Individual Details
Charles Oliver MENTZER
(1 Jul 1869 - 15 Aug 1955)
Events
| Birth | 1 Jul 1869 | Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States |  | ||
| ChildParent | | ||||
| Residence | 23 Aug 1870 | Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States |  | | |
| Residence | 1871 | Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Education | 1880 | school district no. 44, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 11 Jun 1880 | Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Mar 1885 | Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1891 | Henry, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Vacation | Sep 1891 | Shenandoah, Iowa - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Vacation | 1892 | had been sourjouring in Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois for some months - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 18 Oct 1893 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States - Nettie Adell WELLS | | ||
| Residence | Nov 1893 | NE 1/4 S36T24R14, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Aft 1893 | farmer - North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| ChildParent-shared | 9 Jul 1894 | (Gladys Olive MENTZER) | | ||
| Residence | 1895 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| ChildParent-shared | 28 Mar 1896 | (Paul Emory MENTZER) Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| ChildParent-shared | 28 Mar 1896 | (Pauline Edith MENTZER) Woodson, Kansas, United States | |||
| ChildParent-shared | 23 Aug 1898 | (Leslie George MENTZER) Woodson, Kansas, United States | |||
| Residence | 26 Jun 1900 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| ChildParent-shared | (Herbert Wells MENTZER) Woodson, Kansas, United States | ||||
| Land-Purch | 28 May 1903 | land from George Mentzer and Emeline Mentzer his wife being the NE 1/4 of Section Thirty-six (36) in Township Twenty-four (24) South of Range Fourteen (14) East of sixth (6) PM - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Owner | 1904 | land being the NE 1/4 of section 36 in township 24 South of Range 14 East - North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1905 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 27 Apr 1910 | Liberty Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 22 Jan 1912 | Crandall, Coffey, Kansas | | ||
| Residence | 1 Mar 1913 | rented the Mrs. H. Harreld farm - Crandall, Coffey, Kansas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 25 Mar 1913 | lost a cow - Crandall, Coffey, Kansas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 17 May 1914 | entertained daughters Pauline and Gladys - Crandall, Coffey, Kansas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1915 | received $150 from The Topeka Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company for death of live stock - Coffey, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1915 | Neosho Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1919 | Everett Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 10 Feb 1920 | Everett Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | Sep 1921 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1925 | Everett Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Reunion-shared | 10 Jul 1926 | (William Hall WELLS) the Wells family reunion - Riverside Park, Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 2 May 1930 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1937 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1938 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 3 Apr 1940 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1942 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 17 May 1943 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1944 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1945 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Illness | Dec 1945 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1946 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1947 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1948 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1949 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 26 Apr 1949 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1950 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | Jun 1951 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 19 Jul 1952 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1953 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Death | 15 Aug 1955 | Newman Hospital, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Burial | 18 Aug 1955 | Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Nettie Adell WELLS (1873 - 1939) |
| Child | Gladys Olive MENTZER (1894 - 1977) |
| Child | Paul Emory MENTZER (1896 - 1942) |
| Child | Pauline Edith MENTZER (1896 - 1984) |
| Child | Leslie George MENTZER (1898 - 1988) |
| Child | Herbert Wells MENTZER (1900 - 1977) |
| Father | George MENTZER (1838 - 1912) |
| Mother | Emeline MINNICK (1848 - 1927) |
| Sibling | John Frederick MENTZER (1871 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Susan May MENTZER (1873 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Henry Arnold MENTZER (1874 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Philip Embry MENTZER (1877 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Earnest Everett MENTZER (1880 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Clara Edith MENTZER (1882 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Clarence Albert MENTZER (1887 - 1919) |
Notes
Residence
Chas O Mentzer was listed in the household of Geo Mentzer on the 1870 census. According to the census, Chas was 1 year old and born in Illinois.Residence
Charles Mentzer is listed as the 11 year old son of Geo Mentzer in the 1880 census. Charles was born in Illinois.Residence
for about 12 monthsResidence
He was listed on the 1900 census as a 31 year old male farmer born July 1868 in IL and was listed as Charles Mentzer.Residence
He was on the 1905 Kansas census as a 35 year old male farmer born in Illinois who was listed as C. O. Mentzer.Residence
He was on the 1910 census as a 41 year old male farm laborer who was born in Illinois and had been married 16 years. He was listed as Charles O. Mentzer on the census record.Residence
He was on the 1915 Kansas census as a 45 year old male farmer born in Kansas who was listed as C. O. Mentzer.Residence
He was on the 1920 census as a 50 year old male farmer born Illinois and was listed as Charles O. Mentzer.Residence
He was on the 1925 Kansas census as a 57 year old male farmer born in Illinois.Residence
He was on the 1930 census as a 60 year old male farmer born Illinois and was listed as Charles O. Mentzer.Residence
He was on the 1940 census as a 70 year old widower living on Oak Street in the household of Stella Miller, listed as Charles Mentzer.Residence
As water crept into the house during the flood, he made his way upstairs taking with him the Mentzer family Bible and was rescued the following day.Endnotes
1. Charles O. Mentzer, death certificate #55 011802 (1955), Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
2. 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.
