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| Birth | Joseph Hasty was born in 1738, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Abigail Warren daughter of Gilbert Warren, Sr., and Abigail --. |
| Son | James Hasty b. Between 1760 and 1769 |
| Son | David Hasty b. Between 1760 and 1769 |
| Son | John Hasty b. Between 1760 and 1769 |
| Son | Amos Hasty b. Between 1760 and 1769 |
| Son | Gilbert Hasty b. 1764 |
| Daughter | Abigail Hasty b. Between 1770 and 1779 |
| Son | Nathan Hasty+ b. 1778 |
| Father | Joseph Hasty b. 1738 |
| Mother | Abigail Warren b. 3 August 1740 |
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| Birth | James Hasty was born Between 1760 and 1769, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG. |
| Father | Joseph Hasty b. 1738 |
| Mother | Abigail Warren b. 3 August 1740 |
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| Birth | David Hasty was born Between 1760 and 1769, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG. |
| Father | Joseph Hasty b. 1738 |
| Mother | Abigail Warren b. 3 August 1740 |
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| Birth | John Hasty was born Between 1760 and 1769, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG. |
| Father | Joseph Hasty b. 1738 |
| Mother | Abigail Warren b. 3 August 1740 |
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| Birth | Amos Hasty was born Between 1760 and 1769, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG. |
| Father | Joseph Hasty b. 1738 |
| Mother | Abigail Warren b. 3 August 1740 |
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| Birth | Gilbert Hasty was born in 1764, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Father | Joseph Hasty b. 1738 |
| Mother | Abigail Warren b. 3 August 1740 |
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| Birth | Abigail Hasty was born Between 1770 and 1779, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Father | Joseph Hasty b. 1738 |
| Mother | Abigail Warren b. 3 August 1740 |
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| Birth | Nathan Hasty was born in 1778, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Olive Hamilton. |
| Son | Joseph Hasty b. 15 July 1802 |
| Daughter | Mary Hasty b. 31 May 1805 |
| Son | John Hasty b. 1816 |
| Daughter | Betsy Hasty b. 1818 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Olive Hamilton was also known as Olive Hasty. |
| Birth | She was born in 1781, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Nathan Hasty son of Joseph Hasty and Abigail Warren. |
| Son | Joseph Hasty b. 15 July 1802 |
| Daughter | Mary Hasty b. 31 May 1805 |
| Son | John Hasty b. 1816 |
| Daughter | Betsy Hasty b. 1818 |
| Father | Nathan Hasty b. 1778 |
| Mother | Olive Hamilton b. 1781 |
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| Birth | Joseph Hasty was born on 15 July 1802, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Joanna Shaw. |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Joanna Shaw was also known as Joanna Hasty. |
| Birth | She was born on 14 September 1803, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Joseph Hasty son of Nathan Hasty and Olive Hamilton. |
| Father | Nathan Hasty b. 1778 |
| Mother | Olive Hamilton b. 1781 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Mary Hasty was also known as Mary Hamilton. |
| Birth | She was born on 31 May 1805, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Oliver Bragdon Hamilton. |
| Father | Nathan Hasty b. 1778 |
| Mother | Olive Hamilton b. 1781 |
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| Birth | John Hasty was born in 1816, in Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Father | Nathan Hasty b. 1778 |
| Mother | Olive Hamilton b. 1781 |
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| Birth | Betsy Hasty was born in 1818, in Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
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| Birth | Oliver Bragdon Hamilton was born on 26 March 1804, in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Mary Hasty daughter of Nathan Hasty and Olive Hamilton. |
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| Birth | John Field was born in 1688, in Kittery, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Mary Warren daughter of James Warren, Jr., and Mary Foss. |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Nathaniel Heard was born on 26 January 1696/97, in Kittery, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Margaret Warren daughter of James Warren, Jr., and Mary Foss. |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Mary Goodwin was also known as Mary Warren. |
| Birth | She was born on 18 September 1699, in Kittery, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | She married James Warren son of James Warren, Jr., and Mary Foss. |
| Daughter | Sarah Warren b. About 1721 |
| Son | William Warren+ b. About 1722 |
| Son | Benjamin Warren+ b. 27 July 1723 |
| Daughter | Elizabeth Warren+ b. 30 May 1725 |
