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Mitchell, Joseph Henry

Mitchell, Joseph Henry

Male 1908 - 1964  (55 years)


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  • Name Mitchell, Joseph Henry 
    Birth 29 Dec 1908  Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number MITC.J003 
    _FGRAVE 57330794 
    Funeral
    • Mount Auburn Church of Christ,
    Military Service World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, Company C, 330th Engineers, United States Army  [2, 3, 5, 6] 
    • Technician 4th Grade, Served with Company C, 330th Engineers, United States Army, in the Pacific Theater (India-Burma)

      Awarded: Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Overseas Bars
    		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
    		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
    		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)


    This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
    		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)


    This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
    		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)

    In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
    		United States Army
    		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    		World War II
    (1939-1945)
    Death 9 Jan 1964  Saint Marys Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Cause: Acute myocardial infarction 
    Burial 11 Jan 1964  Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Auburn, Christian County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Headstone, Mitchell, Joseph H.    		 Headstone, Mitchell, Joseph H.
    Headstone, Mitchell, Floy A. and Joseph H.    		 Headstone, Mitchell, Floy A. and Joseph H.
    Person ID I36  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Mitchell - ?

    James Mitchell and ? Descendants, Mitchell - Pendleton

    Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton Descendants, Pendleton - Wilson

    Jonathan Pendleton and Eliza Ann Wilson Descendants
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 

    Father Mitchell, Joseph Henry 'Joe',   b. Mar 1878, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1929, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Pendleton, Elizabeth Anna,   b. Nov 1878, Bucktown, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1910 (Age > 33 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jul 1895  Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8] 
    • Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, Clay County, Register of Marriages, Volume 1, Page 235, License# 3115
    Marriage Register, Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton, (July 17, 1895)    		 Marriage Register, Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton, (July 17, 1895)


    Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, Clay County, Register of Marriages, Volume 1, Page 235, License# 3115
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Humphrey, Floy A.,   b. 28 Sep 1908   d. 11 Jul 1954 (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2] 
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gruel, Lydia Pearl   bur. Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Auburn, Christian County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 25 May 1955  Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Mitchell
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Dec 1908 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 May 1955 - Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Acute myocardial infarction - 9 Jan 1964 - Saint Marys Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 11 Jan 1964 - Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Auburn, Christian County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Joseph Henry served during World War II as an Engineer in the Pacific Theater (India-Burma).

      He died at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Illinois.

      Notes from Barbara Maglone: (August 24, 2006)

      "Hay! Charlie, This is what I found today: Name: Joseph Henry Mitchell Born: 12-29-1908 -- Birth Place: Sailor Springs Died: 1-9-1964 -- Died: Decatur, Macon county, Illinois Age at death: 55 Place of death: Il, County: Macon, Usual Resid: Christian Co., Died St. Marys Hosp. Decatur, Ill. Residence 32yrs Mosquito township. R.R. Blue Mound, Illinois. Occupation: Township Road Commissioner Fathers name: Joseph H. Mitchell Mothers name: Anna Pendleton Diseased in the Armed Forces: Yes, War: WW2 Social Security #: 382-16-8720 Information given by: Pearl Mitchell How related: Wife Blue,Mound, Illinois Cause of death: Accute Myocardial Infraction Time of occurance 1 day Previous: Accute Myocardial Infraction Time of occurarance 1 month time of death 7:55 AM Doctor: Malcom R. Mathias Burried Mt Alburn Cemetary, Mt Alburn, Illinois The book is #43 Page 288, Macon county court house, Decatur, Illinois Cost $19.00 I also found Josephs discharge papers, and medles he earned, I will pick them up tommorrow. Also, Doctor Mathias lives at the other end of the block from me. I will talk to him and see if he remembers him. I found out at the Macon county clerks office that the land he lived on is probably in Christian County. I will go to Taylorville next week and see if I can find out where he lived."

  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 10, image 18, page 9B, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7884/31111_4327548-00565?pid=112481258&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/), Page 9B (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S99] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, Floy A. and Joseph H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125934489/floy-a_-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S100] Blue Mound Leader (Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois), Obituary, Mitchell, Joseph Henry, 55, (Blue Mound Leader (Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois), 16 Jan 1964), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S90] http://www.ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Mount Erie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, Page 12B, none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S101] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, Joseph H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57330794/joseph-henry-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S102] United States Army, Military Discharge, Mitchell, Joseph H., (United States Army) (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S14345] Family Search.org, Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2GG-PXN) (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S14346] Ancestry.com, Hughes Family Tree (Public Tree), (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2073231/family?cfpid=-1864669111) (Reliability: 2).


 

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