[M] #44967 Jonas Henry Mechling ( Augustus Andrew MechlingJonas MechlingPhilip Jonas MechlingPhilip MechlingDiebold "Theobald" MechlingDiebold MechlingMartin Mechling )

Jonas was born 8 Mar 1849 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. He was baptised 9 Jun 1849 in First Lutheran Church, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. He died 24 Jan 1928 in Portsmouth, Ohio.

[Mercy VI-00] variously lists his death date as 2 Jan and 24 Jan. It goes on to note:

"In 1880, they were living in Yankton Co., SD, where his occupation was given as depot agent. He is probably the Jones Mechling for whom the town of Mechling (or Meckling, as it is now known), SD was named. According to the History of Clay Co. South Dakota, the town of Meckling was named for a Jones/Jonas S. Meckling who was a grading contractor for the Dakota Southern Railroad. Clay and Yankton counties share the same border. In 1892, Jonas and family were living in Howell, Nebraska, and by 1900 were back in Rock Falls, IL. So this Jones/Jonas appears only in the 1880 Census for South Dakota and I believe the initial 'H' was misinterpreted for an 'S'."

The 1920 Census for Rock Falls, IL lists his occupation as factory laborer.

Jonas married #44692 Nancy Arvilla "Della" Shirley.

Relationship notes

They married 8 Jul 1874 in Rock Falls, Illinois.

 

Della was born 13 Sep 1854 in Argos, Marshall Co., Indiana. She died 9 Feb 1949 in Rock Falls, Illinois.

She is the daughter of Reuben F. & Jane (Thompson) Shirley.

Children of this relationship:

#44691MiEdward Augustus Mechling(2 Jun 1876–12 Jan 1939)
#44690MiiCharles Clarence Mechling(12 Mar 1883–30 Nov 1883)
#44689FiiiMaude S. Mechling(12 May 1887–3 Sep 1964)
#44688MivRollo Frank Mechling(2 Apr 1890–12 Jan 1956)
#44687FvSusan Mabel "Mabel" Mechling(28 Aug 1892–)
#44686MviArthur Leroy Mechling(19 Nov 1895–Jan 1976)

Dorothy Hallarn Mercy, Mechlin Mechling Macklin - Descendants of Theobald Mechling, 1728-2000, Volume VI - Philip Mechling, (Butler, PA: Mechling Associates, 2000). Ref. as [Mercy VI-00].


Line Generation: 8

Relationship: Fourth Cousins Three Times Removed through Diebold "Theobald" Mechling