3. Charles Mentzer family, Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition (: , ); Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, stored in filing cabinet. Hereinafter cited as Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition.
4. Marriage License Record, Woodson County, Kansas, Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas.
5. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2016), memorial for Charles Oliver Mentzer (1869-1955), Find a Grave Memorial no. # 55747430, created by J Geoghan, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by RisingSun, Charles Oliver Mentzer.
6. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_167; Line: 16.
7. Ancestry, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
8. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 128.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MP1.
9. Ancestry.com, Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016).
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. , "The Mentzers," In the Beginning (Woodson County Historical Society), 15 (No. 58): pp 3-5.
13. "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).
14. 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.
15. , "The George Mentzer Family," In the Beginning, Woodson County Historical Society, 3 No. 11 (July 1970): p. 9-12.
16. Charles O. Mentzer, death certificate #55 011802 (1955), Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. "School Reports," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 15 January 1880, page 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online December 2018).
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. "Personals," Woodson County Advocate (Yates Center, Kansas), 25 September 1891, page 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online December 2018).
24. "Personals," Woodson County Advocate (Yates Center, Kansas), 9 September 1892, page 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online December 2018).
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. , 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.
28. Woodson County, Kansas, Marriage Records, vol. E:180, Charles O. Mentzer-Nettie A. Wells, 18 Oct 1893; database with images, "Kansas County Marriages, 1840-1935," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 17 January 2015).
29. Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911, Charles O Mentzer - NEttie A. Wells, 18 Oct 1893; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2017). Original Source: Marriage Records. Kansas Marraiges. Family Search, Salt Lake City, UT.
30. Charles Mentzer family, Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition (: , ); Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, stored in filing cabinet. Hereinafter cited as Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition.
31. 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 .
32. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 128.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MP1.
33. , Marriage Record (Yates Center: Woodson County, Kansas, n.d.), Book E page 180.
34. , Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911, database with images, Ancestry.com www.ancestry.com : . Original Source: Marriage Records. Kansas Marraiges. Family Search, Salt Lake City, UT. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), viewed online; June 2017; Charles O Mentzer - NEttie A. Wells; 18 Oct 1893.
35. , Charles Mentzer family, Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition (: , ); Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas. Hereinafter cited as Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), stored in filing cabinet.
36. 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 ; Charles Oliver Mentzer - Nettie Adell Wells.
37. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 128.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MP1.
38. "Personals," Woodson County Advocate (Yates Center, Kansas), 31 October 1924, page 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online December 2018).
39. 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.
40. , "The Mentzers," In the Beginning (Woodson County Historical Society), 15 (No. 58): pp 3-5.
41. "Married," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 20 October 1893, page 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online December 2018).
42. "Mrs. C. O. Mentzer," undated clipping, from unidentified newspaper; Crawford Family Papers, saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles and passed down to Marcia Philbrick; privately held 2018 by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, KS.
43. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Wells Family Bible. copy obtained from Doris Ryan, daughter of Cecile Mentzer Beine.
44. Marriage License Record, Woodson County, Kansas, Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas.
45. Descendants of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Wells.KS.010. typewritten report likely obtained from Doris Ryan.
46. 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.
47. , "The Mentzers," In the Beginning (Woodson County Historical Society), 15 (No. 58): pp 3-5.
48. 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.
49. "Mrs. Roy Green Dies," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 3 June 1977, page 1; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 23 December 2019).
50. 1895 Kansas State Census, Woodson County Kansas, Kansas State Census, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, page 12, family 2, Chas O Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018); Kansas State Historical Society. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1088/ksv115_164-0333?pid=5871776.
51. 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), Paul Emory Mentzer. Found online at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=628017809&ssrc=pt&tid=115166653.
52. 1900 U.S. Census, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, North Township, ED 186, Sheet 1A, household 2, Charmes Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); FHL microfilm: 1240503.
53. Woodson County, Kansas, Deeds, Book 41 page 93, George Mentzer and Emaline Mentzer to Charles Mentzer, 28 May 1903; Recorder of Deeds, Yates Center, Kansas.
54. Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas 1904 (: , 1904)
55. 1905 Kansas Census, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, state census, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas, page 12, household 72, C. O. Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017).