| Son | Samuel Warren b. 1726 |
| Son | Moses Warren b. About 1727 |
| Son | Chadbourne Warren b. About 1728 |
| Son | James Warren b. About 1730 |
| Son | William Warren b. 1730 |
| Son | Joshua Warren, Sr.+ b. 1730 |
| Daughter | Martha Warren b. About 1737 |
| Father | James Warren b. 9 June 1698 |
| Mother | Mary Goodwin b. 18 September 1699 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Sarah Warren was also known as Sarah Stevens. |
| Birth | She was born About 1721, in Kittery, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Moses Stevens. |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Moses Stevens was born About 1720, in Kittery, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Sarah Warren daughter of James Warren and Mary Goodwin. |
| Father | James Warren b. 9 June 1698 |
| Mother | Mary Goodwin b. 18 September 1699 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | William Warren was born About 1722, in Kittery, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Esther Weymouth. |
| Daughter | Esther Warren+ b. About 1760 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Esther Weymouth was also known as Esther Warren. |
| Birth | She was born About 1722, in Kittery, York County, Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | She married William Warren son of James Warren and Mary Goodwin. |
| Daughter | Esther Warren+ b. About 1760 |
| Father | William Warren b. About 1722 |
| Mother | Esther Weymouth b. About 1722 |
| Last Edited | 1 May 2011 00:00:00 |
| Name | Esther Warren was also known as Esther Stackpole. |
| Birth | She was born About 1760. |
| Marriage | She married Stephen Stackpole. |
| Son | James Stackpole b. About 1785 |
| Son | William Stackpole b. About 1788 |
| Son | John Stackpole b. About 1790 |
| Son | Benjamin Stackpole b. 13 October 1791 |
| Son | Timothy Stackpole b. 1793 |
| Daughter | Anna Stackpole b. 11 April 1794 |
| Son | Nathan Stackpole b. 7 May 1796 |
| Son | Reubin Stackpole b. About 1799 |
| Son | Paul Stackpole b. 27 October 1800 |
| Daughter | Elizabeth Stackpole b. 7 February 1808 |
| Last Edited | 24 January 2002 00:00:00 |
| Marriage | Henry Tibbetts married Abigail Young. |
| Daughter | Lucy Tibbetts+ b. 16 October 1797, d. 8 March 1857 |
| Last Edited | 24 January 2002 00:00:00 |
| Name | Abigail Young was also known as Abigail Tibbetts. |
| Marriage | She married Henry Tibbetts. |
| Daughter | Lucy Tibbetts+ b. 16 October 1797, d. 8 March 1857 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | James Gilbert Damon was born in 1823, in Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Martha J. Carter daughter of Unknown Carter and Hartson. |
| Son | James Hartson Damon+ b. 1851 |
| Father | Unknown Carter |
| Mother | Hartson |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Martha J. Carter was also known as Martha J. Damon. |
| Birth | She was born in 1830, in Maine, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | She married James Gilbert Damon. |
| Son | James Hartson Damon+ b. 1851 |
| Last Edited | 24 January 2002 00:00:00 |
| Marriage | Nathaniel Munsey married. |
| Note | He had at least one daughter, at this time his Spouse is not known 1997. |
| Daughter | Eliza Munsey+ |
| Father | Christian Gottlieb Mehner b. 20 January 1817, d. 8 December 1876 |
| Mother | Kristlane Wilhelmine Arnold |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Karl came with his family to Ohio from Saxony, Germany in 1880. They then moved to Kitsap County, Washington in 1891 and lived nearTracyton and Bremerton, Washington. Karl and his son Paul Mehner established 'Mehner and Son' Naval Outfitters in Bremerton, Washington about 1900. I (John Jay Ruhlman) believe Paul later became Mayor of Bremerton (about 1919?). According to his birth certificate, Karl Ernst Mehner was born August 16,1845 in Burkhardtsdorf, Germany. He was the 'son of a married couple,Christian Gottlieb Mehner who owned a house in Burkhardtsdorf'. According to a letter dated Dec 22, 1998, from Martin Schreiter, the sonof the Burgermeister of Burkhardtsdorf, 'Karl married Therisa Amelia Ottoin 1871 in St. Johannes Church, Chemnitz'. We assume that this was anEvangelical (Lutheran) Church. However, Karl's eldest grandson KarlTrevor Mehner says in a letter dated February 1969, 'grandfather KarlErnst Mehner was a Baptist, and, as you no doubt know, our family werePresbyterians (in Bremerton, WA). He came at age 35 with his wife and sons (Paul was about 8 Herman wasabout 5? and Albert was about 3) to Mount Vernon, Ohio from aroundChemnitz, Saxony, Germany in 1880. We wonder what happened to the thirdbrother Herman! He seemed to be in Tracyton (near Bremerton) sometimebetween 1891 and 1901; Herman was alive when his mother died in 1910 on areturn visit to Germany. According to his grandson Karl Trevor Mehner,Karl Ernst Mehner was a 'tailor in the old country'. The family then moved to Kitsap County, WA in 1891. They lived inTracyton and Bremerton (see 'More about Paul E. Mehner '.) His son Paulsaid in a 1935 Presidential Postmaster Application that 'from 1891 until1901, on account of father's health, Paul bought a small farm at Fairview (near Tracyton across the narrows from Bremerton) and worked this withhis brothers' This implies that Karl Ernst was failing in health (age46!) and that the long lost brother Herman must have helped our two knownbrothers (Paul and Albert) on the farm at Tracyton somewhere between 1891and 1901. We know of Herman's existence because of a genealogical chartsent to me by Paul Mehner in the spring of 1970.