Thank you, Tom, for being persistent in learning what happened to John Mithen, and for sharing what you found. I guess CSH is Central State Hospital Indianapolis?

What a sad situation.

indiana State Archives
4:38 PM (3 hours ago)
to me

Mr. Mithen,

Thank you for your inquiry with the Indiana State Archives. It appears that John Mithen died on January 28, 1913 as the Julietta Hospital, aka Marion County Mental Hospital. According to a 1908 inquest, he was denied admittance to CSH as he was chronic and there was no room for such patients at CSH at the time.

John appears to have been admitted to CSH previously on several occasions for recurring mania, what we would likely class as bi-polar disorder today. If you would like scans of his records there is a $15 fee for all out-of-state requests which can be paid via check or money order or online at https://on.in.gov/IARApayment/. When paying online simply select the “Research fee” option from the drop-down menu. Once payment is received, I’ll send you the scans via email. Let me know if you have any questions or additional requests.
Best,

Keenan Salla, archivist

Tom, I have sent an email to you personally, but. unfortunately I do not know when John Henry Mythen died. There are some Ancestry trees that state he died in Wexford, Ireland 17 Feb 1918, but I have not seen proof that it is the same John Henry Mythen we are researching. Also, John and Bessie Hays Mythen’s son, Patrick James Grattan Mythen, stated on his 18 Oct 1920 passport application that his father was dead. His accuracy on some things was a bit off so not sure if that is correct.

There will be three posts published in the next three days on the blog with the solution to this mystery and other information recently learned about the family. We hope you enjoy them, and thank you for reading and contacting us!

Do you know when John Mythen died?

Thanks you

Tom Mithen