[M] #12176 Eli Harlan Mechling ( Milton A. MechlingEli M. MechlingJoshua MechlingWilliam MechlingJohn Jacob MechlingDiebold "Theobald" MechlingDiebold MechlingMartin Mechling )

Alternate line: ( Milton A. MechlingEli M. MechlingJoshua MechlingEsther MechlingJacob MechlingJohn Theobald "Dewalt" MechlingDiebold "Theobald" MechlingDiebold MechlingMartin Mechling )

Eli was born 22 Oct 1898 in Allen Co., Ohio. He died 31 Oct 1986.

He is in the group picture «here».

Eli was an inventor and manufacturer. During World War II his company manufactured clay pigeons that the military used to train troops in shooting down airplanes.

Eli married #16026 Mary Hux.

Relationship notes

They married 4 Oct 1926.

 

Mary was born 5 Dec 1905.

She is the daughter of John W. & Christena (Young) Hux. [Mercy III-96] lists the surname as Lux.

Children of this relationship:

#16027FiLiving 

"Design pioneer, patriot: Eli Mechling" , obituary, The Lima News, 6 Oct 2015, https://limaohio.com/features/lifestyle/153244/design-pioneer-patriot-eli-mechling.

Dorothy Hallarn Mercy, Mechlin Mechling Macklin - Descendants of Theobald Mechling, Volume III-John Jacob Mechling, (Butler, PA: Mechling Associates, 1996). Ref. as [Mercy III-96].


Line Generations: 9, 10

Relationship: Fifth Cousins One Times Removed through John Theobald "Dewalt" Mechling

Relationship: Fifth Cousins Two Times Removed through Diebold "Theobald" Mechling