Joseph Mendenhall was born on December 27, 1819 in Ohio. Joseph is Walt’s 3rd great uncle on the Hoel side of the family.

Joseph Mandenhall was born to Richard and Sarah Pearson Mendenhall on December 27, 1819. The family were farmers in Darke County, Ohio. Joseph was the second on 9 children born to the couple. His younger sister, Rachel, is Walt’s 2nd great grandmother on the Hoel side of the family. I wrote about Sarah in this post.

Joseph married Lydia Catherine Pittsenbargen on May 24, 1842. They were married in Clinton County, Indiana. The family lived in Indiana, but their first child, William was born in Darke County, Ohio. They later moved to Ohio, around 1850. They went on to have at least 7 other children. Lydia died on June 20, 1858 in Ohio.

Joseph then married Frances Sina Shaffer on March 3, 1859. They had one daughter. I found this picture of Frances and Joseph. It is fairly small and not the best quality.

Joseph Mendenhall died on July 18, 1883.