KAY LASH COLLECTION, CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF STEUBEN 
COUNTY, ANGOLA, INDIANA.  PUBLISHED IN THE STEUBEN 
REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1891.

ADAM MENGES, 30 Jun 1809 - 04 Mar 1891

DIED-In Steuben township, March 3, 1891, Adams Menges, aged 
81 years, 8 months and 4 days.
   Deceased was born in York county, Penn., and came to 
Steuben county in 1853.  He had been a member of the United 
Brethren church for forty years, and was a kind-hearted 
Christian gentleman.  Funeral services were held at Mt. Zion 
church, on Thursday, Rev. J. Tedrow officiating. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

   Adam Menges, 30 Jun 1809 - 04 Mar 1891, married Catharine 
(Huffvines) Menges, 19 Sep 1897 - 15 May 1863.  They are 
buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana.  On 07 
Jul 1867, he married his 2nd wife, Julia (Savary) Menges, 
born 1821, her burial place unknown.  The 1880 United States 
Census, Steuben Township, Steuben County, Indiana, Adam 
Menges, Family History Library Film #1254312, NA Film #T9-
0312, page 306B, lists Julia Menges as his wife, age 59; 
Charles Johnson, age 19, and George Boyer, age 11, as sons.
   Adam was the son of John Peter Menges, born 03 Jul 1778, 
and Elizabeth (Katz) Menges.  Their children were:
         Jacob Menges, born 05 Jan 1804; Elizabeth Menges, 
         Born 01 Dec 1806; Adam; Magdalene Menges, born 28
         Feb 1813.
John Peter Menges was the son of Carlotus Charles Menges, 
born 09 Sep 1732 in Hebstahl, Germany, and Mary Elizabeth 
(Emenheiser) Menges, born about 1744 in Germany.

CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE OF ADAM AND CATHERINE:

   Israel Menges, 1835 - 08 Dec 1897, married Elizabeth 
(Hanselman) Menges, born about 06 Oct 1834 - 02 May 1900.  
They are buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery.  She was the daughter 
of George Hanselman, born about 1799 in Columbiana, Ohio, and 
Mary (Lower) Hanselman, born 04 Mar 1803 in West Township, 
Columbiana County, Ohio.  They were married 22 Mar 1819 in 
Columbiana, Ohio.  Israel served in the 152nd Ind. Inf.
   Lucy Ann (Menges) Campbell, 1837 - 20 Jul 1875, married 
Daniel Campbell, 1828 - 1897.  They are buried at Mt. Zion 
Cemetery.
   Samuel C. Menges, 26 Jan 1840 - 10 Sep 1905, on 10 Feb 
1866, married Mary Ann (Wolf) Menges, 21 Mar 1841 - 21 Mar 
1920.  She was the daughter of William Wolf, 06 Aug 1805 - 14 
Dec 1888, and Catharine (Fetterhoff) Wolf, 31 Dec 1812 - 16 
Apr 1903.  They are buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery.  Samuel 
enlisted in Mar 1865 with the 155th Ind. Inf. and served 
until the close of the Civil War.
   Peter Menges, 08 Feb 1842 - 02 Sep 1918, on 24 Oct 1867, 
married Magdalena (Wolf) Menges, 18 Feb 1847 - 24 Aug 1934.  
They are buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery.  Magdalena was a sister 
to Mary Ann who married Samuel Menges.
   Malinda (Menges) Ritter, 20 May 1844 - 22 Apr 1902, on 06 
Oct 1861l, married David Ritter, 31 Oct 1831 - 13 Oct 1889.  
They are buried t Mt. Zion Cemetery.

"History of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990," page 789, 
biography of son, Samuel Menges.
Menges Genealogy
`Marriage Records of Steuben County, Indiana, 1837-1839"
www.worldconnect,rootsweb.com :  MONN and Related Families, ID: 
I15987-Adam Menges.  EMEHIZEER TREE - all spellings, ID: 
I75593581, John Peter Menges.
"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990," by Audree 
Seibel Lewis, Vol. 1, pages 272, 273; Vol. 2, pages 1246, 
1247, 1248, 1529, 1533, 1982, 1985.
www.familysearch.org: Household Records for:
   David Ritter, 1880 United States Census, Steuben, Steuben 
County, Indiana, Family History Library Film #1254312, NA 
Film #T9-0312, page #309B.
   Israel Menges, 1880 United States Census, Scott, Steuben 
County, Indiana, Family History Library Film #1254312, NA 
Film #T9-0312, page #370A.
   Samuel Menges, 1880 United States Census, Steuben, Steuben 
County, Indiana, Family History Library Film #1254312, NA 
Film #T9-0312, page #306A.
Submitted by Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail:  hilbeck123@att.net