James M Mitchell (1804 - bef. 1880)

Born 1804 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Malinda (Cloud) Mitchell — married 10 Feb 1830 in Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died before 1880 before age 76 in Missouri, United States

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Biography

1830 Census for Claiborne Co., TN - James Mitchel^[1]

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29

1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5

1 - Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19

1 - Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29

Page 107 shows all these people lived in the same neighborhood.^[2]

Devolt, John(John Devault ; Elizabeth Cloud, d/o Joseph & Jane)

Mitchel, James (Our James ; Malinda)

Davis, Joshua

Dobbs, Alexander

Davis, Joseph

Hays, Ransom ( married to Elizabeth Carpenter sister of Jane)

Johnson, Willis

Cloud, Jane(our widow Jane Carpenter Cloud)

1840 Census shows James Mitchell with as follows:^[3]

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39

1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5

1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9

2 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14

1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39

1 - Slaves - Males - Under 10

In the 1850 census James (age 46) was in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States.^[4]

Clairborne County Vital Records Office, 1740 Main St.#201, P.O. Box 34, Tazewell, TN 37879, Phone 423-626-3334

Latter Day Saints: 2 sources: Compact

Disc #7; Pin #96016 From: Edith Irwin Woodard, 501 East First St., Laurel, MT 59044 and

Disc. #9, Pin#953015 From: Lyle McAlexander, 6670 Trout Creek Rd., Parkdale, OR. Also marriage source Film #2078031

Jane appears on the 1850 mortality schedule, it says she died in April, 1850 from dropsy, had been ill 100 days, aged 64 years, born in North Carolina.^[5]

Deed dated 12 March 1851. Showing James Mitchell had moved to Taney Co., MO by that time. Two of Malinda';s brothers (Greenbury and Clavin Cloud) had already moved to Taney Co., MO prior to 1850 as the were enumerated in that county in 1850. however, James ; Malinda were still in Claiborne Co. in 1850, so they apparently moved to Taney Co. between that census and March 1851.

In the same year 1851, Stone Co. MO was formed from Taney Co. and the area they lived fell into the new county of Stone.

James Mitchel; Malinda Mitchel wife of said James Mitchel of Co. of Stone for sum of $1200 conveyed to Thomas E. Lee of Stone Co. 164 acres. James signed the deed, Malinda made her mark. This was in three parcels and I have the township, range, sections where this land was located. It was six miles due west of Crane, MO very near the Christian Co. line. The James River would have run thought this property.^[6]

After selling the above land in 1856, this is probably when they moved into Christian Co., MO and lived north of Clever MO. They were enumerated in the 1860 census of Christina Co. MO in Polk Township.

When the Civil War broke out, they were still living in Christina Co. MO. James Mitchell and his family were strong Union people. He and his son-in-law, Isaac Teague, were in danger of their lives at all times according to Hilda Wade(Rex's Aunt). After the Confederates won the battle of Wilson's Creek, Hilda says many people followed General Siegel ( then Colonel) of the Union troops to Rolla. There were two Union forts at Rolla. Hilda says her grandmother (d/o of James and Malinda)said that when they went to Rolla, they put what they could in a wagon and drove the cattle they had. They turned the hogs loose as you cannot drive hogs. Neighbors who did not leave later told them that the bushwhackers came in and stole what was left in their house. Rolla is in Phelps Co. MO which is where James; Malinda's daughter, Elizabeth Mahulda Mitchell, married John Wesley Green, 16 Jan 1866. I ( Imogene Bennett) have a copy of the original license bond.

Letter from Imogene Bennet:

We saw Hilda last Sunday ( Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000) and I asked her about the middle name of James possibly being Monroe? She says no; on that---or at least she has never seen it that way. I've been searching for more than 31 years and Hilda started at least 15 years or more prior to that. She doesn't search now, but she was certainly thorough when she did. Hilda's grandmother, Elizabeth Mahulda, lived in her household when Hilda was young and she remembers the stories her grandmother told about the Civil War, etc.

In the 1860 census James (age 56) was in Polk Township, Christian, Missouri, United States.^[7]

In the 1870 census James (age 66) was the head of household in Upton, Texas, Missouri, United States.^[8]

There was a James Mitchell born in Orange Co, NC in 1765 and died in Maury Co, TN 1843. He applied for revolutionary papers while living in Maury Co. TN. he served as a private in North Carolina Militia until the close of the War.

Don't know if he is a relative. Source was Genealogical Records: Early Tenn Settlers, 1700s-1900s Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution, First Pamphlet, pg 22, Genealogy.com October 31, 2002

Republic Funeral Home Records^[9]

Teague. S. E. Age 77 yrs, 3 months., 28 days. Born Dec. 7, 1839 TN Died Apr. 5,1917at residence near Republic, John Green, Paralysis, Service at Billings\\gs, Buried Smart Cemetary, :Occupation None,

Widow of Isaac Teague.

Religion Baptist,

Charge to and ordered by Lonnie Green.

Father Jas M. Mitchell

Born E. TN

Mother Malinda Cloud, Born TN.

Applicant Information

Name: Mitchell, James M.

County of residence at time of application: McNairy, TN

Application type: Soldier

Application numbers associated with this individual: S12907

Military Information

State Served: TN

Unit Served: Undetermined

Information: A photocopy of this pension application may be obtained from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Please contact the Tennessee State Library and Archives for pricing and availability at the following address: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Research Services, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312

--- We now make a few quotations from the Chronology of Greene County, before referred to:

June 11, 1861-Intense excitement throughout this and adjoining counties. Two thousand men assemble at the Goose Pond; south of Springfield, and a company of State Guards and several hundred secessionists assemble at the Fulbright spring. After all but two companies of the Union men had disappeared, the Secessionists erected a State flag over the Court House, in violation of an agreement not to do so.

