 10 June 1939 and Pauline on 8 June 1940) and went to stay with her grandparents, Elmer and Mollie Swift in Waldron Indiana. (Source: Indiana State Archives, Commission on Public Records). On 8 April 1944, Pauline married Albert Charles Scott. They were divorced in 1954. On 15 January 1955, Pauline married Robert Otto Muenster. Bob died on 19 December 1994 in Greensburg Indiana and Pauline passed away in Indianapolis on 27 August 2004. They are buried together at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hamilton County Indiana. First Generation Herschel & Ruth Avis (Swift) Harrell Herschel was born in St. Paul, Clay twp, Decatur County Indiana on 18 November 1892, the fourth of Henry Harrison and Louella Harrell's five children. He enlisted in the Marine Corp in March 1914 and served with the American Legation in Peking China from July 1915 until December 1917. He was promoted to Sergeant in May 1918 and shipped to France where he was wounded in action in the Argonne on 13 September 1918. He was discharged in August 1919 and he returned to Indiana, where he married Ruth Avis Swift on 28 December 1919. To this union were born two daughters, Eleanor Bernice on 6 October 1920 and Pauline in 1922. Ruth died of tuberculosis on 10 November 1923 at her parents' home in Shelby County and Herschel was killed in an automobile accident in Indianapolis on Christmas Eve 1946.  Both are buried in Jones Cemetery in Noble Township, Shelby County, Indiana. Second Generation Henry Harrison & Louella (Mitchell) Harrell                                                     Herschel's parents, Henry Harrell and Louella Mitchell, were married in Shelby County Indiana on 10 August 1882. Henry, the son of John Scott and Achsah "Ackie" Harrell, was born in Tipton County Indiana on 30 July 1862. He died in Indianapolis on 6 February 1944. Louella, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann Mitchell, was born in Shelby County Indiana in March 1861/1863. She died in Shelby County on 4 October 1905. Louella was buried at Jones Cemetery. We believe that Henry is also buried there although no marker has been found for him. The other children of Henry and Louella were Carrie Ellen (1883-1956), Ollive (1886-1904), Mary (1887-?) and Maurice (1895-1980). Elmer Otis & Mary Ann (Wolfe) Swift Ruth was the oldest child of Elmer Otis and Mary Ann Swift who were married on 28 April 1901 in Shelby County Indiana. Elmer was born in Shelby County on 4 December 1879, the son of John and Margaret Jane Swift. He died on 10 January 1969 in Rushville, Rush County Indiana. Mary Ann "Molly" Wolfe was born in Missouri on 19 April 1882 and died on 4 January 1969, also in Rushville. Both are buried at Jones Cemetery. Her parents were David and Rebecca Jane Wolfe. Elmer and Molly's other children were Opal Alice (1902-1922 & Ruth's twin), Naomi Olive (1907-1921), Paul Otis (1914-1993) and Virginia (1922-1923). All of the children, except Paul, were also buried at Jones Cemetery. Third Generation John Scott & Achsah Wells (Barr) Harrell John Scott "Scott" Harrell was the third of the six children born to Harrison and Mary Ann Harrell. He was born on 19 December 1837 in Hamilton County Ohio and died 22 March 1886 in Decatur County Indiana. On 25 May 1861, Scott married Achsah Wells Barr in Decatur County. Ackie was born in Decatur County on 22 Dec 1836, the youngest of Henry and Martha "Patty" Barr's 13 children. She died in Wildcat township, Tipton County Indiana on 17 June 1929. Scott and Ackie are buried together at Milford Cemetery in Clay twp., Decatur County Indiana. Their other children are Solon (1866-1954), Ida (1868-1959), Margaret Ann (1870-1953), John W. (1872-1954), Frank Scott (1875-1956) and Achsah Pearl (1878-1956). Joseph & Mary Ann (Jones) Mitchell Joseph Mitchell, the son of Edmond and Elizabeth Mitchell, was born in Decatur County Indiana in November 1832. He married Mary Ann Jones on 26 September 1851 in Shelby County. She was the daughter of John Henry and Mary (Foster) Jones. (We have no further information on them.) Mary Ann was born in Ohio in November 1831 and died in Shelby County on 24 January 1905. Joseph died on 23 April 1923. They are buried together at Jones Cemetery. In addition to Louella, their other children were Eliza (1854-1932), Celeste (1866-1934), Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (1868-1959) and India (1871-1947). John & Margaret Jane (Jones) Swift Elmer's father, John Swift was born in June 1840, the son of Cleavurs and Sarah Ann Swift. On 14 September 