Clara Elizabeth Mitchell

Female19 April 1919–1 October 2007

Brief Life History of Clara Elizabeth

When Clara Elizabeth Mitchell was born on 19 April 1919, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, her father, Moelick Patten Mitchell, was 37 and her mother, Mary Early Garnett, was 43. She lived in White Hall, Albemarle, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Samuel Miller District, Albemarle, Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 1 October 2007, at the age of 88, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

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Edward Wallace Wolcott
1921–1999
Clara Elizabeth Mitchell
1919–2007

Sources (11)

  • Clara Mitchell in household of Molick P Mitchell, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Clara Elizabeth Mitchell, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Clara Mitchell Wolcott, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1920

Age 1

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

Age 22

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

1942 · The Japanese American internment

Age 23

Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

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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