Saturday, June 29, 2019

Cousins are different flowers from the same garden, Part 2


This is Part 2, if you would like to read Part 1 first, Click Here



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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