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William Nel Mendenhall 1808 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT. 1808

Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Bet. 1842-1845

Death Location: (Most likely) Gentry Co., Missouri, USA

Father: Absalom Mendenhall

Mother: Judith Taliaferro

Spouse(s): Anne Williams

Children(s): Samuel Mendenhall, Elias Mendenhall, William Mendenhall, Catharine Mendenhall, Mary Mendenhall, Benjamin Mendenhall, Joseph Mendenhall

In 1808, William Nel Mendenhall entered the world in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, born to Absalom Mendenhall and Judith Taliaferro. In 1830, William Nel Mendenhall resided in Fountain, Indiana, United States. William Nel Mendenhall married Anne Williams, and had children including Samuel Mendenhall, Elias G. Mendenhall, William Kirby Mendenhall, Catharine Jane "Jane" Mendenhall, Mary Elizabeth Mendenhall, Benjamin L. Mendenhall, Joseph Mendenhall. William Nel Mendenhall passed away in 1842 in (Most likely) Gentry Co., Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, William Nel Mendenhall entered the world in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, born to Absalom Mendenhall and Judith Taliaferro.
  • In 1830, William Nel Mendenhall resided in Fountain, Indiana, United States.
  • William Nel Mendenhall married Anne Williams, and had children including Samuel Mendenhall, Elias G. Mendenhall, William Kirby Mendenhall, Catharine Jane "Jane" Mendenhall, Mary Elizabeth Mendenhall, Benjamin L. Mendenhall, Joseph Mendenhall.
  • William Nel Mendenhall passed away in 1842 in (Most likely) Gentry Co., Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Absalom Mendenhall
1780 – 1848
Birth Location: Burke (formerly Rowan Co.) North Carolina
AM
Judith Taliaferro
1780 – 1845
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
JT

Spouses(s)

Anne Williams
1806 – 1857
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
AW

Children(s)

Samuel Mendenhall
1832 – 1871
Birth Location: Fountain Co., Indiana
SM
Elias Mendenhall
1835 – 1851
Birth Location: (Most likely) in Will Co., Illinois
EM
William Mendenhall
1836 –
Birth Location: (Most likely) in Will Co., Illinois
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Catharine Mendenhall
1837 – 1857
Birth Location: (Most likely) in Will Co., Illinois
CM
Mary Mendenhall
1839 – 1876
Birth Location: Missouri
MM
Benjamin Mendenhall
1840 – 1872
Birth Location: (Most likely) Dekalb, Missouri, USA
BM
Joseph Mendenhall
1842 – 1896
Birth Location: (most likely) Buchanon or Dekalb Co., MIssouri, USA
JM

William Mendenhall's Ancestors

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William Mendenhall
1808 – 1842
Birth Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Absalom Mendenhall
1780 – 1848
Burke (formerly Rowan Co.) North Carolina
Judith Taliaferro
1780 – 1845
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jesse Mendenhall
1753 – 1833
Guilford, North Carolina
Richard Taliaferro
1747 – 1781
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Dorcas Perkins
1754 – 1791
Buckingham, Virginia o Surrey, NC
Great-Grandparents
Stephen MENDENHALL
1721 – 1779
Sarah Martin
1725 – 1795
Hardin Perkins
1730 – 1795
Sarah Price
1734 – 1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mendenhall
1688 – 1765
Susanna Pierson
1697 – 1765

