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Lydia (Merrick) Mendenhall (1853 - 1928)

Lydia Mendenhall formerly Merrick
Born in Lancaster Co, PAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , and
Wife of — married 30 May 1872 in Dugdale, PAmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , and
Died at age 75 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAmap
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Biography

Lydia was born on 6 Feb 1853 in Lancaster Co, PA. the daughter of Henderson Merrick and Eleanor C Graham.[1][2][3][4]

Lydia, a Presbyterian, married Joseph Townsend Mendenhall, a Quaker residing in Kennett Township, on 30 May 1872 at the home of her parents in Dugdale, PA. They had seven children:[1][3]

1) Ellie., b. 25 Feb 1873.
2) Annie, b. 27 Aug 1874.
3) Robert T., b. 21 Dec 1875.
4) Alfred W., b. 5 Feb 1878.
5) Mabel M., b. 9 Mar 1880.
6) Lillie F., b. 23 Jun 1882.
7) Henderson M., b. 19 Aug 1885.

Residence
1870 - East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. [5]
1880 - Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife. [6]
1900 - Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife. [3]

Died
23 May 1928. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [2][4]

Buried
Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. [2]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harlan, Alpheus H. History and genealogy of the Harlan family, and particularly of the descendants of George and Michael Harlan, who settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687. The Lord Baltimore press. 1914. Pg 297. (See also: https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00harl/page/297)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68515661
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Year: 1900; Census Place: Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1393; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241393
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
  5. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1323; Page: 121B; Image: 112368; Family History Library Film: 552822
  6. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1114; Family History Film: 1255114; Page: 247B; Enumeration District: 053; Image: 0146




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