-JJR Herman must havedied somewhere between 1910 and April 4, 1939 when his brother AlbertHugo Mehner's obituary in the Bremerton Sun did not include him. Because of his old country experience in tailoring, Karl and his son PaulMehner established 'Mehner and Son' (see photo from 1906) Naval Outfitters in Bremerton in 1901. Son Paul was later Clerk and then Mayor of Bremerton. He signed theletter as a clerk from the City Council of Bremerton that invited theNavy Department to build a Naval Base in Bremerton! Karl was with his wife Therisa Amelia Otto on a visit to her family whenshe died June 14, 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, German (Just north of Chemnitz)while she was visiting her brother. Karl Ernst died Aug 21, 1915 according to the records of the LewisFuneral Chapel, 5303 Kitsap Way, Bremerton, Washington 98312-2299, phone1-360-377-3836. Interestingly, his name was given as Ernest Paul Mehner! We really believe this was the same person because he is listed as 70years and 5 months old (corresponds with his birth certificate).According to his funeral record, he was cremated. He was living on Ohio Street, Bremerton, WA. There was a funeral service with Minister Deckerof Bremerton, officiating on Aug. 22, 1915. Of course, is occupation waslisted as a 'tailor'. His death certificate listed his name differently again (Ernest CarlMehner!) According to this document, he was born Aug. 16, 1845 and diedat age 70 years, 5 months on Aug. 21, 1915. His cause of death waslisted as Cardiac Asthma. He was cremated in Seattle. Interestingly, he is listed as 'married', although his first wife TherisaAmelia Otto had died on a visit to Germany in 1910. Here, five yearslater the Informant on the death certificate was E. C. Mehner ofBremerton. We believe this is his second wife, Anna, (whom he probablyhad married in Germany in 1910). She was Theresa's younger sister AnnaOtto (born Nov. 26, 1857 in Saxony, Germany, died January 4, 1929 inForks, WA.) - - According to Anna's death certificate. |
| Birth | Karl Ernst Mehner was born on 16 August 1845, in Burkhardtsdorf, Saxony, GermanyG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Therisa Amelia Otto daughter of Ferdinand Julius Otto and Amelia Ulrich, in 1871, in St. Johannes Church, Chemnitz, GermanyG. |
| Marriage | Karl Ernst Mehner married Anna Otto daughter of Ferdinand Julius Otto and Amelia Ulrich, in Probably in Mittweida, Saxony, GermanyG. |
| Death | Karl Ernst Mehner died on 21 August 1915 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USAG. Unknown GEDCOM info: cause of death was listed as Cardiac Asthma. |
| Burial | He was buried in Seattle, King County, Washington, USAG. |
| Son | Herman J. Mehner b. About 1872, d. 16 September 1945 |
| Son | Paul Ernest Mehner+ b. 22 June 1872, d. 24 November 1940 |
| Son | Albert Hugo Mehner+ b. 3 October 1877, d. 2 April 1939 |
| Father | Ferdinand Julius Otto |
| Mother | Amelia Ulrich |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Therisa Amelia Otto was also known as Therisa Amelia Mehner. |
| Note | Therisa (Theresa) Amelia Otto was born in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany in1849. We suspect that her ancestral home was Riesa, Saxony, becauseaccording to her obituary in the Bremerton newspaper, she and her husbandKarl Ernst Mehner were visiting her brother in Riesa at the time of herdeath (June 14, 1910). She had married (at age 22) Karl Ernst Mehner in 1871 at St. JohannesChurch, Chemnitz. They had three sons: Paul Ernest, Hermann J. andAlbert Hugo (all born somewhere near Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany) She came to the USA with her husband and three sons in 1880 to MountVernon, Knox Co. Ohio. The family moved to Seattle in 1889 and toTracyton (Fairview) near Bremerton in 1891(farming with the three sonsbecause of Karl Ernst's heart trouble). The family moved to Bremerton in 1901. Interestingly, she and Karl made a Will leaving out her son Herman inBremerton May 2, 1910, just six weeks before she died! We love to speculate on her final eventful trip back to Germany.Imagine!: 1910--An old couple-(He was 65 and she was 61); They must havetaken the train to NYC--Then a steamship to Bremerhaven (The Titanic sunkone year later and WWI began four years later!) They probably took thetrain to Chemnitz and were visiting her brother in Riesa (about 20 milesnorth of Chemnitz when she suddenly died, June 14, 1910!). What adifficult time and lonely trip back to Bremerton it must have been forKarl Ernst! We wonder where her relatives were living in Germany? After her death,her widowed husband Karl Ernst wrote that he visited (relatives, weassume) in suburbs of Chemnitz: Annaberg-Buchhotz (about 18 miles south)and Augustusburg (about 6 miles east). Also, he visited relatives inLeipzig, Dresden and Apolda in Thuringen. We know that Therisa's sisterwas Anna Otto (later perhaps Karl's second wife!?), living in Mittweida,and other relatives were living in Riesa when she died visiting thereJune 14, 1910. We really are not sure, but they could have been on herside (Otto/Ulrich) or his side: (Mehner/Arnold). Future research and visits will have to discover the details. |
