Mitchell, John Charles

1935 - 1969  (33 years)

• Name	Mitchell, John Charles
  Birth	8 Aug 1935	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MITC.J033
  _FGRAVE	25164982
  Military Service	Specialist Fourth Class, United States Army  [1]
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  Death	18 Jul 1969	Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois   [1]
  	Cause: Heart Attack
  Burial	Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Mitchell, John C.
  		Headstone, Mitchell, John C.
  Person ID	I18077	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Mitchell, Charles Hayden,   b. 3 Dec 1900, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 5 Jul 1978, St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Fulk, Emma Grace,   b. 9 Feb 1905, Richland County, Illinois d. 4 Aug 1987, Sunny Acres Nursing Home, Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1931	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He was 30 years and 9 months - She was 26 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F3245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Aug 1935 - Richland County, Illinois Death - Cause: Heart Attack - 18 Jul 1969 - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois Burial - - Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Charles Mitchell, 34, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Mitchell of Noble, died Friday morning following a heat attack suffered while working on a contracting job at Jacksonville, Morgan county. He passed away at the Passavant Hospital in that city. Morgan County Coroner John Martin said that Mitchell was reshingling a roof when he complained of the heat. According to the coroner, Mitchell then sat under a tree and lost consciousness. Mitchell was taken to the hospital where he died some four hours later of a heat stroke. Funeral services were held at the Noble Funeral Home with William Lewis in charge. Burial was at Hanna cemetery, northwest of Noble. The young man was born on August 8, 1935, and was a graduate of the Noble High school. He had followed work as a carpenter and was formerly employed by Myron Pflaum, Noble contractor, until going to Jacksonville. He was a veteran of U. S. Military service and was discharged in 1960. He was unmarried. He is survived by his parents C. Hayden and Emma Fulk Mitchell, twin brother, Jim of Ashland and two other brothers, Donald and Carl, both of Springfield. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, July, 1969.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4513] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, John C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25164982), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2222] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, C. Hayden and Emma G., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55040042/charles-hayden-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2223] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mitchell, C. Hayden, 77, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25164982/john-charles-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2224] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mitchell, Emma, 82, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=241&GScid=106030&GRid=63633532&), none. (Reliability: 2).