June 12.--The State Guards leave the county to prevent being captured.

June 24.-Gen. Sigel, with three regiments of Federal soldiers arrive and occupy Springfield.

July 7.-Capt. C. B. Holland's company of militia mustered into service by order of Gen. Sweeney.

July 9.-General Sigel's troops return to Springfield from Jasper county.

July 13.-The troops of Generals Lyon and Sigel unite, and the former takes command.

Aug. 4.-Gen. Lyon returns to Springfield from Dug Spring.

Aug. 9.-Battle of Wilson Creek, and retreat of Federal army.

Aug. 11.-The Confederate army, under Gen. Price, enters and occupies Springfield;

Jan. 8. - Gen. Marmaduke, with a force of about two thousand men, with artillery, attacks Springfield and is repulsed, leaving twenty-two men killed. The number of wounded is unknown. The Federal troops lost eighteen killed, and had about one hundred men wounded. The 72nd Enrolled Militia, 223 strong, commanded by Col. Sheppard, had 53 killed, wounded and missing.

Jan. 9-Gen. Marmaduke retreats. Col. Johnson, with a regiment of Polk county Enrolled Militia, arrives at Springfield. The confederate dead buried.

Jan. 10-Maj. C. A. Graves dies of a wound received in the battled of the 8th. Judge Littleberry Hendrick dies of fever.

Jan. 11-the Federal dead, who fell in the defense of Springfield, are buried with military honors, Col. Walter King acting as Field Marshal of the day.

Jan. 12-Maj. Gen. S. R. Curtis congratulates Gen. E. B. Brown, and the troops and people of Springfield, on their successful defense against the Confederates.

Jan. 13.-Federal troops arriving from Northwestern Arkansas and southwestern Missouri, under command of Col. W. F. Cloud of the Second Kansas Cavalry.

Jan. 16-Gen. Herron arrives;

After this we find no record of any military movements in this vicinity until the evacuation of the post in 1865

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William Orr of Aghadowey, Derry and Mount Vernon, Missouri, USA

A brief obituary in the Fountain and Journal notes that he died of pneumonia at home, near Mount Vernon, MO, on 21 Nov 1878. His will names his wife Jane, and children Paul, Jane E. Cherry, George A., Mary A. Wilson, Isabella Beck, and John Orr. The latter was the executor. Witnesses were Alexander Adams and James M. Mitchell.

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 180; Page: 107; Family History Library Film: 0024538
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 8058 #744066 ($, accessed 28 January 2024)
   James Mitchel in Claiborne, Tennessee.
2. ↑ 1830 Census for Claiborne Co., TN Page 107
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: 518; Page: 247; Family History Library Film: 0024542
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 8057 #3400015 ($, accessed 28 January 2024)
   James Mitchell in Claiborne, Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 40; Digital film/folder number: 004191100_001_M9CH-92R; FHL microfilm: 24565; Image number: 13; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01133-7
   FamilySearch Record: MCD4-KJ9 (accessed 28 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XXD3-NMG
   James Mitchell (46) in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   James Mitchell	M	46		Tennessee
   Malinda Mitchell	F	42		Tennessee
   John Wesly Mitchell	M	17		Tennessee
   M Mitchell	F	14		Tennessee
   Susan E Mitchell	F	10		Tennessee
   James C Mitchell	M	7		Tennessee
   A J Mitchell	M	5		Tennessee
   Columbus S G Mitchell	M	2		Tennessee

5. ↑ 1850 Claiborne Co, TN mortality schedule
6. ↑ Stone Co. MO Deed Book A, page 96, 19 Jan 1856:
7. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 87; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170194_003_M9CV-3F9; FHL microfilm: 803613; Image number: 87; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01746-6
   FamilySearch Record: MHZP-JQL (accessed 28 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSS-KYX
   James Mitchell (56) in Polk Township, Christian, Missouri, United States. Born in Tennessee.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   James Mitchell	M	56		Tennessee
   Malinda Mitchell	F	53		Tennessee
   Jas Mitchell	M	19		Tennessee
   A J Mitchell	F	15		Tennessee
   C S G Mitchell	M	12
   Elisabeth Mitchell	F	10		Tennessee
   Jas M Mitchell	M	4		Tennessee

8. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 8; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004273881_001_M9CN-37P; FHL microfilm: 000552323; Image number: 232; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01560-0
   FamilySearch Record: M4F7-RHG (accessed 28 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DHQT-F9
   James Mitchell (66) head of household in Upton, Texas, Missouri, United States. Born in Tennessee.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   James Mitchell	M	66		Tennessee
   Malinda Mitchell	F	62		Tennessee
   J W Green	M	24		Alabama
   Elizabeth Green	F	19		Tennessee
   James Green	M	2		Missouri

9. ↑ Republic Funeral Home Records, 1908-1978 show on page 30

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about James Mitchell Name:James Mitchell Gender:Male Birth Place:TN Birth Year:1804 Spouse Name:Malinda Cloud Spouse Birth Place:TN Spouse Birth Year:1806 Number Pages:13 Source Citation: Source number: 10107.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 13; Submitter Code: .