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Mr. John Mitchell, long time Head of the Math Department at Texas A&M College, came to
College Station from Maryville, Tennessee with his wife Stella. A daughter, Caroline McCullough
Mitchell was born while they lived in faculty housing on the A&M campus. About 1938 or 39,
Mr. Mitchell built two houses at 314 and 319 Pershing Street specifically as rental property. In
1941, he and his family built their own residence at 216 Suffolk and moved off the campus. The
family resided at this address as long as each of them lived. The rental houses supplemented their
income until Caroline's death in 1999. Caroline took care of her Mother and Father in their later
years as well as an Aunt who never married, named Miss Annie McCullough. Caroline survived
two heartbreaking events in her life. As a young woman, she was engaged to be married and her
fiance was killed in action during World War II. Later, she was again engaged to a young man
who was twenty seven years old. A few days before her wedding, he suffered a heart attack, died
and was buried near their wedding date. In her last will and testament, she requested that the two
beautiful wedding dresses as well as letters from the two young men be burned. She grew into a
very acomplished and resourceful lady. She first taught maths for several years at A&M Consoli-
dated High School, where she was respected and loved by all her students. Later, she became the
Assistant Register for A&M and served in that capacity for many years, working with Mr. H. L.
Heaton as Registrar. Bill Lancaster fondly remembers seeing her many times driving her car with
Pat, the family collie riding in the front seat and Mrs. Mitchell riding in the back seat. Mrs. Delia
Fleming remembers hearing her tell of a trip back to Tennessee with Mrs. Mitchell driving and Pat
in the front seat, when they enexpectedly hit a dip and Pat was tossed up and over the seat into
the back with Caroline! Mary Lancaster remembers a DAR meeting at Caroline's house. While
taking a survey on how much bird seed each member had bought during the year to feed the birds,
Caroline remarked that she would like to report "that the birds had eaten four of her big Japanese
Persimmons"! The story is told about her finding a Campus Policeman parked in her reserved
parking space on campus near her office building. She firmly requested that he take out his ticket
book and give himself a ticket. He resisted only briefly after realizing that she was not joking!
After her death, her own home and the two rental houses were sold. Cole W. and Carey E.
Matson purchased the house at 314 Pershing. They are only the second owners of the property