Johannes Heinrich Menkel

1823 - 1889  (66 years)

• Name	Johannes Heinrich Menkel
  Nickname	Henry
  Born	31 Jan 1823	Waldeck, Bayern
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jul 1889	Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Abandoned Cemetery, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I150845	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family	Karolina Roos,   b. 4 Dec 1825, Rumbach, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 7 Apr 1890, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Married	2 Nov 1848	Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Children	+ 1. Caroline Elisabetha Menkel,   b. 16 Jul 1849, Virginia, USA ,   d. Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA   2. Henry Louis Menkel,   b. 29 Aug 1851, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 4 May 1911, Ohio, USA  (Age 59 years)   3. Juliana Menkel,   b. 25 Jan 1853, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 9 May 1858, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 5 years)   4. Charles Menkel,   b. 15 Jun 1855, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1929, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 74 years)   5. Friedrich Philip Menkel,   b. 30 Dec 1857, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1933, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 75 years)   6. Julia Menkel,   b. 27 Jan 1860, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1933, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years)   7. Lucinda Charlotte Menkel,   b. 3 Apr 1862, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 16 Aug 1927, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 65 years)   8. William Oliver Menkel,   b. 27 Feb 1864, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 1927, Wausega, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 62 years)   9. Edward Herman Menkel,   b. 29 Apr 1868, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 15 Mar 1922, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 53 years)   10. Theodore Franklin Menkel,   b. 14 Feb 1870, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 27 Dec 1948, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F32295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  http://miltonsburgproject.paul-e-young.org/lot-26/ Henry Menkel Johann Heinrich Christopher (Henry) Menkel was born January 31, 1823 in Landau Principality of Waldeck, Prussia and died July 29, 1889 in Miltonsburg. He was buried in the Abandoned Cemetery (Free Cemetery) in Miltonsburg. Henry immigrated to America in 1846 with his brother Heinrich Ludwig and his sister Mary Elisabeth. He was naturalized on October 3, 1859 in Monroe County. Henry Menkel was a cabinet maker. His father was Johann Otto Menkel, born December 7,1770 in Landau, Principality of Waldeck, Prussia and his mother was Marle Charlotte Wilhemine Friederike Bunte born September 12, 1788 in Landau, Principality of Waldeck, Prussia. Henry?s brother, Heinrich Ludwig Menkel, born July 28, 1825, and his sister Marie Elizabeth also emigrated to the United States. Ludwig was murdered between Clarington and Miltonsburg in 1846 while traveling from Wheeling to Miltonsburg to visit his brother in (?). Henry Menkel?s wife was Carolina Roos, born December 4, 1825 in Rumbach, Schenau, Germany. Carolina Roos? mother was Christine Magdalene Jacky (Yockey), born July 25, 1797 in Schonau RB. Henry and Carolina had nine children, all of whom were born in Miltonsburg: Carolina Elisabetha, born July 16, 1849, died ?; Carolina married Jacob Roth and lived in Woodsfield. Heinrich Louis, born August 29, 1851; died May 4, 1911. He married Ophilia Rhines and was a roofer and sheet metal worker in Scio, Ohio. Juliana, born January 25, 1853 (died as a child) Karl Charles, born June 15, 1855; died July 29,1929. Charles was a cabinet maker who also made coffins. He never married and lived all of his life in the double house on Lot 26 with his brother Phillip and sisters Julia and Lucinda. Friedrich Philipp, born December 30, 1857; died July 8, 1933. July 8, 1933. Phillip was a house painter. Julia L. born January 27, 1860; died November 25, 1933 Lucinda Charlotte, born April 3, 1862; died August 16, 1927 William Oliver, born February 27 1864; died January 31, 1927. William, who married Hattie Frank at age 40, learned the monument trade and lived in Miltonsburg. Church records state that he committed suicide; however, rumors at the time held that he was shot by his wife. Edward Herman, born April 29, 1868; died March 15, 1922. He married Emma Steed and, after learning the monument business in Miltonsburg, opened a monument business with his younger brother, Theodore in Woodsfield. Later, Edward?s son Clyde entered this business with him. Theodore Franklin, born February 1870; died (?). He entered the monument business with Edward Herman. Following is an excerpt from one of Henry?s obituaries: A sad loss to the village of Miltonsburg, Ohio, during the past week is the death of Mr. Henry Menkle, who had resided in that place for many years, and by living the life of an honest, upright and kind-hearted citizen, had won the admiration and respect of the entire town and vicinity. He died last Monday morning at 1 o?clock, of brain fever, after a short illness. Mr. Menkle was about 66 years of age, and had been a resident of Miltonsburg about forty years. He came to America from Landow, Germany, in 1844. Deceased leaves a wife, five sons, three daughters and many other friends to mourn his loss. To these the Gazette extends its sympathy. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon and was conducted by the I.O.O.F., of which the deceased had been a member many years. The funeral is said to have been the largest witnessed in Miltonsburg for years, as hundreds of old friends for miles around were present. Oral History Hulda Landefeld Young recalled her Aunt Dorothy Landefeld Feiock telling her that she played cinch in this house with Julia and Lucinda Menkel. Lot 26 Owners (Partial List) 1846 Daniel Wollenweber 1847 Valentine Gates 1848 Valentine Gates 1849 Valentine Gates 1850 Valentine Gates 1855 Henry Menkel 1860 Henry Menkel 1870 Henry Menkel 1875 Charles Menkel 1880 Henry Menkel 1885 Henry Menkel 1890 J. L. and L. C. Menkel 1895 J. L. and L. C. Menkel 1899 J. L. and L. C. Menkel 1905 J. L. and L. C. Menkel 1910 J. L. and L. C. Menkel 1915 J. L. and L. C. Menkel 1920 J. L. and L. C. Menkel 1925 J. L. and L. C. Menkel 1930 J. L. and L. C. Menkel 1935 J. L. and L. C. Menkel 1940 John A. and Fred H. Claus 1945 John A. and Fred H. Claus 1950 Racy and Velma G. Carpenter

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. A sad loss to the village of Miltonsburg, Ohio, during the past week is the death of Mr. Henry Menkle, who had resided in that place for many years, and by living the life of an honest, upright and kind-hearted citizen, had won the admiration and respect of the entire town and vicinity. He died last Monday morning at 1 o?clock, of brain fever, after a short illness. Mr. Menkle was about 66 years of age, and had been a resident of Miltonsburg about forty years. He came to America from Landow, Germany, in 1844. Deceased leaves a wife, five sons, three daughters and many other friends to mourn his loss. To these the Gazette extends its sympathy. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon and was conducted by the I.O.O.F., of which the deceased had been a member many years. The funeral is said to have been the largest witnessed in Miltonsburg for years, as hundreds of old friends for miles around were present.