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     Occupation: U.S. Air Force, helicopter pilot, later was a math teacher. Harold Gilbert Wendell was degree at Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY, BA degree, Plattsburgh State College.
Note: Pilot of first helicopter to land on the White House lawn and fly the President. Was assigned to Air Force squadron responsible for transporting President Eisenhower. He was born on 22 December 1923 at Percy, Randolph Co., IL. He was the son of Fred Roscoe Wendell and Rosa Louise Brandhorst. Harold Gilbert Wendell was retired in 1964; Major, U.S. Air Force. Cause of death: in 1976 Heart attack. He died on 5 January 1976 at Turin, Lewis Co., NY, at age 52. He was buried in January 1976 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Co., VA.

     Harold M. Wendell was born in 1903 at Illinois.¹ He was the son of Cloyd Melbourn Wendell and Ida Mae Ott.¹ Harold M. Wendell died in 1929. He was buried in 1929 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Middletown, Logan Co., IL, Findagrave #35035719.

     Harriet Wendell was born on 22 January 1821 at Beaver Twp., Guernsey Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Wendell and Lucinda Effinger. Harriet Wendell died on 14 January 1850 at Batesville, Guernsey (now Noble) Co., OH, at age 28. She was buried in January 1850 at Batesville Cemetery, Batesville, Noble Co., OH.

     Henry Harrison Wendell was born on 25 May 1816 at Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., VA. He was the son of Daniel Wendell and Lucinda Effinger. Henry Harrison Wendell married Melissa M. Hopkins, daughter of William Hopkins and Mary Pumphrey, on 22 April 1841. Henry Harrison Wendell lived in 1870 at Williamsburg (now Batesville), Noble Co., OH.³ He lived in 1880 at Noble Co., OH, Relocated from Shenandoah County, Virgnia, in 1824, per "The Independent" newpaper article on 50th anniversary.^4,2
Note: From the original invitation:

"Celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a party at their Batesville home on Wednesday, April 22, 1891 at 3:00 p.m."
He lived on 1 June 1900 at Batesville, Noble Co., OH, The granddaughter "Malissa" living in his home in 1900 was the daughter of his son Joseph F. Wendell. Her mother Cassie (Black) Wendell was institutionalized in the Muskingum County Infirmary, and her father had relocated some years earlier to Kansas City, Missouri and remarried in 1898. DLB 2017.⁵ He died on 15 March 1905 at Beaver Twp., Noble Co., OH, at age 88. He was buried in March 1905 at Batesville Cemetery, Batesville, Noble Co., OH.

     Harrison Fletcher Wendell was born on 2 December 1867 at Batesville, Noble Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Daniel F. Wendell and Hannah L. Shaub. Harrison Fletcher Wendell married Laura Gallogly, daughter of Jacob Gallogly and Frances Brown, on 15 August 1892 at Newark, Licking Co., OH. Occupation: Harrison Fletcher Wendell ( most of the time known as Harry F. or H.F. Wendell) born December 2,1867 in Noble County. Raised in Batesville, in 1883 at sixteen he moved to Cambridge where he learned the printing trade. In 1894 he moved to Leipsic, Ohio and became owner and editor of the Leipsic Tribune. He sold the newspaper in 1899. In 1898 he started Wendell Memorial Card Co. and the Wendell Printing Co. In 1913 he started the Wendell Vacuum Washer Co. In 1899 started the U.S. Mop Co. Grandson Clyde has stationary with the letterhead of the Mop Co. and the Wendell Washer Co. He was vice-president of the First National Bank of Leipsic, was on the city council, the board of education and held many offices as well as a very successful businessman. Around 1918 he moved to East Cleveland, Ohio. Harry died in 1942. Laura died in 1953. They had one son: Francis Dana Wendell.

Harrison Fletcher Wendell lived in 1910 at Leipsic, Putnam Co., OH, As of 1910 census. He died in 1942.

     Harry Wendell was born circa 1912 at Menard Co. (probably), IL.¹ He was the son of Guy M. Wendell and Faye Mullin.¹

     Harry L. Wendell was born on 14 November 1927 at Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH. He was the son of Roy Wendell and Bertha Caldwell. Harry L. Wendell married Josephine Heit, No children born to this marriage. Harry L. Wendell died on 18 January 1997 at age 69. He was buried in January 1997 at Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co., OH.

