Texas Birth Index- Mendenhall Surname, Part 18 (1925)

 

~Helen Louise Mendenhall- 6th cousin, 4x removed 

Helen was born on November 19, 1925 in Telephone, Texas to William J.S. Mendenhall (1886-1944) and Cora Mae Cox (1888-1951). She had 5 older siblings: James, Mary Margaret, Edith Marie, Clifford, and Opal Pearl.

Helen married Rayburn Arthur Jackson (1914-1988) on September 12, 1943 at the age of 17 and together, they had 2 children: Saundra Jean and William Michael. 

On May 7, 1998, Helen died at the age of 72. She is buried beside her husband in the Forest Grove Cemetery in Telephone, Texas.

~Eleanor Ruth Mendenhall- 8th cousin, 3x removed 

Eleanor was born on November 16, 1925 in Dallas, Texas to Dr. Elliott Marion Mendenhall (1899-1970) and Ruth Collins (1900-1989). She had one younger brother, Dr. Elliott Marion Mendenhall Jr. (1931-2002).

Ruth was a teacher. She also married two times. First, at the age of 22 on April 14, 1948 to Robert Craig Seet (1923-1948). He died 4 months after their marriage in an Army plane crash.

On November 23, 1949, Eleanor married Dr. John William O'Banion Jr. (1925-2018) and they had 3 children: Patricia, Kathleen and John William III.  

Eleanor died on January 7, 2014 at the age of 88. She is buried beside her husband in the Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.

~James Audrey Mendenhall- 7th cousin, 3x removed 

James was born on November 20, 1925 in Telephone, Texas to James A. Mendenhall (1906-1988) and Berniece Ellen Felts (1905-1989). He had 3 siblings: Odis, Joyce and Linda.

James married Betty Parks on June 28, 1961 and divorced on September 11, 1969. They had one child together. 

James died on February 14, 2010 at the age of 84. He is buried in the Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Fort Worth, Texas.

~Mendenhall- Ruby Jewel Mendenhall- 6th cousin, 4x removed 

Ruby was born on September 1, 1925 in Bowie County, Texas to James Victor Mendenhall (1892-1940) and Mary Jane Hinton (1889-1927). She had 6 siblings: Clarence, James, Raymond, Larena, Eunice, and Earl.

Ruby's mother died when she was only 2 years old and she was raised by her aunt Bessie. Ruby worked as a private nurse. On December 15, 1951, She married Arnold William Breshers (1914-1999). I couldn't find any children born to this union. 

Ruby died on August 7. 1994 at the age of 68. 

~Mindenhall- J.B. Mendenhall- 7th cousin, 3x removed 

JB was born on March 13, 1925 in Newfort, Texas to John B. Mendenhall (1905-1945) and Johnie Buffington (1903-1968). He had one younger brother- Kenneth Wayne. JB married Girtie Marie Lyons (1928-1993) and they had 4 chidlren: Ronald, Beverly Jane, Jo Ann and Brenda. 

JB died on November 10, 1978 at the age of 53 and is buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha, Oklahoma.