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Male John Mendenhall Click to view John Mendenhall in the family tree

John was born on May 9th, 1803 in Lost Creek Mm, Jefferson Co., TN.  John's father is Mordecai Mendenhall and his mother is Phebe Canaday.  His paternal grandparents are Stephen C. Mendenhall and Sarah X; his maternal grandfather is John Canaday and his maternal grandmother was Margaret Thornburgh. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Robert, Aaron, Stephen, Hannah and Phebe.  He is the second youngest of the six children. He has a half-sister named Susanna.


John's family with Edith Hockett

‌John and Edith were married in a religious ceremony on December 17th, 1828.


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