The Mikesell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,415 people carried this name — #9,520 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 86,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,278 in 2000.

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In print

Mikesell in American newspapers,
1886–1905.

Newspaper page from Western Cyclone carrying the name Mikesell
Western Cyclone 1886-06-24
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Mikesell
The Washington Times 1904-12-06
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Mikesell
The Washington Times 1905-10-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,257 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Mikesell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Raymond Mikesell 1913–2006 · economist

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mikesell,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States160 records

160 records of the Mikesell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 109
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 43
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ernest O. Mikesell

    Born 1922 in Idaho. Enlisted 1942 at Spokane, Washington; farm hand from Spokane County, Washington. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ronald Lee Mikesell

    Born 1944; from Louisville, Kentucky. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Wyman Fred Mikesell

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1936, died 1995; buried at BG William C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, New Jersey.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 160 records for Mikesell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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