We're Related- May 29-June 4

"Clark Gable"

William Clark Gable

Actor

b. 01 Feb 1901 in Ohio

d. 16 Nov 1960 in California

My 6th Cousin, 2x Removed on my Dad's side (Jeckering)

"Mary Miles Minter"

Juliet Reilly

Actress

b. 25 Apr 1902 in Louisiana

d. 04 Aug 1984 in California

My 7th Cousin, 2x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

"George Reeves"

George Keefer Brewer

Actor

b. 05 Jan 1914 in Iowa

d. 16 Jun 1959 in California

My 6th Cousin, 5x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

"Schuyler Colfax"

Schuyler Washington Colfax Jr.

Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

b. 23 Mar 1823 in New York

d. 13 Jan 1885 in Minnesota 

My 6th Cousin, 6x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Lucy Ware Webb

Former First Lady

b. 1831

d. 1889

The app claims that Lucy is my 5th cousin, 6x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall) but some of the dates were conflicted and I couldn't prove it.

We're Related App- May 22-28

"Harriet Beecher Stowe"

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher

Writer

b. 14 Jun 1811 in Connecticut

d. 01 Jul 1896 in Connecticut

Harriet is my 6th Cousin, 7x Removed on my Mom's side

Harriet is already in my tree from having her father in my tree already.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. 

Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

b. 08 Mar 1841 in Massachusetts 

d. 06 Mar 1935 in District of Columbia

My 5th Cousin, 5x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

John Tyler

10th U.S. President

b. 29 Mar 1790 in Virginia

d. 18 Jan 1862 in Virginia

My 5th Cousin, 6x Removed on my Mom's Side (Mendenhall)

Charles Goodyear

American Engineer 

b. 29 Dec 1800 in Connecticut

d. 01 Jul 1860 in New York

My 6th Cousin, 6x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Mary Ann Todd

First Lady of the United States/Abraham Lincoln's Wife

b. 13 Dec 1818 in Kentucky

d. 16 Jul 1882 in Illinois

My 6th Cousin, 6x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall).

Her husband, Abraham Lincoln is in my tree as well- my 5th Cousin, 7x Removed.

Memorial Day 2017

Memorial Day is a holiday in which we remember those who have died while serving our country. I still have a lot of "digging" in my family tree, but here are the names that I have found so far whom we can think of on this day of remembrance:

Civil War

John N. Riddle (1843-1861)- 18 Years Old
Edwin B. Mendenhall (1837-1861)- 24 Years Old
Samuel Williamson (1842-1863)- 20 Years Old
William Kenneth Armstrong (1842-1864)- 21 Years Old
Cyrus Erastus Mendenhall (1839-1865)- 26 Years Old



WWI

Charles Mendenhall (1875-1916)- 40 Years Old
Evan Sturgeon Marlin (1896-1918)- 21 Years Old
John Horace Lindley (1892-1918)- 26 Years Old

WWII

Harold Edward Moore (1915-1942)- 27 Years Old
Graham Paul Bright (1910-1942)- 32 Years Old
Fletcher Gibson Stubbs (1915-1943)- 27 Years Old
Carl R. Mendenhall (1913-1944)- 31 Years Old
Richard Herman Knudson (1921-1944)- 23 Years Old
Charles Christian Upshaw (1923-1944)- 21 Years Old
Clinton Vernon Mendenhall (1918-1944)- 25 Years Old
John Karl Rankin Jr. (1918-1945)- 27 Years Old
Donald Charles Smith (1916-1945)- 28 Years Old
Wells Gibb Mendenhall (1922-1945)- 22 Years Old

We're Related App- May 15-21

"Daniel Boone"

Daniel Morgan Boone

Pioneer

b. 22 Oct 1734 in Pennsylvania

d. 26 Sep 1820 in Missouri

My 5th Cousin, 8x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Dolley Payne

Former First Lady

b. 20 May 1768 in North Carolina

d. 12 Jul 1849 in Washington DC

My 5th Cousin, 7x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

John Jacob Astor "Jack"

Businessman

b. 13 Jul 1864 in New York

d. 15 Apr 1912 in North Atlantic Ocean- Titanic

My 5th Cousin, 3x Removed on my Dad's side (Jeckering)

Lewis Addison Armistead

General in Civil War

b. 18 Feb 1817 in North Carolina

d. 05 Jul 1863 in Pennsylvania- Gettysburg 

My 5th Cousin, 7x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Elbridge Thomas Gerry

Politician

b. 25 Dec 1837 in New York

d. 18 Feb 1927 in New York

According to the app, Gerry is my 5th Cousin, 8x Removed, but some of the names conflicted, couldn't prove it.