William Mendenhall's Descendants

1.
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William (Nel) Mendenhall (ABT. 1808 – Bet. 1842-1845) m. Anne Williams (1806 – 1857)
  1. 1. Samuel Mendenhall (1832 – bet. 1871-1874) m. Nancy J. (1835 – )
    1. 1. Frances Mendenhall (1854 – )
    2. 2. Reuben (B.) Mendenhall (1857 – )
    3. 3. Mary (A.) Mendenhall (1860 – )
    4. 4. Arletta Mendenhall (1866 – )
  2. 2. Elias (G.) Mendenhall (1835 – Bet. 1851-1855)
  3. 3. William (Kirby) Mendenhall (1836 – )
  4. 4. Catharine (Jane "Jane") Mendenhall (abt 1837 – abt. 1857) m. William (Alvia) Ledington (16 Mar 1832 – 30 Nov 1910)
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Mendenhall (abt 1839 – 1876) m. William (Alvia) Ledington (16 Mar 1832 – 30 Nov 1910)
  6. 6. Benjamin (L.) Mendenhall (abt 1840 – before 1872) m. Martha ("Mattie") Bell (March 18, 1843 – 3 Dec 1910)
    1. 1. Edwin (E.) Mendenhall (3 May 1864 – 4 Jul 1912)
    2. 2. Oscar (E.) Mendenhall (MAR 1866 – 1945)
    3. 3. Estella Mendenhall (1867 – 20 Jan 1939) m. John (Henry) McLain (11 Feb 1859 – )
  7. 7. Joseph Mendenhall (1842 – Jan 16, 1896) m. Martha (Olive) Adamson (1844 – before June 1880) m. Adeline ("Addie") Lester (Jan 1849 – 1901)
    1. 1. Rhoda (Anne "Annie") Mendenhall (1867 – Nov 1889) m. Christian (Frederick) Klinger (Apr 1852 – 25 December 1934) m. Lincoln Lockwood (5 Dec 1856 – 22 Jun 1943)
      1. 1. Alfred Klinger (1883 – )
      2. 2. Josephine (Ellen) Klinger (16 Dec 1885 – 5 Oct 1970) m. William (Lloyd) Futter (10 Nov 1878 – 1 Sep 1921)
        1. 1. Oscar (Glen) Futter (13 Nov 1905 – 16 Oct 1996) m. Emily (May) Hale (25 March 1907 – 19 Dec 2000)
        2. 2. Loyd (Raymond) Futter (22 Jun 1909 – 1914)
        3. 3. Cecil (William) Futter (18 Jan 1912 – 22 Apr 2002)
        4. 4. Verna (Helen) Futter (20 Jun 1915 – 24 Apr 2010)
        5. 5. Violet (Mary) Futter (1920 – 14 Jan 1920)
        6. 6. Dora (Mildred) Futter (Feb 5, 1921 – September 27, 1992) m. Glen (R) Ferguson (3 August 1918 – 23 May 2001)
      3. 3. Alma (Ida) Lockwood (30 June 1889 – 7 March 1975) m. Albert Futter (abt 1883 – 1964)
    2. 2. Mary (E.) Mendenhall (1868 – between 1871-1879)
    3. 3. Walter (B.) Mendenhall (Oct. 1869 – abt 1871 or 1872)
    4. 4. Alice (Jane) Mendenhall (7 Feb 1873 – 6 Jul 1952) m. Albert (Richard "Bert") Gilmore (11 Jun 1872 – 17 Feb 1939) m. James (William) Smith (7 Jan 1873 – 7 Sep 1941) m. Arthur (Ellsworth) Duncan (6 Jun 1869 – 15 Apr 1924) m. Charles (Rudolph) Peterson (28 Feb 1878 – Jan 7, 1975)
      1. 1. Arthur (Francis) Gilmore (1 January 1890 – 10 Jan 1969) m. Isie (Mae) Hawkins (8 Nov 1903 – 26 Mar 1975) m. Esther (May) Riley (6 Mar 1911 – 12 Feb 1978)
        1. 1. Emma (Alice) Gilmore (3 Sept 1929 – 24 Feb 2015) m. Carl (Ray) Leonard (9 Oct 1926 – 17 Apr 1982) m. Jack (Arthur) Williams (11 Aug 1928 – 24 Dec 2016) m. Larry (Richard) Carson (11 Mar 1931 – 7 May 2008)
      2. 2. Dilla (Amy) Gilmore (28 Dec 1891 – 8 May 1975) m. Alonzo (Leander) Bennett (1 Oct 1889 – 07 Dec 1962)