1871, he married Margaret Jane Jones in Shelby County. Margaret was born in Shelby County before December 1848 and was the daughter of Francis Wesley and Elenor Jones. She died on 1 December 1881 in Shelby County. Both are buried at Jones Cemetery. The other children of John and Margaret are Amos (August-October 1874) and Phronia (1878-1898). David & Rebecca Jane (Russell) Wolfe David Wolfe, Molly's father, was born in Indiana on 2 February 1849. He was the son of John and Mary Ann Wolfe. David died 9 June 1927 in Milford, Clay County Indiana and is buried at Milford Cemetery. On 6 August 1876, he married Rebecca Jane Russell in Decatur County. She was the daughter of Ezra and Rebecca Russell and was born on 3 February 1860. She died on 30 January 1941 and is also buried at Milford Cemetery. David and Rebecca's other children were Josephine (1877-1939), Grover Cleveland (1884-1952), Ica "Icy" (1893-?) and Fayme Marguarite (1895-1985). Fourth Generation Harrison & Mary Ann (unknown) Harrell John Scott Harrell's father, Harrison Harrell, was born on 27 May 1814 in Vevay, Switzerland County Indiana. He was the fourth of William and Martha Harrell's 12 children. Harrison married Mary Ann (unknown) about 1832. Together they had six children. Besides Scott, they were Bailey Smith (c1834-after 1850), Rebecca (1836-?), Abby (1839-1842), William H. (1841-?) and Margaret Ann (1844-1930). Harrison died on 4 March 1900 and was buried at Hartsville College Cemetery in Bartholomew County Indiana. His grave is not marked. Mary Ann died in Cleves, Miami twp., Hamilton County Ohio on 6 February 1846. She is buried at Berea Cemetery in Cleves, along with two of her children, Bailey and Abby. Henry & Martha (LeMaster) Barr Henry Barr, a veteran of the War of 1812, was born in Pennsylvania on 18 February 1792 and died on 23 April 1876 in Decatur County Indiana. He married Martha "Patty" LeMaster in Clark County Indiana on 21 December 1814. Patty was born on 27 March 1795 in South Carolina and died in Decatur County on 6 February 1877. We believe that both Henry and Martha were buried in a graveyard on the family farm. (The graveyard no longer exists.) Their parents are unknown. In addition to Ackie, the other children are John F. (1815-1873), Lucy T. (1817-?), Mary S. (1818-1863), Ransom Perry (1820-1906), Arnold B. (1822-?), Ellenia Lemaster (1824-?), Thenia A. (1826-1850), Clarinda P. (1829-?), Martha W. (1831-1903), Clarinda Ann (1832-1856), Elizabeth E. (1834-?) and Henry (1835-?). Edmond& Elizabeth (Rutherford) Mitchell Edmond Mitchell, father of Joseph, was born in Rockingham County North Carolina on 6 May 1803 and died in Noble twp., Shelby County on 27 October 1874. His parents were William and Lucy Mitchell. On 14 August 1826, he married Elizabeth Rutherford in Gallatin County Kentucky. Elizabeth was born in Kentucky on 14 August 1808, the daughter of John S. and Jane Rutherford. She died in Shelby County on 14 December 1886 and was buried at Mitchell Cemetery in Noble twp., Shelby County. The other children of Edmond and Elizabeth were Elvessa (1827-1907), Carlton (1829-?), Susan (1830-about 1900), Andrew (1837-1878), James (1838-1892) George W. (1840-1926) and Mary Ann (1843-1890). Cleavurs & Sarah Ann (Tapp) Swift John Swift's father, Cleavurs, was born in Tennessee on 27 December 1814, the son of John and Eunice Swift. On 30 May 1833, he married Sarah Ann Tapp in Johnson County Indiana. Sarah was born in Virginia on 24 July 1816 and was the daughter of William and Mary Susan Tapp. Sarah died on 3 June 1887 and Cleavurs died on 16 January 1893, both in Johnson County Indiana. They are buried together at Mullikin Cemetery in Ninevah twp., Johnson County. They had no other known children. Francis Wesley & Elenor (Johnson) Jones Francis Wesley Jones and Elenor Johnson, the parents of Margaret Jane Jones, were married on 16 January 1848 in Shelby County Indiana. Francis was the son of Uriah and Jane Jones and was born on 11 April 1825 in Kanawha County Virginia. The area is now part of West Virginia. He died on 20 August 1905. Elenor was born in Ohio on 30 May 1830 and died in Noble twp., Shelby County on 19 June 1886. Her parents are unknown. Francis and Elenor were buried together at Jones Cemetery. Their other children were Mary (born and died in September 1850), Henrietta (1851-1899), and Amos Lemuel (1855-1913). John & Mary Ann (Childers) Wolf John Wolf, the father of David, was born in Ohio in March 1822 and died between 1900 and 1910. He was married to Mary A. Childers who was