Note: This is all I have found so far on this Early Pioneer. There is a Thomas Mitchell who was Sheriff of Independence but I cannot say if it was this Mitchell or not.
Mr. Thomas Mitchell, one of the oldest and most highly respected residents of Montgomery County, died at his home three miles north of Elk City, on Tuesday evening August 18th from dropsy. He was 81 years of age, having been born in Washington county, PA., in 1810. He came to Kansas in 1873 and lived in this county ever since. The funeral took place from the family residence, on Wednesday Rev. A. E. Lewis of the Baptist church, officiating; the remains being interred in Oak Hill Cemetery at Elk City.