My Genealogy Hound

DAVID E. MUNDHENK, farmer; P. O. Gordon. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1831; he is a son of Lewis and Mary Mundhenk, and a brother to Mrs. Anna Marshall, whose sketch, with that of her parents, appeared in this work. Our subject’s boyhood days were spent on his father’s farm, where he assisted in agricultural pursuits until his 21st year, when he began life for himself, and for three years faithfully labored in Montgomery Co., and then removed to Darke Co., where he now resides. He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Reed, who is a daughter of John and Barbara Reed; they were natives of Westmoreland Co., Penn., and removed to Montgomery Co. in 1836, where they resided until Mr. Reed’s death, which occurred in February, 1840; then his wife removed to this county, where she resided until her death, Feb. 17, 1870, aged about 76 years. Mr. Mundhenk is one of Darke Co.’s self-made men, having begun life empty-handed, and by hard work and good management, coupled with frugality, he and his amiable wife have accomplished the great object in life—made a good home, being now in possession of 160 acres of as good land as is to be found in the county; the improvements are No. 1 in every particular; his large house, which has recently been built, and its pleasant surroundings, make his premises a very attractive place. Six children are the fruits of their union, viz., Clement V., born March 29, 1864; Charles J., born July 14, 1866; Eddie M., born Nov. 7, 1868; three dying in infancy. Politically, Mr. Mundhenk is a Democrat of the old Jacksonian school, but has never been a political aspirant.