Nancy Claiborn(e) and her family came up to Missouri from Sumner County, Tennessee when Nancy was a young child, around 1837, with her parents Ousley and Frances Robertson Claiborne, her grandparents David Robertson and Mary Hunter Robertson and other family members. They settled in what became Camden County, Missouri. She married Henry Mitchell from Pulaski County, MO on Sept. 11, 1853. They resided in Waynesville, MO until they bought and moved to their family farm on Bells Creek near Hancock and Crocker, MO in 1859. They had 11 children.

The above information was provided by Mrs. Eulah Quiring, great-granddaughter of Nancy Mitchell, in the book "800 Missouri Families: Vol. 3" by Don Vincent.

Nancy's grandfather, David Robertson, was reported to be in the War of 1812 (Battle of New Orleans). David is buried in the Hugo Cemetery in Camden County, MO.

Her great-grandfather, Jesse Robertson, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War (North Carolina). Jesse is buried on his farm place in Sumner County, TN.

Nancy had a brother named David Robertson Claiborn who was killed age 24 in 1862 in the Civil War (Confederate). I have seen his place of death as Arkansas. Her brother Daniel A. Claiborn lost an arm fighting for the Union.

1870 United States Federal Census about T Nancy Mitchell
Name: T Nancy Mitchell
Age in 1870: 36
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1870: Union, Pulaski, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Waynesville
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Mitchell 45
T Nancy Mitchell 36
O Martin Mitchell 15
L John Mitchell 13
R David Mitchell 10
F James Mitchell 5
A William Mitchell 3

1880 United States Federal Census about H. Mitchell
Name: H. Mitchell
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1880: Union, Pulaski, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nancy T. Mitchell
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
H. Mitchell 52
Nancy T. Mitchell 45
John L. Mitchell 21
David R. Mitchell 20
James F. Mitchell 15
Wm. A. Mitchell 13
Henry L. Mitchell 10
Pinckney Mitchell 7
Thos. W. Mitchell 3
Harriet M. Mitchell 1