56. 1910 U.S. Census, Liberty Township, Coffey County, Kansas, population schedule, Liberty Township, Coffey County, Kansas, ED 15, sheet 7B, household 124, Charles O Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017).
57. "Plainview," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 26 January 1912, image 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online July 2018).
58. "News of Coffey County," Burlington Independent (Burlington, Kansas), 28 February 1913, image 6; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
59. "Crandall," Burlington Independent (Burlington, Kansas), 25 March 1913, image 2; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
60. "Crandall," The Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), 19 May 1914, image 6; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
61. "Advertisement," The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas), 11 May 1915, page 7; digital image, My Heritage (www.myheritage.com : viewed online December 2018).
62. 1915 Kansas Census, Coffey County, State Census, Coffey County, Neosho Township, 11 (image 21 of 58), dwelling 91, C. O. Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online March 2016).
63. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, C O Mentzer, 1919; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_238147-00146?pid=15407326.
64. "Obituary," Woodson County Journal (Yates Center, Kansas), 30 January 1919, page 1; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 27 January 2020).
65. 1920 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Everett Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 155, Sheet 6A, household 116, Charles O Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T625.
66. "Locals," Woodson County Journal (Yates Center, Kansas), 1 September 1921, page 3; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online December 2018).
67. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_167; Line: 16.
68. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), "The Wells Reunion" probably from Yates Center News (Wells.Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
69. 1930 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population Schedule, Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, ED 104-6, Sheet 4B, household 126, Mentzer, Charles O; digital iamge, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA T626.
70. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, C O Mentzer, 1937; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2270&h=11209717&tid=115166653&pid=270137691372.
71. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Charles O Mentzer, 1938; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_245837-00093?pid=12217775.
72. 1940, Woodson County Kansas, population, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) ED 104-6, sheet 2B, dwelling 22, Mentzer (in household of Stella E. Miller); digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2015); National Archives adn Recods Administration, 1940.T627.
73. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Charles Mentzer, 1 Mar 1940; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2017). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
74. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Charles O Mintzer, 1942; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_245867-01530?pid=14152425.
75. "Paul Mentzer Rites Tuesday," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 17 August 1942, page 1; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 23 December 2019).
76. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Obituary: Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943, page 8, col. 3 (George Mentzer Notebook); ,
77. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Charles Mentzer, 1943; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_241649-00725?pid=15994793.
78. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Charles O Mentzer, 1944; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_254678-00674?pid=7351842.
79. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Charles Mentzer, 1945; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed onilne December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_254685-00884?pid=9818639.
80. "Neosho Falls News Item," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 18 December 1945, image 4; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
81. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Charles Mentzer, 1946; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_254693-00534?pid=9746787MUL2916&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true.
82. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, C O Mentzer, 1947; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_254701-00823?pid=4439305.
83. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Charles Mentzer, 1948; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_254709-02740?pid=6397562.
84. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Charles Mentzer, 1949; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_254718-01254?pid=5838090.
85. "Neosho Falls News Item," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 26 April 1949; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
86. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Charles Mentzer, 1950; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2270/31984_254728-02059?pid=10208049.
87. 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.
88. , Obituary Clipping (N.p.: saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles, n.d.).
89. Polk's Emporia (Lyon County, Kans.) City Directory 1953: including Lyon County (Kansas City, Missouri: R. L. Polk, 1953), page 114, Mentzer C O; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018).
90. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, C O Mentzer, 1953; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2270&h=5866771&tid=115166653&pid=270137691372.
91. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2016), memorial for Charles Oliver Mentzer (1869-1955), Find a Grave Memorial no. # 55747430, created by J Geoghan, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by RisingSun, Charles Oliver Mentzer.
92. Ancestry, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
93. Charles O. Mentzer, death certificate #55 011802 (1955), Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
94. Pauline Mentzer Briles family, The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments King James Version (: The World Publishing Company, ); Letha Doolittle, San Bernadino, California, Transcription (Charles Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments.
95. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.001), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
96. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.007), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
97. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2016), memorial for Charles Oliver Mentzer (1869-1955), Find a Grave Memorial no. # 55747430, created by J Geoghan, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by RisingSun, Charles Oliver Mentzer.
98. Ancestry, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
99. BillionGraves, digital images of tombstone, BillionGraves (billiongraves.com : viewed online December 2018), memorial for Charles O. Mentzer (1869-1955), BillionGraves created by mcphilbrick, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Kansas; accompanying photograph by AK, Charles O. Mentzer.
100. Charles O. Mentzer, death certificate #55 011802 (1955), Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.