Individual Details
Paul Emory MENTZER
(28 Mar 1896 - 14 Aug 1942)
Events
| Birth | 28 Mar 1896 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States |  | ||
| ChildParent | 28 Mar 1896 | Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 26 Jun 1900 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States |  | | |
| Residence | 1 Jul 1905 | as an 8 year old male born in Kansas who was listed as Paul Mentzer - Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 27 Apr 1910 | Liberty Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Education | Abt 1912 | Coffey, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1915 | Neosho Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Military | 5 Jun 1917 | registered for draft - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Military | 29 Sep 1917 | Fort Sill, Oklahoma | | ||
| Military | 25 Apr 1918 | departed aboard the Caronia as part of the 139th Infantry - New York, New York, United States | | ||
| Military | Bef 1 Sep 1918 | | | ||
| Military | 13 Jan 1919 | Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 10 Feb 1920 | Everett Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 25 Aug 1921 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States - Ada Ellen SAFERITE | | ||
| Residence | Sep 1921 | Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1925 | Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Education | 28 May 1925 | Bachelor of Science Degree - Kansas State Techers College, Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Abt 1930 | a teacher in the high school - Burr Oak, Jewell, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Military | 1930 | registered as a veteran of WWI - Saline, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 15 Apr 1930 | Eureka Township, Saline, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1935 | a teacher of manual training and physics in the high school - Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1937 | 247 Fillmore, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Residence | Feb 1939 | Lyons, Boulder, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 525-05-1945 | | |||
| Residence | 16 Apr 1940 | Lyons, Boulder, Colorado, United States | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1941 | Fitzsimmons Hospital, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Military | 1942 | registered for draft - Springfield, Baca, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Residence | Aug 1942 | Springfield, Baca, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Death | 14 Aug 1942 | Charles Maxwell Hospital, Lamar, Prowers, Colorado, United States | | | |
| Burial | 18 Aug 1942 | Cedarvale Cemetery, Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Ada Ellen SAFERITE (1894 - 1973) |
| Child | Ada MENTZER ( - 1929) |
| Child | Delos Paul MENTZER (1923 - 1976) |
| Child | Eugene Charles MENTZER (1928 - 2004) |
| Father | Charles Oliver MENTZER (1869 - 1955) |
| Mother | Nettie Adell WELLS (1873 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Gladys Olive MENTZER (1894 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Pauline Edith MENTZER (1896 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Leslie George MENTZER (1898 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Herbert Wells MENTZER (1900 - 1977) |
Notes
Residence
Paul Mentzer was listed as the son of Charles Mentzer on the 1900 census in Woodson County, Kansas. According to the census, Paul was born Mar 1896 in Kansas.Residence
The 1910 census shows a 13 year old single male born Kansas who was listed as Paul E. MentzerResidence
The 1915 Kansas census shows an 18 year old agriculture laborer born in Kansas who was listed as Paul MentzerMilitary
wounded while serving in Co. E 139th Infantry A.E.F.Residence
The 1920 census shows a 23 year old male born Kansas who was employed as a garage mechanic who was listed as Paul MentzerResidence
The 1930 census shows a 34 year old male born in Kansas who was employed as a teacher who was listed as Paul E. MentzerResidence
The 1940 census shows a 44 year old male born in Kansas who was employed as a manual training teacher and who was listed as Paul Mentzer.Death
He fractured his skull in an accident at a public school building in Springfield, Colorado.Endnotes
1. 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.
2. Charles Mentzer family, Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition (: , ); Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, stored in filing cabinet. Hereinafter cited as Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition.
3. "Standard Certificate of Death" (Certificate of Death, ), No 10912 Paul Mentzer (Charles Mentzer notebook).
4. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), "Mentzer Obituary" Paul Emory Mentzer (Chalres Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
5. , p. NF43 (Wells.KS.029), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
6. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online April 2017), memorial for Paul E. Mentzer (1896-1942), Find a Grave Memorial no. #118586494, created by larry gifford, citing Cedarvale Cemetery, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by larry gifford, Paul E. Mentzer.
