The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Center Township, page 530
Fletcher M. Mitchell resides on section 31, Center Township. His farm was formerly owned by his uncle, Solomon Mitchell, a pioneer of Center Township, who willed it to our subject. The homestead contains 102 acres of valuable land, and in addition to this Mr. Mitchell owns thirty acres in Washington Township. The Mitchell family has many representatives in Hendricks County. They are the descendants of two brothers, William and Hiram, who, with their brother Solomon, settled in Center Township in the fall of 1832. Solomon Mitchell was born in Bath County, Ky., in December, 1806 and died in the spring of 1875, in Center Township, Hendricks County, Ind. He was a bachelor and an industrious, wealthy citizen. He at one time owned between 400 and 500 acres of land in this township. Hiram is still a resident of Center. Fletcher M. Mitchell was born in Center Township in the spring of 1854. He resided with his father, James M. Mitchell, in Center Township until August, 1864, then moved to Kentucky with his father and lived there until August, 1865, when he moved to Marion County, and lived in Marion County until the fall of 1875. He married Sarah F. Brown, a daughter of John Brown. She died April 2, 1884, leaving two children--Albert H. and Lurena. He then married Clara Tharp, a daughter of John and Susan Tharp, in the summer of 1885, and still resides in Center Township.