| Birth | She was born in 1849, in Chemnitz, GermanyG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Karl Ernst Mehner son of Christian Gottlieb Mehner and Kristlane Wilhelmine Arnold, in 1871, in St. Johannes Church, Chemnitz, GermanyG. |
| Death | Therisa Amelia Otto died on 14 June 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, GermanyG. Unknown GEDCOM info: Heart trouble from which she had long been suffering.2 |
| Burial | She was buried in Riesa, Saxony, GermanyG. |
| Son | Herman J. Mehner b. About 1872, d. 16 September 1945 |
| Son | Paul Ernest Mehner+ b. 22 June 1872, d. 24 November 1940 |
| Son | Albert Hugo Mehner+ b. 3 October 1877, d. 2 April 1939 |
| Last Edited | 24 January 2002 00:00:00 |
| Marriage | Ferdinand Julius Otto married Amelia Ulrich. |
| Daughter | Therisa Amelia Otto+ b. 1849, d. 14 June 1910 |
| Daughter | Anna Otto b. 26 November 1857, d. 4 January 1929 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Amelia Ulrich was also known as Amelia Otto. |
| Birth | She was born, in GermanyG. |
| Marriage | She married Ferdinand Julius Otto. |
| Daughter | Therisa Amelia Otto+ b. 1849, d. 14 June 1910 |
| Daughter | Anna Otto b. 26 November 1857, d. 4 January 1929 |
| Father | Karl Gottlieb Mehner b. 11 January 1778 |
| Mother | Christiane Caroline Hahnel |
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| Note | According to a letter to John and Nancy Ruhlman of Mount Vernon, WA,dated Dec. 22, 1998 from Martin Schreiter, the son of the Burgermeisterof Burkhardstdorf: 'Christian Gottleib Mehner was born Jan 20, 1817 at 10:00 in theevening. He was the 7th child of Karl Gottleib Mehner and ChristaneKaroline Mehner, her birth name was Hahnel (Haehnel). in Burkhardtsdorf.' (Haehnel is a large and well-documented family in the Erzgebirge--JJR) 'Christian Gottleib Mehner got married to Kristiane Whilhelmine Arnoldon July 8, 1838 in 'The Church' (St. Michael's Evangelical Church-(Lutheran) Burkhardtsdorf, Saxony, Germany.' 'He died Dec. 8, 1876, at 2:30 in the morning and his funeral was Dec.ll, 1876 in Burkhardtsdorf.'--Martin Schreiter Interestingly, his son, Karl Ernst Mehner, left for America four yearslater in 1880 with his family at age 35; perhaps he had waited until hisfather died to make the move; perhaps the long Franco-Prussian wars madethem want to leave. We should comment here, that according to Robert David Mehner, (NancyMehner Ruhlman's father), the parents of Christian Gottlieb Mehner were'Ehregott and Johanna Mehner', but Martin Schreiter's letter documentsthat they were 'Karl and Christane'. (Because of the documentation, wethink Martin Schreiter is right--JJR.) |
| Birth | Christian Gottlieb Mehner was born on 20 January 1817, in Bukhardtsdorf, Chemnitz, Saxony, GermanyG. |
| Marriage | He married Kristlane Wilhelmine Arnold on 8 August 1838, in 'The Church' (St. Michael's Lutheran) Burkhardtsdorf, Saxony, GermanyG. |
| Death | He died on 8 December 1876 in Bukhardtsdorf, Chemnitz, Saxony, GermanyG. |
| Son | Karl Ernst Mehner+ b. 16 August 1845, d. 21 August 1915 |
| Last Edited | 24 January 2002 00:00:00 |
| Name | Kristlane Wilhelmine Arnold was also known as Kristlane Wilhelmine Mehner. |
| Marriage | She married Christian Gottlieb Mehner son of Karl Gottlieb Mehner and Christiane Caroline Hahnel, on 8 August 1838, in 'The Church' (St. Michael's Lutheran) Burkhardtsdorf, Saxony, GermanyG. |
| Son | Karl Ernst Mehner+ b. 16 August 1845, d. 21 August 1915 |
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| Birth | Johann Gottieb Mehner was born, in 'another village' (other than Burkhardtsdorf Saxony)--probably Grossolbersdorf ChemnitzG. |
| Marriage | He married Maria Dorothea Schoenherr. |
| Note | We understand (still to be researched) that 'Mehner' in German means'tailor' Johann Gottlieb Mehner was 'a farmer in another village' (other thanBurkhardtsdorf, Saxony, Germany.) His son Karl Gottlieb Mehner came toBurkhardtsdorf and married Christiane Karoline Haenel Nov 11, 1804 inBurkhardtsdorf. -- From the church records (AtBurkhardtsdorf?), translated by Martin Schreiter, son of theBurgermeister of Burkhardtsdorf, Feb 27, 1999 We love what Dr. Ingo Mehner of Ennepetal-Milspe wrote us January 13,1999: 'All the Mehners were very busy in making descendants, especially informer times!'. |
| Son | Karl Gottlieb Mehner+ b. 11 January 1778 |
