Notes for James Alexander MITCHELL
Note from Tim Blomquist - 17 October 1999 - For nearly forty years James Alexander Mitchell lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. His 2nd wife Rebecca died there about 1909. Around 1911 James was placed in the Indiana State Soldier's Home at Lafayette, Indiana due to his service in both the Mexican War and the Civil War. James died there on March 1, 1917 and was buried in Indianapolis, Indiana.
OBITUARY - Mr. James A. Mitchell passed away at the Soldiers' Home,Lafayette, Ind., March 1, 1917, at one o'clock a.m., aged 87 years11 months and 26 days. Born in Henry County, Kentucky, March 11,1830. He had been twice married, his first union being in September,1849 in Brown County, Indiana, to Mary Skidmore, who was born in Kentucky, March 17, 1830, and passed to a higher life in 1860. The children of this marriage were; John, of Indianapolis, William of Rush County; Adaline of Edinburg, and Susan deceased. He was married,secondly, August 17, 1866, in Morgan County, Indiana to Rebecca Yocum. The children of this marriage are Harry, of Indianapolis; Oliver,deceased; Charles deceased; and Frank of Richmond. When the war cloud settled over our country, he shouldered his musket, being enrolled July 1861, at Milford, Ind., as a private in Co. D, 7th Ind. V.I. In January 1863, he was ill and confined in the general hospital at Harwood four months and at Alexandria, three months , suffering from general debility. His battle list includes some hard fought fields - Green River, Fredericksburg, Antietam, second Bull Run,Slaughter Mountain, Uniontown, Shepardstown and Chancellorsville. He was honorably discharged February 1864, at Alexandria. He enlisted August 1845, in the 5th Ind. V.I., during the Mexican war and fought at Vera Cruz and several others and spent sixteen months in the City of Mexico. The deceased leaves by his first marriage, John, William and Adaline. Also nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. By his second marriage, Harry and Frank. Also four grandchildren. He was a member of Heath Memorial M. E. Church, one of its charter members, being one of the first to unite with the church.
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