▁in ▁a ▁large ▁household ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁family ▁members ▁( him , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁parents , ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents , ▁and ▁six ▁sib lings .) ▁One ▁sib ling ▁died ▁prior ▁to ▁Clar ence ' s ▁birth , ▁and ▁two ▁died ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁young . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁records ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ; ▁His ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁lived ▁with ▁the ▁family ▁until ▁their ▁death s ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁frequently ▁when ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁young , ▁living ▁in ▁r ented ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁area ▁of ▁Baltimore ▁City . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁his ▁parents ▁purchased ▁their ▁own ▁home ▁at ▁ 7 1 2 ▁Car roll ton ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Baltimore ' s ▁Har lem ▁Park ▁ ▁neighborhood . ▁Mitchell ▁saw ▁their ▁hard ships ; ▁his ▁mother ▁took ▁in ▁me al ▁board ers ▁to ▁supp lement ▁his ▁father ' s ▁income ▁from ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁historic ▁R enn ert ▁Hotel ▁on ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁corner ▁of ▁West ▁Sar at oga ▁and ▁North ▁Liber ty ▁Stre ets . ▁ ▁Mitchell ' s ▁mother ▁and ▁the ▁children ▁attended ▁church ▁at ▁St . ▁K atherine ' s ▁Epis cop al ▁Church , ▁where ▁Mitchell ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Par ren ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁services ▁on ▁Sunday ▁m orn ings . ▁The ▁family ▁celebrated ▁Christmas , ▁his ▁mother ▁decor ating ▁the ▁home . ▁His ▁parents ▁kept ▁things ▁in