Individual Details
George MENTZER
(12 Jun 1838 - 19 Jan 1912)
1850
George Mentzer is listed in the household of Orinda Mentzer in the 1850 census. According to the census, George was 12 years old and born in Massachusetts.
1861
in Company C Twenty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry
1866
Member - Methodist Church
1869
He came to Kansas from Kewanee, Illinois in a covered wagon drawn by a mule team.
1870
Geo Mentzer was listed as the head of household on the 1870 census. According to the census, Geo was 32 years old and born in Massachusetts.
1871
George Mentzer and friend George W. Allen. They obtained room at the Fall House for Mrs. Mentzer and sons and then loaded lumber to build a smallhouse and drove to the claim that Mentzer had purchased from the M.K.& T. Railroad the previous year.
1876
land purchase - land being NE portion Section 6 T25 R 15 from M. K. & T.R.W. Co.
1880
Geo Mentzer was listed as the head of household on the 1880 census. According to the census, Geo was a 42 year old farmer who was born in Massachusetts. Also in the household was his wife, Emaline, sons Charles, Fred, Henry, Phillip and Ernest and a daughter Susan.
1881
George Mentzer purchased land being the NE 1/4 Section 6, T25, R15 of 6th Principal Meridian containing 164 15/100 acres for $574.59 from the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Company
1893
purchased E 1/2 SW 1/4 Section 18 T24 R15 from Woodson National Bank
1893
purchased land being N 1/2 NW 1/4 S5 T25 R15 from Virginia L. Warren
1893
George Mentzer of Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas purchased land being the East half SE 1/4 S18 T24 S R15E containing 80 acres for $800 from The Woodson National Bank - a Corporation
1893
of Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas purchased land being the north 1/2 NW 1/4 S5 T25S R15E contianing 82 acres for $800 from Virginia Lois Warren (formerly Virginia Lois rutledge) and her husband Wm B Warren
1893
being the S 1/2 NW 1/4 S5T25R15 from Mary C. Orton, formerly Mary C. Rutledge and F. L. Orton, her husband of Illinois for $800
1894
George Mentzer purchased land being the SE1/4 S34T24R15 from Irene Hazzard of Texas County, Missouri
1895
a 56 year old male farmer born in Mass. who served in Company C 24th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry and was listed as Geo. Mentzer
1897
trustee of Yates Center Creamery Association
1898
contributed to the Easel Monument Project for a memorial to be created to the "Brave Boys in Blue" to be placed in the center of the Union Soldiers and Sailors National Park
1899
elected trustee of Yates Center Creamery Association
1899
the Yates Center Creamery failed with a $5,000 debt. He took it on himself to pay off the debt, expecting help from the other officers of the creamery.
1899
George Mentzer of the County of Woodson an State of Kansas purchased land being the functional north 1/2 S19T24R15 E of 6th principal meridian containing 304 28/100 acres for $100 and other valuable considerations from John E. Frost and Mrgaret E. Frost with lien released by William B. Jansen, Trustee of the City of Chicago, State of Illinois
1899
land being N 1/2 Section 19 T24 R15 from John E. Frost, et. al.
1900
George Mentzer was listed as the head of household on the 1900 census. According to the census, George was born June 1838 in Massachusetts. George and his wife Emma had been married 32 years in 1900. Besides his wife, the household included daughters Susan M and Clara B. and sons Henry A, Phillipe E. Ernest E and Albert C.
1905
George Mentzer was the head of the household on the 1905 Kansas census. According to the census, George was 67 years old. Also in the household were Emeline, Ernest and Albert.
1910
George Mentzer was the head of household on the 1910 census. According to the census, George was 72 and born in Massachusetts. Also in the household was his wife, Emeline, and sons Earnest and Purl.