| Son | Carl Heinrich Mehner b. 10 April 1780 |
| Father | Karl Ernst Mehner b. 16 August 1845, d. 21 August 1915 |
| Mother | Therisa Amelia Otto b. 1849, d. 14 June 1910 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Paul E. Mehner was the Mayor of Bremerton, Washington (January 3, 1912 to January 6, 1914). We {John Jay and Nancy (Mehner) Ruhlman} have a photo provided by his son Paul Ernst Mehner, of the Mayor laying brick for the first paved street in Bremerton. (World War I began in 1914). The photo is in the Mayor's scrapbook. Paul was born June 22, 1872 in Saxony (probably Burkhardtsdorf, just south of Chemnitz), Germany. He came with his parents and his two brothers (Albert and Herman) to Mount Vernon, Ohio. He attended high school from 1883-1887 at the Mount Vernon, Knox Co.,Ohio High School. He graduated in June, 1887. He worked in Mount Vernon, OH from 1887-1889 'I worked for my Father learning the tailoring trade'--from his November, 1935 Application for Presidential Postmaster, Bremerton, WA. In 1890 and 1891, he worked at the Puget Sound Dye Works in Seattle 'pressing and tailoring work one and two supervised. $60.00 per month board and room'--(1935 Application above) From 1891 to 1901 he moved to Tracyton, WA (near Bremerton) 'on account of father's health bought small farm and worked this with brothers' (opcit). This is fascinating to us because it implies that not only his brother Albert, but also his 'long lost' brother Herman was working with him in Tracyton sometime during this time. We still wonder what happened to his brother Herman Mehner! From 1901 until at least 1935, he 'started my present business of Merchant Tailoring Have employed as many as ten people. At the present three and four working in the shop depending on amount of work. In 1934 net from business: $2259.90, Rentals gross: $4486.60' (op cit). He became the Bremerton City Clerk from incorporation 1n 1900 to 1910--salary nothing to $20.00 per month. Paul Ernst Mehner was the Mayor of Bremerton, WA (Jan 3, 1912-Jan 6,1914--no salary). We have a photo provided by his son Paul Ernst Mehnerof the Mayor laying the brick for the first paved street in Bremerton. (World War I began in 1914) (That photo is in his scrapbook) He was appointed Postmaster of Bremerton March 2, 1915 by President Wilson 'there were about eight employees at that time. Salary was in the neighborhood of $300 per month' (op cit). Sometime between 1915 and1918, he was dropped from that position because as stated in his 1935 Application (op cit): 'Navy Department thought it best not to have a German born in office'. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association; he was elected Washington State Senator in 1932.--from a Register Report by Warren Dewar, July 18, 2000 His obituary adds that he was a Bremerton Port Commissioner and a former Director of the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce. In the 1920-21 Bremerton City Directory, Paul and Isabell Mehner is a 'tailor at 409 Washington Ave. His home was at 1224 Highland Ave.' We know that he lived in a 'French Country Farm Home on Highland Ave.' There is the Mehner Building (as of March, 1999) at 253 and 257 4thStreet, Bremerton. (Currently, 257 is the B.A. Gelschmann Co. Insurance since 1930. The Kitsap County Public Credit Union is in 253.) On page 105 Paul is mentioned in the Kitsap County History of 1977.There, it lists the following lodges where he was a member: Rebecca Lodge, Grand Army of the Republic and the Woodcraft Lodge. (appropriate research will give more details of his family and life!--JJR) He was married to Isabelle Agusta Stevenson Hicks and they had fivechildren. He died in Bremerton, WA, 1940.1 |
| Birth | Paul Ernest Mehner was born on 22 June 1872, in Saxony, GermanyG. |
| Marriage | He married Isabella Agusta Stevenson-Hicks daughter of Joseph Stevenson and Margaret, on 27 November 1901, in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USAG. |
| Death | Paul Ernest Mehner died on 24 November 1940 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USAG. cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage.2 |
| Burial | He was buried in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USAG. |
| Daughter | Margaret Theresa Mehner b. 10 November 1902, d. 9 January 1942 |
| Daughter | Gertrude Eva Mehner b. 20 December 1904, d. 9 January 1960 |
| Daughter | Pauline Esther Mehner b. 14 January 1907, d. 17 November 1973 |
| Son | Paul Ernest Mehner+ b. 5 February 1910, d. 25 August 1983 |
| Daughter | Charlotte Isabell Mehner b. 1913, d. 1997 |
| Daughter | Carol Lucille Mehner+ b. 1920, d. 1970 |
| Father | Karl Ernst Mehner b. 16 August 1845, d. 21 August 1915 |
