William Mendenhall
Birth Date
On 1815 April 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1906 June 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
1815 April 8
Mother
Elizabeth Wells
Father
Abraham Mendenhall
Date Details
Occurred On 1815 April 8
Married
Sarah Lovell
1839 February 18 (Age 23)
Baptized by R P Crawford
1841 December 12 (Age 26)
Traveled in
David Wood Company (1852)
1852 June 6 – October 1 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Richard Lovell Mendenhall (Age 7)
John Mendenhall (Age 5)
Sarah Lovell (Age 34)
Elizabeth Wells Mendenhall (Age 2)
Mary Frances Mendenhall (Age 13)
Thomas Lovell Mendenhall (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 6
Joined Company
Ended Between 1852 September 20 – October 1
Company Arrived
Married
Nancy Lucinda Ellsworth
1857 November 12 (Age 42)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1876 October 9 – 1877 May 25 (Age 61)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
11th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Location Served
Eastern States
Date Details
Started On 1876 October 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 May 25
Released
Died in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
1906 June 3 (Age 91)
Media
William Mendenhall (1815 - 1906) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Iowa, Pottawattamie County.
Mission
Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977
Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977, Vol. 2 - Part 2.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. B, Page 36, Line 1424.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. A, Page 33, Line 1424.
William Mendenhall diaries, 1876 October-1896 October
William Mendenhall diaries, 1876 October-1896 October.
William Mendenhall diaries, Journal, 1842 May-1843 May; 1846 January-1847 March
William Mendenhall diaries, Journal, 1842 May-1843 May; 1846 January-1847 March.
William Mendenhall diaries, Journal, 1853 August-1861 January
William Mendenhall diaries, Journal, 1853 August-1861 January.
William Mendenhall diaries, Notebook, 1861-1889
William Mendenhall diaries, Notebook, 1861-1889.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"6th Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 38.
Thomas Lovell Mendenhall, [Autobiography], [1968]
Thomas Lovell Mendenhall, [Autobiography], [1968].
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