In a recent ‘Throwback Thursday’ post, I included a picture of my grandmother, Pauline Mentzer and her twin brother, Paul Mentzer. Seeing that picture, my cousin reminded me that as children, we didn’t know anything about grandma’s twin brother and didn’t even realize that she was a twin.
However, when going thru photo albums, grandma would fondly remember her brother who was killed in a roofing accident in 1942.
Paul Emory Mentzer
Paul Emory Mentzer1 was born on 28 Mar 1896 in Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States.1–6
He was the child of Charles Oliver Mentzer and Nettie Adell Wells.7
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.8
He was listed as Paul Mentzer, an 8 year old male born in Kansas, on the 1905 census living in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, United States on 1 Jul 1905.9
The 1910 census shows a 13 year old single male born Kansas who was listed as Paul E. Mentzer in Liberty Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States on 27 Apr 1910.10
About 1912, Paul was educated in Coffey, Kansas, United States.11
The 1915 Kansas census shows an 18 year old agriculture laborer born in Kansas who was listed as Paul Mentzer in Neosho Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States.12
He registered for draft on 5 Jun 1917 in Woodson, Kansas, United States.13
He was stationed in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 29 Sep 1917.14
On 25 Apr 1918, Paul departed aboard the Caronia as part of the 139th Infantry from New York, New York, United States.15
He was wounded while serving in Co. E 139th Infantry A.E.F. before 1 Sep 1918 .16
He was serving in the military on 13 Jan 1919 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States.14
The 1920 census shows a 23 year old male born Kansas who was employed as a garage mechanic who was listed as Paul Mentzer in Everett Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States.17
He married Ada Ellen Saferite on 25 Aug 1921 in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, United States.4,11,18–21
Paul lived in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States in Sep 1921.11
He lived in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States in 1925.22
He received Bachelor of Science Degree on 28 May 1925 in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States.4
About 1930 Paul was a teacher in the high school in Burr Oak, Jewell, Kansas, United States.11
He registered as a veteran of WWI in 1930 in Saline, Kansas, United States.23
The 1930 census shows a 34 year old male born in Kansas who was employed as a teacher who was listed as Paul E. Mentzer in Eureka Township, Saline, Kansas, United States.24
About 1935 he was an a teacher of manual training and physics in the high school in Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States.11
Paul lived at 247 Fillmore in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States in 1937.25
He lived in Lyons, Boulder, Colorado, United States in Feb 1939.26
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. in Lyons, Boulder, Colorado, United States.27
He lived at Fitzsimmons Hospital in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States about 1941.11
Paul registered for draft in 1942 in Springfield, Baca, Colorado, United States.28
He lived in Springfield, Baca, Colorado, United States in Aug 1942.1
He died on 14 Aug 1942 in Lamar, Prowers, Colorado, United States at the age of 46. He fractured his skull in an accident at a public school building in Springfield, Colorado.1,4–6,11,29–31
Paul was buried on 18 Aug 1942 at Cedarvale Cemetery in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, United States.1,5–6,31–32
ENDNOTES:
1. “Standard Certificate of Death” (Certificate of Death, ), No 10912 Paul Mentzer (Charles Mentzer notebook).
2. Mentzer, George, Family Bible of Emeline Minnick Mentzer (: , ); Doris Ryan, Yates Center, KS, (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.006)
3. Charles Mentzer family, Holy Bible Self Pronouncing Edition (: , ); Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, stored in filing cabinet
4. “Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper”, (), to (), “Mentzer Obituary” Paul Emory Mentzer (Chalres Mentzer Notebook);
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.
8. 1900 U.S. Census, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, SD 4, ED 186, page 1A Image [Image] of [ImageTotal], 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 Image [Image] of [ImageTotal], 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 Image [Image] of [ImageTotal], household 124, Charles O Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017)
11. “Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper”.
12. 1915 Kansas Census, Coffey County, State Census, Coffey County, Neosho Township, 11 (image 21 of 58) Image [Image] of [ImageTotal], 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.[WebRecord].
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 (http://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. 1920 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Everett Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 155, Sheet 6A Image [Image] of [ImageTotal], household 116, Charles O Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T625
18. Kansas State Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics, [Type] [CertificateNo] ([Date]), [PersonID]; Kansas State Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, KS.
19. Marriage License Record, Woodson County, Kansas, [Page], Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas.
20. 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.
21. “Mentzer-Saferite,” The Neosho Falls Post (Neosho Falls, Kansas), 9 September 1921, page 1; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 14 January 2021).
22. 1925 Kansas Census, Crawford County, Kansas, Kansas census, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas, page 28 Image [Image] of [ImageTotal], Paul E Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2018)
23. “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.
24. 1930 U.S. Census, Saline County, Kansas, Eureka, Saline County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) ED6, sheet 2B, household 44, Paul E Mentzer; digital images, (: viewed online January 2018).
25. 1937 Denver Directory (Denver, Colorado: The Gazetteer Co., Inc., 1937), [City], p. 1625, Paul Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017).
26. , Obituary Clipping (n.p.: saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles, n.d.), [Page].
27. 1940 U.S. Census, Boulder County, Colorado, Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado, enumeration district (ED) ED 7-20, sheet 8B, household 15, Paul Mentzer; digital images, (: viewed online January 2018).
28. “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 .
29. 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)
30. Social Security Administration, “Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007,” database on-line Paul Emory Mentzer.
31. “Paul Mentzer Rites Tuesday,” Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 17 August 1942, page 1; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 23 December 2019).
32. Rcocrds of the Office of teh Quartermaster General, “Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1963,” image, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017), Paul Emory Mentzer.
That must have been devastating for your grandma! So sad.
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