born in Virginia on 3 January 1821 and died on 4 April 1896. We have no information on the parents of either John or Mary. They reportedly had 11 children: Samuel (1844-1915), Joseph (1845-?), David, John Calvin (1850-?), Nimrod (1852-?), Seth Brandon (1853-?), Charles (1856-?), Eliza Jane (1858-?), Jacob (1862-?), Gussie Mae (1877-?) and Blanche (1878-?). The records show most of the children spelled Wolf without the e. Since the last two children were born in Nebraska, it is probable that John and Mary Ann both died and are buried there. Ezra & Rebecca (Huey) Russell Rebecca Russell's parents were Ezra Russell and Rebecca Huey who were both born in Ohio. Ezra was born about 1814 and Rebecca was born about 1817. We have no further information on either of them. Fifth Generation William & Martha (Bussell) Harrell William Harrell, the father of Harrison, was born about 1788 in Frederick County Virginia. He died in North Bend, Miami twp., Hamilton County Ohio on 29 May 1857. On 21 August 1806, he married Martha "Patsy" Bussell. Patsy was born in Westmoreland County Virginia on 22 November 1787 and died on 19 January 1871, also in North Bend Ohio. We have no information on parents or burials. The other children of William and Patsy were: Nancy (1808-?), Bailey S. (1809-1899), Elizabeth (1812-1897), Rebecca (1817-?), John (1819-?), William (1820-?), Scott (1823-?), Isaac (1824-1882), Margaret (1826-1844), Moses (1828-1909) and Martin (1832-1914). William & Lucy (Haydon) Mitchell William was reportedly born about 1770 in Virginia and died about 1820 in Gallatin County Kentucky. His wife was Lucy Haydon who was born in 1773, also in Virginia. She died in Shelby County Indiana in 1844 and is believed to be buried at the Mitchell Cemetery in Noble twp., Shelby County. The other children of William and Lucy were: William (c1790-1871), Paul (1792-1867), Mary (c1799-1860?), George (c1801-1867), Fielding (1807-1881) Elizabeth (c1808-?), Joseph (1810-1885), Reuben (c1813-1879?) and James (c1815-1862). John & Jane (unknown) Rutherford John Spearman Rutherford was born around 1770 in Virginia and died about 1 January 1849 in Noble twp., Shelby County Indiana. He married Jane (unknown) who was also born in Virginia, date unknown. She also died in Noble twp., Shelby County possibly before 1852. John and Jane are believed to be buried in the Mitchell Cemetery. Including Elizabeth, they had eight children. There is no information on their parents. John & Eunice (Parkhurst) Swift John was born on 26 February 1784, location unknown. He died in Cumberland County Kentucky on 28 December 1821. He married Eunice Parkhurst in Kentucky in 1802. She was born in Morris County New Jersey in 1777 and died in Johnson County Indiana sometime after 1828. Eunice's parents were Ezekiel and Abiel Parkhurst. They had three sons: John (1809-?), Thomas (1813-1873) and Cleavurs. Thomas is buried at Mullikin Cemetery. John & Eunice's grave sites are unknown. William & Mary Susan (Gipson) Tapp William Tapp was born in Culpepper County Virginia about 1789 and died sometime after 1850, probably in Ninevah twp., Johnson County Indiana. His wife was Mary Susan Gipson who was born around 1795 in Virginia. She also died sometime after 1850 in Ninevah twp. There is no information on burials or parents. Sarah Ann may have been their only child. Uriah & Jane (Fife) Jones Uriah, the father of Francis Wesley, was born on 6 November 1790 in Union, Monroe County Virginia (now part of West Virginia). Uriah's parents were James and Mary Jones. We believe Uriah served in the War of 1812. He died on 18 May 1843 in Noble twp., Shelby County Indiana. He married Jane Fife in Monroe County Virginia on 22 August 1815. She was born on 22 June 1785 and died in Noble twp. On 6 March 1852. Both are buried at Jones Cemetery. Altogether, they had 10 children: Thomas (1815-1884), Susanna (1817-?), Mornington (c1818-c1887), Adaline (1819-1842), Lutitia Ann (c1821-?), Mary Jane (1823-c1887), Francis Wesley, Sarah Elizabeth (1826-1887), Rebecca (1828-?) and Valaria (c1827-c1863). Sixth Generation Ezekiel & Abiel (Hathaway) Parkhurst Ezekiel was born about 1751 in New Jersey and his wife, Abiel Hathaway, was born there about 1757. We have no information on parents, burials or other children. James & Mary (Leech) Jones James Jones, father of Uriah was born in Prince William County Virginia on 16 Nov 1760. He died in Monroe County Virginia (West Virginia) on 16 March 1849. He married Mary Leech on 27 October 1781 in Virginia. They had twelve children.