Stephen D. MENDENHALL
- Born: 29 Sep 1805, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Marriage (1): Mary THOMAS on 10 Jan 1829
- Died: 22 Nov 1893, Spencer, Owen County, Indiana at age 88
- Buried: Marlboro Cemetery, Marlboro, Stark County, Ohio
 General Notes:
ANCESTRY: Descended from Warinus de la Strode (born 1020 in Bretagne, France), a French knight who lived at the time of William the Conqueror
ANCESTRY: 6th Great-Grandchild of John Mildenhall Jr. (born 1560), the only Englishmen to visit both royal courts of the Emperors Akbar and Jahangir, and the first Englishmen to be buried in India
FAMILY: Father of Thomas Corwin Mendenhall (Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier's namesake)
RELIGION: Quaker
NOTEWORTHY: Stephen's home was a station on the Underground Railroad, providing aid and comfort to many fleeing fugitives from the South on their way to freedom
Research Notes:
-- Mendenhall Family Association (http://mendenhall.org/mfa/tng/getperson.php?personID=I25387&tree=Mendenhall2010)
-- Photo courtesy of tabernathygordon1 (Ancestry.com)
-- Find A Grave, Memorial # 94278975
Stephen married Mary THOMAS, daughter of William THOMAS and Maria SMITH, on 10 Jan 1829. (Mary THOMAS was born on 19 Dec 1807 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, died on 4 Feb 1881 in Marlboro Township, Stark County, Ohio and was buried in Marlboro Cemetery, Marlboro, Stark County, Ohio.)
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