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)