After posting my previous blog post onto Facebook, a woman brought my attention to the Mendenhall Inn in Mendenhall, Pennsylvania. I haven't heard of this one, so I was excited to do some research.
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| Mendenhall Inn Photo Courtesy of Google Images |
The Mendenhall Inn
323 Kennett Pike
Mendenhall, Pennsylvania (More pictures of the inn below)
The inn was named for the village of Mendenhall in Pennsylvania that was incorporated in 1881 and named after a farmer named Ellwood Mendenhall, who was my 4th cousin, 8x removed.
Ellwood Mendenhall was born on January 8, 1808 in Pennsbury, Pennsylvania to Aaron Mendenhall (1760-1827) & Sarah Ann Woolas (1774-1865). He had 5 siblings: Ann, Isaac, Hannah, Sarah, and Martha.
Ellwood Mendenhall's home
In 1849, Ellwood purchased 135 acres of land and established a north railroad siding with a freight station, creamery and mail depot. Along with his brother Isaac, they established the first "station" on the Underground Railroad over the Pennsylvania state line after Thomas Garrett's house in Delaware.
About 1832, Ellwood married Sidney Cox (1810-1858) and they had 5 children:
1. Alfred Mendenhall (1831-1874)
2. Milton Mendenhall (1834-1920)
3. Clarkson Mendenhall (1837-1927)
4. Hannah Cox Mendenhall (1842-1939)
5. Sarah Mendenhall (b. 1844)
After Sidney died in 1858, Ellwood remarried to Lydia Gamble on November 5, 1862 and they had one daughter-
6. Sarah Gamble Mendenhall (1864-1957)
Ellwood died on March 2, 1894 at the age of 86 years old. He is buried in the Longwood Cemetery in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Gravestone of Ellwood Mendenhall
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