Mitchell, James Madison

Personal Information
Last Name	Mitchell
First Name	James
Middle Name	Madison
Maiden Name
Death Date	7/6/1885
Birth Date	11/28/1809
Obituary Source	Martinsville Republican, July 9 & 23, 1885
Source Information	Cemetery index
Cemetery	South Park

Family Information
Spouse	Mary A. Scott
Survived By	Widow; 5 sons; 2 daughters.
Other	Age 75. Born near Versailles, Woodford Co., Kentucky; son of Giles Mitchell, who was born in 1787 in Virginia. Married on July 18, 1836 in Bloomington, Monroe Co., Ind. Father of 10 children: John K., James V., Albert S., Giles, Mary A., Edgar V., Laura, Charles J., Sallie I., and Fannie. "Died on the morning of July 8th, in the 76th year of his age. In 1810, his father and family moved to Clark County, Indiana. In 1821, he moved to Bartholomew County, near Columbus. In April 1828, he went to Edinburg and began work as a clerk in a store. In August, his mother died, and later, in the fall of 1828, he came to Martinsville. He bought the William A. Washburn and Co. store in 1831-32, which he ran alone until 1837. On July 18th, 1836, he was married to Mary Scott, daughter of Vincent and Annie Scott. The marriage took place in Bloomington, where Miss Scott was attending school. In 1837, he formed a partnership with his brother, Samuel M. Mitchell, who is now the only surviving member of his father's family. This partnership continued for 30 years. James M. Mitchell was the father of 10 children, 4 daughters and 6 sons. Two daughters and a son died in childhood." "...His father, Giles Mitchell, was in the War of 1812, serving with Capt. Bigger's Rangers, and in 1813, he did picket duty at Stitt Hill in Morgan County. Giles' father, William Mitchell of Pennsylvania County, Virginia, was a soldier in the Continental Army during the Revolution." [A very long article, quoted briefly here.] [From the Martinsville Republican for July 9, 1885: "During the funeral of J.M. Mitchell Tuesday afternoon, all the businesses in the city were closed. He was the oldest business man, and might be called the father of businesses, in this community."] [The firm of J.M. & S.M. Mitchell was one of the two most extensive and successful owners and shippers from Morgan County, sending boats from their porkhouses in Martinsville down to New Orleans in the mid-1800s, according to Noah J. Major's "Pioneers of Morgan County."]
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