Tombstone Tuesday- Aaron & Christena Mendenhall

Today's Tombstone: 

This gravestone belongs to Aaron Mendenhall (1828-1894) & Christena M. Spielman (1835-1920)- my 4th Great-Grandparents.

They are buried in Mendenhall Cemetery in Darke County, Ohio.

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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! 

Today in My Family History: Week 48

Week of November 23- 29

A very Happy Birthday to:

~My Aunt- A "Living Loomis"-- November 25- 64 Years old

~My Great Uncle- a "Living Jeckering"-- November 25- 76 Years Old

A Very Happy Anniversary to:

NONE

In Loving Memory of: 

~Christena M. Spielman (1835-1920)-- 84 Years Old

My 4th Great Grandmother.

She was born on November 27, 1835 & died on November 23, 1920.

~Joseph Niles (1857-1933)-- 75 Years Old

My 2nd Great Grandfather

He was born on November 24, 1857.

~Colette Mildred Brinkman (1922-2000)-- 78 Years Old

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed

She died on November 24, 2000.

~Richard Mendenhall (1829-1856)-- 26 Years Old

My 5th Great Uncle

He was born on November 25, 1829.

~Earl Dwight Mendenhall (1894-1972)-- 78 Years Old

My Great Grandfather.

He died on November 26, 1972.

~Ellen E. Heider (1906-1999)-- 92 Years Old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

She was born on November 26, 1906.

~John Adam Heider (1858-1911)-- 52 Years Old

My 3rd Great Uncle.

He was born on November 27, 1858.

~Stanislaw "Stanley" Ellert (1849-1930)-- 81 Years old

My 3rd Great Grandfather.

He died on November 28, 1930.

~Paul Henry Raab (1914-1916)-- 2 Years Old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed

He died on November 28, 1916.