| Mother | Therisa Amelia Otto b. 1849, d. 14 June 1910 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | We first knew about Herman J. Mehner because Paul Ernest Mehner (b 1910,d. 1983) sent us a family tree that lists Herman in 1973 We later learned a clue from what his brother Paul E. Mehner said in a1935 Application For Presidential Postmaster that 'from 1891 to 1901because of his father's health (Paul) bought a small farm in Tracyton(near Bremerton, WA) and worked this with his brothers' (notice theplural brothers--that must have included Albert and Herman) We notice that he is Not included in the will written by his parents KarlErnst Mehner and Therisa Otto just before they left for their trip toGermany in 1910. We know that Herman was alive in 1910 in (about age 35?) when his motherand father took a trip to Saxony, Germany (his mother passed away at age61, June 14, 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, Germany while visiting her brother,there) and Herman J. is mentioned as one of the three surviving sons inher newspaper obituary (Bremerton Sun?). His other brothers were CarlErnest Mehner and Albert Hugo Mehner. The big breakthrough came when Paul Dewar of Bremerton told us in Oct.,2000 that he found Herman listed in the Death Records for WashingtonState: 'died at age 73 in Pierce Co., WA on Sept 16, 1945.' When we received his death certificate from the State Department ofHealth, everything fit together!: Herman spent his last 40 years in thesate mental hospital (Western State Hospital, Steilacoom, WA). He diedSeptember 16, 1945 at the hospital He is listed as: Male, White, Single,age 73. (this would make his date of birth in 1873.) His birthplace islisted as Germany (Burkhardsdorf, Saxony, we would assume where hisbrother Karl Ernst was born.) His occupation, like his brother was'tailoring'. His city of residence was Bremerton. His medical record is fascinating: 'immediate cause of death, cerebral hemorrhage- - one month due to Paralysis Angitans -- ten years due to Dementia Praecox -- 40 years' So, it appears that he suffered severe mental illness as early as 1906. It appears that there was a mistake in the listing of his father, 'PaulMehner' is listed, but Paul would have been his brother! His realfather's birth name was Karl Ernst Mehner seemed to give his name inseveral different ways! -- (see 'More' notes about Karl Ernst Mehner) --the funeral home at the time of his death listed him as 'Ernest PaulMehner!' It is sad that in the 20th century mental illness was such a socialstigma. At our Mehner family reunion in Aug. 2000 no one had ever heardof Herman, the brother of 'The Professor' (Albert Hugo and 'The Mayor'(Paul Ernest). With the help of several in our family, we have traceddown the story of Herman Mehner who was largely alone in the WesternState Hospital in Steilacoom for 40 years! Welcome to our family tree,Herman! -- John and Nancy (Mehner) Ruhlman, November 2000. |
| Birth | Herman J. Mehner was born About 1872, in GermanyG. |
| Death | He died on 16 September 1945 in Steilacoom, Pierce County, Washington, USAG. Unknown GEDCOM info: cerebral hemorrhage -- one month. |
| Father | Joseph Stevenson |
| Mother | Margaret d. March 1861 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Isabella Agusta Stevenson-Hicks was also known as Isabella Agusta Mehner. |
| Note | Isabella was adopted by her aunt Hicks at age of six. Her Stevenson parents came from Wales to Northern New York. |
| Birth | She was born on 12 September 1875, in New York, USAG. |
| Marriage | She married Paul Ernest Mehner son of Karl Ernst Mehner and Therisa Amelia Otto, on 27 November 1901, in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USAG. |
| Death | Isabella Agusta Stevenson-Hicks died on 11 July 1947 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USAG. |
| Burial | She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USAG. |
| Daughter | Margaret Theresa Mehner b. 10 November 1902, d. 9 January 1942 |
| Daughter | Gertrude Eva Mehner b. 20 December 1904, d. 9 January 1960 |
| Daughter | Pauline Esther Mehner b. 14 January 1907, d. 17 November 1973 |
| Son | Paul Ernest Mehner+ b. 5 February 1910, d. 25 August 1983 |
| Daughter | Charlotte Isabell Mehner b. 1913, d. 1997 |
| Daughter | Carol Lucille Mehner+ b. 1920, d. 1970 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, II b. 19 December 1877, d. 2 November 1953 |
| Mother | Sophia Anna Ohm b. 5 May 1884, d. 9 May 1930 |
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| Note | 'Sophia, why don't you leave him?' begged relatives, friends and neighbors. 'He’ll never be anything but a drunken bum.' This was the home into which John Jacob Ruhlman III was born in Niagara Falls, NY on March 26, 1917 and died 23 Nov 1978 at Seattle, King County, Washington, U.S.A. and is buried at Sunset Hills cemetery, Bellevue, King County, Washington, U.S.A. next to son, Robert Charles Ruhlman. John, at the age of four, was instrumental in leading his drunken father to a little gospel meting in that poorer section of the city where his father was gloriously saved. Then things really began to happen. John's father began to tell everyone about the wonderful life he had found in Christ. He began holding services on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation where he preached for twenty-seven years. Today the meetinghouse is called the Ruhlman Memorial Chapel. On a short, John's parents visited the Practical Bible Training School near Binghamton, New York. 