Lewis J Mullendore (1823 - 1898)

Born 30 Jul 1823 in Hamilton, Montgomery, Ohio

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet Eldridge (Records) Mullendore — married 29 Mar 1849 in Shelby County, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1898 at age 74 in Nineveh Twp, Johnson County, Indiana

Biography

Birth

Jul. 30, 1823, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Son of Jacob J. Mullendore (1792-1872), and his wife Elizabeth "Catharine" Wertz (1804-1875).

Jacob and Catharine moved their family from Montgomery County Ohio, to Shelby County Indiana, in 1832/33.^[1][2]

Marriage

Lewis Mullendore married Harriet Eldridge Records, on 29 March 1849 in Shelby County, Indiana by James Clarke, Officiator. The marriage license was taken out on 26 March 1849.^[3]

Harriet is the daughter of William Parker Records and his wife Elcy/Elsie Elizabeth Harvey.^[1]

Biographies

Hougham, Mullendore Family Genealogy

Lewis Mullendore, b. 7-30-1823 in Montgomery Co., O., moved with his parents to Shelby Co., Ind. in 1832. During his youth, to learn a trade, he stayed with the Joshua Knowltons who lived a little east and north of the Mullendores. Joshua Knowlton was a brick-maker. Through the Knowltons, Lewis became a member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and met his future wife, Harriet E. Records. ... he and his family moved [to Nineveh Twp., Johnson Co., Ind.] in 1857.

In Johnson Co., the family lived in a log house. Lewis farmed, made harness for his horses and shoes for his family. Then he built kilns and made bricks for their home and for Union Christian Church [, both of] which were built about 1868-1870. Later, he learned to make drainage tile "and to him belongs the distinction of having manufactured the first tile ever made and laid in Johnson County or the State of Indiana."

Lewis Mullendore d. 6-14-1898, bur. in Greenlawn Cem. Franklin, Ind.

m. 3-28-1849 Harriet Eldrige Records b. 12-25-1828 Bartholomew Co., Ind., dau. Wm. P. & Elcey (Harvey) Records, granddau. of Spencer & Elizabeth (Elrod) Records, who had come from O. to Ind. 1821 and settled in Bartholomew Co., later in Jackson Twp. of Shelby Co., Ind. Harriet d. 9-16-1926, bur. Franklin, Ind.

Thirteen children: Huldah, Elizabeth, Henry, Joseph, Jacob, William, Alice, Elsie, Lavinna, Franklin, infant, Jane, Ollie.^[4]

Banta, History of Johnson County, Indiana (1888)

Lewie moved with his parents to Shelby County, Ind. in 1832. During his youth, to learn a trade, he stayed with the Joshua Knowlton who lived a little east and north of the Mullendores. Joshua Knowlton was a brick-maker. Through the Knowltons, Lewis become a member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and met his future wife, Harriet E. Records. At age 21 he began buying calf skins which his father allowed him to tan on the shares and at the end of eleven years he had accumulated about $12,000. His first land purchase was 40 acres in Shelby County. He afterwards bought 253 acres in Nineveh Township, Johnson County, Ind. where he and his family moved in 1857.^[5]

Branigin, History of Johnson County, Indiana (1913)

In Johnson County the [Lewis Mullendore] family lived in a log house. Lewis farmed, made harness for his horses and shoes for his family. Then he built kilns and made bricks for their home and for Union Christian Church which were built about 1868-1870. Later he learned to make drainage tile and to him belongs the distinction of having manufactured the first tile ever made and laid in Johnson County or the state of Indiana.^[6]

Census

1840 US Federal Census, Jackson Twp, Shelby, Indiana, United States

Household of Jacob Mullendore

0-4M: 2 [sons William & David]

5-9M: 2 [sons John & Jerome]

10-14M: 1 [son Daniel]

15-19M: 2 [sons Clint & Lewis]

40-49M: 1 [Jacob Mullendore]

0-4F: 1 [dau. Elizabeth]

10-14F: 1 [dau. Harriett]

30-39F: 1 [wife Catherine]^[7]

1860 US Federal Census, Nineveh Twp., Johnson, Indiana, United States (27 Jul 1860)

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Lewis Mullendore Farmer M 37 Ohio

Harriet E Mullendore F 31 Indiana

Hulda A Mullendore F 9 Indiana

Elizabeth E Mullendore F 7 Indiana

Joseph H Mullendore M 5 Indiana

William Mullendore M 2 Indiana

Lewis Richeson Laborer M 24 Indiana

Charles Grim Laborer M 24 Ohio^[8]

1870 US Federal Census, Nineveh Twp., Johnson, Indiana, United States (15 Aug 1870)

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Lewis Mullendore Farmer M 47 Ohio

Harriet Mullendore Keeping House F 42 Indiana

Elizabeth Mullendore Assistant F 18 Indiana

Joseph Mullendore Farm Laborer M 14 Indiana

Willie Mullendore At Home M 12 Indiana

Alice Mullendore At Home F 10 Indiana

Elsie Mullendore At Home F 8 Indiana

Levina Mullendore At Home F 5 Indiana

Franklin Mullendore At Home M 4 Indiana

Dennis Hutchison Farm Laborer M 21 Ohio

Joseph Kayle Farm Laborer M 30 Ohio

Mary Kayle Keeping House F 22 Indiana^[9]

Death/Burial

Jun. 14, 1898, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, USA

Buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, USA

Plot: Section 18, Lot 4, Grave 8.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Lewis J. Mullendore on Find A Grave: Memorial #81518314 Retrieved 14 Jan 2014.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} International Genealogical index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3. ↑ Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, Lewis Mullendore and Harriet E Records, 29 Mar 1849; citing Shelby, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana. Online database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 10 December 2017), FHL microfilm 1,401,800; Digital Folder Number 5206279; Image Number 683.
4. ↑ Dr. Naomi Mullendore Hougham, Mullendore Family Genealogy (1973 Revision), P. 66. Franklin County Library, Franklin, Indiana.
5. ↑ Banta, David Demaree. History of Johnson County, Indiana : from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, notes, etc. together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana territory, and the state of Indiana. page 758. Brant and Fuller, Chicago (1888).
6. ↑ Branigin, Elba L, A.M.. History of Johnson County, Indiana. Page 657, B.F. Bowen & Co., Inc, Indianapolis (1913).
7. ↑ The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). United States Census, 1840, Jacob Mullendore, Jackson Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States; citing p. 280. Online database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 14 January 2016). NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 93; FHL microfilm 7,729.
8. ↑ The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). United States Census, 1860, Lewis Mullendore, 1860. Online database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 December 2017). NARA Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 271; FHL Film Number 803271; Digital Folder Number 5165841; Image Number 630
9. ↑ The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). United States Census, 1870, Lewis Mullendore, Indiana, United States; citing p. 99, family 258, Ln 6. Online database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 11 December 2015). NARA microfilm publication M593; FHL microfilm 545,829; Digital Folder Number 4263402; Image Number 336.