John Mendenhall

Thomas married Laura Jane Allen on 27 Jun 1887 in Howell County, Missouri, USA. Laura (daughter of William Allen and Martha Louisa Davis) was born in 1865 in Illinois, USA; died on 12 Feb 1904 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 19 Jul 1870, Sacramento (post office), Indian Creek Precinct, White County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 24 Jun 1880, Mountain Grove township, Wright County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 2 Jun 1900, Goldsberry township, Howell County, MIssouri, USA; 1. Mendenhall, Sidney, head, white, male, June 1850, 49, married 12 years, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina, farmer, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule no. 7 2. _____, Laura, wife, white, female, December 1865, 34, married 12 years, 8 children 8 living, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write 3. _____, Amos, son, white, male, October 1875, 24, single, Indiana, North Carolina, North Carolina, farm laborer, can read and write 4. _____, Sherwood son, white, male, May 1885, 15, Missouri, North Carolina, North Carolina, farm labor, attending school, can read and write 5. _____, William, son, white, male, August 1887, 12, Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois, attending school, can read and write 6. _____, Richard won, white male, December 1890, 9, Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois 7. _____, Martha, daughter, white, female, December 1892, 7, Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois 8. _____, Emma, daughter, white, female, February 1895, 5, Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois 9. _____, John, son, white, male, July 1897, 2, Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois 10. _____, Abbie, daughter, white, female, November 1899, 6 months, Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois 11. DeBoard, Jesse, step-son, white, male, March 1885, 15, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, farm labor, attending school, can read and write

Notes:

Name:
Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 May 2021), memorial 9168502, for Laura Jane Allen Mendenhall (1865?1904), citing Pilgrim Rest Cemetery (Teresita, Shannon County, Missouri, USA).

Birth:
Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 May 2021), memorial 9168502, for Laura Jane Allen Mendenhall (1865?1904), citing Pilgrim Rest Cemetery (Teresita, Shannon County, Missouri, USA).

Census:

1. Deboard, Ivy, 20, male, white, farmer, real estate value $1000, value $100, Tennessee
2. _____, Martha, 19, female, keeping house, Illinois, cannot read or write
3. _____, Martha, 1, female, Illinois
4. Allen, Laura, 6, female, white, Illinois
5. Bolerjack, George, 21, male, white, farmer, Illinois, attending school


Census:

1. Debord, Ivy J., white, male, 30, married, farmer, Tennessee, North Carolina, North Carolina
2. _____, Martha L., white, female, 29, wife, married, keeping house, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee
3. _____, Laura J., white, female, 14, daughter, at home, attending school, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois
4. _____, Martha P., white, female, 10, daughter, at home, attending school, [can read], cannot write, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois
5. _____, Sarah E., white, female, 8, daughter, attending school
6. _____, Bettie, white, female, 5, daughter, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois
7. _____, Lucy, white, female, 3, daughter, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois
8. _____, Mary, white, female, 1, daughter, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois

Census:
1900 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Goldsberry township, enumeration district (ED) 52, sheets 1A and 1B (penned, recto), p. 23 (stamped, recto), dwelling 10, family 10, Sidney Mendenhall household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 May 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll [not cited].

Died:
Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 May 2021), memorial 9168502, for Laura Jane Allen Mendenhall (1865?1904), citing Pilgrim Rest Cemetery (Teresita, Shannon County, Missouri, USA).

Children: William Mendenhall was born in Aug 1887 in Missouri, USA. Richard Mendenhall was born in Dec 1890 in Missouri, USA. Martha Ellen Mendenhall Emma Mendenhall was born in Feb 1895 in Missouri, USA. 1. John Mendenhall was born in Jul 1897 in Missouri, USA. Abbie Mendenhall was born in Nov 1899 in Missouri, USA.

Notes:

Birth:
Marriage date based on birth year of dau, Laura Allen.

Died:
Martha's remarriage to Iva Gerome DeBoard.

William married Martha Louisa Davis on 17 Jan 1865 in White County, Illinois, USA, and was divorced before 1868. Martha (daughter of Isaac Sebastian Davis and Martha Joyner) was born on 12 Jun 1850 in Illinois, USA; died on 15 Mar 1917 in Iron County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 17 Mar 1917 in Mountain View-Center Hill Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 30 Jul 1860, Township 6S, Range 8W, White County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 19 Jul 1870, Sacramento (post office), Indian Creek Precinct, White County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 24 Jun 1880, Mountain Grove township, Wright County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

See attached sources.

Birth:
Some sources (cemetery stone?) cite her birth year as 1848. However, I believe 1850 must be correct. She is not listed in the 1850 census with her parents in White Co IL, although her brother is. Her mother was probably pregnant at the time.

J. B. Campbell Bible gives her birth as 12 June 1850.

Census:

1. Davis, Isaac, 50, male, farmer, real estate value $1800, personal $400, Tennessee
2. _____, Wm. H., 14, male, Illinois, attending school
3. _____, Martha L., 10, female, Illinois, attending school
4. _____, Polly, 71, female, North Carolina, cannot read or write

Census:

1. Deboard, Ivy, 20, male, white, farmer, real estate value $1000, value $100, Tennessee
2. _____, Martha, 19, female, keeping house, Illinois, cannot read or write
3. _____, Martha, 1, female, Illinois
4. Allen, Laura, 6, female, white, Illinois
5. Bolerjack, George, 21, male, white, farmer, Illinois, attending school


Census:

1. Debord, Ivy J., white, male, 30, married, farmer, Tennessee, North Carolina, North Carolina
2. _____, Martha L., white, female, 29, wife, married, keeping house, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee
3. _____, Laura J., white, female, 14, daughter, at home, attending school, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois
4. _____, Martha P., white, female, 10, daughter, at home, attending school, [can read], cannot write, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois
5. _____, Sarah E., white, female, 8, daughter, attending school
6. _____, Bettie, white, female, 5, daughter, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois
7. _____, Lucy, white, female, 3, daughter, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois
8. _____, Mary, white, female, 1, daughter, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois

Died:
Was apparently living with her son, Caleb, at the time of her death. He was the informant on the death certificate, and his place of residence was Des Arc, MO, which is in Iron County, Missouri.

Notes:

Married:
Martha would have been about 15 at the time of this first. brief marriage. Divorce was unusual, particularly after such a brief period. It also seems unusual that Ivy DeBoard, from a quite religious family, chose to marry a recently divorced young woman. Martha herself was quite religious--her preacher son remembers her praying loudly and fervently, sometimes at inconvenient times.

"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2L-Y78 : 19 February 2021), William Allen and Martha L. Davis, 17 Jan 1865; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,069.

Children: 3. Laura Jane Allen was born in 1865 in Illinois, USA; died on 12 Feb 1904 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA.

Isaac married Martha Joyner on 4 Mar 1845 in White County, Illinois, USA. Martha (daughter of Whitehead Joyner and Lucy Taylor) was born on 7 Apr 1807 in Tennessee, USA; died on 7 Apr 1853 in Illinois, USA; was buried in Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Children of Martha Joyner's first marriage to Henry Towell are in the Davis file, in hard copy, from Connie Sieveking.