childrenThomas J. Mentzer · Sarah Mentzer · Patrick Henry Mentzer · George A. Mentzer · Frederick Mentzer
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What the record says
Portrait and biographical album of Linn County, Iowa.
Born March 1809, Franklin Co., PA.
Died of cancer at Marion, Nov. 3, 1882.
Early Iowa resident.
Mason, contractor and builder.
Helped build colleges at Fannettsburg and Mercersburg, PA.
Married Nancy Foreman in Franklin Co., PA, Aug. 22, 1833.
Nine children (seven sons, two daughters).
German ancestry.
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