A Million Mendenhall's: #8 & #9

Mendenhall #8: Aaron Mendenhall (1793-1864)

Birth: 04 May 1793 in Guilford County, North Carolina

Death: 14 Oct 1864 in Morgan County, Indiana

Burial: Easton Friends Cemetery in West Newton, Marion, Indiana

Relation to Me: My 1st Cousin, 7x Removed

Parents: John Mendenhall (1759-1835) &

          Ruth Brown (1767-1832)

Siblings:

1.Richard (1786-1876)

2. Benjamin (1786-1891)

3. Joseph (1787-1872)

4. Jonathan (1789-1792)

5. Margaret (1791-1875)

6. Ruth (1795-1882)

7. John (1797-1835)

8. William (1799-1852)

9. Catherine (1801-1864)

10. Benjamin (1804-1864)

11. Nathan (1806-1885)

12. Nancy (1808-?)

Marriage: 05 Apr 1816 

Aaron married Lavina Westfall (1794-1832)--daughter of James Westfall & Ann Truby.

Aaron and Lavina had 10 Children:

1. Cynthia (1817-1864)

2. Margaret (1819-?)

3. Joseph A. (1820-1901)

4. Ann (1823-1901)

5. John (1825-?)

6. Arena (1826-1899)

7. Katherine (1828-1906)

8. Silas (1829-1908)

9. James (1830-?)

10. Albert (1832-1898)

Residence(s) & Occupation(s):

~1793 (04 May) (Birth): Guilford County, North Carolina

Quaker Birth Records

~1850 (age 57): Madison, Morgan, Indiana

Farmer; Living with 4 of his children.

~1860 (25 Jun) (age 67): Madison, Morgan, Indiana

Farmer; Living with 2 of his children.

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Mendenhall #9: Aaron Mendenhall (1811-1872)

Birth: 22 Sep 1811 in Xenia, Greene, Ohio

Death: 20 Dec 1872 in Indianola, Vermilion, Illiniois

Relation to Me: My 1st Cousin, 7x Removed

Parents: Aaron Mendenhall (1772-1840) &

          Lydia Anderson (1778-1850)

Siblings:

1.John Marshall (1809-1897)

2. Lydia (1813-1891)

3. Nancy (1816-1901)

4. Elizabeth (1818-1904)

5. William (1820-?)

6. Richard (1822-1889)

Marriage: 15 Sep 1858 in Vermilion, Illinois

Aaron married Elizabeth Jane Haworth (1820-1886)--daugher of James Haworth & Mary Elmore. 

Aaron and Elizabeth had 2 son:

1. Miles (1860-1943)

2. Milton (1862-1927)

Residence(s) & Occupation(s):

~1811 (22 Sep): Xenia, Greene, Ohio

Quaker Meeting Records- Birth

~1840 (age 29): Vermilion County, Illinois

Farmer; 5 Total people in household- No Slaves

~1850 (age 39): Vermilion County, Illinois

Farmer; Living with Family 

~1870 (age 58): Carroll, Vermilion, Illinois

Farmer; Living with wife and 2 sons

A Million Mendenhall's: #'s 6 & 7

Mendenhall #6: Aaron Mendenhall (1690-1765)

Birth: 20 Nov 1690 in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania

Death: 30 Apr 1765 in East Cain, Chester, Pennsylvania

Buried: Old Cain Friends Meeting Burial Ground

        in Coatesville, Chester, PA

Relation to Me: My 9th Great Grand Uncle

Parents:  John Mendenhall (1659-1743)&

          Elizabeth Maris (1665-1691)

Siblings:

1.George (1686-1758)

2. John Jr. (1688-1765)

Marriage: 16 Jun 1715 in Chester County, Pennsylvania 

Aaron married Rose Pierson (1693-1771), daughter of Thomas Pierson & Rose Dixon. 

Home of Aaron Mendenhall & Rose Pierson-- built 1690--- picture taken in 2000s- via Google Images

Aaron and Rose had 8 Children: 

1. George (1716-1751)

2. James Joseph (1718-1782)

3. John (1718-1800)

4. Elijah (1719-?)

5. Elizabeth (1723-1785)

6. Aaron Jr. (1729-1813) (see below)

7. Rose (1733-1824)

8. Lydia Mary (1737-1816)

Residence(s) & Occupation(s):

~1715 (16 Jun) (age 24): Chester County, Pennsylvania

Marriage Record

~1764 (27 Oct) (age 73): East Caln, Chester, PA

Will

Will of Aaron Mendenhall:

East Caln, Chester, PA

27 Oct 1764

Aaron Mendenhall of Caln

To son Aaron 5 shillings (symbol). To daughter Lydia 200 shillings.To son John 5 shillings. Remainder to wife during widowhood and then to be divided between daughters Elizabeth and Rose. Executor: Son in law Caleb Kirk. Witnesses: Thomas Coates, Thomas Stalker, Benjamin Davis.