     Harry Melroy Wendell was born on 16 February 1864 at Belmont Co., OH. He was the son of William James Wendell and Susannah A. Jeffery.
Note: A Harry Wendell, servant, age 17, is listed in the household of Jonathan Rose of Oxford Twp., Guernsey County, in the 1880 census. Harry Melroy Wendell married Glencora Grudier, daughter of Peter Grudier and Mary Ann Burns, on 10 February 1892 at Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH. Harry Melroy Wendell lived in April 1910 at South Sixth Street, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH.¹ He died on 13 August 1943 at Guernsey Co., OH, at age 79. He was buried on 16 August 1943 at Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH.

     Hattie Florence Wendell was born on 17 November 1884 at Lewisville, Monroe Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Rebecca Wendell. Hattie Florence Wendell married Edward Henry Young, son of Heinrich Young and Barbara E. Koehler, on 15 October 1902. Hattie Florence Wendell lived in January 1920 at Pike Twp., Coshocton Co., OH.² She died on 8 March 1943 at Mennonite Old People's Home, Milton Twp., Wayne Co., OH, at age 58.

     Hattie V. Wendell was born in August 1861.^1,2 She was the daughter of Henry Harrison Wendell and Melissa M. Hopkins.
Note: From the Brownsville Herald, Brownsville, TX October 23, 1909:

"Frank's sister Hattie only had three weeks to live when they went to Donna, TX with Jerome Goodheart. The move took place five years after the death of their father Harrison in 1905."

The paper described funeral services and the purchase of some land just three or four miles west of Brownsville, along with the description of a setup of tents for housing. No reason given for the move to Texas.

Hattie V. Wendell died on 23 October 1909 at Donna, Hidalgo Co., TX, at age 48.

     Hazel Wendell was born on 21 February 1906. She was the daughter of Joseph Edward Wendell and Lillian Jane Grubbs. Hazel Wendell married Roland Hein, son of Paul H. Hein and Mary (?), after 1920 at Stark Co. (probably), OH. Hazel Wendell died on 14 June 1969 at age 63.

     Helen Louise Wendell was born on 4 March 1905 at Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH. She was the daughter of William Sherman Wendell and Rosa Marie Bragg. Helen Louise Wendell married Charles Dallas Hurd, son of Benjamin Franklin Hurd and Ella Florence Morris, on 21 April 1924 at Greensburg, Summit Co., OH. Helen Louise Wendell died on 3 July 1990 at La Grande, OR, at age 85. She was buried on 6 July 1990 at Island City Cemetery, OR.
Note: Obituary, La Grande Observer:

Helen L. Hurd
Helen Louise Hurd, 85, of La Grande, died Tuesday, July 3, at Grande Ronde Hospital. A service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday at Daniels Valley Funeral Chapel. Pastor Frank Wiens of the La Grande First Baptist Church will officiate. Committal and burial will follow at Island City Cemetery. Mrs. Hurd was born March 4, 1905, in Cambridge, Ohio to William S. and Rosa Marie (Bragg) Wendell. On April 21, 1924, she married Charles Dallas Hurd in Greensburg, Ohio. The couple came to La Grande from Salem in April 1988. Mr. Hurd died Sept. 25, 1988. Mrs. Hurd enjoyed oil painting, sewing, bowling and flower gardening. Survivors include daughters Marjorie Thompson of Bakersfield, Calif., Eleanor Wilson of La Grande, Donna Brown of La Grande, and Barbara Worth of Seattle; sisters Dorotha Hamilton of East Canton, Ohio, Sarah Rhoades of East Canton, and Mae Isabell Eliott of Akron, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives. A grandson, two brothers and three sisters died earlier. Daniels Valley Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.

     Helen Marie Wendell was born on 1 May 1933 at Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH. She was the daughter of Wilber W. Wendell and Theora Edna Winnett. Helen Marie Wendell married George Lawson Rountree circa 1976 at San Diego Co., CA. Helen Marie Wendell lived in 1982 at Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM. She lived in 1999 at Escondido, San Diego Co., CA. She died on 10 March 2000 at San Diego Co., CA, at age 66 per SSDI, last residence Escondido. She was buried in 2000 at Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Findagrave #195939098.