        1. 1. Georgia (Helen) Bennett (12 Sept 1910 – 28 Jan 1976) m. Louis (Elmer "Louie") Potter (22 Mar 1907 – 21 Jul 1990) m. Herbert (Oscar) Plep (26 Jan 1910 – Dec 03 1944) m. Harold (M.) Arnold (12 Jan 1907 – ) m. Robert (L) Williams (abt 1920 – ) m. Elmer Johnson (19 April 1912 – 19 October 1958) m. John (Luke) Pierson
        2. 2. Edna (Pearl) Bennett (29 Mar 1912 – 27 Feb 1991) m. Ernest (Nicholas) Brault (27 Mar 1909 – 5 Aug 1972) m. John (Thomas) Cooksey (12 Sep 1901 – 16 Oct 1985) m. Melvin (P) Ingerson (abt 1911 – )
        3. 3. Walter (Frank) Bennett (13 Mar 1914 – 11 Nov 1988) m. Lois (Gladys) Barnes (15 Sept 1918 – 12 Dec 1990) m. Irene (Laura) Shirola (11 May 1913 – 30 May 1992)
        4. 4. Ruth (Charles) Bennett (abt 1917 – 29 Jun 1998) m. John (Wesley) Arnold (2 Feb 1911 – 15 Feb 1988)
        5. 5. Eloice (Rose) Bennett (28 Dec 1918 – 7 Feb 1983) m. Harold (Ivan) Hetland (1 Jul 1906 – 10 Aug 1990)
        6. 6. Albert (Richard) Bennett (abt 1920 – 27 Sep 1987)
        7. 7. Orville (Donald) Bennett (abt 1924 – 21 Apr 1942)
        8. 8. Velda (Jean "Penny") Bennett (11 Apr 1926 – ) m. Howard (Hale) Smith (20 Jan 1922 – 27 Nov 1997)
        9. 9. Donna (Elta) Bennett (abt 1931 – ) m. Guy (W) Croddy (abt 1924 – ) m. Wesley (A) Hill (abt 1915 – )
        10. 10. Hazel (Joy) Bennett (13 Apr 1933 – 20 Apr 1991) m. Clarence (Ray) McDermott (24 April 1920 – 1 March 1988)
      3. 3. William (Jesse) Gilmore (20 September 1893 – 30 March 1909)
      4. 4. Lee (Oliver) Gilmore (26 August 1895 – 29 March 1966) m. Nina (May) Buchanan (Abt 1899 – 8 May 1985) m. Vivian Gilmore
        1. 1. Evelyn (A) Gilmore (March 27, 1927 – ) m. Alton (Jack) King (abt 1920 – )
        2. 2. Donna (Lee) Gilmore (28 Sep 1928 – 24 Mar 2005) m. Leslie (Richard) King (1927 – )
      5. 5. Ivy (Mae) Gilmore (1898 – 17 Aug 1948) m. Robert (Ralph) Murray (19 Jul 1886 – 9 Oct 1967)
        1. 1. Robert (Gale) Murry (24 Jul 1920 – 13 Jul 1992) m. Charlotte Stull
        2. 2. Glen (Lee) Murray (10 Feb 1928 – ) m. Frances Jane (23 Jun 1928 – 7 July 1987)
        3. 3. Unnamed Murray (22 Aug 1934 – 22 Aug 1934)
      6. 6. Harry (Ernest) Gilmore (22 October 1899 – 07 Jan 1989)
      7. 7. Elden (Laverne) Gilmore (17 Aug 1903 – 10 Mar 1988) m. Helen Dietrich (abt 1905 – ) m. Florence (Ellen) Kirkendall (1914 – 29 Jul 1951) m. Gertrude (S "Trudy") Dellinger (Abt. 1906 – )
      8. 8. Carrie (M) Gilmore (1909 – 28 Sep 1914)
      9. 9. James (William) Gilmore (Sept 25, 1912 – 14 Oct 1974) m. Marguerita (Alice) Watson (14 Feb 1910 – 1 Sep 2008)
    5. 5. Julia (Etta) Mendenhall (20 Jul 1874 – 30 Jul 1968) m. Charles (Louis "Louis") Lockwood (1 Apr 1867 – 19 Nov 1942)
      1. 1. Bertha (Etta) Lockwood (22 Nov 1891 – 16 Aug 1986) m. Frederick (Ross) Fox (30 Jul 1893 – 24 Oct 1993)
        1. 1. Earl (Frederick) Fox (17 Oct 1913 – 11 Nov 1928)
        2. 2. Mabel (Inez) Fox (3 Nov 1919 – 9 Jan 2016)
      2. 2. Alvah (Henry) Lockwood (23 Sep 1893 – 14 May 1987)
      3. 3. Inez (Myrel) Lockwood (1902 – 12 September 1989) m. Leslie (Vernon) Payne (27 Apr 1894 – )
        1. 1. Willard (Leslie) Payne (10 Apr 1918 – )
        2. 2. Wilma (Gertrude) Payne (1 Dec 1919 – )
