Jimmy Mitchell

Birth Name: James Mitchell

Place of Birth: Burlington, North Carolina, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 10, 1979

Ethnicity: Irish, English, German, Scottish

Jimmy Mitchell is an American gospel singer.

Jimmy’s paternal grandfather was James Donald Mitchell (the son of Edwin Leffrage Mitchell and Berta Mae McIntyre). Edwin was born in Rockingham, North Carolina, the son of Joel L. Mitchell and Sarah Elizabeth Powers. Berta was born in North Carolina, the daughter of Archibald Wesley McIntyre and Martha Jane Taylor.

Jimmy’s paternal grandmother was Norma Elaine Whitesell (the daughter of Joseph Whitesell and Lillie Bertha Murray). Joseph was born in North Carolina, the son of Peter Whitesell and Margaret Matilda Boone. Lillie was born in Person County, North Carolina, the daughter of William James Murray and Elen Ann True.

Jimmy’s maternal grandfather was Millard Vance Lamb (the son of Miles Causey Lamb and Nannie May Varner). Miles was born in North Carolina, the son of Zimriah Newton Lamb and Amanda Jane Laughlin. Nannie was the daughter of Henry Clay Varner and Mary E. Burns.

Jimmy’s maternal grandmother was Ruth Virginia Casey (the daughter of Henry Orpheus Causey and Mary Viola King). Henry was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, the son of Simpson Harris Causey and Martha Anna McMasters. Mary was born in North Carolina, the daughter of Thomas William King and Emily Frances Short.