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George Mentzer
Birth: 1838
Death: 1912
Family links:
Spouse:
Emaline Mentzer (1848 - 1927)
Children:
Clara Edith Mentzer Williams (1882 - 1970)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Yates Center Cemetery
Yates Center
Woodson County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Section 9, Lot 19
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Created by: Judy Mayfield
Record added: Aug 09, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 56845704
Events
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| Birth | 12 Jun 1838 | Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Residence | 14 Aug 1850 | 'George Mentzer', a 12 year old male born Massachusetts on the census - Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |  | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1854 | a farm hand - Illinois, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Abt 1856 | a clerk in grocery store - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Abt 1857 | helped establish the first hotel - Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Abt 1859 | learned trade of comb maker - Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Residence | 17 Jul 1860 | Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Military | 25 Sep 1861 | in Company C Twenty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry - Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Medical | Nov 1861 | aboard the boat 'Vidette' when he was disabled by measles - Annapolis Maryland | | ||
| Military | 25 Sep 1864 | | |||
| Residence | 1865 | Northboro, Worcester County, Massuchesetts | | ||
| Residence | Bet 1864 and 1866 | Northboro, Worcester County, Massuchesetts | | ||
| Member | 1866 | of the Methodist Church - Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Land-Purch | 29 Mar 1866 | land being lot number 2 block 14 in the town of Kewanee from T. D. and Harriet W. Fitch for $200 - Henry, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Mortgage | 14 May 1866 | indebted to Hiram Nance for $300 - Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Residence | Bet 1866 and 1870 | Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1867 | Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States - Emeline MINNICK | | ||
| Marriage | 27 Dec 1867 | Henry, Illinois, United States - Emeline MINNICK | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1866 and 1869 | a butcher - Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1868 | Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States - Emeline MINNICK | | ||
| Residence | Abt 1869 | Section Six, Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 1869 | manages a meat market - Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Land-Purch | 16 May 1870 | of Shawnee of the State of Illinois purchased land being the NE 1/4 S6 T25S R15E of 6th principal meridian containing 164 15/100 acres for $738.67 with interest annually at the rate of two percent from the Land Department of the Union Pacific Railway Company Southern Branch - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 23 Aug 1870 | Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Residence | May 1871 | with friend George W. Allen. They obtained room at the Fall House for Mrs. Mentzer and sons and then loaded lumber to build a smallhouse and drove to the claim that Mentzer had purchased from the M.K.& T. Railroad the previous year. - Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| ChildParent-shared | (Henry Arnold MENTZER) | | |||
| Member | Woodson Post No. 185 GAR - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | |||
| Residence | 11 Jun 1880 | a 42 year old male farmer born Massachusetts and was listed as Geo Mentzer - Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Land-Purch | 14 Jul 1881 | land being the NE 1/4 Section 6, T25, R15 of 6th Principal Meridian containing 164 15/100 acres for $574.59 from the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Company - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Mar 1885 | a 46 year old male born MA who served in Mass C 24 I and was listed as George Mentzer - Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Military | 6 Jun 1890 | applied for a pension based on service in 24 Mass Inf | | ||
| Land-Purch | 4 Mar 1893 | land being E 1/2 SW 1/4 Section 18 T24 R15 from Woodson National Bank - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Purch | 17 Mar 1893 | of Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas purchased land being the north 1/2 NW 1/4 S5 T25S R15E contianing 82 acres for $800 from Virginia Lois Warren (formerly Virginia Lois rutledge) and her husband Wm B Warren - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Purch | 27 Mar 1893 | land being the S 1/2 NW 1/4 S5T25R15 from Mary C. Orton, formerly Mary C. Rutledge and F. L. Orton, her husband of Illinos for $800 - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Purch | 28 Mar 1894 | land being the SE1/4 S34T24R15 from Irene Hazzard of Texas County, Missouri - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1895 | a 56 year old male farmer born in Mass. who served in Company C 24th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry and was listed as Geo. Mentzer - Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Mar 1897 | A meeting was held by the Yates Center creamery association promoters to solicit stock - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Office-Pol | 5 Mar 1897 | trustee of Yates Center Creamery Association - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Apr 1897 | was listed as a director on the charter for the Yates Center Creamery association - Kansas | | ||