     Helen Reynolds Wendell was born on 29 March 1889 at Kanawha Co. (probably), WV.¹ She was the daughter of John Henry Windell and Mary Ellen Hicks.¹ Helen Reynolds Wendell married Howard Cleveland Gardner, son of James Dryden Gardner and Susan M. Roberts, circa 1910.² Helen Reynolds Wendell died on 15 January 1959 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV, at age 69.

     Henry Nelson Wendell was also known as "Harry". He was born on 9 December 1871 at Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier Co., WV, 1900 census shows year 1870.¹ He was the son of Thomas Allen Windle and Matilda Ann Parker.¹ Henry Nelson Wendell married Priscilla Agnes Deitz. Henry Nelson Wendell died on 4 July 1960 at Montgomery, Fayette Co., WV, at age 88.

     Homer Harold Wendell was born on 6 September 1900 at New Holland, Logan Co., IL. He was the son of Vinton Lawrence Wendell and Ida Amelia Lemme. Homer Harold Wendell died on 5 April 1911 at New Holland, Logan Co., IL, at age 10.

     Houston Jennings Wendell was born on 7 May 1897 at Fayette Co., WV.¹ He was the son of Robert H. Wendell and Frances B. Stinnett.¹ Houston Jennings Wendell married Kathleen Vala Light, daughter of Thomas Light and Nellie Gray Fitzpatrick, circa 1920. Houston Jennings Wendell died on 10 December 1936 at Kanawha Co., WV, at age 39.

     Hubert Randall Wendell was born on 28 September 1918 at Joliet, Will Co., IL.¹ He was the son of John Randall Wendell and Barbara Odelia Warnischar.¹ Hubert Randall Wendell died on 10 January 1966 at Yorktown, VA, at age 47 Dates per SSDI.

     Ida E. Wendell was born in February 1872 at Perry Co. (probably), IN, or 1874, per 1900 census.^1,2 She was the daughter of Cyrus Wendell and Ruth A. Burr.¹ Ida E. Wendell married James W. Speedy, son of Samuel Speedy and Mary (?), on 14 December 1895 at Perry Co., IN. Ida E. Wendell died in 1954. She was buried in 1954 at Doolittle Mills Cemetery, Oil Twp., Perry Co., IN.

     Ida M. Wendell was born on 20 January 1912 at Columbiana or Stark Co., OH. She was the daughter of William Sherman Wendell and Rosa Marie Bragg. Ida M. Wendell died in January 1980 at Othello, Adams Co., WA. She was buried in 1980 at Bess Hampton Memorial Gardens, Othello, Adams Co., WA, Find A Grave Memorial# 25898381.

     Ira Daniel Wendell was also known as "Harry". He was born on 12 March 1875. He was the son of William Harrison Wendell and Sarah Jane Waggoner. Ira Daniel Wendell married Mabel O. Graham, daughter of Robert Graham, on 4 July 1916. Ira Daniel Wendell died on 4 May 1946 at Zanesville, Muskingum Co., OH, at age 71

Obituary -- The Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio, Monday, 6 MAY 1946, p.16 (Newspapers.com):

Last rites for Ira D. Wendell, 67, of 711 Brown street, who hanged himself Saturday morning at his home, will be held at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Keck funderal home with Rev. W. T. Acord of Batesville in charge.

Police said Wendell tied one end of a clothesline to a bed and the other around his neck and then leaped from a second story window of his home. According to members of his family, he had been in ill health for some time. A neighbor, Frank Linn, discovered the body and called police.

Wendell was a native of Batesville, Noble county, but had lived at Zanesville 47 years. He was a member of the Methodist church.

A retired carpenter, he formerly was employed by the B. & O. railroad, the Hocking Valley railroad and the A. E. Tile company, retiring eight years ago.

Surviving are his widow, Mable, desk clerk at the Clarendon hotel; two sons, Donald of the home and Willliam of Cleveland; a daughter, Mrs. Edith Gabb (sic) of West Palm Beach, Fla., and a brother, O. W. Wendell of Blue avenue.