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Mendenhall #7: Aaron Mendenhall (1729-1813)

Birth: 13 May 1729 in East Caln, Chester, PA

Death: 10 Mar 1813 in Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware 

Relation to Me: My 1st Cousin, 10x Removed

Parents: Aaron Mendenhall (1690-1765) (see above #6) &

          Rose Pierson (1693-1771)

Siblings:

1.George (1716-1751)

2. James Joseph (1718-1782)

3. John (1718-1800)

4. Elijah (1719-?)

5. Elizabeth (1723-1785)

6. Rose (1733-1824)

7. Lydia Mary (1737-1816)

Marriage: 11 Nov 1756 in Bradford, Chester, PA- Bradford Meeting House

Aaron married Mary Woodward (1735-1813), daughter of William Woodward & Eliza Marshall.

Aaron and Mary had 1 son:

1. Abraham (1766-1833)

Residence(s) & Occupation(s):

~1800 (age 71): Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware

6 total people in household, no slaves

~1810 (age 81): Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware

4 total people in household, no slaves

A Million Mendenhall's: #4 & #5

A Million Mendenhall's

Mendenhall #4: Aaron Mendenhall (1751-1793)


Birth: 23 Oct 1751 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
Death: 26 Dec 1793 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina

Relation to Me: My 7th Great Grand Uncle

Parents: Mordecai Mendenhall (1713-1803) &
         Charity Grubb Beeson (1715-1809)

Siblings:  
1. Richard (1737-1773)
2. John (1739-1825)
3. Thomas (1741-1783)
4. Moses (1743-1835)
5. Stephen (1744-1822)
6. Mordecai Jr. (1746-1818)
7. Maris (1749-1750)
8. Charity E. (1754-1836)
9. Isaac M. (1756-1833)   

Marriage: 17 Jan 1776 in Center, Guilford, North Carolina
Aaron married Miriam Rich (1757-1846)--daughter of John Rich & Sarah Frazier.

Aaron and Miriam had 11 Children:
1. James (1776-1811)
2. Moses (1778-1847)
3. Dinah (1780-1817)
4. Charlotte (1781-?)
5. Miriam (1782-1842)
6. Aaron Jr. (1785-1800)
7. Elizabeth (1786-1837)
8. Charity (1787-1858)
9. Moses (1788-?)
10. Sarah (1790-1846)
11. Lydia (1793-1867)


Residence(s) & Occupation(s):

~1751 (23 Oct): New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
New Garden Monthly Meeting- Quaker Meeting Records- Birth

~1790 (age 39): Guilford County, North Carolina
8 members in household- no slaves

~1793 (age 42): New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
New Garden Monthly Meeting- Quaker Records- Death




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Mendenhall #5: Aaron Mendenhall (1797-1799)

Birth: 23 Nov 1797 in Lost Creek, Jefferson, Tennessee
Death: 1799 in Tennessee
        Died at age 2

Relation to Me: My 5th Great Grand Uncle

Parents: Joseph Mendenhall (1770-1833) & 
          Deidamia Hill (1775-1838)

Siblings:  
1. Richard Mendenhall (1794-1871)
2. Thomas (1796-1865)
3. William (1799-1853)
4. Jane (1803-1875)
5. Benjamin (1803-1855)
6. Joseph W. (1805-1857)
7. John (1807-1869)
8. Levi (1811-1879)
9. Elizabeth (1813-bef 1820)
10. Nathaniel (1815-1863)
11. Isaac (1817-1852)
12. Mary Polly (1819-1888)
13. Deidamia (1822-1861)

A Million Mendenhalls: #3

A Million Mendenhalls

Mendenhall #3: Aaron Mendenhall (1772-1840)

Birth: 18 Sep 1772 in Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina
Death: 21 Mar 1840 in Indianola, Vermilion, Indiana

Relation to Me: My 6th Great Grand Uncle

Parents: Richard Mendenhall (1737-1773) &
         Jane Thornbrugh (1737-1796)

Siblings:  
1. John (1759-1835)
2. Richard (1761-1845)
3. Jane (1763-1793)
4. Benjamin (1765-1835)
5. Charity (1767-1853)
6. Margaret (1768-?)
7. Joseph (1770-1833)     

Marriage: 02 Mar 1809 in Greene County, Ohio
Aaron married Lydia Anderson (1778-1850)--Daughter of John Anderson & Elizabeth Horney.

