 1859 - 1936 (77 years)
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| Name |
Melanchton Mengel |
| Born |
12 Jun 1859 |
Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
22 Dec 1936 |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
26 Dec 1936 |
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I043156 |
Strausstown Roots | Keim.V, Mengel.N |
| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2014 |
| Father |
Samuel Mengel, b. 25 Jun 1826, Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 25 Oct 1901, Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Zettlemoyer, b. 4 Mar 1831, d. 1 Feb 1888 (Age 56 years) |
| Married |
27 May 1848 |
Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F05009 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Polly Ann Rentschler, b. 04 Feb 1869, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 18 Jan 1927, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (Age 57 years) |
| Married |
24 Dec 1886 |
Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
31 Mar 2012 |
| Family ID |
F11302 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S151] Montgomery Bios, Morton L. Montgomery, (. H. Beers & Company of Chicago, 1909), 1476 (Reliability: 1).
The family to which belongs Melanchton Mengel of Perry township has been represented in that district since a time considerably prior to the Revolution. The progenitor of the Berks county branch is supposed to have been one Adam Mengel, who was a resident of Maiden-creek township and is on record in 1759 as having paid a tax of $7.04.
Melanchton Mengel, oldest son of Samuel, was born on his father's farm, June 12, 1859, and spent his youth there, attending the township schools. He is now engaged as a produce dealer, besides conducting a large country route shipping to New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Norristown, and cities in Schuylkill county. Conscientious and conservative, of upright and honest life, he is a model for the young men of the region and stands high among the good citizens of Perry township.
On Dec. 25, 1883, Melanchton Mengel was united in marriage to Polly, daughter of Alfred K. and Diana (Williams) Rentschler. The former, Windsor township's foremost citizen, served as county treasurer from 1899 to 1902. Only one child has been born to this union, a daughter named Mary May. Miss Mengel has been given a most liberal education, attending several institutions of learning, among which one was the Irving Female College at Mechanicsburg. She has received a thorough musical training and is now a music teacher of note, with a large class of pupils. The family home in Shoemakersville, Perry township, is one of the finest residences in the district, most tasteful in design and handsomely furnished. The Mengels are alike prominent and popular and have many friends.
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