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I really enjoyed putting together the chart for my 3rd great-grandparents children and grandchildren on the previous post, that I wanted to see how they differed from my other set of "great-grandparents" on my Mendenhall side.
Originally, I was going to write a post about my 3rd great-grandparents, since I did the same on the Jeckering side, but that would be Richard Mendenhall (1852-1924) and his wife Margaret Frances Pierron (1851-1923) and they only had 2 children, so I'm writing about my 4th great-grandparents instead.
My 4th great-grandparents were Aaron Mendenhall (1828-1894) and Christena M. Spielman (1835-1920). Neither one were immigrants like my Jeckering side. In fact, Aaron Mendenhall's 4th great-grandfather John Mendenhall (1659-1743) (my 10th great-grandfather) immigrated to America from England in December of 1685. Aaron was a farmer in Darke County, Ohio and unlike his Quaker ancestors, served in the military. In the civil war, he served as a Corporal of Company F, 152nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Aaron and Christena had 10 children, let's see how many grandchildren they had!
Aaron and Christena Mendenhall's children & number of children:
1.
Richard Mendenhall (1852-1924)
-Wife- Margaret F. Pierron
(1851-1923); 2 children.
2.
Mary Ann Mendenhall (1854-1929)
-Husband- Robert G. Brandon
(1845-1912); 10 children.
3.
Sarah L. Mendenhall (1856-1930)
-Husband- John Vankey (1851-1932); 5
children.
4.
David Mendenhall (1857-1894)
-Wife- Lucinda Belle Wellbaum
(1865-1952); 5 children.
5.
Rachel Olive Mendenhall (1858-1927)
-Husband- John Straker (1855-1930);
10 children.
6.
Jacob Mendenhall (1862-1914)
-Wife- Elizabeth Jane Kairchner
(1864-1932); 2 children.
7.
Edward Mendenhall (1864-1866) (died at 1 year old)
8.
Laura B. Mendenhall (1867-1885) (died at 18 years old)
9.
Julietta Mendenhall (1870-1920)
-Husband- Edward William Butts
(1868-1941); 2 children.
10.
John W. Mendenhall (1877-1894) (died at 17 years old)
Aaron and Christena had 10 children and even though 3 children never had children (2 died young), they still had 36 grandchildren.
Grandchildren in order of Birth:
(If you see a 👶 (baby) symbol, it means the child died before adulthood)
Date
|
Month
|
Child
|
Parent
|
1872
|
August
|
Penina
Brandon
|
Mary
Ann
|
1873
|
July
|
Marion
Richard Mendenhall
|
Richard
|
October
|
Webster
Pearson Brandon
|
Mary
Ann
|
|
1875
|
April
|
Mary
Lydia Mendenhall
|
Richard
|
November
|
David
Clement Brandon
|
Mary
Ann
|
|
1877
|
August
|
Alfred
Elliott Brandon
|
Mary
Ann
|
1878
|
May
|
Edward
F. Straker
|
Rachel
|
1879
|
March
|
Sarah
Etta “Sadie” Brandon
|
Mary
Ann
|
1880
|
January
|
Jacob
D. Straker
|
Rachel
|
1881
|
September
|
Alice
Belle Brandon 👶
|
Mary
Ann
|
October
|
Henry
Harley Straker
|
Rachel
|
|
December
|
Christina
Belle Vankey
|
Sarah
|
|
1883
|
September
|
Bessie
L. Vankey
|
Sarah
|
1884
|
January
|
Jesse
Clifford Mendenhall
|
Jacob
|
March
|
Lettie
E. Brandon 👶
|
Mary
Ann
|
|
March
|
Chesta
B. Straker
|
Rachel
|
|
August
|
Ida
Belle Mendenhall 👶
|
David
|
|
1886
|
January
|
Thomas
Brandon
|
Mary Ann
|
May
|
James
B. Mendenhall
|
David
|
|
October
|
Lucy
Etta Vankey
|
Sarah
|
|
1887
|
February
|
Richard
Ervin Straker
|
Rachel
|
1888
|
June
|
Basil
Brandon
|
Mary
Ann
|
August
|
Hazel
D. Mendenhall
|
David
|
|
1889
|
June
|
John
Roma Straker
|
Rachel
|
1890
|
August
|
Plumma
Brandon 👶
|
Mary
Ann
|
October
|
William
Otto Vankey
|
Sarah
|
|
1891
|
January
|
Earnest
Leroy Mendenhall
|
David
|
August
|
Manley
Leonard Straker
|
Rachel
|
|
August
|
Stanley
Glenard Straker
|
Rachel
|
|
December
|
Corwin
Guy Mendenhall
|
Jacob
|
|
1893
|
July
|
Harry
Mendenhall 👶
|
David
|
1894
|
?
|
Samuel
L. Vankey 👶
|
Sarah
|
1897
|
November
|
James
Asher Straker
|
Rachel
|
?
|
Clure
G. Butts
|
Julietta
|
|
1899
|
April
|
Balma
Robert Straker
|
Rachel
|
1908
|
September
|
Elizabeth
Virginia Butts
|
Julietta
|
Out of 36 grandchildren, only 6 died before adulthood. It's hard to say "only" because that's a child lost, but when child death was common, I'd say 6 out of 36 isn't bad! Either way, this family had a lot of love. 💗
Try this with one of your "big family" ancestors and see what number you come up with!
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