Thomas Mendenhall, II

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Mendenhall, II was born on 18 February 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Mendenhall, Sr., was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Sinex, was 31. He married Louisa Fleet Smart on 31 March 1863, in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States for about 20 years. He died on 21 March 1909, in Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Mendenhall, II
1844–1909
Louisa Fleet Smart
1846–1922
Marriage: 31 March 1863
Catherine Ann Mendenhall
1863–1864
Thomas George Mendenhall
1865–1866
Mary Ann Mendenhall
1867–1899
Rhoda Keziah Mendenhall
1869–1939
Susannah Matilda Mendenhall
1871–1941
William Henry Mendenhall
1873–1948
Lorin Mathew Mendenhall
1876–1952
Ada Louise Mendenhall
1878–1951
Ruby May Mendenhall
1880–1903
Nettie Pearl Mendenhall
1883–1963
Leo Smart Mendenhall
1886–1959
Bert Mendenhall
1888–1947

Sources (59)

  • Thos Mendinhal in household of Thos Mendinhal, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Thomas Mendenhall, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Thomas Mendenhall, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

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

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from either of two places called Mildenhall, in Suffolk and Wiltshire. Both placenames probably derive from an unattested Old English personal name Milda (genitive Mildan) + Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’. The spelling Mendenhall is rare in Britain, where Mildenhall is more often found.

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

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