Individual Details
John Frederick MENTZER
(3 Mar 1871 - 16 May 1943)
Events
| Birth | 3 Mar 1871 | Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States |  | ||
| ChildParent | | ||||
| Residence | 11 Jun 1880 | Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States |  | | |
| Residence | 1 Mar 1885 | a 13 year old male born IL and was listed as Fred Mentzer - Center Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 27 Mar 1895 | Woodson, Kansas, United States - Anna May WELLS | | ||
| Residence | Apr 1895 | SE 1/4 S36 T24 R14, Woodson, Kansas, United States | |||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1895 | a 22 year old male born Kansas and was listed as Fred C. Mentzer - North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Purch | 8 Feb 1899 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Land-Purch | 8 Feb 1899 | Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Census | 26 Jun 1900 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Owner | 1904 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Census | 1 Jul 1905 | as a 34 year old male farmer born in Illinois who was listed as Fred Mentzer - Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Birth-shared | 5 Oct 1906 | (Mildred Mabel MENTZER) Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jun 1910 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1915 | as a 44 year old male who was listed as J. F. Mentzer - North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 26 Sep 1918 | purchased a new Briscoe car from Woodford & Gifford - Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1919 | Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 27 Feb 1920 | a 49 year old male farmer born Illinois and was listed as John F. Mentzer - Liberty 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 Apr 1930 | a 59 year old farmer born in Illinois who was listed as Jeremiah F Mentzer - North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | North, Woodson, Kansas | |||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - North, Woodson, Kansas, USA | |||
| Residence | 6 Apr 1940 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1941 | Liberty (Dutro), Woodson County, Kansas | | ||
| Member | 1943 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Death | 16 May 1943 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Death | 17 May 1943 | Johnson Hospital, Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Funeral | 20 May 1943 | Christian Church, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Burial | 20 May 1943 | Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Birth | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna May WELLS (1868 - 1938) |
| Child | Hazel Adell MENTZER (1896 - 1985) |
| Child | Cecile Marie MENTZER (1897 - 1980) |
| Child | Lelia Pearl MENTZER (1899 - 1981) |
| Child | Marjorie Emma MENTZER (1901 - 1962) |
| Child | Wilfred Francis MENTZER (1903 - 1972) |
| Child | Harley Wells MENTZER (1904 - 1984) |
| Child | Mildred Mabel MENTZER (1906 - 1991) |
| Child | Aleta Doris MENTZER (1909 - 1997) |
| Father | George MENTZER (1838 - 1912) |
| Mother | Emeline MINNICK (1848 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Charles Oliver MENTZER (1869 - 1955) |
| 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
Fred Mentzer was listed as the 9 year old son of Geo Mentzer in the 1880 census. Fred was born in Illinois.Land-Purch
land being SE 1/4 Sect 36 T24 R14Land-Purch
of Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas purchased land being the SE 1/4 S36 T24 S R14E for $3200 from George W. Allen (widower) of Worcester County, MassachusettsCensus
a 29 year old male born Mar 1871 in IL who has been married 5 years and was listed as Fredrick MentzerOwner
SE 1/4 Section 36 R14E T24SResidence
a 39 year old male farmer born in Illinois who has been married 15 years and was listed as Fred MentzerMember
of the official board of the Chirstian ChurchEndnotes
1. , Wells Family Bible for Ozias Wells and Thurston K. Wells Families (: , ); , , Family Record: Births.
2. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.001, 039), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
3. 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.
4. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.007), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
5. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Obituary: Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943, page 8, col. 3 (George Mentzer Notebook); ,
6. 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.
7. , History of Woodson County Kansas (Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corporation, 1987), "Mentzer, Fred Family." p. 197-198. Hereinafter cited as History of Woodson County Kansas.
8. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943 page 8 col. 3 (Mentzer.KS.069); ,
9. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online May 2017), memorial for John Fredrick Mentzer (1871-1943), Find a Grave Memorial no. #58774006, created by RisingSun, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by RisingSun, John Fredrick Mentzer.
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. "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).
12. 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.
13. , "The George Mentzer Family," In the Beginning, Woodson County Historical Society, 3 No. 11 (July 1970): p. 9-12.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. , Wells Family Bible for Ozias Wells and Thurston K. Wells Families (: , ); , , Family Record: Marriage.
17. 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.
18. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Obituary: Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943, page 8, col. 3 (George Mentzer Notebook); ,
19. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Died: Mentzer" 12 May 1938, page 2, col. 3(George Mentzer Notebook); ,
20. Marriage License Record, Woodson County, Kansas, Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas.
21. Marriage License Record, Woodson County, Kansas, Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas.
22. 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.
23. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), "Biography of Charles O. Mentzer," pp. 831-832 (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.025). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
24. 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.
25. entry; , (George Mentzer Notebook); in (Yates Center, Kansas: Woodson County Historical Society). CITATION based on TMG Source
26. , 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.
27. , History of Woodson County Kansas (Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corporation, 1987), "Mentzer, Fred Family." p. 197-198. Hereinafter cited as History of Woodson County Kansas.
28. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943 page 8 col. 3 (Mentzer.KS.069); ,
29. Descendents of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy (, , unknown), (Wells.KS.010)
30. Letter from () to , 1992; (), (Wells.KS.018).
31. Woodson, Kansas, Marriage Records, vol. E:315, John F. Mentzer-Anna M Wells, 27 Mar 1895; digital image, "Kansas County Marriages, 1840-1935," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 18 January 2017).
32. 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 .
33. 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.
34. Woodson County, Kansas. Book 31, page 433 (George Mentzer Notebook).
35. Woodson County, Kansas. Deed Book 31, page 433 (Mentzer.KS.063).
36. 1900 U.S. Census, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, , ; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); FHL microfilm: 1240503.
37. Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas 1904 (: , 1904)
38. 1905 Kansas Census, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, state census, Neosho Falls, page 12 (image 152 of 173), dwelling 72, Mentzer, C. O.; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online March 2016).
39. , Wells Family Bible for Ozias Wells and Thurston K. Wells Families (: , ); , , Family Record: Births.
40. , Births, page 76-77 (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.016) (), , .
41. , History of Woodson County Kansas (Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corporation, 1987), "Mentzer, Fred Family." p. 197-198. Hereinafter cited as History of Woodson County Kansas.
42. Descendents of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy (, , unknown), (Wells.KS.010)
43. Interview with (). ().
44. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online May 2017), memorial for Mildred Mable Mentzer Van Valkenburg (1906-1991), Find a Grave Memorial no. #34503295, created by Sandra Van Valkenburg, citing Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California;, Mildred Mable Mentzer Van Valkenburg.
45. "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online May 2017), Mildred Mable Vanvalkenburg.
46. 1910 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, North township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 147, sheet 9A, household 155, Fred Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online May 2017); NARA microfilm publication T624.
47. 1915 Kansas Census, Woodson County, 1905 State Census, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, page 4, J. F. Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online May 2017).
48. "local news," The Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), 26 September 1918, image 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
49. "Obituary," Woodson County Journal (Yates Center, Kansas), 30 January 1919, page 1; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 27 January 2020).
50. 1920 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Liberty Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 156, sheet 7A, household 139, John F Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online May 2017); NARA microfilm publication T625.
51. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), "The Wells Reunion" probably from Yates Center News (Wells.Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
52. 1930 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population Schedule, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 104-8, Sheet 1A, household 2, Mentzer, Jermeiah F; digital iamge, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); NARA T626.
53. 1940, Woodson County Kansas, population, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 1A, household 8, Mentzer, John F; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online 19 January 2020); National Archives adn Recods Administration, 1940.T627.
54. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, J Fred Mentzer, 1941; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 2 May 2020). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
55. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Obituary: Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943, page 8, col. 3 (George Mentzer Notebook); ,
56. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943 page 8 col. 3 (Mentzer.KS.069); ,
57. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.001, photograph 039), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
58. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.007), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
59. Charles Mentzer family, Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition (: , ); Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, stored in filing cabinet. Hereinafter cited as Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition.
60. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online May 2017), memorial for John Fredrick Mentzer (1871-1943), Find a Grave Memorial no. #58774006, created by RisingSun, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by RisingSun, John Fredrick Mentzer.
61. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Obituary: Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943, page 8, col. 3 (George Mentzer Notebook); ,
62. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943 page 8 col. 3 (Mentzer.KS.069); ,
63. 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 May 2017), John F Mentzer.
64. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Obituary: Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943, page 8, col. 3 (George Mentzer Notebook); ,
65. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943 page 8 col. 3 (Mentzer.KS.069); ,
66. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.001), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
67. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.007), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
68. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Obituary: Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943, page 8, col. 3 (George Mentzer Notebook); ,
69. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Fred Mentzer" 27 May 1943 page 8 col. 3 (Mentzer.KS.069); ,
70. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online May 2017), memorial for John Fredrick Mentzer (1871-1943), Find a Grave Memorial no. #58774006, created by RisingSun, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by RisingSun, John Fredrick Mentzer.
71. Marriage License Record, Woodson County, Kansas, Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas.
72. Descendents of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy (, , unknown), (Wells.KS.010)