7. 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.
8. 1900 U.S. Census, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, SD 4, ED 186, page 1A, household 2, Mentzer, Charles; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2016); FHL microfilm: 1240503.
9. 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).
10. 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).
11. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), (Chalres Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
12. 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).
13. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017), Paul Emory Mentzer.
14. marriage, 1917-1919, , . , (Charles Mentzer Notebook).
15. U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, Paul E Mentzer, database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 23 December 2019).
16. entry; , 1 Sept 1918, p. 19 (Charles Mentzer Notebook); in (: ). CITATION based on TMG Source
17. marriage, 1917-1919, , . , (Charles Mentzer Notebook).
18. 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.
19. Kansas State Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics; Kansas State Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, KS.
20. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), "Mentzer Obituary" Paul Emory Mentzer (Chalres Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
21. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), Mentzer-Saferite (Charles Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
22. Marriage License Record, Woodson County, Kansas, Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas.
23. 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.
24. Marriage License Record, Woodson County, Kansas, Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas.
25. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), Mentzer-Saferite (Charles Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
26. 1925 Kansas Census, Crawford County, Kansas, Kansas census, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas, page 28, Paul E Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2018).
27. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), "Mentzer Obituary" Paul Emory Mentzer (Chalres Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
28. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), (Chalres Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
29. "Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930," database online, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018), Paul Mentzer; ENrollment of Word War One Veterans or Their Widows and Orphans, 1930. Kansas State HIstorical Society.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2955/40851_620305176_0921-00304?pid=26437.
30. 1930 U.S. Census, Saline County, Kansas, Eureka, Saline County, Kansas, ED6, sheet 2B, household 44, Paul E Mentzer; digital images, (: viewed online Jan 2018).
31. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), (Chalres Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
32. 1937 Denver Directory (Denver, Colorado: The Gazetteer Co., Inc., 1937), p. 1625, Paul Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017).
33. , Obituary Clipping (N.p.: saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles, n.d.).
34. "Standard Certificate of Death" (Certificate of Death, ), No 10912 Paul Mentzer (Charles Mentzer notebook).
35. 1940 U.S. Census, Boulder County, Colorado, Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado, ED 7-20, sheet 8B, household 15, Paul Mentzer; digital images, (: viewed online Jan 2018).
36. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), probably Springfield, Colorado newspaper (Chalres Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
37. "U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," digital images, NARA Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017), Paul Emory Mentzer; citing .
38. "Standard Certificate of Death" (Certificate of Death, ), No 10912 Paul Mentzer (Charles Mentzer notebook).
39. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), probably Springfield, Colorado newspaper (Chalres Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
40. 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.
41. "Standard Certificate of Death" (Certificate of Death, ), No 10912 Paul Mentzer (Charles Mentzer notebook).
42. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), "Mentzer Obituary" Paul Emory Mentzer (Chalres Mentzer Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
43. , p. NF43 (Wells.KS.029), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
44. 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 April 2017), Paul Emory Mentzer.
45. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online April 2017), memorial for Paul E. Mentzer (1896-1942), Find a Grave Memorial no. #118586494, created by larry gifford, citing Cedarvale Cemetery, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by larry gifford, Paul E. Mentzer.
46. "Paul Mentzer Rites Tuesday," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 17 August 1942, page 1; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 23 December 2019).
47. "Standard Certificate of Death" (Certificate of Death, ), No 10912 Paul Mentzer (Charles Mentzer notebook).
48. , p. NF43 (Wells.KS.029), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
49. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online April 2017), memorial for Paul E. Mentzer (1896-1942), Find a Grave Memorial no. #118586494, created by larry gifford, citing Cedarvale Cemetery, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by larry gifford, Paul E. Mentzer.
50. Reocrds of the Office of teh Quartermaster General, "Applications for Headsones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1963," image, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017), Paul Emory Mentzer.
51. "Paul Mentzer Rites Tuesday," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 17 August 1942, page 1; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 23 December 2019).