Brief Life History of Joseph Clayton
When Joseph Clayton Mitchell was born on 16 November 1885, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, his father, William Cooke Mitchell II, was 50 and his mother, Huldah Amanda Dalton, was 36. He married Irene Canfield on 3 January 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lake Point, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 11 March 1963, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (32)
- Irene C Mitchell in household of Joseph Clayton Mitchell, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Joseph Clayton Mitchell, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Joseph Clayton Mitchell, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1885–1963 Male
1886–1973 Female
Children (3)
1912–1973 Male
1914–1983 Male
1916–1984 Female
Parents and Siblings
1835–1911 Male
1848–1885 Female
Siblings (1)
1885–1963 Male
World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1896 · Utah becomes a state
Age 11
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 21
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.
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