Believed to be the wife of Job Mitton, possibly folks listed in 1930 census as living in Wayne Co., Michigan... Job and Florence Mitton. Job was the brother of my grandfather, William Henry Mitton. All these people were born in Pennsylvania. Will Mitton came to Washington State, and the families lost touch.
"Jobies Wife" was always a mystery to me growing up. My mother didn't know who she was, or who Job might be. It's later, during genealogy research, that I realized who "Jobie" was, that this lovely lady might be married to him. Does anyone recognize her?
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