Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameMITCHELL, John D.
Birth Date1891
OccupationCarpenter
Death Date1977 Age: 86
Death PlacePerry County, Alabama
FlagsServed in the Military, World War I
Spouses
1AVANT, Grace , 5G Granddaughter
Birth Date15 Feb 1898
Birth PlaceEclectic, Elmore County, Alabama
Death Date27 Feb 1984 Age: 86
Death PlaceMarion, Perry County, Alabama
FatherAVANT, James Hunter (1858-1922)
MotherBRITT, Victoria Louisa (1862-1927)
Misc. Notes
Grace Avant Mitchell is a twin. Her fraternal twin is Grady Avant, Sr. She had 13 brothers and sisters.

Her husband was colorblind. They didn't have children. I visited them twice before she was in a nursing home. My Dad bought John D. Mitchell's car and I drove it while I was at Judson College.

Grace had a sister who worked at the nursing home as a nurse. Her name was Emma Avant Lake, wife of William Lake, Sr. and they had a daughter named Ila Jean Lake, and son named William Lake, Jr. Ila Jean would take me to lunch a few times a year. We sang to her and Ila Jean played the piano for Grace Avant Mitchell. She was my grandmother's sister.
No Children
Last Modified 29 Aug 2021Created 28 Jan 2026 by Robert Avent