George Madison Mendenhall, Sr. b. 29 Sep 1836 Wilmington, New Castle Co, Delaware, USA d. 1 May 1917 Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA: eAncestry.org

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Birth 29 Sep 1836 Wilmington, New Castle Co, Delaware, USA

Christened 29 Sep 1836 Wilmington, New Castle Co, Delaware, USA

Gender Male

AFN 19DF-0N

Occupation 9 Aug 1870 Bridgeport, Cache Co, Utah, USA

Farmer

Died 1 May 1917 Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA

Buried 4 May 1917 Mendenhall Family Cemetery, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA

Person ID I1418 Nichols-Wilson

Last Modified 07 Dec 2006

Father Thomas Mendenhall, Sr., b. 10 Mar 1806, Wilmington (Mill Creek), New Castle Co, Delaware, USA , d. 2 Sep 1888, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA

Mother Mary Ann Sinex, b. 16 Sep 1812, Christiana, Delaware Co (Now New Castle Co), Delaware, USA , d. 27 Apr 1848, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, Iowa, USA

Married 5 Sep 1833 Wilmington, New Castle Co, Delaware, USA

Family ID F585 Group Sheet

Family Celestia Ann Mecham, b. 12 Sep 1848, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, Iowa, USA , d. 10 Mar 1909, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA

Married 28 Sep 1867 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, Utah, USA

Children

>	1. Mary Elvira Mendenhall, b. 3 Sep 1868, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 15 Feb 1933, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA
	2. George Madison Mendenhall, Jr., b. 1 Jan 1870, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 10 Apr 1879, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA
	3. Valeria Jane Mendenhall, b. 24 Dec 1872, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 24 Mar 1879, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA
	4. Thomas Leslie Mendenhall, b. 24 Sep 1874, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 24 Mar 1879, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA
	5. Moses Leroy Mendenhall, b. 24 Jun 1876, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 27 Mar 1879, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA
>	6. Arthur John Mendenhall, Sr., b. 3 Jun 1878, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 16 Feb 1948, Richmond, Cache Co, Utah, USA
	7. Estus Clinton Mendenhall, b. 8 Jan 1880, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 9 Apr 1882, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA
>	8. Effie Maria Mendenhall, b. 7 Oct 1881, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 22 Dec 1916, Brigham City, Box Elder Co, Utah, USA
	9. James Mecham Mendenhall, b. 16 Aug 1883, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 21 Feb 1953, Burley, Cassia Co, Idaho, USA
	10. Lucinda Mecham Mendenhall, b. 9 May 1885, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 11 Feb 1906, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA
	11. Elsie Mecham Mendenhall, b. 9 Jun 1887, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 13 Nov 1918
	12. Elmer Mecham Mendenhall, b. 3 Aug 1889, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 13 Nov 1918, France
	13. Zella Mecham Mendenhall, b. 21 Sep 1891, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 6 Dec 1902, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA
>	14. Willis Mecham Mendenhall, b. 31 Aug 1893, Dayton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA , d. 27 Apr 1942, Clifton, Franklin Co, Idaho, USA

Last Modified 13 Apr 2007

Family ID F626 Group Sheet

Photos		Photo Status: Located. Photo of George Madison Mendenhall. It is unknown who has the original. If a better scan is identified, please contact the webmaster

Documents		1870 U.S. Census [9 Aug 1870] Status: Located. Bridgeport, Cache, Utah (630KB): Families of Thomas Mendenhall, Jr. & George Madison Mendenhall, Sr.

Headstones		Headstone Status: . Headstone of George Madison Mendenhall, Sr. and footstones of Valeria Jane Mendenhall & Thomas Leslie Mendenhall

Histories	Life Story of George Madison Mendenhall & Celestia Ann Mecham Status: Located. Life Story of George Madison Mendenhall & Celestia Ann Mecham by Lillian V. Perkins; Transcription by JoLyn Day