Aaron and Lydia had 7 Children:
1. John Marshall (1809-1897)
2. Aaron Jr. (1811-1872)
3. Lydia (1813-1891)
4. Nancy (1816-1901)
5. Elizabeth (1818-1904)
6. William (1820-?)
7. Richard (1822-1889)

Residence(s) & Occupation(s):

~1772 (18 Sep): Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina-- Birth Record from Quaker Meetings

~1820 (07 Aug ) (age 47): Guilford County, North Carolina
6 total people in household- no slaves.

~1827 (20 Jan) (age 54): Palestine, Vermilion, Illinois
Land Record- 80 acres in section 28

~1831 (16 Sep) (age 58): Palestine, Vermilion, Illinois
Land Record- 80 acres in section 27

~1839 (01 Nov) (age 67): Danville, Vermilion, Illinois
Land Record- 40 acres in section 27

A Million Mendenhalls: #1 & #2

A Million Mendenhalls

Mendenhall #1: AM Mendenhall


~Info known before research: 

Birth: abt 1832 in Ohio
Death: Unknown

Relation to Me: My 3rd Cousin, 6x Removed

Parents: Mordecai C. Mendenhall (1807-1836) & 
          Ruth Edwards (1810-1867)

Siblings:  1. Elizabeth (b. 1831)
          2. ELiza Jane (b. 1834)

~Info Found

None! I couldn't find anything on AM Mendenhall. This is a name that I found a long long time ago and it was most likely through another Ancestry.com member's tree. 

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Mendenhall #2: Aaron Mendenhall (1828-1894)

~Info known before research: 

Birth: 01 Jun 1828 in Darke County, Ohio
Death: 08 Jan 1894 in Darke County, Ohio

Relation to Me: My 4th Great Grandfather

Parents: Richard Mendenhall (1794-1871) &
          Sarah Pearson (1795-1866)

Siblings:  
1. Deidamia (1818-1873)
2. Joseph (1819-1882)
3. Ann (1821-?)
4. Robert (1822-1875)
5. Eliza (1823-1868)
6. Abel (1824-?)
7. Rachel (1826-1853)
8. Richard Jr. (1829-1856)
9. Sarah (1830--1956)
10. Dulcena (1831-1870)
11. Elizabeth (1836-1918)         

~Info Found

I'm not sure how much information I had before this project because he is a direct ancestor, I know I've done research on him before, so I'll put all the information found in all research attempts:

Marriage: 04 Sep 1851 in Greenville, Darke, Ohio
Aaron married Christena M. Spielman (1835-1920)- daughter of David Speelman Jr. & Mary "Polly" Stoner.

Aaron and Christena had 10 children:
1. Richard (1852-1924)
2. Mary Ann (1854-1929)
3. Sarah L. (1856-1930)
4. David (1857-1894)
5. Rachel Olive (1858-1927)
6. Jacob (1862-1914)
7. Edward (1864-1866)
8. Laura B. (1867-1885)
9. Julietta (1870-1910)
10. John W. (1877-1894)

Residence(s) & Occupation(s):

~1850 (18 Jul) (age 22): Patterson, Darke, Ohio
Farmer; Son; Living with Parents and Siblings

~1860 (25 Apr) (age 31): Patterson, Darke, Ohio
Farmer; Living with Wife and 5 Children

~1863 (June) (age 35): Patterson, Darke, Ohio
Military- Civil War Draft Registration 

~1864 (age 36): Ohio
Aaron served as a Corporal of Company F, 152nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio on 02 Sep 1864.

~1870 (06 Jun) (age 42): Patterson, Darke, Ohio
Farmer; Living with Wife and 8 Children

~1880 (01 Jun) (age 52): Patterson, Darke, Ohio
Farmer; Living with Wife, 6 Children and Father-in-Law

Burial: Aaron died at the age of 65 years old. He is buried in Mendenhall Cemetery in Darke County, Ohio. He shares a headstone with his wife Christena. 

