PFC Nellie Catherine <I>Mitchell</I> Mudd

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PFC Nellie Catherine Mitchell Mudd Veteran

Birth
Burke, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Death
16 May 2000 (aged 76)
Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec: 65, Site: 447
Memorial ID
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World War 2 Army Veteran

Nellie was the 5th & last child of Andrew Jackson Mitchell and Janie Fairfax (Mitchell) Young. Her father was a farmer & the mother a homemaker. Nellie was only 9 months old when her father died in June 1924. The mother couldn't afford to raise 5 young children by herself so Nellie, along with her siblings, were put in an orphanage the rest of their childhood.

Nellie had three older brothers and one sister. Her brothers were Albert, Ray and Leonard. Her sister was Gladys. Albert, Gladys and she stayed in the orphanage until adulthood. Ray ran away from it at the age of 12. Leonard drown there as a result of a practical joke gone wrong. All 5 children had it rough during their stay.

Nellie married Norman Mudd & started a family. They had 2 children. She served in the U.S. Army along with her husband.

Nellie aged 76 years, 9 months, 6 days

Name: Nellie C Mudd
Service Info.: PFC US ARMY
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1923
Death Date: 16 May 2000
Relation: Wife Of Mudd, Norman Howard
Interment Date: 23 May 2000
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22211
Buried At: Section 65 Site 447
World War 2 Army Veteran

Nellie was the 5th & last child of Andrew Jackson Mitchell and Janie Fairfax (Mitchell) Young. Her father was a farmer & the mother a homemaker. Nellie was only 9 months old when her father died in June 1924. The mother couldn't afford to raise 5 young children by herself so Nellie, along with her siblings, were put in an orphanage the rest of their childhood.

Nellie had three older brothers and one sister. Her brothers were Albert, Ray and Leonard. Her sister was Gladys. Albert, Gladys and she stayed in the orphanage until adulthood. Ray ran away from it at the age of 12. Leonard drown there as a result of a practical joke gone wrong. All 5 children had it rough during their stay.

Nellie married Norman Mudd & started a family. They had 2 children. She served in the U.S. Army along with her husband.

Nellie aged 76 years, 9 months, 6 days

Name: Nellie C Mudd
Service Info.: PFC US ARMY
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1923
Death Date: 16 May 2000
Relation: Wife Of Mudd, Norman Howard
Interment Date: 23 May 2000
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22211
Buried At: Section 65 Site 447


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