| Member | 1898 | contributed to the Easel Monument Project for a memorial to be created to the "Brave Boys in Blue" to be placed in the center of the Union Soldiers and Sailors National Park | | ||
| Office-Pol | Jan 1898 | elected as a Center Township trustee for the Yates Center Creamery - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Office-Pol | 1 Jan 1898 | elected trustee of Yates Center Creamery Association - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Associatn | Abt 1899 | the Yates Center Creamery failed with a $5,000 debt. He took it on himeself to pay off the debt, expecting help from the other officers of the creamery. - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Purch | 5 Oct 1899 | land being N 1/2 Section 19 T24 R15 from John E. Frost, et. al. - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 26 Jun 1900 | Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Feb 1902 | The stock holders in the old creamery association of this place are engaging in a legal mix-up which will prove expensive to all of them. - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Feb 1902 | and Fred Wilkinson brought a suit to wind up the affairs of the Yates Center Creamery Association to compel stockholders to bear their portion of the indebtedness - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Mar 1902 | in court - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Mar 1902 | The stockholders in the Yates Center creamery association are being sued on the double liability clause of the constitution. - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Jun 1902 | case vs Yates Center Creamery Association, et al was continued - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Jul 1902 | The Yates Center News says the creamery at that place never did pay, and the stockholders are in a peck of trouble on account of a threatened law suit. The writer’s sympathy is with the stockholders. He has had some experience in that line. – LeRoy Reporter - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Oct 1902 | on the court docket - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Oct 1902 | The Yates Center creamery recently closed down - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Nov 1902 | Art Dutro, a defendant in the creamery case, arrived Tuesday to attend court - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Tax | Apr 1903 | Yates Center Creamery property was sold for back taxes - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | May 1903 | court case vs The Yates Cemetery Creamery Association was on the court docket - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Jun 1903 | The value of the Yates Center Creamery was reduced from $640 to $350. - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Jul 1903 | The case, Mentzer, et al. vs Creamery was taken under advisement by the July 1903 term of the District Court - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Oct 1903 | The case of Geo Mentzer vs the Yates Center Creamery Association, et al was listed on the bar docket - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Nov 1903 | The court found for the defendants in Mentzer vs Y.C. Creamery association - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Nov 1903 | Will Holliday bought the old creamery property - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Owner | 1904 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Owner | 1904 | land being the SE 1/4 Section 34 R15E T34S - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Owner | 1904 | land NE 1/4 of S 6 and NW 1/4 of S5 in Center Township, Township 25 South Range 14E of 6th PM - Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Feb 1904 | on the court docket for the case, Geo. Mentzer vs Y.C. Creamery Association, - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Mar 1904 | In the case Mentzer vs Creamery Assoc., the deed to Holiday was declared good - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | 10 Jun 1905 | Case of Mentzer v. Burlingame (71 Kan. 581) was remanded, with instructions to proceed in accordance with the views expressed by the Kansas Supreme Court - Kansas Supreme Court, | | ||
| Court | Jul 1905 | filed a motion for rehearing which was sustained modifying the opinion and remanding case to trial court to overrule the demurrer - Kansas | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1905 | as a 67 year old male farmer born in Massachusetts who was listed as George Mentzer on the census - Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Court | Jun 1906 | had cases (George Mentzer vs. Cyrus Davidson, et al; George Mentzer vs H. D. Burlingame et al; George Mentzer vs Fred Wilkinson; George Mentzer vs A. P. Fletcher; George Mentzer vs D. M. Ray et al) heard in district court - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | Jul 1906 | left to stand the loss sustained by those interested in the old creamery | | ||
| Court | 6 Jun 1908 | In the case of Mentzer v. Burlingame (78 Kan. 219), the former judgement was reversed by the Kansas Supreme Court - Kansas Supreme Court, | | ||
| Pension | 24 Jun 1908 | on Act of February 6, 1907 - Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 26 Apr 1910 | Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Aug 1911 | The Yates Center Creamery was listed as a delinquent corporation in danger of losing its charter - Kansas | | ||
| Court | Nov 1911 | affirmed in his case against H.D. Burlilngame, et al | | ||
| Court | Dec 1911 | the plaintiff in the creamery case where the Supreme Court reversed itself and found for the plaintiff - Kansas | | ||
| Death | 19 Jan 1912 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Burial | 22 Jan 1912 | Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Military | |