"Peggy Taylor"

Margaret Mackall Smith

Former First Lady

b. 21 Sep 1788 in Maryland

d. 14 Aug 1852 in Mississippi

My 4th Cousin, 8x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

We're Related App- May 8-14

"Billy Clanton"

William Harrison Clanton

Outlaw

b. 1862 in Hamilton County, Texas

d. 26 Oct 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona Territory 

My 5th Cousin, 6x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Elias Howe Jr.

Inventor

b. 09 Jul 1819 in Massachusetts

d. 03 Oct 1867 in New York

My 5th Cousin, 7x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

William Jennings Bryan

Former U.S. Secretary of State

b. 19 Mar 1860 in Illinois

d. 26 Jul 1925 in Tennessee

My 5th Cousin, 6x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Stephen Fuller Austin

Founder of Texas

b. 03 Nov 1793 in Virginia

d. 27 Dec 1836 in Texas

My 5th Cousin, 7x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

"Davy Crockett"

David 

American folk Hero, Frontiersman, Solider, Politician 

b. 17 Aug 1786 in North Carolina

d. 06 Mar 1836 in Texas- Alamo

My 5th Cousin, 8x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

"Clara Barton"

Clarissa Harlowe Barton

Humanitarian- Founder of Red Cross

b. 25 Dec 1821 in Massachusetts

d. 12 Apr 1912 in Maryland

According to the app, Clara is my 5th Cousin, 6x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall), but I couldn't prove it- too many names conflicted.

Oliver Ellsworth

Former United States Senator

b. 29 Apr 1745 in Connecticut

d. 26 Nov 1807 in Connecticut

My 5th Cousin, 8x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

We're Related App- May 1-7

"Benjamin Tallmadge"

Benjamin Tallmadge Jr.

Former United States Representative

b. 25 Feb 1754 in New York

d. 07 Mar 1835 in Connecticut

My 4th Cousin, 8x Removed 

I'm related to Benjamin on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

"Jim Backus"

James Gilmore Backus

Actor

b. 25 Feb 1913 in Ohio

d. 03 Jul 1989 in California

According to the appt, Jim is my 5th cousin, 3x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall), but I couldn't find proof.

Lucretia Rudolph

Former First Lady of the United States

b. 19 Apr 1832 in Ohio

d. 14 Mar 1918 in California

My 4th Cousin, 5x Removed

I'm related to Lucretia on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

William Henry Harrison

4th President of the United States of America

b. 09 Feb 1773 in Virginia

d. 04 Apr 1841 in Washington, DC

My 4th Cousin, 8x Removed

I'm related to William on my mom's side (Mendenhall)

Rutherford B. Hayes

19th President of the United States of America

b. 04 Oct 1822 in Ohio

d. 17 Jan 1893 in Ohio

The app claims that Rutherford is my 5th Cousin, 6x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall), but there is a discrepancy in the names.

Rev Lyman Beecher

Minister

b. 12 Oct 1775 in Connecticut

d. 10 Jan 1863 in New York

My 5th Cousin, 8x Removed

I'm related to Lyman on my mom's side (Mendenhall)

Since I have Lyman in my tree, that means his daughter is in my tree as well: 

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe

Author

b. 14 Jun 1811 in Connecticut

d. 01 Jul 1896 in Connecticut

My 6th Cousin, 7x Removed

 I'm related to Harriet on my Mom's side (Mendenhall).

