Happy Memorial Day 5/25/15

~This is dedicated to all the men and women who lost their lives for this country we call Home~

All the lives in my family tree who lost their lives during war (that I know of- I'm sure there's more, but I have a lot more research still to do!)

Civil War:

~Eli Abernathy (1841-1861)- 20 years old- Died in Battle

~Fielding Abernathy (1835-1861)-26 years old- Died in Battle

~Edwin B. Mendenhall (1837-1861)- 24 Years Old- Died in Battle- Virginia 

WWI:

~William Grover Huffstetler (1892-1918)- 26 Years Old

~Charles Mendenhall (1875-1916)- 40 Years Old- Thiepal, France

WWII:

~George Benjamin Allen (1925-1944)-19 years old- France

~Carl R. Mendenhall (1913-1944)- 31 Years Ago- Germany

~Donald V. Treat (1918-1943)- 25 Years Old

These are people who died in battle/in a war, but not an American-involved war:

Battle at Flodden Field 
Battle between Scotland & England on 09 Sep 1513
Near Branxton, Northumberland, England

~James Henderson (1482-1513)- 31 Years Old

~James 1st Baron of Fordell (1450-1513) (Kings Advocate) Henderson- 63 Years old

Battle of Pinkie Cleugh 
Battle between Scottish and English Armies on 10 Sep 1547
Musselburgh, Lothian, Scotland

~William 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson (1520-1547)- 27 Years Old

~Alexander 2nd Laird Scott (1497-1547)- 42 Years Old

Honoring all Veterans

Happy Veterans Day!

I would like to every veteran in my tree- dead or alive- but that would be impossible, as I have too many people to go through, But here are a few: 


#1: Paul George Jeckering (1925-1954)- My Grandfather- WWII- Enlisted on 05 Oct 1943 at the age of 18- was still in high school! He was in the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry/Regiment- Ohio. He was a cook and served in Luzon, Philippines and Nagoya, Japan. He was discharged at Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, Indiana on 15 Feb 1946. He was awarded the Philippine Liberation Medal. 

#2: Neil Mendenhall- My uncle- (b. 1947)

#3: Harold Earl Mendenhall (1916-1989)- My Grandfather- Enlisted in the Army in WWII- 24 Aug 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

No Photo :(

#4: Earl Dwight Mendenhall (1894-1972)- My Great Grandfather- Enlisted in WWI and WWII- I don't know if he actually served or not....

#5: Marion Richard Mendenhall (1873-1948)- My 2nd Great Grandfather- Registered for WWI- I don't know if he actually served though-- 

#6: Aaron Mendenhall (1828-1894)- My 4th Great Grandfather- Serviced in the Civil War- Corporal for Company F, 152nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted 19 Oct 1861, discharged 17 Nov 1864- length of service- 3 years, 28 days. 

#7: Mordecai Mendenhall (1713-1803)- My 8th Great Grandfather- didn't serve in the American Revolution, but he did receive Patriotic Service because he assisted soldiers with food and housing.