'From that day on, Ma prayed that one of her children would some day be a student there.' His mother, Sophie Ohm, died in childbirth May 9, 1930 when John was only13 years old. Shortly afterward, his father took the children on a camping trip near Olcott, New York, in order to ease the pain of their mother’s passing. While visiting a little church where the Sunday school teacher gathered a little group of boys (John, thirteen years of age was among them) and offered a beautiful watch 'to anyone who would take it.' Not one of the young boys reached out. Finally, one of the boys timidly got up and went over to take the watch from the teacher. Young John could have kicked himself for not taking the watch! That wise teacher then said, 'that's how it is with salvation; it is offered to all, but taken by faith by only a few'. 'A gift is not a gift until it is received!' 'For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life' (John 3:16). That evening the words still burning in his heart, John received Christ as his own personal Savior as a result of the efforts of that unnamed Sunday School teacher! John's mother's prayers were certainly answered. One after another, six of the Ruhlman children graduated from high school and enrolled at Practical Bible Training School: Grace (Mrs. D. Thurlow Yaxley), Helen(Mrs. Albert Eisenhart), Florence (Mrs. Carl Wheeler, Clara (Mrs. Richard Riffle), Dorothy (Mrs. George Moore), and John Ruhlman, Sr., all graduated and became servants of the Lord. After graduating from La Salle High School in Binghamton, he enrolled at the Practical Bible Training School at Bible School Park, near Binghamton, New York and while attending the school, John served as an assistant pastor to Dr. Genaung at the First Baptist Church of Athens, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation in 1938 he became pastor of the First Baptist Church of Springfield Center, New York. While pastoring as a bachelor at Springfield Center, his sister, Mrs. Helen Eisenhart, asked him to come to Lindley, New York, 'to help do some painting around the parsonage.' John later confided: 'I met a beautiful young lady by the name of Kathryn Hamond, and believe me, I fell in love with her very rapidly.' It was Pastor Albert Eisenhart who performed the simple ceremony at the rural Lindley Community Church, September 18, 1940. From 1941 until 1944 John Ruhlman pastored two churches in Pennsylvania: the West Lennox Baptist Church of Hop Bottom, and the South New Milford Baptist Church. While pastoring there, two children were born into the Ruhlman home, John, Jr. and Ruthanne (Mrs. Darrell Beddoe). His last pastorate before coming to the Pacific Northwest was Bradford Baptist Church of Bradford, New York, where he served 1944-1946. (While pastoring his first small church in upstate NY, he also led the choir. There was an especially opinionated, outspoken choir member who had something to 'suggest' during the choir practice. Finally, he blurted out: 'I'm running this choir, Mrs. McCready!'...That has been a Ruhlman family saying ever since!) Meanwhile, the First Baptist Church of Bellevue in far-off Washington State wanted to be out of the Convention. Pastor Albert Eisenhart of Sedro Woolley recommended a young fundamentalist named John Ruhlman to the pulpit. To candidate, he took the train from Toronto to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Recalling that experience, John said, 'Believe me, it was quite a trip in those days; it was raining as usual, in Vancouver when I arrived and found Eiseharts and Wheelers waiting for me.' He was called by the Bellevue church at the recommendation of his in-laws Carl Wheeler of First Baptist of Ferndale and Albert Eisenhart of the First Baptist Church of Sedro Woolley, Skagit Co., WA. After selling his furniture in Bradford, New York, he arrived in Bellevue on July 10, 1946, with a carload of keepsakes, books, a wife, two preschool children and three dollars in his wallet! The salary was eighteen dollars per week. For eight years (1946-1954) he pastored the First Baptist Church of Bellevue. In those years a parsonage was purchased on Nine-ninth Street; the church voted to withdraw from the Northern Baptist Convention and to fellowship with the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches. When growth made it necessary, property was purchased on Lake Washington Boulevard (the present church site) for a new building. Thomas Paul (now pastor at Grace Baptist Church, Wilson Creek, Washington) was born in Kirkland, while his father was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Bellevue, WA. John Ruhlman early recognized the vast growth potential on the east side and was burdened to start another church in the Eastgate area of Bellevue. With James R. Newman as the assistant pastor, he organized the First Baptist Church of Eastgate where he pastored for