Harriet Henrietta Dedman

Brief Life History of Harriet Henrietta

When Harriet Henrietta Dedman was born on 29 May 1847, in Pike, Indiana, United States, her father, John Ellsworth Dedman, was 39 and her mother, Cynthia Trayler, was 30. She married Joseph Frank Mendenhall on 20 October 1875, in Pike, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Cass Township, Stone, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Union Township, Stone, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died on 5 August 1917, in Stone, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Molly Wright Cemetery, Union City, Stone, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Frank Mendenhall
1838–1909
Harriet Henrietta Dedman
1847–1917
Marriage: 20 October 1875
Jay Howard Mendenhall
1876–1945
Henry Stanley Mendenhall
1879–1960
Gracie Mendenhall
1880–1887
Odie Mendenhall
1884–
Clara J. Mendenhall
1885–1959
Joseph Franklin Mendenhall Jr.
1887–1977
Harry Bargdell Mendenhall
1889–1969
Vernie Mendenhall
1891–1892

Sources (14)

  • Henrietta Deadman in household of Cynthia Dedman, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Henrietta Dedman, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Henriettta Mendenhall in entry for Harry B Mendenhall, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

World Events (8)

1851

Historical Boundaries 1851: Stone created from Taney County

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Debenham . Compare Deadman and Debnam .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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