Mitchell, Isaac

1783 - 1858  (74 years)

• Name	Mitchell, Isaac
  Birth	15 Aug 1783	Guilford County, North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MITC.I003
  _FGRAVE	17296220
  Death	20 Jul 1858	Greene County, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Burial	Salem Cemetery, Greene County, Indiana   [2]
  		Headstone, Mitchell, Isaac
  Person ID	I3410	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Mitchell, Abraham,   b. 23 Aug 1761, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 17 Apr 1856, Lawrence County, Indiana (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Wilson, Lucinda 'Lucy',   b. 1765
  Family ID	F1940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hanna, Celia,   b. 1784   d. Bef 1826, Lawrence County, Indiana (Age < 41 years)
  Family ID	F2167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Fender, Elizabeth,   b. 16 Aug 1808, Ashe County, North Carolina d. 6 Jul 1868, Greene County, Indiana (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F2168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Aug 1783 - Guilford County, North Carolina Death - 20 Jul 1858 - Greene County, Indiana Burial - - Salem Cemetery, Greene County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Isaac Mitchell was the eldest son of Abraham MITCHELL and Lucinda "Lucy" WILSON. He grew up in Ashe County, North Carolina, just south of the Virginia border and on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The area where he grew up is now in Alleghany Co., NC. When he was born the area was sparsely settled. Some of the first settlers made a living by trapping. His parents have been attributed to have had as many as 13 children over a 20 year period. These are the names commonly cited: Isaac Mitchell 1783–1858 Robert Wilson Mitchell 1786–1845 Levi Mitchell 1788–1852 Jane "Jennie" Ann Mitchell 1792–1850 Jimmy Mitchell 1792– Josiah Mitchell 1794–1921 Hannah Lucinda Mitchell 1796–1843 Abraham Mitchell 1798–1865 William Mitchell 1800– Charles Mitchell 1801–1869 Lucinda Mitchell 1802–1858 Thomas Mitchell 1803–1831 David Mitchell In 1807, when Isaac was 24, he was married to Celia Harrell. Some have recorded her maiden name as Hanna, but there was a John Harrell, Sr. and Jr., a Jacob Harrell, and a William Harrell in Ashe County during this period and no Hannas, so Harrell seems the more likely name. Isaac and Celia had the following children: Jacob Mitchell 1808 – 1852 Ann Jane Mitchell BREWER 1809 – 1860 William Mitchell 1810 – 1880 Male Mitchell 1813 – before 1820 Elizabeth Mitchell BROWN 1815 – 1876 Fanny Joan Mitchell ATTO 1821 – Isaac and Celia migrated to Lawrence County, IN, about October 1817. Isaac's parents and many of his siblings made the move as well. Celia died about 1825 leaving Isaac with young children to raise. Isaac then married Elizabeth (Betsy) Fender 30 Jan. 1826 in Lawrence County. Elizabeth was about 18 years old at the time of the marriage, nearly the same age as Isaac's oldest son. Isaac and Elizabeth had the following children: Robert Mitchell 1833 – 1878 Frances Mitchell PIRTLE 1836 – 1909 Celia Mitchell HUMPHREY 1838 – 1917 John Mitchell 1840 – Alexander Mitchell 1843 – 1893 Isaac Mitchell was a Deacon of the Missionary Baptist Church for 40 years and was a Deacon when he died in 1858.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1694] Stacey Egnor, Descendants of Charles Mitchell, (Stacey Egnor, 31 May 2005). [S16114] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, Isaac, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17296220/isaac_mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2).