Son of Joseph R. Mitchell (1839-1881) and Almeda Catherine Corbin Mitchell Taylor (1855-1928). Brother of Grace Elizabeth Mitchell Osborn (1873-1932) and Arthur Victor Mitchell (1875-1881).
Note: There is a discrepancy between the birth date on his grave stone (6 Sep 1877) and the birth date recorded on his World War I Draft Registration (31 Oct 1877) on 12 Sep 1918 in Searchlight, Clark County, Nevada.
Note: There is a discrepancy between the birth date on his grave stone (6 Sep 1877) and the birth date recorded on his World War I Draft Registration (31 Oct 1877) on 12 Sep 1918 in Searchlight, Clark County, Nevada.
Son of Joseph R. Mitchell (1839-1881) and Almeda Catherine Corbin Mitchell Taylor (1855-1928). Brother of Grace Elizabeth Mitchell Osborn (1873-1932) and Arthur Victor Mitchell (1875-1881).
Note: There is a discrepancy between the birth date on his grave stone (6 Sep 1877) and the birth date recorded on his World War I Draft Registration (31 Oct 1877) on 12 Sep 1918 in Searchlight, Clark County, Nevada.
Note: There is a discrepancy between the birth date on his grave stone (6 Sep 1877) and the birth date recorded on his World War I Draft Registration (31 Oct 1877) on 12 Sep 1918 in Searchlight, Clark County, Nevada.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF
J.E. MITCHELL
BORN SEPT. 6, 1877
DIED SEPT. 28-26, 1926
VOLUNTEERED HIS LIFE
FIGHTING FOREST FIRES
Gravesite Details
Buried next to George Brown who also volunteered his life.
