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	Mariah Mendenhall Name Mariah Mendenhall Birth/Death Dates 1813-1911 Where in Indiana Jay County--Pennville When in Indiana 1838-1911 Notable For Mariah Bowerstock Mendenhall was a midwife from 1840-1900. Some time during the mid-1890s she figured she had assisted with 980 births. In her records she notes that she never had a woman die while in her care. She always went when someone called for her help. In addition she nursed neighbors through illnesses. She and her family lived on a farm in Penn Township where they raised sheep and flax. Description Mariah Mendenhall is mounted on a horse holding the reins in one hand and a basket in the other. She is wearing a long dress that buttons down the front, a bonnet, gloves, and a shawl. Cut trees are on the ground near the horse. Subject Mendenhall, Mariah, b. 1813 Midwives Women Births Frontier & pioneer life Pioneers Clothing & dress Horses Horseback riding Item ID P0411_BOX16_FOLDER2_1966.0716 Date Ca. 1890 Time Period 1890s (1890-1899) Source of Image General Picture Collection (P 0411) Digital Collection Notable Hoosiers (DC 010) Bibliography/Notes Image made from a negative loaned by Cecil Beeson, July 1966. Information taken from The Hoosier Genealogist Volume 40; and the Mariah Bowersock Mendenhall Papers (SC 2142) Copyright Notice Digital image © 2005 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. Destination Indiana Jay County Journey
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