Herbert Wells Mentzer was born on 20 Jul 1900 at a farm northwest of Yates Center in Woodson, Kansas, United States.1–9
He was the child of Charles Oliver Mentzer and Nettie Adell Wells.
Herbert Mentzer was listed in the household of C. O. Mentzer as a 4 year old male who was born in Kansas. The family was living in Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas on the 1905 Kansas census.10
Herbert W Mentzer was listed as a 9 year old male who was born in Kansas in the household of Charles O. Mentzer on the 1910 census. The family was living in Liberty township, Coffey County, Kansas.11
In 1915, he was educated at Rosemund School District No. 9 in Coffey, Kansas, United States.12–13
Herbert Mentzer was listed in the household of C. O. Mentzer as a 14 year old male who was born in Kansas on the 1905 Kansas census. The household was living in Neosho Township, Coffey County, Kansas.14
About 1917, Herbert was educated at Neosho Falls High School in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, United States.7
He registered for the military draft on 12 Sep 1918 in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, United States.15
Herbert Mentzer was listed in the household of Charles O Mentzer as a 19 year old son who was born in Kansas on the 1920 census. The family was living in Everett Township, Woodson County, Kansas.16
On on 10 Jul 1926 he attended the Wells family reunion in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, United States.17
Herbert witnessed the marriage of Herbert Wells Mentzer and Ruth Shirley Kitterman on 17 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.4,7,18–22
About 1929 he was an a fireman in the railroad yards and involved in real estate in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.7
He lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States in Jun 1929.7
On 11 Jun 1929, Janice Joy Mentzer was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.7
Herbert Mentzer was listed as a 29 year old head of household on the 1930 census living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Included in the household was his 24 year old wife, Ruth and 9 month old daughter, Janice Joyce. Herbert was employed as a locomotive fireman23
After 1930 Herbert was an an engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.7
He lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States in 1933.24
He lived at farm near Talala in Oklahoma, United States between 1934 and 1940.18
Herbert lived in Talala, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States in Feb 1939.25–26
He was a member of the Methodist Church in Coffey, Kansas, United States.7
Between 1940 and 1977, he was a member of the Tuscan Lodge #82 in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, United States.8,19
Herbert W. Mentzer was listed as a 39 year old head of household who was born in Kansas on the 1940 census living in Shawnee City, Pottowatomie County, Oklahoma. Herbert was employed as a locomotive fireman. Also listed in the household was his 34 year old wife, Ruth S. Mentzer, 10 year old daughter, Janice Joy and 8 year old son, Billie R.27
Herbert lived on a farm east of LeRoy in Coffey, Kansas, United States after 1940.7,18
He registered for the military draft on 16 Feb 1942 in Coffey, Kansas, United States.28
He lived in Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas, United States on 26 Apr 1949.29
Herbert Mentzer was listed on the 1951 census living in Spring Creek Township, Coffey County on the 1951 Kansas census.30
Herbert attended the funeral of Philip Embry Mentzer on 19 Jul 1952 in Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States.31–32
He lived in Leroy, Coffey, Kansas, United States in 1955.33–34
He attended the funeral of John Wesley Williams in 1957 in Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States.35
Herbert attended the funeral of Dixie L. Mentzer on 3 Feb 1960 in Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States.36
Between 1965 and 1977 he was a real estate broker in Coffey, Kansas, United States.7–8,37
On on 21 Jul 1974 he attended a Briles family reunion in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.38
Herbert lived in Leroy, Coffey, Kansas, United States in 1976.39
In 1977, he was a member of the LeRoy United Methodist Church in Coffey, Kansas, United States.8
He died on 25 Mar 1977 at the age of 76 at Allen County Hospital in Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States.1,3–4,7–9,19,40–42
The funeral of Herbert Wells Mentzer was held on 28 Mar 1977 in Coffey, Kansas, United States.3–4,7–8
He was buried on 28 Mar 1977 at LeRoy Cemetery in Coffey, Kansas, United States.1,7–9,43
ENDNOTES:
1. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online April 2017), memorial for Herbert W Mentzer (1900-1977), Find a Grave Memorial no. #144895663, created by Jim Saueressig II, citing Le Roy Cemetery, Le Roy, Coffey County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Jim Saueressig II, Herbert W Mentzer.
2. “U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018), H Mentzer.
3. “Herbert W. Mentzer,” The Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 25 March 1977, page 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 23 December 2019).
4. “Herbert Mentzer”, Yates Center News, (Yates Center, Kansas), 7 April 1977, page 5; Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS.
5. Woodson County (Kansas) Clerk. Woodson County Kansas Births and Deaths (Yates Center, Kansas: ), transcription by Betty J. Wasmer, page 93 (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.016)
6. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Bible Charles O. Mentzer. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Pauline Briles.