Families
| Spouse | Emeline MINNICK (1848 - 1927) |
| Child | Charles Oliver MENTZER (1869 - 1955) |
| Child | John Frederick MENTZER (1871 - 1943) |
| Child | Susan May MENTZER (1873 - 1909) |
| Child | Henry Arnold MENTZER (1874 - 1955) |
| Child | Philip Embry MENTZER (1877 - 1952) |
| Child | Earnest Everett MENTZER (1880 - 1965) |
| Child | Clara Edith MENTZER (1882 - 1970) |
| Child | Clarence Albert MENTZER (1887 - 1919) |
| Father | Phillip Andrew MENTZER (1793 - 1845) |
| Mother | Orinda MILES (1798 - 1861) |
| Sibling | William Andrew MENTZER (1816 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Agnus MENTZER (1817 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Cyrus MENTZER (1817 - 1892) |
| Sibling | John MENTZER (1820 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Orinda MENTZER (1822 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Charles Lewis MENTZER (1824 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Rufus MENTZER (1828 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Hannah Augusta MENTZER (1830 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Abigail MENTZER (1833 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Sarah A. MENTZER (1835 - 1900) |
Notes
Residence
George Mentzer is listed in the household of Orinda Mentzer in the 1850 census. According to the census, George was 12 years old and born in Massachusetts.Residence
He came to Kansas from Kewanee, Illinois in a covered wagon drawn by a mule team.Residence
Geo Mentzer was listed as the head of household on the 1870 census. According to the census, Geo was 32 years old and born in Massachusetts.Residence
George Mentzer was the head of household on the 1910 census. According to the census, George was 72 and born in Massachusetts. Also in the household was his wife, Emeline, and sons Earnest and Purl.Owner
S 1/2 Section 25 R14E T24SResidence
George Mentzer was the head of household on the 1910 census. According to the census, George was 72 and born in Massachusetts. Also in the household was his wife, Emeline, and sons Earnest and Purl.Residence
George Mentzer was the head of household on the 1910 census. According to the census, George was 72 and born in Massachusetts. Also in the household was his wife, Emeline, and sons Earnest and Purl.Endnotes
1. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), "George Mentzer" p. 680-681 (George Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
2. , "The George Mentzer Family," In the Beginning, Woodson County Historical Society, 3 No. 11 (July 1970): p. 9-12.
3. , Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Biography of George Mentzer - source unknown.
4. Vital Records of Stow Massachusetts to the year 1850 (: , 1911)
5. , center drive, east of gazebo by road (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.001), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
6. Mentzer, George, Family Bible of Emeline Minnick Mentzer (: , ); Doris Ryan, Yates Center, KS, (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.006). Hereinafter cited as Family Bible of Emeline Minnick Mentzer.
7. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), "George Mentzer" p. 680-681 (George Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
8. , History of Woodson County Kansas (Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corporation, 1987), "Mentzer, George Family" p. 198-199. Hereinafter cited as History of Woodson County Kansas.
9. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, George Mentzer, 12 June 1838; database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2016).
10. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2017), memorial for George W Mentzer (1838-1912), Find a Grave Memorial no. #56845704, created by Judy Mayfield, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Judy Mayfield, George W Mentzer.
11. Edmund West, comp., "Family Data Collection -- Individual Records," database online, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017), George Mentzer.
12. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_172; Line: 19.
13. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Mentzer births.
14. Ancestry, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
15. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Birth year: 1838; Birth city: Stow; Birth state: MA.
16. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 122.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MP1.
17. "Obituary - Mentzer," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 January 1912, image 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed onlnie August 2018).
18. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
19. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
20. , "The George Mentzer Family," In the Beginning, Woodson County Historical Society, 3 No. 11 (July 1970): p. 9-12.
21. George Mentzer, death certificate #104 49 (19 January 1912), Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
22. , Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Biography of George Mentzer - source unknown.
23. 1850 U.S. Census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Stow, MIddlesex County, Massachusetts, page 404, household 110, Orinda Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: viewed onine Nov 2017); NARA microfilm publication M432.
24. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), "George Mentzer" p. 680-681 (George Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
25. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), "George Mentzer" p. 680-681 (George Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
26. , Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Biography of George Mentzer - source unknown.
27. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), p. 681 (George Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
28. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), "George Mentzer" p. 680-681 (George Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
29. , Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Biography of George Mentzer - source unknown.
30. 1860 U.S. Census, Worcester County Massachusetts, population schedule, Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, page 138, family 1128, Cyrus Mentzur; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: viewed online August 2018).
31. Certificate of Contributin to Easel Monument Project, , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.019) -- original probably owned by Doris Ryan, Yates Center.
32. Pension File George Mentzer (Washington, DC 20408: Military Service Records (NNCC)), Co. C 24 Mass. Inf., Company Muster Roll Sept & Oct 1864 (George Mentzer Notebook).
33. , History of Woodson County Kansas (Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corporation, 1987), "Mentzer, George Family" p. 198-199. Hereinafter cited as History of Woodson County Kansas.
34. "Obituary - Mentzer," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 January 1912, image 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed onlnie August 2018).
35. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
36. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
37. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
38. , Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Biography of George Mentzer - source unknown.
39. , "The George Mentzer Family," In the Beginning, Woodson County Historical Society, 3 No. 11 (July 1970): p. 9-12.
40. "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (June 2019), George Mentzer.
41. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
42. , Obituary Clipping (N.p.: saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles, n.d.).
43. Certificate of Contributin to Easel Monument Project, , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.019) -- original probably owned by Doris Ryan, Yates Center.
44. Pension File George Mentzer (Washington, DC 20408: Military Service Records (NNCC)), Co. C 24 Mass. Inf., Company Muster Roll Sept & Oct 1864 (George Mentzer Notebook).
45. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
46. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
47. 1865 Massachusetts State census, Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Census, Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, image 16 of 29, family 214, Cyrus Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2018).
48. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
49. "Obituary - Mentzer," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 January 1912, image 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed onlnie August 2018).
50. Henry County, Illinois, Deed Book: book 72 page 297, Mentzer, George; FHL microfilm Film #1255585.
51. Henry County, Illinois, Deed Book: book 38 page 384, Mentzer, George; FHL microfilm Film #1255585.
52. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
53. , Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Biography of George Mentzer - source unknown.
54. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), p. 681 (George Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
55. "Obituary - Mentzer," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 January 1912, image 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed onlnie August 2018).
56. , "The George Mentzer Family," In the Beginning, Woodson County Historical Society, 3 No. 11 (July 1970): p. 9-12.
57. , Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Biography of George Mentzer - source unknown.
58. "Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (August 2018), George Mentzer.
59. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), p. 681 (George Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
60. , death certificate , Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
61. Mentzer, George, Family Bible of Emeline Minnick Mentzer (: , ); Doris Ryan, Yates Center, KS, (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.006). Hereinafter cited as Family Bible of Emeline Minnick Mentzer.
62. marriage, 24 March 1869, , . , photocopy of letter in possession of Alfred C. Young, Burtonsville, MD (Minnick.IL.029).
63. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/). Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : accessed .
64. Edmund West, comp., "Family Data Collection -- Individual Records," database online, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017), George Mentzer.
65. "Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (Oct 2017), George Mentzer.
66. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
67. Illinois, Henry County. Index to Marriages. County Clerk, Mentzer, George, Jan 1 1868 Index to Marriages, surnames G-N: image 620 of 751; digital images, Family Search www.familysearch.org : viewed online August 2018.
68. Illinois, Henry County. Marriage Register. County Clerk, Film #1435944 DGS 4031862. Mentzer, George, 27 Dec 1867 Digital Images, Family Search www.familysearch.org : viewed online August 2018.
69. Henry County Illinois, "Return of Marriage," Book A, page 313, George Mentzer and Emeline Minnick, 1 January 1868; County Clerk, Henry County, Illinois.
70. Lineage application of , Marcia Philbrick, (Charles Mentzer Notebook).
71. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), "George Mentzer" p. 680-681 (George Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
72. , Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Biography of George Mentzer - source unknown.
73. marriage, 24 March 1869, , . , photocopy of letter in possession of Alfred C. Young, Burtonsville, MD (Minnick.IL.029).
74. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), "George Mentzer" p. 680-681 (George Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
75. , "The George Mentzer Family," In the Beginning, Woodson County Historical Society, 3 No. 11 (July 1970): p. 9-12.
76. Woodson County, Kansas, Deeds, Misc Book A page 108, Contract Union Pacific Railway Companty to George Mentzer, 16 May 1870; Recorder of Deeds, Yates Center, Kansas.
77. 1870 U.S. Census, Henry County, Illinois, population schedule, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, page 52, household 382, Geo Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication M593.
78. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
79. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), pp. 831-832 (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.025). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
80. "Obituary - Mentzer," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 January 1912, image 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed onlnie August 2018).
81. , "The George Mentzer Family," In the Beginning, Woodson County Historical Society, 3 No. 11 (July 1970): p. 9-12.
82. Social Security Administration, "Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database on-line, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ : viewed online October 2017), Henry Arnold Mentzer.
83. "Obituary - Mentzer," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 January 1912, image 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed onlnie August 2018).
84. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
85. , "The George Mentzer Family," In the Beginning, Woodson County Historical Society, 3 No. 11 (July 1970): p. 9-12.
86. Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Bound Post Records, 1866-1931, George Mentzer, database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2018).
87. 1880 U.S. Census, Center Township, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Center Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 56, Page 9, household 97, Geo Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9.
88. Woodson County, Kansas, Deeds, Book N page 162-163, Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Company to George Mentzer, 14 July 1881; Recorder of Deeds, Yates Center, Kansas.
89. 1885 Kansas Census, Neosho County, State Census, Center Township, Woodson County, Kansas, page 1, line 25, George Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2018); Kansas State Historical Society.
90. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, George Mentzer, 6 Jun 1890; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017).
91. Woodson County, Kansas, Deeds, Book 28 page 203, The Woodson National Bank to George Mentzer, 4 March 1893; Recorder of Deeds, Yates Center, Kansas.
92. Woodson County, Kansas, Deeds, Book 28 page 197, Virginia Lois Warren and Wm B Warren to George Mentzer, 14 March 1893; Recorder of Deeds, Yates Center, Kansas.
93. Woodson County, Kansas, Deeds, Book 28 page 198, Mary C Orton and F L Orton to George Mentzer, 27 March 1893; Recorder of Deeds, Yates Center, Kansas.
94. Woodson County, Kansas, Deeds, Book 30 page 1974, Irene Haggard to George Mentzer, 28 March 1894; Recorder of Deeds, Yates Center, Kansas.
95. 1895 Kansas State Census, Woodson County Kansas, Kansas State Census, Center Township, Woodson County, Kansas, page 8 (image 12 of 51), Household 5, Geo Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2017); Kansas State Historical Society.
96. "Local news," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 March 1897, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
97. entry; , "Yates Center Creamery Association", pp 17-19 (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.017); in (Yates Center, Kansas: Woodson County Historical Society). CITATION based on TMG Source
98. "New Charters Issued," The Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital (Topeka, Kansas), 27 April 1897, image 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
99. Certificate of Contributin to Easel Monument Project, , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.019) -- original probably owned by Doris Ryan, Yates Center.
100. "Creamery Meeting," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 7 January 1898, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
101. entry; , "Yates Center Creamery Association", pp 17-19 (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.017); in (Yates Center, Kansas: Woodson County Historical Society). CITATION based on TMG Source
102. entry; , "Yates Center Creamery Association", pp 17-19 (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.017); in (Yates Center, Kansas: Woodson County Historical Society). CITATION based on TMG Source
103. Woodson County, Kansas, Deeds, Book 35 page 142, John E Frost and Margaret E Frost to George Mentzer, 5 October 1899; Recorder of Deeds, Yates Center, Kansas.
104. 1900 U.S. Census, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 184, sheet 21B, household 464, George Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); FHL microfilm: 1240503.
