Susanna MENDENHALL - History

MENDENHALL, GEORGE, MORRIS, MOUNT, HALL

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 7/4/2006 at 21:47:51

"1879 History of Jefferson County", Page 513 ~~

SUSANNA MENDENHALL, Sec. 26, Fairfield Township; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $100 per acre; born in Wayne Co., Ind., in 1823. Married Daniel MENDENHALL in 1841; came to Jefferson County in 1842; six children:

Esther A., now Mrs. GEORGE, born Nov. 22, 1842;
Sarah J., now Mrs. MORRIS, born Jan. 17, 1845;
Lewis (preacher), born Jan. 8, 1852;
William, born Jan. 8, 1852, deceased;
Mary E., now Mrs. MOUNT, born Aug. 15, 1855;
Annie, now Mrs. HALL, born May 15, 1859;
and Laura, born Aug. 31, 1862.

Mr. MENDENHALL was the first gunsmith in Fairfield, and his services in that early day were in great demand. Mrs. M. has been a member of the Free Methodist Church for 30 years, being converted under the preaching of the Rev. Hayden.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.