Richard Lovell Mendenhall, Sr. b. 19 Aug 1845 Nauvoo, Hancock Co, Illinois, USA d. 18 Aug 1921 Mapleton, Utah Co, Utah, USA: eAncestry.org

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Birth 19 Aug 1845 Nauvoo, Hancock Co, Illinois, USA

Gender Male

AFN 1V3S-FN

Died 18 Aug 1921 Mapleton, Utah Co, Utah, USA

Cause: Carcenoma of Prostate

Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah Co, Utah, USA

Person ID I5356 Nichols-Wilson

Last Modified 11 Jul 2008

Father William Mendenhall, b. 8 Apr 1815, Mill Creek Hnd, New Castle Co, Delaware, USA , d. 3 Jun 1906, Springville, Utah Co, Utah, USA

Mother Sarah Lovell, b. 12 Mar 1818, Weaverthorpe, Yorkshire Co, England , d. 17 Oct 1899, Springville, Utah Co, Utah, USA

Married 21 Feb 1839 New Castle Co, Delaware, USA

Family ID F647 Group Sheet

Family Maria Catherine Boyer, b. 13 Oct 1850, Freeburg, Union, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 28 Mar 1915, Mapleton, Utah Co, Utah, USA

Married 5 Dec 1870 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, Utah, USA

Children

>	1. Irena Boyer Mendenhall, b. 13 Dec 1871, Springville, Utah Co, Utah, USA , d. 11 Jun 1953
>	2. Richard Lovell Mendenhall, Jr., b. 15 Nov 1873, Springville, Utah Co, Utah, USA , d. 26 Mar 1949, Mapleton, Utah Co, Utah, USA

Last Modified 25 Apr 2007

Family ID F2376 Group Sheet

Photos		Family Portrait Status: Located. Family portrait of Richard Lovell Mendenhall Sr family, courtesy of Brigham Young University Lee Library, L. Tom Perry Special Collections: [Front] Richard Lovell Mendenhall Sr, Irena Boyer MENDENHALL, Maria Catherine BOYER Mendenhall, & [Back] Richard Lovell Mendenhall Jr
		Photo Status: Located. Family portrait of Richard Lovell Mendenhall Sr family, courtesy of Brigham Young University Lee Library, L. Tom Perry Special Collections: [Back] Maria Catherine BOYER Mendenhall, Richard Lovell Mendenhall Sr, [Front] Richard Lovell Mendenhall Jr, & Irena Boyer MENDENHALL

Headstones		Headstone Status: . Headstone of Richard Lovell Mendenhall Sr & Maria Catherine BOYER Mendenhall

Sources

[S652] Website of the Ancestors and Descendants of Richard Lovell & Maria Catherine Boyer, Mendenhall, Mark, ([online] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mendenhall/index.html [email] catmem # yahoo.com).
Richard Lovell Mendenhall was the son of William Mendenhall and Sarah Lovell. He was born on August 19, 1845 in Nauvoo, Illinois. He married Maria Catherine Boyer on December 5, 1870, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Maria Catherine Boyer was the daughter of Augustus Sell Boyer, who died in Pennsylvannia, and Catherine Houtz Boyer, who joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after her husband's death.

A pioneer to the town of Springville, he served as City Marshall for Springville, Utah, for several years. He moved to Mapleton, Utah in 1878. He also was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Colorado from 1902-1904. He was an Indian War Veteran. He earned his living as a farmer and stockraiser. He also served as the Marshall of Springville, Utah.
[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).
Photo - 002700, 002701; Grave Marker - 001604
[S152] Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies, Esshom, Frank, 1844-, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah Pioneers Book, 1913, reprint 1966).
[S440] Grave Marker.
RICHARD LOVELL
AUG. 19, 1845-AUG. 18, 1921
MARIAH C. BOYER
WIFE OF
R. L. MENDENHALL
OCT. 13th 1850-MAR 28th 1915
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MENDENHALL
Photo and transcription by Chad G. Nichols
[S471] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
[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)
[S275] Springville Cemeteries Online, Springville City, ([online] www.springvillecemetery.org), Sec. D Lot 82 Pos. 1 (Reliability: 3).
Richard L Mendenhall b. 9 Aug 1845 Nauvoo, Illinois; d. 18 Aug 1921 Mapleton; Cause of death Carcenoma of Prostate; William Mendenhall & Sarah Lovell (parents)

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