Daniel D. Tompkins

Former Governor of New York

b. 21 Jun 1774 in New York

d. 11 Jun 1825 in New York

My 5th Cousin, 8x Removed

I'm related to Daniel on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

We're Related App- April 24-30

Meriwether Lewis

Explorer

b. 18 Aug 1774 in Virginia

d. 11 Oct 1809 in Tennessee

My 2nd Cousin, 8x Removed

I'm related to Meriwether on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Samuel Chase

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the US & Signed the Declaration of Independence 

b. 17 Apr 1741 in Maryland

d. 19 Jun 1811 in Maryland

My 2nd Cousin, 9x Removed

I'm related to Samuel on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Benedict Arnold

General in American Revolutionary War

b. 14 Jan 1741 in Connecticut

d. 14 Jun 1801 in England

My 3rd Cousin, 8x Removed

I'm related to Benedict on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

John Caldwell Calhoun

Former Vice President of the United States of America

b. 18 Mar 1782 in South Carolina

d. 31 Mar 1850 in Washington, DC

My 3rd Cousin, 7x Removed

I'm related to John on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

John Curtis Marshall

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

b. 24 Sep 1755 in Virginia

d. 06 Jul 1835 in Pennsylvania

My 3rd Cousin, 9x Removed

I'm related to John on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

I don't know what happened with the app on April 29, but it gave me 2 that I'd already gotten- Benedict Arnold & Nathan Hale

Samuel Colt

Inventor/Industrialist/Businessman/Hunter

b. 19 Jul 1814 in Connecticut

d. 10 Jan 1862 in Connecticut

My 4th Cousin, 6x Removed

I'm related to Samuel on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

We're Related App- April 17-23

"Gore Vidal"

Eugene Louis Vidal

Writer

b. 03 Oct 1925 in New York

d. 31 Jul 2012 in California

My 7th Cousin, 4x Removed

I'm related to Gore on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

"Lillian Gish"

Lillian Diana Gish

Actress

b. 14 Oct 1893 in Ohio

d. 27 Feb 1993 in New York

My 8th Cousin, 2x Removed

I'm related to Lillian on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

"Shirley Jones"

Shirley Mae Jones

Singer/Actress

b. 31 Mar 1934 in Pennsylvania

We're Related claims that Shirley is my 8th Cousin, 2x Removed on my Mom's side (Mendenhall) but I can't prove it.

~~~~~Kate~~~~~~

A Facebook friend and high school acquaintance-- my 9th Cousin- but because of privacy reasons, I'm not posting her picture or personal information.

"Thomas A. Hendricks"

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Former Governor of Indiana

b. 07 Sep 1819 in Ohio

d. 25 Nov 1885 in Indiana

My 1st Cousin, 5x Removed

I'm related to Thomas on my Dad's side (Jeckering)

John Harvard

Clergyman/Founder of Harvard College

b. 26 Nov 1607 in England

d. 14 Sep 1638 in Massachusetts

My 1st Cousin, 12x Removed

I'm related to John on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

We're Related App- April 9-16

"Anna Nicole Smith"
Actress/Entertainer
Vickie Lynn Hogan
b. 28 Nov 1967 in Texas
d. 08 Feb 2007 in Florida
My 9th Cousin
I'm related to Anna on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Lucy Maud Montgomery
Writer
b. 30 Nov 1874 in Canada
d. 24 Apr 1942 in Canada
My 6th Cousin, 5x Removed
I'm related to Lucy on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Charles Warren Fairbanks

26th Vice President of the United States of America

b. 11 May 1852 in Ohio

d. 04 Jun 1918 in Indiana

My 6th Cousin, 5x Removed

I'm related to Charles on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

King Camp Gillette

Innovator

b. 05 Jan 1855 in Wisconsin

d. 09 Jul 1932 in California

My 7th Cousin, 4x Removed

I'm related to King on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

Robert Burns

Poet

b. 25 Jan 1759 in Scotland

d. 21 Jul 1796 in Scotland

My 5th Cousin, 8x Removed

I'm related to Robert on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

"Isadora Duncan"

Angela Isadora Duncan

Dancer

b. 26 May 1877/78 in California

d. 14 Sep 1927 in France

My 6th Cousin, 6x Removed

I'm related to Isadora on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)

George Eastman

Entrepreneur- Kodak film company

b. 12 Jul 1854 in New York

d. 14 Mar 1932 in New York 

My 6th Cousin, 6x Removed

I'm related to George on my Mom's side (Mendenhall) 

"L. Frank Baum"
Lyman Frank Baum
Writer of Wizard of Oz
b. 15 May 1856 in New York
d. 06 May 1919 in California
My 7th Cousin, 4x Removed
 I'm related to Frank on my Mom's side (Mendenhall)