Throwback Thursday

Mentzer Bibles

Emeline Minnick Mentzer Bible

Deaths

Mrs. Elizabeth Minnick died July 20 1889
John Minnick died 1893 age 81

Wilson Minnick born Aug 28 1844
died in January

Gary Mentzer born June 1838 – died Jan. 1912

Susie May Mentzer Tunnicliff passed away Jan 6 1909 age 35

Children of Charles & Nettie Mentzer
Gladys Olive mEntzer July 9 1894
Pauline Edith Mentzer Mar 28 1896
Paul Emory Mentzer Mar 28 1896

Children of Fred & Anna Mentzer
Hazel Adel Mentzer June 19 1896
some text cut off

written in on side
Cecil Marie Mentzer [Nov] 7 1897

Births

Charles Oliver Mentzer born July 1 1869 in Kewanee, Ill

John Freddie Mentzer born Mar 3 1871 in Kewanee, Ill

Susan May Mentzer born Feb. 28 1873 Woodson Co., Kansas

Henry Arnold Mentzer – born Dec 31 – 1874 – Woodson Co., Kansas

Phillip Embry Mentzer – Feb. 22 – 1877 Woodson Co., Kansas

Ernest Everett Mentzer – May 10, 1880 Woodson Co., Kansas

Clara Edith Mentzer – Sept 20 1882 Woodson Co Kansas

Clarence Albet Mentzer April 7 – 1887 Woodson Co., Kansas

Marriages
George Mentzer & Emmaline Minnich
married Jan 1 – 1867 – Rev. Applebee
Emaline Minnich born Aug 6 1848 in Pennsylvania, Franklin Co.

George Mentzer born June 19 1838 Stow Massachusetts

Charles Oliver – son of George & Emma Mentze
married to Nettie Adell Wells Oct 18 1893
Woodson Co. Kansas

John Fred – son of Geo & Emma Mentzer
married to Anna May Wells Mar 27 1895
in Woodson Co., Kansas

Mentzer, George, Family Bible of Emeline Minnick Mentzer (no place: no publisher, no date); Doris Ryan, Yates Center, KS, George Mentzer & Emmaline Minnick married Jan 1 1867 Rev. Applebee

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Charles Mentzer Bible

Self Pronouncing Edition in which all the proper names are divided, accented and marked with the vowel sounds, showing how they should be pronounced. The New Testament Translated out of the original Greek and with the Former translations diligently compared and revised The text conformable to that of the Oxford Bible printed at the University Press, Oxford

Bible in poor condition stored in a box Cover of box says Belong to Pauline Briles 1982

C. O. Mentzers Family Bible

Family register Parents’ Names
Husband, Charles O. Mentzer born , 1869, July 1,
Wife, Nettie A. Wells born, 1873, Feb.5
married, 1893 Oct.3

C. O. Mentzer born July 1 1869
(dates given showing calculation of age 1938–1869 = 69 yrs old

Children’s Names
Gladys O. Mentzer born July 9.1894
Paul E. Mentzer ” March 28.1896
Pauline E. Mentzer 28.1896
Leslie G. Mentzer born Aug 23. 1898
Herbert Wells Mentzer July 20, 1900

on back page Emporia, Kan
April 13-43
Charles O. Mentzer
5-18-43
Mon or Tuesd
Mon 17 May 3:30 pp a.m.
5-16-43
17
Brother Fred Death

Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Bible Charles O. Mentzer. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Pauline Briles.

Bible given to Charles Mentzer by Pauline Briles

THE HOLY BIBLE
Containing the Old and New Testaments
King James Version
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company

Charles Mentzer engraved on front

Inscription:
Holy Bible presented to
Charles O. MENTZER
by
Pauline

For
Letha and Geo Doolittle
Love Mom Briles

Family Register
Pauline E. Briles
and
Edward Osumond Briles
were united in
Holy Matrimony
on the Oct 29 day of Friday
in the year of our Lord 1915
at Christian Church Parsonge
Yates Center
Kansas

Births
Edward Osumond Briles born June 21-1891
died May 28-1956
Pauline Edith Mentzer born March 28-1896 children
Walter Emery Briles born Aug 7-1917
Kenneth Briles born Sept. 26 1918
Letha Marie Briles born Sept 14 1924
Roberta Adell Briles born June 29 1930
Barbara Ann Briles born Aug 22 1934
Walter Briles born Aug 14 1917

Pauline & Osumond Briles married 1915 October 29-1915

Marriages
Letha & Geo Doolittle married Nov 9-1944
Walter & Fay Blair married Oct 11-1941
Roberta & Eugene Crawford married June 9-1951
Barbara & Marvin Thompson married Oct 16-1954

I Joined Christian Church in Emporia March 4-1934 signed Pauline Briles

Deaths
My mother Nettie Wells Mentzer died Feb 9 1939
My father Charles Oliver Mentzer died Aug 14 1955
Kenneth Briles died June 10-1919
Edward Osumond Briles died May 28-1956
Paul Mentzer Aug 1942
DeLois Mentzer
Herbert Mentzer died March 25 1977
Ruth Mentzer
Ada Mentzer
Gladys Green July 9, 1974
Barbara Thompson died May 3, 1982
Walter Briles July 14, 1982

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