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Miles Mendenhall (1804 - 1892)

Miles Mendenhall
Born in South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
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Died at age 88 [location unknown]
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Biography

Descendant
Descendant of Thomas and Joan Mildenhall.
His mother is Elizabeth (Betsy) Jennings, b. 1777, d. 5 Jun 1817, Vevay, Switzerland Co, IN
He married Nancy on October 29, 1828[1] in Switzerland, Indiana
Children
  1. John Mendenhall
  2. Ira N Mendenhall, b. 8 Jul 1831, Napoleon, IN
  3. George C Mendenhall, b. Abt 1833
  4. Miles Jr Mendenhall, b. 19 Sep 1835, IN d. 25 Sep 1901, IN
  5. Morton C Mendenhall, b. 1841
  6. Edward Patton Mendenhall, b. 1 Jul 1843, Napoleon, IN
He was a a dry good merchant and a US postmaster in 1880[2]


Baptist Cemetery, Napoleon, Ripley County, Indiana, USA[3]

Census

1830 Switzerland, Indiana, United States[4]
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Total Free White Persons: 4
1840 Jackson Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States[5]
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:1
Free White Persons - Under 20:6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:3
Total Free White Persons: 9
1850 Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, United States[6]
1860 Jackson Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States[7]
1870 Indiana, United States[8]
1880 Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, United States[9]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFZG-VX4 : accessed 19 September 2015), Miles Mendenhall and Nancy T Craig, 29 Oct 1828; citing , Switzerland, Indiana, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,310,439.
  2. ↑ Name: Miles Mendenhall, Post Office Location: Napoleon, Ripley, Indiana. Appointment Date: 4 Nov 1840, Volume #:14 Volume Year Range: 1842-1858.
  3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #157401588
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGG-FN5 : accessed 18 September 2015), Miles Mendenhall, Switzerland, Indiana, United States; citing 56, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 7,721.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYG-BDV : accessed 18 September 2015), Miles Mendenhall, Jackson Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States; citing p. 92, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 92; FHL microfilm 7,729.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVQ-WFL : accessed 19 September 2015), Miles Mendenhall, Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, United States; citing family 22, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4F1-DXY : accessed 19 September 2015), Miles Mendenhall, Jackson Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 29, household ID 199, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,293.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6B-7NK : accessed 19 September 2015), Miles Mendenhall, Indiana, United States; citing p. 16, family 125, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,854.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSH-15N : accessed 19 September 2015), Miles Mendenhall, Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district 156, sheet 437B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0307; FHL microfilm 1,254,307.


Note

There is a first marrage to a Mary Ann Holmes noted on the Mendenhall site and found on Familysearch ["Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFZG-NGY : accessed 19 September 2015), Miles Mendenhall and Mary Ann Holmes, ; citing , county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,310,439. Marriage Lines]. However no info on marriage to Nancy if he was divorced or widowed.




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