Printed in the Wednesday, June 7, 1922 - The Pilot , Blair, Nebraska
John Henry Mehrens died up at the Crowell Memorial Home last Friday evening, and the funeral was held there at 2:30 yesterday afternoon, Rev. W. H. Underwood officiating, assisted by Rev. C. M. Foreman. Mr. Mehrens has been in failing health for some time, and the end was not unexpected. He was compelled to give up the work of caretaker at the Home two years ago, and became a resident. During the four years he spent at the Home, he had so endeared himself to Supt. and Mrs. Underwood and the other guests of the Home that he will be greatly missed and mourned by them. He was born in Germany Nov. 10th, 1845, and was therefore almost 75 years of age. He came to America with his parents in 1854, settling on land that is now a part of the city of Davenport, Iowa. His father died there and the boys, with their mother, come to Cuming City in 1856 before the town of Blair was even thought of. He grew to manhood there but never married. He made his home with his brother, Gerhart Mehrens, mostly working for the late Jacob Carter, later John Carter, for Watson Tyson and John Cameron the greater part of his life. He is survived by his brother, Christ Mehrens who makes his home with Maurice Mehrens; his nephew, Gayhart Mehrens of Long Beach, Calif. and a number of nieces and nephews. Burial will be in the Blair cemetery on the Mehrens family lot.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska; kindly sent by FindaGrave volunteer Christy Solomon; National Archives; Note: The obituary says John Henry was buried in the "family plot". In the Blair cemetery, there are many Mehrens buried in Blocks 55, and 56. There are two "Unknowns" plots, spaces 10 and 11, in Block 45, Lot 3, which isn't far from 55 and 56. These two plots were purchased by nephew Gayhart Mehrens, The Mehren spaces in Blocks 55 and 56 are pretty well accounted for (maybe with one plot given to a surname stone). HOWEVER, there are two plots in the Unknowns that were purchased by a Gayhart Mehrens. Gayhart, son of Henry and Eliza (Smith) Mehrens, had also been born in Germany, immigrating in 1855. In 1900, nephew Gayhart was 50 and his wife Lucy (Piper) 45, living on Washington Street in Blair. Gayhart was working as a stock buyer, when he was living in Blair, but later, with a railroad job, he and Lucy, moved to California. Lucy died January 1924 in California, and was buried there. Gayhart died later, and was buried beside her. That would account for why they didn't use these two plots. The two brothers who shared a home, Gerhart and John Henry, were single men, both in their 60's to 80's, living in Blair. When John Henry died, the "family plot" could well have been the two that Gayhart had purchased before going to California, and that both of his uncles are buried in those two Unknown plots. The Unknowns, by the way, are not empty, and so not able to be re-sold. These are filled graves, but the records were not kept well enough for actual names.
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John Henry Mehrens died up at the Crowell Memorial Home last Friday evening, and the funeral was held there at 2:30 yesterday afternoon, Rev. W. H. Underwood officiating, assisted by Rev. C. M. Foreman. Mr. Mehrens has been in failing health for some time, and the end was not unexpected. He was compelled to give up the work of caretaker at the Home two years ago, and became a resident. During the four years he spent at the Home, he had so endeared himself to Supt. and Mrs. Underwood and the other guests of the Home that he will be greatly missed and mourned by them. He was born in Germany Nov. 10th, 1845, and was therefore almost 75 years of age. He came to America with his parents in 1854, settling on land that is now a part of the city of Davenport, Iowa. His father died there and the boys, with their mother, come to Cuming City in 1856 before the town of Blair was even thought of. He grew to manhood there but never married. He made his home with his brother, Gerhart Mehrens, mostly working for the late Jacob Carter, later John Carter, for Watson Tyson and John Cameron the greater part of his life. He is survived by his brother, Christ Mehrens who makes his home with Maurice Mehrens; his nephew, Gayhart Mehrens of Long Beach, Calif. and a number of nieces and nephews. Burial will be in the Blair cemetery on the Mehrens family lot.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska; kindly sent by FindaGrave volunteer Christy Solomon; National Archives; Note: The obituary says John Henry was buried in the "family plot". In the Blair cemetery, there are many Mehrens buried in Blocks 55, and 56. There are two "Unknowns" plots, spaces 10 and 11, in Block 45, Lot 3, which isn't far from 55 and 56. These two plots were purchased by nephew Gayhart Mehrens, The Mehren spaces in Blocks 55 and 56 are pretty well accounted for (maybe with one plot given to a surname stone). HOWEVER, there are two plots in the Unknowns that were purchased by a Gayhart Mehrens. Gayhart, son of Henry and Eliza (Smith) Mehrens, had also been born in Germany, immigrating in 1855. In 1900, nephew Gayhart was 50 and his wife Lucy (Piper) 45, living on Washington Street in Blair. Gayhart was working as a stock buyer, when he was living in Blair, but later, with a railroad job, he and Lucy, moved to California. Lucy died January 1924 in California, and was buried there. Gayhart died later, and was buried beside her. That would account for why they didn't use these two plots. The two brothers who shared a home, Gerhart and John Henry, were single men, both in their 60's to 80's, living in Blair. When John Henry died, the "family plot" could well have been the two that Gayhart had purchased before going to California, and that both of his uncles are buried in those two Unknown plots. The Unknowns, by the way, are not empty, and so not able to be re-sold. These are filled graves, but the records were not kept well enough for actual names.