He was buried at Batesville, Noble Co., OH.

     Isabell Mae Wendell was born on 13 December 1919 at Guernsey Co., OH. She was the daughter of William Sherman Wendell and Rosa Marie Bragg. Isabell Mae Wendell married Edwin Harry Elliott, son of Victor Edwin Elliott and Lena Frances Bennett, on 25 August 1952 at Summit Co., OH, A second marriage record shows 25 SEP 1952 at Summit County, Ohio. Isabell Mae Wendell lived in 1991 at 825 Avon Street, Akron, Summit Co., OH. She died on 21 December 1996 at Summit Co., OH, at age 77 last residence Akron.

     Ivan Wendell was born circa September 1917 at Menard Co. (probably), IL.¹ He was the son of Cloyd Melbourn Wendell and Ida Mae Ott.¹ Ivan Wendell died in 1921 at Menard or Logan Co., IL. He was buried in 1921 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Middletown, Logan Co., IL, Findagrave #35035714.

     Jack Lee Wendell was born on 27 April 1930 at Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH. He was the son of Alfred Melroy Wendell and Minnie Luella Bates. Jack Lee Wendell lived in 1999 at Deerfield Beach, Broward Co., FL. He died on 18 April 2014 at Acworth, Cobb Co., GA, at age 83. He was buried in April 2014 at Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee Co., GA.

     James Wendell was born circa 1915 at Lincoln, Logan Co., IL. He was the son of William G. Wendell and Elizabeth Isabella Lappin.

     James Augustine Wendell was also known as Jay Guss All known public documents, with the exception of the 1870 census, and including his death certificate name him Jay Guss or Gus. His real name was provided by living descendants.


Note:


The biological father of Mariah Ridgway's son James Augustine Wendell was in all likelihood John, son of William D. and Effie (DeLong) Wendell, born 1833 in Ohio, died 1898 at Logan County, Illinois. Here are the documented facts available today:

- Mariah Ridgway married a John "Windall" on 21 MAR 1861 in Pike County, Ohio, per marriage record archives in the Pike County Probate Court.

- Mariah gave birth to James Augustine "Jay Gus" Wendell in July, 1861, per the 1900 census. His death certificate shows his age as 76 years, as of 39 NOV 1937.

- Mariah remarried, using her maiden name, and with her father's written approval, to Henry Clay Cave on 7 APR 1864 in Ross County, Ohio, per the Ross County Intention to Marry and marriage record.

- Mariah and Henry Cave were living in Monticello Twp., Jones County, Iowa as of the 1870 census, whereas James A. Wendell was living with her parents in Pike County, Ohio. By the 1880 census, "Gus" had relocated to be very close to his mother's residence and is found listed as "Gust", a farm laborer in a farming family one township northwest of Monticello Twp., in Milo Twp., Delaware County, Iowa. The Mariah and Henry Cave family had relocated within the year prior to the 1880 census to Plum Creek Twp., Boone County, Nebraska as evidenced by the birth location of their youngest son, age 1, of Iowa.

- A Y-DNA 37-marker test of a male line Wendell descendant of Philip and Barbara (Swartz) Wendell of Guernsey County, Ohio (the parents of Daniel Wendell whose family lived in Huntington Twp. of Ross County and of William D. Wendell whose son John Wendell and a grandson John Wendell lived in Seal Twp. of Pike County in 1860), matched with high confidence the Y-DNA of a great-grandson of James Augustine "Gus" Wendell.
DLB 2017.

He was born in July 1861 at Pebble Twp. (probably), Pike Co., OH, Both parents born Ohio, per 1900 census info.^2,1 He was the son of John Wendell and Mariah Elizabeth Ridgway. James Augustine Wendell lived in July 1870 at Pebble Twp., Pike Co., OH, with the George and Hannah Ridgway family, listed as "Jane A. Windall", male.² He lived on 8 June 1880 at Milo Twp., Delaware Co., IA, census p.475C, farm laborer with the Andrew McFern family. He married Martha Elizabeth Hughes, daughter of Henry Chester Hughes and Mary Ann Hall, on 10 June 1891 at Catahoula Par., LA. Occupation: Jay G. Wendell, a deck hand at New Orleans, was granted a mate's license on 7 FEB 1892. Per online research notes of Jerri Strombeck, 25 OCT 2010:

http://www.genealogy.com/forum/regional/states/topics/la/17535/.

