Texas Birth Index- Mendenhall Surname, Part 16 (1923)

 

~Earl Finton Mendenhall- 6th cousin, 4x removed 

Earl was born on December 8, 1923 in Bowie, Texas to James Victor Mendenhall (1892-1940) and Mary Jane Hinton (1889-1927). He had 6 siblings: Clarence Ray, James Oliver, Raymond Orville, Larena, Eunice Victoria, and Ruby. 

Earl married at 22 on September 14, 1946 to Rose Pluta (1920-2009) and together, they had 2 children: Bruce and Linda.

On April 9, 2011 in Atlas, Michigan, Earl died at the age of 87. He is buried beside his wife in the Evergreen Cemetery in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

~William Clarence Mendenhall- 6th cousin, 4x removed 

William Clarence was born on September 22, 1923 in Hedley, Texas to William Henry Mendenhall (1895-1981) and Adah Koger (1900-1980). He had 4 siblings: Kenneth, James Douglas, Warren H. and Belva Marie.

William enlisted into the Army on July 9, 1943 and was discharged on December 24, 1945- Ranking Private. He was a machinist.

About 1946, William married Mattie Lou Mobley (1929-1979) and they had one daughter: 

1. Clara Jane Mendenhall (1947-1996)

On October 17, 1964 in Amarillo, Texas, William died at the young age of 41- Uremia, a complication due to his diabetes. He is buried near his parents in the Rowe Cemetery in Hedley, Texas.