      4. 4. Ivey Lockwood (abt 1902 – )
      5. 5. Henry (Alvin) Lockwood (30 NOV 1903 – 11 October 1971)
      6. 6. Hayzel (Mildred) Lockwood (26 Dec 1915 – 3 Nov 1999) m. Robert (Sidney) Jenkins (abt 1913 – February 1987) m. Lester (Henry) Lebow (23 Apr 1906 – 6 Apr 1968) m. Ronald (Reuben) Pagel (27 Sep 1929 – Before 2010)
        1. 1. Melvin (Louis) Jenkins (4 January 1933 – 26 February 1995) m. Margaret (J) Jenkins (30 July 1929 – 2 December 2002)
        2. 2. Jerold ((Gerald)) Lebow (abt 1937 – )
    6. 6. Alzena (B. "Allie") Mendenhall (26 Oct. 1878 – 27 Jan 1964) m. Mayes ( – abt 1902) m. William (Everett) Sigler (9 Feb 1865 – 5 Jan 1913) m. Angus (Hugh George) Gunn (15 Jan 1855 – 19 June 1944)
      1. 1. Lucille Sigler (1903 – )
      2. 2. Baby ("female") Sigler (15 Apr 1907 – abt 1908)
    7. 7. Martha (Olive) Mendenhall (abt 1880 – 21 July 1966) m. Irvin (P.) Blunt (26 DEC 1862 – 14 AUG 1906) m. Walter (Breth) Miller (18 Sep 1858 – 12 Jan 1928)
      1. 1. Florence (Edna) Blunt (27 JAN 1898 – 22 JUN 1968)
      2. 2. Joseph (Leslie) Blunt (13 FEB 1901 – 12 Jul 1982)
      3. 3. Ruby (Frances) Blunt (19 APR 1903 – 4 Jul 1989) m. Austin Robinson (abt 1899 – )
        1. 1. Louise Robinson (abt 1926 – )
      4. 4. Pearl (E) Blunt (26 Oct 1905 – 23 Feb 1975) m. Arthur (Merle) McCuen (21 Jun 1903 – 24 SEP 1974)
      5. 5. Martha (Eunice) Miller (10 May 1910 – 17 Aug 1997)
      6. 6. Walter (B) Miller (6 Apr 1913 – 9 Aug 1925)
      7. 7. Eugene (Frederick) Miller (2 Mar 1916 – 15 Apr 1994)
      8. 8. Madge (Lucille) Miller (8 December 1918 – 27 Feb 1999) m. Samuel (Jerry) Spratt (10 FEB 1918 – 9 AUG 2004)
        1. 1. Joseph (Michael Miller -) Spratt (25 Jan 1938 – 16 JUN 2008)
        2. 2. LaNaya Spratt (23 SEP 1940 – JAN 1985)
        3. 3. Patrick (J.) Spratt (17 NOV 1941 – 14 DEC 2005)
        4. 4. Lucille (Kay "Kay") Spratt (10 OCT 1945 – 21 OCT 1996)
    8. 8. Ethel (Pearl "Pearl") Mendenhall (7 Apr 1892 – 2 Aug 1959) m. Erastus (William) Agee (6 Jul 1879 – 13 Aug 1936)
      1. 1. Mildred (Elsie) Agee (22 Feb 1914 – 25 Sep 1993)
      2. 2. Nina (Pearl) Agee (30 March 1915 – 30 Sept 1916)
      3. 3. Lloyd (Richard) Agee (12 Sep 1916 – 30 Dec 1992)
      4. 4. Ralph (William) Agee (8 October 1919 – 20 Jul 1964)
      5. 5. Wilma (Jean) Agee (abt 1923 – )

William Mendenhall's Timeline

3 Records

1808
ABT. 1808
Birth of William Nel Mendenhall in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
1830
1830
Age 22
William Nel Mendenhall resided here in Fountain, Indiana, United States
Fountain, Indiana, United States
1842
Bet. 1842-1845
Age 34
Death of William Nel Mendenhall in (Most likely) Gentry Co., Missouri, USA
(Most likely) Gentry Co., Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT. 1808
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Fountain, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: , Fountain, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Mendenhalls

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1842-1845
    Event Place: (Most likely) Gentry Co., Missouri, USA
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