Mitchell, Joseph Henry

1908 - 1964  (55 years)

• Name	Mitchell, Joseph Henry
  Birth	29 Dec 1908	Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MITC.J003
  _FGRAVE	57330794
  Funeral	Mount Auburn Church of Christ,
  Military Service	World War II, Technician 4th 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
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Mitchell, Joseph Henry (1908-1964) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		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,…
  		Military Discharge, Mitchell, Joseph Henry
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
  		Good Conduct 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.
  		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   [2, 3]
  	Cause: Acute myocardial infarction
  Burial	11 Jan 1964	Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Auburn, Christian County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  		Headstone, Mitchell, Floy A. and Joseph H.
  		Headstone, Mitchell, Joseph H.
  Person ID	I36	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Mitchell - Pendleton Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton Descendants, Pendleton - Wilson Jonathan Pendleton and Eliza Ann Wilson Descendants, Mitchell - ? James Mitchell and ? Descendants
  Last Modified	3 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Mitchell, Joseph Henry 'Joe',   b. Mar 1878, Illinois d. 24 Aug 1929, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Pendleton, Elizabeth Anna,   b. Nov 1878, Bucktown, Clay County, Illinois d. Aft 1910 (Age > 33 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1895	Clay County, Illinois   [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) Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, Clay County, Register of Marriages, Volume 1, Page 235, License# 3115
  Age at Marriage	He : 17 years and 4 months - She : 16 years and 8 months.
  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
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Gruel, Lydia Pearl   bur. Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Auburn, Christian County, Illinois
  Marriage	25 May 1955	Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois   [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 46 years and 5 months - She : ??.
  Children	+ 1. Mitchell
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 25 May 1955 - Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois  = 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

  [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). [S99] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, Floy A. and Joseph H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125934489/floy-a_-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2). [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). [S90] http://www.ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Mount Erie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, Page 12B, none. (Reliability: 2). [S101] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, Joseph H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57330794/joseph-henry-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S102] United States Army, Military Discharge, Mitchell, Joseph H., (United States Army) (Reliability: 2). [S14345] Family Search.org, Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2GG-PXN) (Reliability: 2). [S14346] Ancestry.com, Hughes Family Tree (Public Tree), (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2073231/family?cfpid=-1864669111) (Reliability: 2).