Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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ELI P. MENDENHALL

Eli P. MENDENHALL, came to Harrison County in May, 1856, and settled in Boyer Township, claiming one hundred and sixty acres of land. He built a log cabin and lived there until he moved to Woodbine. In March, 1879, he engaged in the real-estate business, which he now follows. He saw his share of early-day hardships, including the never-to-be-forgotten hard winter of 1856-57.

Mr. MENDENHALL is a native of North Carolina, and was born in 1826. When ten years of age he accompanied his parents to Miami County, Indiana, where he remained until about 1849, when he bought his own farm.

He was married to Mrs. Elizabeth HUPP, whose maiden name was RECTOR. They were the parents of three children -- Charles W., Omer H., and Mary C. Our subject's father was Himelius MENDENHALL, who was also born in North Carolina. He removed to Indiana in 1836, where he remained until his death.

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