Excerpt from "A Walk in a Country Churchyard - Autumn 1880" by Luke Smith Mote

"Joseph Mendenhall and Rachel Mendenhall (his wife) two of the pioneers' graves are thus distinctly marked; he died in September, 1856 in his seventy-ninth year and she in February, 1860 in her eighty-eighth. They had ten children born to them, most of whom survived them. He set up the first tan yard for public work or service in the township; was industrious and accumulated a good deal of property. For further information regarding him and his brother Caleb we refer to Miami County History 1880 or Genealogy of the Men[den]hall Family by Edward Mendenhall of Cincinnati, Ohio."




Joseph was born: 18 Apr 1772 in Chester county, Pennsylvania
Moved to Guiliford County, NC (Bush River MM)
m Rachel Gardener 15 Jan 1795
Moved membership to Miami MM 1804

aged 78y 5m 9d.



Joseph Mendenhall is the son of Phineas Mendehall (b. December 20,1741) & Tamar Kirk (b. August 2,1738). Joseph was born in Guilford, North Carolina.

Excerpt from "A Walk in a Country Churchyard - Autumn 1880" by Luke Smith Mote

"Joseph Mendenhall and Rachel Mendenhall (his wife) two of the pioneers' graves are thus distinctly marked; he died in September, 1856 in his seventy-ninth year and she in February, 1860 in her eighty-eighth. They had ten children born to them, most of whom survived them. He set up the first tan yard for public work or service in the township; was industrious and accumulated a good deal of property. For further information regarding him and his brother Caleb we refer to Miami County History 1880 or Genealogy of the Men[den]hall Family by Edward Mendenhall of Cincinnati, Ohio."




Joseph was born: 18 Apr 1772 in Chester county, Pennsylvania
Moved to Guiliford County, NC (Bush River MM)
m Rachel Gardener 15 Jan 1795
Moved membership to Miami MM 1804

aged 78y 5m 9d.



Joseph Mendenhall is the son of Phineas Mendehall (b. December 20,1741) & Tamar Kirk (b. August 2,1738). Joseph was born in Guilford, North Carolina.