Obit: Mehner, Edmund (1847 - 1913)

Contact: Stan

Surnames: Mehner, Krueger, Belling, Hungar

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Wis.) 10/02/1913

Mehner, Edmund (5 Aug 1847 - 29 Sep 1913)

The report reached this city Monday afternoon that Edmund Mehner, painter and artist, had committed suicide by shooting himself with a rifle at his home in Dorchester, Clark Co., Wis. , a few minutes after 11 o’clock Monday forenoon. He had taken his rifle, sat down on a couch, placed the muzzle in his mouth and with his toe pressed the trigger. Death was instantaneous. Family troubles, it is stated, was the cause for his rash act.

Edmund Mehner came to Clark County in the early part of the 1880’s and settled in Dorchester, where he resided until his death. He was well known in this city and the news of his tragic death was a shock to those most intimately acquainted with him. He was a painter and artist of high repute and several opera halls on this line are adorned with specimens of his handiwork.

(Click on the paintings to enlarge them)

The painting below was done by Edmund Baldwin (1847 - 1913)

The painting below was done by Baldwin Edmund Mehner (28 Jun 1885 - 22 Dec 1952)

5 May 1934 Baldwin Mehner married Edna Jane Leith (b: 8 Dec 1892 Friendship, Fond du Lac, Wis.)

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1905 Wisconsin State Census, Dorchester, Clark, Wisconsin, Line 92, Page 74, Family 67

Edmund Mehner, 55yr. old white married male
Parent 1 Birthplace: Germany
Parent 2 Birthplace: Germany

Household Members
Head Edmund Mehner M 55y Germany
Wife Astaha Mehner F 44y Germany
Son Baldwin Mehner M 20y Wisconsin
Son Walter Mehner M 18y Wisconsin
D Esther Mehner F 13y Wisconsin
Son Erick Mehner M 11y Wisconsin
D Elsa Mehner F 10y Wisconsin
Son Edmund Mehner M 6y Wisconsin
Son Ernest Mehner M 3y Wisconsin
D Irma Mehner F 1y Wisconsin

1910 Federal Census, Mayville, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, District 32, Family 92

Edmund Mehner, white 59 yr. old married male
Birthplace: Germany
Immigration Year: 1880
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Household Members
Head Edmund Mehner M 59 Germany
Wife Austav Mehner F 48 Germany
Son Baldwin Mehner M 24 Wisconsin
Son Walter Mehner M 22 Wisconsin
Daughter Asta Mehner F 18 Wisconsin
Son Erick Mehner M 16 Wisconsin
Daughter Elsie Mehner F 15 Wisconsin
Son Edmund Mehner M 11 Wisconsin
Son Ernst Mehner M 8 Wisconsin
Daughter Irma Mehner F 6 Wisconsin

Wisconsin Marriages

Edmund Mehner - 34 yrs.
Birth Date: 1850
Age: 34
Spouse's Name: Asta Krueger
Spouse's Birth Date: 1862 - 22 yrs. old
Marriage Date: 05 Aug 1884
Father's Name: Edmund Mehner
Mother's Name: Juliana Hunger
Spouse's Father's Name: Wilhelm Krueger
Spouse's Mother's Name: Maria Belling

Wisconsin Death Records

Edmund Fredrick Mehner

Event Date & Place: 1900 Dorchester, Clark Co., Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Race: White
Birth Date: 02 Aug 1900
Birth Year (Estimated): 1900
Birthplace: Dorchester, Clark, WI
Burial Date: 14 Sep 1900
Buried in the Dorchester, Wis. Cemetery (Union Cemetery?)
Father's Name: Edmund Mehner
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Asta Krueger Mehner
Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Victoria Mehner
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Dorchester, Clark, Wisconsin
Residence Place: Dorchester, Clark, WI
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Birthplace: Dorchester, Clark, WI
Burial Date: 1900
Cemetery: Union Cemetery
Father's Name: Edmund Mehner
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Asta Krueger
Mother's Birthplace: Germany

WW I Draft Registration

Edmond Henry Mehner, 19 yrs. of age, Medium Height, Slender Build, Gray Eyes, Brown Hair
Event Date: 12 Sep 1918
Event Place: Milwaukee County no 2, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1899
Birthplace: United States
Nationality: United States
Occupation: Clerk for Bueyrus Co., So. Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis.

Nearest Relative: Mrs. A. Mehner, Dorchester, Wis.

Baldwin E Mehner, 33 yr. old, white native born, Tall in Height, Medium Build, Blue Eyes, Light Hair
Date: 1917-1918
Location: Fond Du Lac County no 1, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1885
Birthplace: United States
Nationality: United States

Disabilities: left hand second finger off at first joint

Occupation: Architect

Nearest Relative: Katherine Melner, 66 Div., Fond du Lac, Wis.

WWII Draft Registration, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Baldwin Edmund Mehner
Date: 1942
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1885
World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Wisconsin

Responses

Re: Obit: Mehner, Edmund (1847 - 1913)

Contact: Tammy Prough (Mehner)
Email: nanapro06@msn.com

Edmund Mehner would of been my Great Grandfather. I am doing a family tree and would like to know more about my family. Please email me with any and all information. Thank you.

Re: Obit: Mehner, Edmund (1847 - 1913)

Contact: Andrea Mehner
Email: andmeh@yahoo.com

He was my great great grandfather.