New Project Introduction

Back in February of this year, I decided to take on a very long project that I know will take me years to complete, but since I'm obsessed with genealogy and genealogy research, it's OK!

Here's the project: 

I've been researching my family history for well over 8 years now, but on my mom's side (The Mendenhall Family) of the family, I have a lot more information than any other Family in my tree. So, I thought, why not find out as much as I can on each individual- whether they are a direct ancestor or my 16th cousin, 10x removed! So, that's what I started in February! 

In Ancestry.com, I clicked on "List of all people" and in the "Filter last name by:" section, I typed in "A Mendenhall"-- 

This filter's all the Mendenhall's whose first name starts with "A". Then, starting at the top, I find out as much about that person as I possibly can- census records, birth/death/marriage records, children, medical, occupations, etc. It's very interesting how many things I have found! With the women, I try to find as many descendants as I can...sometimes, I've spent several days on the family of just one woman. But that's ok! I don't get bored of this! With the men, who will be passing down the Mendenhall name, I don't look up the children (unless it's in a category I've already looked up-- example- if I'm researching Charles Mendenhall and I find out he has a son named Abraham Mendenhall-- well, I've already researched the A's, so I'll have to research Abraham before going on to the next person after Charles). 

Obviously this is a huge huge project and to many people, it may seem completely pointless, but I LOVE finding new cousins, no matter how distant they are! And, I love researching, so why not do this in my spare time? :) 

So far, this project is taking a long time, just as I had anticipated. I just now decided to add it to my blog, one or two people a week- just to share some information with you all who are interested.I'm still trying to come up with a name for this project, but when I do, I'll post it with my first "person"- who is--- AM Mendenhall.

I hope you all enjoy reading this new project and maybe it'll inspire you to do some more research on distant cousins! 

Have a great week!

Today in My Family History- Week 30

Monday, July 20, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My cousin-- a "Living Jeckering"-- 35 Years old

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Richard Mendenhall (1852-1924)-- 72 Years Old

My 3rd Great Grandfather

He DIED on July 20, 1924

~Susanna Manus (1846-1908)-- 62 Years Old

My 3rd Great Grandmother.

She DIED on July 20, 1908.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Louella Ida "Ella" Munn (1872-1958)--86 Years Old

My 2nd Great Grandmother

She DIED on July 21, 1958.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015-Thursday, July 23, 2015

NONE

Friday, July 24, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~William A. Watson (1844-1919)--74 Years Old

My 3rd Great Grandfather

He was BORN on July 24, 1844.

Saturday, July 25, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Biford Herbert Sherrets (1896-1972)--76 Years Old

My Great Grand Uncle

He was BORN on July 25, 1896.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Jean Marie Jeckering (1948-1996)-- 47 Years Old

My Aunt

She was BORN on July 26, 1948.

~Florentine Rose Rentz (1898-1980)--82 Years Old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed's Wife

She was BORN on July 26, 1898.

Today in My Family History- Week 29

Week 29~~

Monday, July 13, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My 1st Cousin, 1x Removed- a "Living Rhoads"-- 8 years old

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Frances Gertrude Heider (1901-1993)--92 years old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed

She was BORN on July 14, 1901. 

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Anna Jane Thornton (1875-1954)--79 years old

My 2nd Great Grandmother.

She DIED on July 15, 1954.

~Gerhard Cletus Jeckering (1900-1967)--67 years old

My Great Grandfather.

He was BORN on July 15, 1900.

Thursday, July 16, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My 2nd Cousin-- a "Living Wood"--33 years old

~My Husband's 1st Cousin, 1x Removed- a "Living Farr"--22 years old

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Wilhelmina Heine Heider (1895-1896)-- 2 months old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed

She was BORN on July 16, 1895.

~Victoria Elizabeth Heider (1897-1992)--94 years old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed

She was BORN on July 16, 1897.

Friday, July 17, 2015

NONE

Saturday, July 18, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Mary Ann Mendenhall (1854-1929)-- 75 years old

My 3rd Great Grand Aunt

She DIED on July 18, 1929.

Sunday, July 19, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My Husband's 1st Cousin, 1x Removed- a "Living Snyder"-- 10 years old

Happy Anniversary to:

~Joseph Niles & Anna E Shomber

My 2nd Great Grandparents

Married July 19, 1884.

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Anna E Shomber (1868-1947)

My 2nd Great Grandmother

She DIED July 19, 1947