Hiram L. Mendenhall

Birth: Feb. 3, 1801

Belmont County

Ohio, USA

Death: Jun. 30, 1852

He married Martha Ann Hale 27 Nov 1821 at Center, Clinton, Ohio. They were the parents of ten: Rowena H. Ruble, Joseph Hale, Martha Ann Phelps, Amos Cowgill, Nathan, Jacob Hale, William Harlan, John H., Samuel H., and James Hiram Mendenhall.

NOTE: This is just a memorial stone, he was actually buried at sea when he died in the Gulf of Mexico.

Family links:

Parents:

Nathan Mendenhall (1774 - 1847)
Nancy Ann Harlan Mendenhall (1773 - 1857)
Children:
Joseph Hale Mendenhall (1824 - 1908)*
Amos Cowgill Mendenhall (1828 - 1909)*
Jacob Hale Mendenhall (1833 - 1885)*
Samuel H. Mendenhall (1836 - 1923)*
James Hiram Mendenhall (1839 - 1909)*
Burial:

Buena Vista Cemetery

Winchester

Randolph County

Indiana, USA

Plot: Row 5

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16273058/hiram_l_mendenhall

Hiram L. Mendenhall
BIRTH
3 Feb 1801
Belmont County, Ohio, USA
DEATH
30 Jun 1852 (aged 51)
Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA
CENOTAPH
Buena Vista Cemetery
Union Township, Randolph County, Indiana, USA
PLOT
Row 5
MEMORIAL ID
16273058 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 3
FLOWERS 0
He married Martha 27 Nov 1821 at Center, Clinton, Ohio. They were the parents of ten, including: Rowena H. Ruble, Nathan, William Harlan, and John H. Mendenhall

This monument is a Cenotaph, as he was actually buried at sea after he died in the Gulf of Mexico after succumbing to cholera on his way back home to Randolph County.
Inscription
Buried at Sea
Family Members
Parents

Nathan Mendenhall
1774–1847

Nancy Ann Harlan Mendenhall
1773–1857

Spouse

Martha Ann Hale Mendenhall
1801–1880 (m. 1821)

Siblings

Edith Mendenhall Cowgill
1799–1888

Olive Mendenhall Hadley
1803–1840

Maris Mendenhall Hartman
1805–1872

Elizabeth Mendenhall Ruble
1806–1874

Nathan Mendenhall
1809–1861

Hannah Mendenhall Diggs
1811–1892

Rebecca Mendenhall Lewis
1813–1901

Children

Rowena H. Mendenhall Ruble
1822–1887

Joseph Hale Mendenhall
1824–1908

Martha Ann Mendenhall Phelps
1826–1862

Amos Cowgill Mendenhall
1828–1909

Jacob Hale Mendenhall
1833–1885

Samuel H. Mendenhall
1836–1923

James Hiram Mendenhall
1839–1909