thirteen years (1954-1967). John and Kathryn moved to 4005-147th Pl. S.E., Eastgate, Bellevue. The building of the auditorium and educational unit was a major part of his ministry at Eastgate. Kaylene Joan, the youngest of the four Ruhlman children, was born during this time. In 1968, John Ruhlman, Sr. became pastor of the Tukwila Baptist Church of Seattle. From a reconditioned machine shop, the church has remodeled the building, improved the parsonage and added some portable buildings in order to accommodate the growth. The mortgage on the property has been burned, leaving the church debt-free. Characteristic of his modesty and family priorities, he told his son, John, Jr., 'Your mother has been my greatest help (aside from the Holy Spirit and the Lord Himself). She is the one who prays the hardest, works the hardest, and believes the hardest that God is able.' At the end of John, Jr.'s interview, his Dad quoted the old saying: Only one life, 'twill soon be past, Only what's done for Christ will last. 'It seems that lasting work has been done; in particular, and the Regular Baptists of the Northwest, in general, have ultimately been blessed by the faith of my grandmother Sophie (who believed God could change her husband), and my father, John J. Ruhlman, Sr., (who believed God called him to preach in far-off Washington State). 'But without faith it is impossible to please Him' (Heb; 11:6). John Jacob Ruhlman III died there on Thanksgiving evening November 23, 1978. At his funeral at the First Baptist Church of Eastgate (which he founded), approximately 700 people attended the service. Son in Law Darrell Beddoe and sons Thomas Paul and John, Jr. presided. He was buried next to his infant son Robert Martin Ruhlman at Sunset Hills Memorial Cemetery in Bellevue, Washington. Some of the above was taken from the book, 'A History of Northwest Regular Baptists', by John J. Ruhlman, Jr., B.A., M.A. privately published by the Regular Baptist Press, 1300 North Meacham Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60172 ISBN 0-87227-000-9 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 76-12767 ©Copyright 1976 by Regular Baptist Press, Printed in the United States of America. |
| Birth | Rev. John Jacob Ruhlman, III, was born on 26 March 1917, in Niagara Falls, Niagra Falls County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Kathryn Pearl Hammond daughter of Charles Agustus Hammond and Sarah T. Tubbs, on 18 September 1940, in Lindley, Steuben County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Death | Rev. John Jacob Ruhlman, III, died on 23 November 1978 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USAG. Unknown GEDCOM info: Heart Attack- died in his sleep at the Parsonage.1 |
| Burial | He was buried in Sunset Hills cemetery, Bellevue, King County, Washington, USAG. |
| Son | Robert Charles Ruhlman b. 17 August 1958, d. 12 February 1959 |
| Father | Charles Agustus Hammond b. 3 May 1879, d. 20 May 1957 |
| Mother | Sarah T. Tubbs b. 20 June 1888, d. 21 January 1982 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Kathryn Pearl Hammond was also known as Kathryn Pearl Ruhlman. |
| Name | She was also known as Kathryn Pearl Bott. |
| Note | Kathryn Pearl Hammond b. 20 Aug 1919 at Lindley, Steuben County, NewYork, U.S.A. m. on 18 Sep 1940 Reverand John Jacob Ruhlman III atLindley, Steuben County, New York, U.S.A. Kathryn Pearl Hammond had a little ditty that she would repeat as apre-schooler: 'Nobody knows where Ralph is...Only God, God forever, God forever, Jesus and Saint Paul..' (Ralph may have been her father Charles Hammond's child given to Rev D.O.Chamberlyn sp? the Osceola Methodist Pastor, or it may have been RayHammond's child?) |
| Birth | She was born on 20 August 1919, in Lindley, Steuben County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Rev. John Jacob Ruhlman, III, son of John Jacob Ruhlman, II, and Sophia Anna Ohm, on 18 September 1940, in Lindley, Steuben County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | Kathryn Pearl Hammond married Dean W. Bott in 1982, in Everson, Whatcom County, Washington, USAG.1 |
| Son | Robert Charles Ruhlman b. 17 August 1958, d. 12 February 1959 |
| Father | Rev. John Jacob Ruhlman, III b. 26 March 1917, d. 23 November 1978 |
| Mother | Kathryn Pearl Hammond b. 20 August 1919 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Robert Charles Ruhlman b. 17 Aug 1958 at Kirkland, King County,Washington, U.S.A. and d. 12 Feb 1959 at Kirkland, King County,Washington, U.S.A. He is buried next to his father, John Jacob III atSunset Hills Cemetery, Bellevue, WA. Bobby was a 'Blue Baby' and hadHeart surgery as an infant and died suddenly when the surgery gave way. |
| Birth | Robert Charles Ruhlman was born on 17 August 1958, in Kirkland, King County, Washington, USAG.1 |
| Death | He died on 12 February 1959 in Kirkland, King County, Washington, USAG. he was a 'Blue baby'.1 |
| Event-Misc | He was in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bellevue, King County, WashingtonG. |