105. "Local News," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 21 February 1902, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
106. "Local News," The Toronto Republican (Toronto, Kansas), 14 February 1902, image 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
107. "District Court," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 21 March 1902, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
108. "Local News," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 7 March 1902, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
109. "It Depends," The Citizen (Howard, Kansas), 19 March 1902, image 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
110. "District Court," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 20 June 1902, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
111. "local news," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 4 July 1902, iamge 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed onlnie August 2018).
112. "Court Docket," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 31 October 1902, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
113. "Local news," The Fort Scott Weekly Tribune (Fort Scott, Kansas), 30 October 1902, image 3; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
114. "Local News," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 14 November 1902, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
115. "Final Notice," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 10 April 1903, image 8; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
116. "Court Docket," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 29 May 1903, image 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
117. "Commissioners Court," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 5 June 1903, image 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
118. "District Court," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 10 July 1903, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
119. "Bar Docket," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 30 October 1903, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
120. "District Court," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 20 November 1903, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
121. "Local News," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 13 November 1903, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
122. Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas 1904 (: , 1904)
123. Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas (Geo. A. Ogle & Co, 1904), pages 10 & 11; digital images, Kansas Memory (www.kansasmemory.org : viewed online August 2018.
124. Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas 1904 (: , 1904)
125. Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas (Geo. A. Ogle & Co, 1904), pages 14&15, ; digital images, Kansas Memory (www.kansasmemory.org : viewed online August 2018.
126. Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas (Geo. A. Ogle & Co, 1904), pages 28 & 29; digital images, Kansas Memory (www.kansasmemory.org : viewed online August 2018.
127. "Court Docket," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 February 1904, page 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
128. "District Court," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 18 March 1904, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
129. Ravel (ravellaw.com : viewed online August 2018), Mentzer v. Burlingame, 71 Kan. 581, Kan. Supreme Court (1905).
130. "Local news," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 14 July 1905, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
131. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_172; Line: 19.
132. "District Court," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 22 June 1906, image 8; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
133. "Local News," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 20 July 1906, image 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
134. Ravel (ravellaw.com : viewed online August 2018), Mentzer v. Burlingame (78 Kan. 219).
135. "Supreme Court Syllabi," Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas), 10 June 1908; digital image, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online August 2018).
136. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
137. 1910 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Center Township, Woodson County, Kansas, SD 4, ED 145, sheet 5B, household 101, George Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2016); NARA microfilm publication T624.
138. "Delinquent Corporations," The Toronto Republican (Toronto, Kansas), 10 August 1911, image 1; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
139. "No. 16,858," Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas), 14 November 1911, page 15; digital image, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online August 2018).
140. "The Old Creamery Case Ended," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 22 December 1911, image 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
141. George Mentzer, death certificate #104 49 (19 January 1912), Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
142. , center drive, east of gazebo by road (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.001), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
143. Mentzer, George, Family Bible of Emeline Minnick Mentzer (: , ); Doris Ryan, Yates Center, KS, (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.006). Hereinafter cited as Family Bible of Emeline Minnick Mentzer.
144. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2017), memorial for George W Mentzer (1838-1912), Find a Grave Memorial no. #56845704, created by Judy Mayfield, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Judy Mayfield, George W Mentzer.
145. Edmund West, comp., "Family Data Collection -- Individual Records," database online, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017), George Mentzer.
146. Ancestry, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
147. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Birth year: 1838; Birth city: Stow; Birth state: MA.
148. "Obituary - Mentzer," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 January 1912, image 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
149. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
150. George Mentzer (Company C, 24th Regiment Massachuses Infantry), pension no. WC 741.913, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
151. "Geo. Mentzer," Woodson County Advocate (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 January 1912, page 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online November 2019).
152. , center drive, east of gazebo by road (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.001), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
153. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2017), memorial for George W Mentzer (1838-1912), Find a Grave Memorial no. #56845704, created by Judy Mayfield, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Judy Mayfield, George W Mentzer.
154. Ancestry, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
155. "Obituary - Mentzer," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 January 1912, image 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed onlnie August 2018).
156. George Mentzer, death certificate #104 49 (19 January 1912), Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
157. Pension File George Mentzer (Washington, DC 20408: Military Service Records (NNCC)), Co. C 24 Mass. Inf..