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Printed in the Wednesday, June 7, 1922 - The Pilot , Blair, Nebraska
John Henry Mehrens died up at the Crowell Memorial Home last Friday evening, and the funeral was held there at 2:30 yesterday afternoon, Rev. W. H. Underwood officiating, assisted by Rev. C. M. Foreman. Mr. Mehrens has been in failing health for some time, and the end was not unexpected. He was compelled to give up the work of caretaker at the Home two years ago, and became a resident. During the four years he spent at the Home, he had so endeared himself to Supt. and Mrs. Underwood and the other guests of the Home that he will be greatly missed and mourned by them. He was born in Germany Nov. 10th, 1845, and was therefore almost 75 years of age. He came to America with his parents in 1854, settling on land that is now a part of the city of Davenport, Iowa. His father died there and the boys, with their mother, come to Cuming City in 1856 before the town of Blair was even thought of. He grew to manhood there but never married. He made his home with his brother, Gerhart Mehrens, mostly working for the late Jacob Carter, later John Carter, for Watson Tyson and John Cameron the greater part of his life. He is survived by his brother, Christ Mehrens who makes his home with Maurice Mehrens; his nephew, Gayhart Mehrens of Long Beach, Calif. and a number of nieces and nephews. Burial will be in the Blair cemetery on the Mehrens family lot.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska; kindly sent by FindaGrave volunteer Christy Solomon; National Archives; Note: The obituary says John Henry was buried in the "family plot". In the Blair cemetery, there are many Mehrens buried in Blocks 55, and 56. There are two "Unknowns" plots, spaces 10 and 11, in Block 45, Lot 3, which isn't far from 55 and 56. These two plots were purchased by nephew Gayhart Mehrens, The Mehren spaces in Blocks 55 and 56 are pretty well accounted for (maybe with one plot given to a surname stone). HOWEVER, there are two plots in the Unknowns that were purchased by a Gayhart Mehrens. Gayhart, son of Henry and Eliza (Smith) Mehrens, had also been born in Germany, immigrating in 1855. In 1900, nephew Gayhart was 50 and his wife Lucy (Piper) 45, living on Washington Street in Blair. Gayhart was working as a stock buyer, when he was living in Blair, but later, with a railroad job, he and Lucy, moved to California. Lucy died January 1924 in California, and was buried there. Gayhart died later, and was buried beside her. That would account for why they didn't use these two plots. The two brothers who shared a home, Gerhart and John Henry, were single men, both in their 60's to 80's, living in Blair. When John Henry died, the "family plot" could well have been the two that Gayhart had purchased before going to California, and that both of his uncles are buried in those two Unknown plots. The Unknowns, by the way, are not empty, and so not able to be re-sold. These are filled graves, but the records were not kept well enough for actual names.
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John Henry Mehrens died up at the Crowell Memorial Home last Friday evening, and the funeral was held there at 2:30 yesterday afternoon, Rev. W. H. Underwood officiating, assisted by Rev. C. M. Foreman. Mr. Mehrens has been in failing health for some time, and the end was not unexpected. He was compelled to give up the work of caretaker at the Home two years ago, and became a resident. During the four years he spent at the Home, he had so endeared himself to Supt. and Mrs. Underwood and the other guests of the Home that he will be greatly missed and mourned by them. He was born in Germany Nov. 10th, 1845, and was therefore almost 75 years of age. He came to America with his parents in 1854, settling on land that is now a part of the city of Davenport, Iowa. His father died there and the boys, with their mother, come to Cuming City in 1856 before the town of Blair was even thought of. He grew to manhood there but never married. He made his home with his brother, Gerhart Mehrens, mostly working for the late Jacob Carter, later John Carter, for Watson Tyson and John Cameron the greater part of his life. He is survived by his brother, Christ Mehrens who makes his home with Maurice Mehrens; his nephew, Gayhart Mehrens of Long Beach, Calif. and a number of nieces and nephews. Burial will be in the Blair cemetery on the Mehrens family lot.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska; kindly sent by FindaGrave volunteer Christy Solomon; National Archives; Note: The obituary says John Henry was buried in the "family plot". In the Blair cemetery, there are many Mehrens buried in Blocks 55, and 56. There are two "Unknowns" plots, spaces 10 and 11, in Block 45, Lot 3, which isn't far from 55 and 56. These two plots were purchased by nephew Gayhart Mehrens, The Mehren spaces in Blocks 55 and 56 are pretty well accounted for (maybe with one plot given to a surname stone). HOWEVER, there are two plots in the Unknowns that were purchased by a Gayhart Mehrens. Gayhart, son of Henry and Eliza (Smith) Mehrens, had also been born in Germany, immigrating in 1855. In 1900, nephew Gayhart was 50 and his wife Lucy (Piper) 45, living on Washington Street in Blair. Gayhart was working as a stock buyer, when he was living in Blair, but later, with a railroad job, he and Lucy, moved to California. Lucy died January 1924 in California, and was buried there. Gayhart died later, and was buried beside her. That would account for why they didn't use these two plots. The two brothers who shared a home, Gerhart and John Henry, were single men, both in their 60's to 80's, living in Blair. When John Henry died, the "family plot" could well have been the two that Gayhart had purchased before going to California, and that both of his uncles are buried in those two Unknown plots. The Unknowns, by the way, are not empty, and so not able to be re-sold. These are filled graves, but the records were not kept well enough for actual names.
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