John Mendenhall

7 September 1847–2 April 1920 (Age 72)
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of John

When John Mendenhall was born on 7 September 1847, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, William Mendenhall, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Lovell, was 29. He married Eliza Rebecca Tew on 24 April 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 April 1920, in Mapleton, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Mendenhall
1847–1920
Eliza Rebecca Tew
1857–1953
Marriage: 24 April 1879
Marian Mendenhall
1880–1965
John William Mendenhall
1881–1971
Thomas Tew Mendenhall
1883–1976
Jesse Mendenhall
1884–1922
Sarah Rebecca Mendenhall
1885–1936
Joseph Mendenhall
1887–1966
Byron Mendenhall
1889–1969
Deseret Mendenhall
1890–1971
Aaron Bruce Mendenhall
1893–1966
Harvey Henry Mendenhall
1896–1971
Wells Barney Mendenhall
1901–1991

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 April 1879Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1848
    Age 1
    The Geographic Names Information System(GNIS) indicates opened as Kane 02/17/1848. Name changed to Council Bluffs 12/10/1852.
    1863
    Age 16
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
    Age 20
    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

    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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    Life History of John Mendenhall

    Life History of John Mendenhall by John W. Mendenhall John Mendenhall son of William and Sarah Lovell Mendenhall was born at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa 7 Sept. 1847. The fam …

    Sources (50)

    • John Mendenhall, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • John Mendenhall in entry for Harvey H Mendenhall and Sarah Alexander, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
    • John Mendenhall in entry for Marian Mendenhall Tuckett, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"

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