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Louis F Menge (1857 - 1923)

Louis F Menge
Born in Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 13 Oct 1884 in Clayton, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Died at age 65 in Honey Creek Township, Delaware County, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Biography

Louis F. Menge, born 13 Oct 1857 in Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa, was the son of Charles Menge and Mary Knoeppel.[1][2]

Louis married Mary A Stadelmeier (1864–1932) on 9 or 13 Oct 1884 in Colesburg, Clayton County, Iowa.[2][3] They had children:[4]

  1. Martha Mathilda, b. 30 Aug 1885,[5] m. Peet;
  2. Charles W., b. 1888;
  3. Alice May, b. 28 Dec 1893,[6] m. Halfhill.

Louis died at age 65 years, 5 months, 14 days, on 27 Mar 1923 in Honey Creek Township, Delaware County, Iowa.[1] He is buried at Edgewood Cemetery in Edgewood, Delaware County, Iowa.[4]

H.J. Bixby was appointed administrator of Louis' estate in Delaware County, Iowa, on 18 May 1923. The estate's final report was filed 23 Aug 1924 with a hearing on 27 Oct 1924. Louis' surviving spouse, Mary Menge, was to receive the residue of the estate.[7]

CENSUS and RESIDENCE HISTORY

1860 • Cox Creek, Clayton, Iowa, USA - POSSIBLE - "Charlie Mangea" household: Chrlie 35, Margaret 24, Doratha 5, John [Lewis?] 2, and August 1.[8]
1870 • Volga, Clayton, Iowa, USA - Menge household: Charles 45, Mary 35, Dora 15, Louis 12, August 11, Ida 8, Emma 7, Anna 5, Louisa 2, and Ettie 5 months.[9]
1885 • Volga, Clayton, Iowa, USA - Menge household: Louis 27, Mary 22, and August 26 (brother).[10]
1886 • Volga, Clayton, Iowa, USA - Louis owned land in Volga Township.[11]
1895 • Volga, Clayton, Iowa, USA - Menge household: Louis 37, Mary 31, Martha 10, Charley 8, and Alice 1.[12]
1900 • Volga, Clayton, Iowa, USA - Menge household: Louis 42, Mary 35, Martha 14, Charles 13, Alice 6, Mary Menge 67 (widowed mother), Casper Stadelmeyer 74 (father-in-law).[13]
1905 • Clayton, Iowa, USA - age 48, married.[14]
1910 • Honey Creek, Delaware, Iowa, USA - Minger household: L. F. 52, Mary 45, Martha 24, Charles 23, Alice 16, and C. Stadelmeier 85 (father-in-law).[15]
1915 • Honey Creek, Delaware, Iowa, USA - age 57, married.[16]
1920 • Honey Creek, Delaware, Iowa, USA - Menge household: Louis F 62, Mary 56, Charles W 33, and Alice 26.[17]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Z-Y3V2 : 8 November 2017), Louis F Menge, 27 Mar 1923, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #28312, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101768589.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ancestry.com. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014: State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records.
  3. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch: 10 Feb 2018, Louis Menge and Mary Stadelmeyer, 13 Oct 1884, Clayton, IA, US; county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,255,483.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 16 Sep 2018, Louis F Menge (1857–27 Mar 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #5692660, citing Edgewood Cemetery, Edgewood, Delaware Co., IA, USA: headstone photo.
  5. ↑ "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-WS9D : accessed 8 July 2019), Louis Menge in entry for Martha Mathilda Menge, 30 Aug 1885, Elkport, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 127569, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101713542.
  6. ↑ "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-S42Y : accessed 8 July 2019), Louis F Menge in entry for Alice May Menge, 28 Dec 1893, Elkport, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 251636, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101716644.
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com. "Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997", [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Probate Case Files and Index, 1849-1929; Author: Iowa. District Court (Delaware County); Probate Place: Delaware, Iowa.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82F-G4T : 13 December 2017), Chrlie Mangen, 1860.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch: 12 Apr 2016, Louis Menge in household of Charles Menge, IA, US; citing p.27, family 207, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington DC: NARA, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,882.
  10. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HC8H-Z3Z : 11 March 2018), Louis Menge, Volga, Clayton, Iowa; citing p. 6, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,454.
  11. ↑ Ancestry.com. "U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918", [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Collection Number: G&M_80; Roll Number: 80.
  12. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTS4-Z8F : 10 March 2018), Louis Menge, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing p. 496, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,190.
  13. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9K7-KX2 : accessed 8 July 2019), Louis Menge, Volga Township Elkport town, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63, sheet 5B, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,425.
  14. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-98HD : 16 March 2018), Louis Menge, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing card #840, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,346.
  15. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1L-5NF : accessed 8 July 2019), L F Minger, Honey Creek, Delaware, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 98, sheet 9B, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 400; FHL microfilm 1,374,413.
  16. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24G-R7CH : 17 March 2018), Louis Menge, 1915; citing Honey Creek Township, Iowa, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,437,619.
  17. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BK-9SQ : accessed 8 July 2019), Louis F Menge, Honey Creek, Delaware, Iowa, United States; citing ED 105, sheet 1A, line 46, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 487; FHL microfilm 1,820,487.




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