James Augustine Wendell lived in 1900 at Shields Twp., Holt Co., NE. He lived in April 1910 at Harris Co., TX, Justice Precinct 4, District 115, sheet 3A. He lived in April 1930 at New Orleans, New Orleans Par., LA, District 11, sheet 9A, living with daughter Ruth Champer. Jay was listed as "WD", but Martha Wendell was living with their son George in Ward 2, Caddo Parish, also listed as "WD". Apparently they were separated at that time. Family tradition says George was mentally handicapped and needed to be under the care of a parent, and that may have been relevant to the separate residences of his parents in 1930, in addition to the absence of Ruth's husband. DLB 2016.

He died on 29 November 1937 at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA, at age 76 Louisiana Death Certificate #14227.

     James Francis Wendell was born on 2 March 1878 at Logan or Mason Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Nathan Augustine Wendell and Susan Ruth Randall.¹ James Francis Wendell married Cora B. Plush, daughter of John Plush and Dorothy Ray, circa 1920.² James Francis Wendell lived in 1920 at Capital Twp., Sangamon Co., IL, Unmarried, boarding in the household of Francis Scott, per 1920 census. He lived on 3 April 1930 at 1027 South Fifteenth Street, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL.² He lived on 12 April 1940 at 1904 South Second Street, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL.³ He died on 26 April 1957 at Sangamon, IL, at age 79. He was buried in 1957 at Calvary Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL.

     James Franklin Wendell was born in August 1882 at Greene Co., PA.¹ He was the son of George W. Wendell and Mary Virginia Murdy. James Franklin Wendell married Sarah Elizabeth King, daughter of Samuel Clark King and Elizabeth Pletcher, circa 1907, 1910 census shows one child born, still living, but no child is listed. Suspect an infant was lost prior to the census. DLB 2016.² James Franklin Wendell died on 23 January 1956 at Cameron, Marshall Co., WV, at age 73. He was buried in January 1956 at Jacksonville Cemetery, Wind Ridge, Greene Co., PA, Findagrave #144083612.

     James Rex Wendell was born on 1 February 1923 at Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA.¹ He was the son of James Franklin Wendell and Sarah Elizabeth King.¹ James Rex Wendell married Violet Alice Weekly, daughter of Lewis Edwin Weekly and Ruby Nevada Bonar, on 1 January 1946. James Rex Wendell lived in 1953 at Wind Ridge, Greene Co., PA, per his brother's obituary. He died on 4 September 2015 at Waynesburg, Greene Co., PA, at age 92. He was buried in September 2015 at Jacksonville Cemetery, Wind Ridge, Greene Co., PA, Findagrave #151999282.

     Jay Bertrand Wendell was born on 25 February 1902 at Cambridge (probably), Guernsey Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Charles Henry Wendell and Viola Alloway.¹ Jay Bertrand Wendell married Stella Maris Wagner, daughter of Christian Wagner and Catherine Urlage, on 19 November 1921 at St. Patrick's Church, Hinton, Summers Co., WV. Jay Bertrand Wendell and Stella Maris Wagner were divorced before 1930; Stella and J. "Bertrum" Wendell are listed in the Portsmouth city directories during 1924 - 1926 (ancestry.com.) Jay Bertrand Wendell lived on 9 April 1930 at Osceola, Mississippi Co., AR, single, engineer.² He married Dovie Almoth Sanders, daughter of Calvin Newton Sanders and Susan Katherine Azbell, after April 1930 at Joiner, Mississippi Co., AR. Occupation: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Jay Bertrand Wendell married Lydia May Wright after 1951. Jay Bertrand Wendell was Member of Marion United Methodist Church. He died on 11 April 1979 at Marion, Crittenden Co., AR, at age 77. He was buried in April 1979 at Bassett Cemetery, Bassett, Mississippi Co., AR, Findagrave #129318392.