James Mitchell

17 October 1847–6 December 1921 (Age 74)
Scott, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of James

When James Mitchell was born on 17 October 1847, in Scott, Virginia, United States, his father, Franklin Mitchell, was 24 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Bledsoe, was 25. He married Nancy Parmelia Moss on 10 December 1869, in Osage, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Hancock, Tennessee, United States in 1860. He died on 6 December 1921, in Jefferson Township, Osage, Missouri, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Byron, Osage, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Mitchell
1847–1921
Nancy Parmelia Moss
1847–1918
Marriage: 10 December 1869
Mary Elizabeth Mitchell
1871–1941
Louis Mitchell
1872–1873
Joseph A. Franklin Mitchell
1873–1946
Lydia Susan Mitchell
1875–1930
Tennessee Louisa Mitchell
1877–1932
Polly Marie Mitchell
1878–1958
Silas Leander Mitchell
1880–
Nancy Josephine Mitchell
1882–1971
James Benton Mitchell
1885–1954
Herman Ode Mitchell
1887–1945
Isaac Lafayette Mitchell
1889–1928
Charles Logan Mitchell
1892–1952

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 December 1869Osage, Missouri, United States
    • Children

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1861 · The Battle of Manassas
    Age 14
    The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 
    1863
    Age 16
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
    Age 20
    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Michell
    Mutch
    Meikle
    Mickle
    Michael
    Mitchel
    Mixell
    Muckle

    Sources (10)

    • Jas Michell, "United States Census, 1910"
    • James Mitchell, "United States Census, 1920"
    • James Mitchel, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"

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