Chat | Daily Search | My GenForum | Community Standards | Terms of Service
Jump to Forum
Home: Surnames: Mendenhall Family Genealogy Forum

Post FollowupReturn to Message ListingsPrint Message

Re: Looking for Help
Posted by: Annie Carlile (ID *****3078) Date: May 15, 2012 at 18:54:03
In Reply to: Looking for Help by Lori Schmidt Mendenhall of 938

Hi. I'm not related to this family. This may be a notice of your grandfather's marriage:

Date: 1945-11-17; Saturday;
Paper: The Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio- James E. Mendenhall, 34, of 715 3rd st NE, and Beulah Mae Gisewite, 22, of 715 3rd st NE.

Here is a WWII enlistment record for James:

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about James E Mendenhall
Name:        James E Mendenhall
Birth Year:        1911
Race:        White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:        Ohio
State of Residence:        Ohio
County or City:        Montgomery
Enlistment Date:        1 Feb 1941
Enlistment State:        Kentucky
Enlistment City:        Fort Thomas Newport
Branch:        Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code:        Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade:        Private
Grade Code:        Private
Component:        Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source:        Civil Life
Education:        Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height:        71
Weight:        156

There was a Charles Mendenhall b. 1865, but he was married to a Cora. Here is the family in 1920:

1920 United States Federal Census about James Mendenhal
Name:        James Mendenhal
Age:        8
Birth Year:        abt 1912
Birthplace:        Ohio
Home in 1920:        Bristol, Trumbull, Ohio
Race:        White
Gender:        Male
Relation to Head of House:        Son
Marital Status:        Single
Father's Name:        Charles Mendenhal
Father's Birthplace:        Ohio
Mother's Name:        Cora Mendenhal
Mother's Birthplace:        Ohio
Household Members:        
Name        Age
Charles Mendenhal 55 b. 1865 OH, parents b. OH; farmer
Cora Mendenhal         47 -wife- b. 1873 OH, par b. OH
Charles Mendenhal        19 -son- b. 1901 OH
Oscar Mendenhal        17 -son- b. 1903 OH
Mabel Mendenhal        13 -dau- b. 1907 OH
Arthur Mendenhal        10 -son- b. 1910 OH
James Mendenhal        8 -son- b. 1912 OH **
Nellie Mendenhal        6 -dau- b. 1914 OH
Woodrow Mendenhal        1 1/2 -son- b. 1919 OH

According to a public tree on Ancestry.com, Cora's name was Cora McBooka.

Here is the family in 1910:

1910 United States Federal Census about Charley Mendenhall
Name:        Charley Mendenhall
Age in 1910:        50
Birth Year:        1860
Birthplace:        Ohio
Home in 1910:        Washington, Preble, Ohio
Race:        White
Gender:        Male
Relation to Head of House:        Head
[Self (Head)]
Marital Status:        Married
Spouse's Name:        Cora Mendenhall
Father's Birthplace:        Ohio
Mother's Birthplace:        Ohio
Household Members:        
Name        Age
Charley Mendenhall        50 b. 1860 OH, par b. OH; farmer
Cora Mendenhall        29 -wife- b. 1881 OH, par-don't know
Charley Mendenhall        12 -son- b. 1898 IN
Lulu Mendenhall        8 -dau- b. 1902 OH
Oscar Mendenhall        6 -son- b. 1904 OH
Mabel Mendenhall        3 -dau- b. 1907 OH
Arthur Mendenhall        1 -son- b. 1909 OH

In 1900, the family was living in Indiana, and Charles was going by his middle name, Allen:

1900 United States Federal Census about Allen Mendenhall
Name:        Allen Mendenhall
Age:        35
Birth Date:        Feb 1865
Birthplace:        Ohio
Home in 1900:        Lincoln, Hendricks, Indiana
[Hendricks]
Race:        White
Gender:        Male
Relation to Head of House:        Head
Marital Status:        Married
Spouse's Name:        Cora Mendenhall
Marriage Year:        1898
Years Married:        2
Father's Birthplace:        Indiana
Mother's Birthplace:        Indiana
Household Members:        
Name        Age
Allen Mendenhall        35 b. Feb 1865 OH, par b. IN; Drayman?
Cora Mendenhall        23 -wife- b. Jan 1877 OH, par b. OH; married 2 years; 1 child/1 surviving
Bert Mendenhall        16 -son- b. Apr 1884 IN, par b. OH
Minnie Mendenhall        10 -dau- b. Mar 1890 IN, same
Bennie Mendenhall        7 -son- b. Jul 1892 IN, same
Charles Mendenhall        1 -son- b. May 1899 IN, same

Here is his marriage to Cora from Familysearch.org:

"Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992," Charles Mendenhall, 1898

Groom's Name:        Charles Mendenhall
Groom's Birth Date:        1865
Groom's Birthplace:        Ohio
Groom's Age:        33
Bride's Name:        Cora Mcboska
Bride's Birth Date:        1877
Bride's Birthplace:        Ohio
Bride's Age:        21
Marriage Date:        16 Jul 1898
Marriage Place:        Marion, Indiana
Groom's Father's Name:        John Mendenhall
Groom's Mother's Name:        Ruth Stevens
Bride's Father's Name:        Charles Mcboska
Bride's Mother's Name:        Mary Huffman
Groom's Race:        White
Groom's Marital Status:        Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:        
Bride's Race:        White
Bride's Marital Status:        Unknown
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:        
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:        M02017-2
System Origin:        Indiana-EASy
Source Film Number:        413541
Reference Number:        pg 108 RN 527
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFN9-YTD

On the other hand, here is a birth record for a son in 1902 by Cora Mccrassen:

"Ohio, County Births, 1856-1909," Charles Mendenhall in entry for William Oscar Mendenhall, 1902

Name:        William Oscar Mendenhall
Titles & Terms:        
Event:        Birth
Event Date:        28 Nov 1902
Event Place:        Preble Co., Ohio
Registration Date:        
Registration Place:        
Gender:        Male
Race:        w
Father:        Charles Mendenhall
Father's Titles & Terms:        
Father's Birthplace:        
Father's Age:        
Mother:        Cora Mccrassen
Mother's Titles & Terms:        
Mother's Birthplace:        
Mother's Age:        
Additional Relatives:        
Reference Number:        6
Film Number:        564961
Digital Folder Number:        4016869
Image Number:        434
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6L3-4BG

And another for a child born in 1905:

"Ohio, County Births, 1856-1909," Charles Mendenhall in entry for Mamie Mendenhall, 1905

Name:        Mamie Mendenhall
Titles & Terms:        
Event:        Birth
Event Date:        07 May 1905
Event Place:        Preble Co., Ohio
Registration Date:        
Registration Place:        
Gender:        Female
Race:        w
Father:        Charles Mendenhall
Father's Titles & Terms:        
Father's Birthplace:        
Father's Age:        
Mother:        Cora Mccrossen
Mother's Titles & Terms:        
Mother's Birthplace:        
Mother's Age:        
Additional Relatives:        
Reference Number:        9
Film Number:        564961
Digital Folder Number:        4016869
Image Number:        437
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6L3-HJ4

I'm not sure if the two Cora's are one and the same. Hope this helps. Annie
       


       



Notify Administrator about this message?
Followups:

Post FollowupReturn to Message ListingsPrint Message

http://genforum.genealogy.com/mendenhall/messages/928.html
Search this forum:

Search all of GenForum:

Proximity matching
Add this forum to My GenForum Link to GenForum
Add Forum
Home |  Help |  About Us |  Site Index |  Jobs |  PRIVACY |  Affiliate
© 2007 The Generations Network