Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell
was born to Eugene Muse Mitchell and Maybelle
Stephens in Atlanta, Georgia on November 8, 1900. Margaret died in Atlanta,
Georgia after being accidentally struck by a speeding car. She died on
August 16, 1949. She married Berrien
Kinnard Upshaw in 1922. The marriage ended because of spousal rape and was
annulled in 1924. Her second husband was John Robert Marsh, married on "Independence
Day", 4th
of Jul 1925. In 1922 Margaret began her career writing for the Atlanta
Journal as a
journalist under the name Peggy Mitchell. She quit in 1926 after an ankle injury. Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell
is known for her book "Gone with the Wind". Since there is
so much information on the internet about Margaret Mitchell, we will not go into
detail about her life. You may find more information on her at the links
below.