Notes	George was an early settler in Spanish Fork, Utah. He and his family were the first permanent Mormon settlers on Deep Creek, locating there in 1868. He built a log house at the foot of a little hill, had a family, and was happy among relatives and friends. He and his wife lived a typical frontier life plowing, reaping, weaving, and spinning and trusted in the Lord for His protecting care. There was no need for a sheriff or a lawyer among this little group along the river bottom, then known as Franklin Meadows. A man's word was his bond and if a neighbor needed help it was freely given with no thought of getting something in return. When two of his children became sick an aunt arrived in a wagon in front of the Mendenhall home which brought tears of relief and joy to the family, help had come at last! She tied on her white waist apron and began swabbing the swollen throats with drops of turpentine and tried to get the two children to swallow oil and sugar. Dark-haired Thomas, just five years old, grew more limp and blue each hour. With a final weak, choking spell, he lay lifeless in his mother's arms. They worked tirelessly to save Valerie, but it also was to no avail. In a few hours Valerie, age seven, too had passed away. Spring came early with all its natural beauty. The willow trees along the river began to bud and the hills grew fresh, bright green with June grass. Then tragedy struck again at the Mendenhall home. This time, three-year-old Moses also fell a victim to diptheria. Friends came again with wood and kerosene and put packages of food by the fence. "Be of good cheer," they told the Mendenhalls, "Surely God will not ask more of you." In spite of their best efforts Moses died and was buried beside his brother and sister. Two weeks later, little George, age nine, died and was laid to rest beside the other three children. Through this crushing experience, these pioneers had no time for bitterness. There was work to do and there was always hope in the future. Sustained by their religious belief that death is not the end, they were able to go on. After being tried like Job of old, God blessed the faithful parents with other children. There was music and laughter again in the Mendenhall home. Times grew more prosperous. Hunger and want were driven out, but then diphtheria struck again. There were doctors then, but nothing could be done to save two beautiful Mendenhall girls. Zella was taken first and six days later, Elsie died. Diphtheria had taken a toll of six children from the Mendenhall family.

Sources

[S847] Nichols Online Library, Digital Documents Researched and Scanned by Chad Nichols & Relatives, Nichols, Chad G., (Chad Nichols has catalogued over 40,000 relatives, with over 5,000 of them having documentation to support their place in the family tree. Recent generation surnames (great grandparents) in his tree include Anderson, Campbell, Dutson, Kump, Kylen, Nichols, O'Donnell, Roberts, Stone, and Walker. One generation further back adds Broman, Cloward, Conder, Ericksen, Farmer, Holyoak, Nielson, Richardson, and Shelley. Most ancestors are from England, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany. [online] www.nicholslibrary.org (801) 280-9590 7783 S 4950 W West Jordan, UT 84081 USA).
1870 U.S. Census - 001298; Photo - 003449; Obituary - 000689; Grave Marker - 000737; History - 003233
[S119] Mendenhall Family Association (MFA), ([online] : http://www.mendenhall.org).
Provided George Madison Mendenhall biographical sketch
[S3] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States. Bureau of the Census. 9th Census, 1870, (Washington [District of Columbia] : The National Archives, [19--] Microfilm of original records in the National Archives, Washington, D.C.).
Bridgeport, Cache, Utah; Lists "George" age 31, "Farmer," real estate value "100," personal real estate value "300," birthplace Delaware, listed as U.S. citizen
[S310] Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Index, 1847-1868 ©, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Salt Lake City, UT : 2004-2007 [online] http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library This index is the most complete listing of individuals and companies in which Mormon pioneer emigrants traveled west to Utah from 1847 through 1868. It is an incomplete listing, as rosters have not been found for all companies. It also identifies sources to learn more about the experiences of each company.).
David Wood Company lists members including Thomas Mendenhall (age 46), Cathern Mendenhall (age 47), William Mendenhall (age 37), Sarah Mendenhall (age 34), Susanah Mendenhall (age 18), George Mendenhall (age 16), Lewis Mendenhall (age 13), Mary Mendenhall (age 13), Thomas Mendenhall (age 11), Thomas Mendenhall (age 8), Richard Mendenhall (age 7), John Mendenhall (age 5), & Elizabeth Mendenhall (age 2)
[S26] Mendenhalls, The, ([online] http://www.angelfire.com/ut/Mendenhall/ [email] valadyhawke # hotmail.com, replace # with @).
chr. 29 Sep 1836 Wilmington, Delaware
[S471] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).

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