Gone Too Soon, #1- Sally D. Beals

#1: Sally D. Beals

    Born: 19 Aug 1937 in Lincoln, Nebraska

    Died: 25 Jul 1949 in Tillamong County, Oregon, age 11

Sally was the daughter of Lester Beals (1910-1989) & 

                    Margaret Louise Coals (1908-1990)

Cause of death- heart attack! 

26 Jul 1949, The Eugene Guard
Eugene, Oregon

27 Jul 1949, The News-Review
Roseburg, Oregon

31 Jul 1949, The Eugene Guard
Eugene, Oregon

28 Aug 1949, The Eugene Guard 
Eugene, Oregon
(Sally is third from left)

Sally is buried at Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene, Oregon.

A Million Mendenhalls: #1 & #2

A Million Mendenhalls

Mendenhall #1: AM Mendenhall


~Info known before research: 

Birth: abt 1832 in Ohio
Death: Unknown

Relation to Me: My 3rd Cousin, 6x Removed

Parents: Mordecai C. Mendenhall (1807-1836) & 
          Ruth Edwards (1810-1867)

Siblings:  1. Elizabeth (b. 1831)
          2. ELiza Jane (b. 1834)

~Info Found

None! I couldn't find anything on AM Mendenhall. This is a name that I found a long long time ago and it was most likely through another Ancestry.com member's tree. 

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Mendenhall #2: Aaron Mendenhall (1828-1894)

~Info known before research: 

Birth: 01 Jun 1828 in Darke County, Ohio
Death: 08 Jan 1894 in Darke County, Ohio

Relation to Me: My 4th Great Grandfather

Parents: Richard Mendenhall (1794-1871) &
          Sarah Pearson (1795-1866)

Siblings:  
1. Deidamia (1818-1873)
2. Joseph (1819-1882)
3. Ann (1821-?)
4. Robert (1822-1875)
5. Eliza (1823-1868)
6. Abel (1824-?)
7. Rachel (1826-1853)
8. Richard Jr. (1829-1856)
9. Sarah (1830--1956)
10. Dulcena (1831-1870)
11. Elizabeth (1836-1918)         

~Info Found

I'm not sure how much information I had before this project because he is a direct ancestor, I know I've done research on him before, so I'll put all the information found in all research attempts:

Marriage: 04 Sep 1851 in Greenville, Darke, Ohio
Aaron married Christena M. Spielman (1835-1920)- daughter of David Speelman Jr. & Mary "Polly" Stoner.

Aaron and Christena had 10 children:
1. Richard (1852-1924)
2. Mary Ann (1854-1929)
3. Sarah L. (1856-1930)
4. David (1857-1894)
5. Rachel Olive (1858-1927)
6. Jacob (1862-1914)
7. Edward (1864-1866)
8. Laura B. (1867-1885)
9. Julietta (1870-1910)
10. John W. (1877-1894)

Residence(s) & Occupation(s):

~1850 (18 Jul) (age 22): Patterson, Darke, Ohio
Farmer; Son; Living with Parents and Siblings

~1860 (25 Apr) (age 31): Patterson, Darke, Ohio
Farmer; Living with Wife and 5 Children

~1863 (June) (age 35): Patterson, Darke, Ohio
Military- Civil War Draft Registration 

~1864 (age 36): Ohio
Aaron served as a Corporal of Company F, 152nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio on 02 Sep 1864.

~1870 (06 Jun) (age 42): Patterson, Darke, Ohio
Farmer; Living with Wife and 8 Children

~1880 (01 Jun) (age 52): Patterson, Darke, Ohio
Farmer; Living with Wife, 6 Children and Father-in-Law

Burial: Aaron died at the age of 65 years old. He is buried in Mendenhall Cemetery in Darke County, Ohio. He shares a headstone with his wife Christena. 

New Project Introduction

Back in February of this year, I decided to take on a very long project that I know will take me years to complete, but since I'm obsessed with genealogy and genealogy research, it's OK!

Here's the project: 

I've been researching my family history for well over 8 years now, but on my mom's side (The Mendenhall Family) of the family, I have a lot more information than any other Family in my tree. So, I thought, why not find out as much as I can on each individual- whether they are a direct ancestor or my 16th cousin, 10x removed! So, that's what I started in February! 

In Ancestry.com, I clicked on "List of all people" and in the "Filter last name by:" section, I typed in "A Mendenhall"-- 

This filter's all the Mendenhall's whose first name starts with "A". Then, starting at the top, I find out as much about that person as I possibly can- census records, birth/death/marriage records, children, medical, occupations, etc. It's very interesting how many things I have found! With the women, I try to find as many descendants as I can...sometimes, I've spent several days on the family of just one woman. But that's ok! I don't get bored of this! With the men, who will be passing down the Mendenhall name, I don't look up the children (unless it's in a category I've already looked up-- example- if I'm researching Charles Mendenhall and I find out he has a son named Abraham Mendenhall-- well, I've already researched the A's, so I'll have to research Abraham before going on to the next person after Charles). 

Obviously this is a huge huge project and to many people, it may seem completely pointless, but I LOVE finding new cousins, no matter how distant they are! And, I love researching, so why not do this in my spare time? :) 

So far, this project is taking a long time, just as I had anticipated. I just now decided to add it to my blog, one or two people a week- just to share some information with you all who are interested.I'm still trying to come up with a name for this project, but when I do, I'll post it with my first "person"- who is--- AM Mendenhall.

I hope you all enjoy reading this new project and maybe it'll inspire you to do some more research on distant cousins! 

Have a great week!