7. “”In Memoriam” Herbert W. Mentzer LeRoy business man dies Friday a.m.,” undated clipping, from unidentified newspaper; Crawford Family Papers, (Charles Mentzer Notebook); privately held 2015 by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, KS.
8. “Death Notices – Herbert W. Mentzer,” undated clipping, March 1977, from Daily Republilcan; Crawford Family Papers newspaper clippings, saved by Pauline Briles and passed down to Marcia Philbrick; privately held 2021 by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas.
9. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Funeral program Herbert W. Mentzer. saved by Pauline Briles and passed down to Marcia Philbrick.
10. 1905 Kansas Census, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, state census, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas, page 12 Image 152 of 173, household 72, C. O. Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); Kansas State Historical Socity
11. 1910 U.S. Census, Liberty Township, Coffey County, Kansas, population schedule, Liberty Township, Coffey County, Kansas, ED 15, sheet 7B Image 14 of 30, household 124, Charles O Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017)
12. “Every Child in School,” The Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), 18 January 1915, image 6; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
13. “Rosemund School,” Coffey County Footprints (September 1986), page 87.
14. 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)
15. “World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,” database, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017), Herbert Wells Mentzer.[WebRecord].
16. 1920 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Everett Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 155, Sheet 6A Image 11 of 14, household 116, Charles O Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T625
17. “Wells Family Reunion,” undated clipping, from unidentified newspaper; Crawford Family Papers, saved by Pauline Briles and passed on to Marcia Philbrick; privately held 2020 by Marcia Philbrick, [address for private use], Seneca, KS. likely from Yates Center News.
18. “Newspaper clipping Yates Center, Kansas”, (), to (), Ruth Shirley Mentzer Obituary (Charles Mentzer Notebook);
19. “Newspaper clipping Yates Center, Kansas”, (), to ()
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).
21. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, Herbert W.Mentzer – Ruth S.Kitterman, 17 September 1928; database with images, (http://www.familysearch.org : veiewed online April 2017). Original Source: Marriage records, v. 62, 1928.
22. “Oklahoma County Marriages, 1889-1951,” database, Oklahoma Historical Society, Research Center (http://www.okhistory.org/research : viewed online December 2018), Herbert W Mentzer.
23. 1930 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, population schedule, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, ED 3, sheet 12A Image 23 of 38, household 270, Herbert Metnzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017); NARA T626
24. Polk’s Oklahoma City Directory 1933 (Kansas City, MO: R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, 1933), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, page 420, Mentzer, Herbert W; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2017).
25. , Clipping, unidentified clipping, Crawford Family Papers.
26. “News of Neosho Falls,” The Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 15 February 1939, page 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 21 July 2021).
27. 1940 U.S. Census, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States, population schedule, Shawnee City, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, ED 63-49, sheet 2A Image 3 of 28, household 311, Herbert W. Mentzer; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017); NARA T627
28. “U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 23 December 2019), Herbert Wells Mentzer.
29. “Neosho Falls News Item,” The Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 26 April 1949; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2018).
30. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Herbert Mentzer, 1951; database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online 23 December 2019). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
31. , “Attend Mentzer Rites, ” Funeral Attendees, unidentified clipping, Crawford Family Papers.
32. , Obituary Clipping (N.p.: saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles, n.d.), Obituary of Philip E. Mentzer (likely from Yates Center News).
33. “Neosho Falls News Items,” The Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 23 August 1955, page 6; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 22 July 2021).
34. “C. O. Mentzer Dies in Emporia,” The Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 16 August 1955, page 1; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 22 July 2021).
35. “Out of Town Relatives Here for Williams Rites”, Yates Center News, (Yates Center, Kansas), 1 August 1957, page 5 col. 3; Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS.
36. , Obituary, unidentified clipping, Crawford Family Papers.
37. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Business Card Herbert Mentzer. saved by Pauline Briles and passed down to Marcia Philbrick.
38. “Family Has Reunion,” The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 23 July 1974, page 8; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 31 July 2021).
39. “Delos Paul Mentzer,” obituary, The Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 13 May 1976; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspaprs.com : viewed online April 2018).
40. Social Security Administration, “U.S. Social Security Death Index,” database, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2017), Herbert Mentzer, 711-14-1479, before 1951.
41. “Mrs. Herbert Mentzer,” The Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 2 August 1977, page 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 2 May 2020).
42. Pauline Mentzer Briles family, The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments King James Version (: The World Publishing Company, ); Lloyd Doolittle, San Bernardino, California, Charles Mentzer / Pauline Briles family Bible
43. “Deaths – Herbert W. Mentzer,” The Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 25 March 1977, page 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 31 July 2021).