Person Page - 2021

     Jennie Lola Means was born on 6 July 1863 at Fremont Co., IA.¹ She married Arthur Eugene Liebendorfer on 18 October 1889 at Pawnee City, Pawnee Co., NE. Jennie Lola Means died on 23 June 1950 at Pawnee City, Pawnee Co., NE, at age 86. She was buried in June 1950 at Pawnee City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Pawnee Co., NE, Find A Grave Memorial# 86683279.

     Omega Means was born on 10 January 1911 at Great Bend, Barton Co., KS. She married William Thomas Starr, son of Elmer Gordon Starr and Bessie Smith, on 19 July 1934. Omega Means died on 2 August 1998 at Fayetteville, Washington Co., AR, at age 87.

     Sarah Jane Means married John W. Blue, son of James Newton Blue and Sophia Larimore, in 1867 at Champaign Co., IL.

     Dorothy Mears was born circa 1924 at Louisiana.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Hunt Mears and Nellie Josephine Lampitt.¹

     Hazel Nellie Mears was born in 1923 at Tangipahoa Par., LA.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Hunt Mears and Nellie Josephine Lampitt.¹ Hazel Nellie Mears died in 1936. She was buried in 1936 at Ponchatoula Cemetery, Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Par., LA, Find A Grave Memorial# 155028886.

     Helen Mears was born circa 1926 at Louisiana.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Hunt Mears and Nellie Josephine Lampitt.¹

     Henrietta Mears was also known as "Nettie".¹ She was born on 16 April 1863 at Muskingum Co., OH.¹ She married Robert C. Burwell circa 1884.¹ Henrietta Mears died on 27 January 1940 at Muskingum Co., OH, at age 76. She was buried in 1940 at Washington Township Baptist Cemetery, Washington Twp., Muskingum Co., OH, Find A Grave Memorial# 117268505.

     Lewis Hunt Mears was born on 11 January 1885 at Louisiana.¹ He was the son of Walter S. Mears and Virginia Hunt.² Lewis Hunt Mears married Nellie Josephine Lampitt, daughter of Herbert Arthur Lampitt and Emma McCown, on 10 June 1908 at Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL. Lewis Hunt Mears died on 12 December 1957 at age 72. He was buried in December 1957 at Ponchatoula Cemetery, Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Par., LA, Find A Grave Memorial# 155030384.

     Marie Mears was born circa 1920 at Louisiana.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Hunt Mears and Nellie Josephine Lampitt.¹

     Raymond Rufus Mears was born on 30 October 1937 at Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA.¹ He was the son of Virgil Elisha Mears and Mayme Mearl Willhite.¹ Raymond Rufus Mears married Patricia Ruth Brians, daughter of Durwood Reese Brians and Geraldine Charlotte McCluhan, on 25 August 1959 at Kern Co., CA. Raymond Rufus Mears died on 9 September 2014 at age 76.

     Sula Louise Mears was also known as "Lucille". She was born on 18 June 1909 at Orleans Par., LA.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Hunt Mears and Nellie Josephine Lampitt.¹

     Virgil Elisha Mears was born on 7 December 1913 at Douglas Co., MO.¹ He married Mayme Mearl Willhite. Virgil Elisha Mears died on 18 September 1997 at Kern Co., CA, at age 83. He was buried in September 1997 at Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA, Findagrave #86551980.

     Walter S. Mears was born in June 1851 at Louisiana.¹ He married Virginia Hunt on 5 June 1880 at Orleans Par., LA. Walter S. Mears died on 10 February 1905 at New Orleans, Orleans Par., LA, at age 53.

     William Mebane was born. He married Elizabeth I. Meals, daughter of Daniel J. Meals and Mary Ann Coffman, on 24 July 1851.

     Terry Lynn Mebius was born on 16 December 1951 at Wessington Springs, Jerauld Co., SD. He died on 13 August 1975 at age 23.

     John Mechem married Sarah Evans.

     Rachel Sarah Mechem was born on 6 February 1811 at OH. She was the daughter of John Mechem and Sarah Evans. Rachel Sarah Mechem married Milton Danford, son of Ambrose Danford and Mary Delancey, on 9 August 1829. Rachel Sarah Mechem died on 14 October 1883 at age 72.

     Martha Jane Mechling was born on 29 July 1857 at Hopewell Twp., Perry Co., OH. She was the daughter of Sheppard Mechling and Lydia Boyer. Martha Jane Mechling married Henry Mathis Saum, son of John Jefferson Saum and Sarah Armstrong, on 24 November 1901 at Perry Co., OH. Martha Jane Mechling was buried at Drumm Lutheran Church Cemetery, Thornville, Fairfield Co., OH.

     Sheppard Mechling married Lydia Boyer.

     William Mechling married Catherine Saum, daughter of Matthias Saum Jr. and Elizabeth Kohl, on 1 October 1816 at Perry Co., OH.

     Mary E. Meck married James M. Parsons.

     Arnel Elwood Medearis was also known as "Zeke". He was born on 22 June 1934 at Stark Co., IL. He was the son of Arnel Webster Medearis and Irma Arlene Smith. Arnel Elwood Medearis died on 29 June 2001 at Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, at age 67

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

PRINCEVILLE -- Arnel E. "Zeke" Medearis, 66, of Princeville died at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Born June 22, 1934, in Wyoming, Ill., to Arnel and Irma Smith Medearis, he married Earline Wisenburg on Sept. 5, 1953, in Sparland. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Pam (and Tim) Snyder of Princeville and Betty Jo (and Denny) Broadway of Edelstein; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jean (and Everett) Schaefer of Chillicothe and Lucille (and Arlin) Shofner of Henry; three brothers, Russ (and Linda) of Sparland, Charles (and Marilyn) and Lawrence (and Mary), both of Henry; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother.

He worked for Long Rock Stone Co. for 18 years, retiring in 1983. Prior to that, he worked for the Illinois Highway Department for several years. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers.

He was of the Presbyterian faith.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hammitt Hott Funeral Home. The Rev. Harry Losey will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Princeville Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Akron-Princeville Ambulance Service or Akron-Princeville Fire & Rescue Department.

Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, IL) - Thursday, June 21, 2001.

     Arnel Webster Medearis was born on 5 September 1903. He married Irma Arlene Smith. Arnel Webster Medearis died on 14 December 1966 at age 63. He was buried in December 1966 at Sparland Cemetery, Sparland, Marshall Co., IL, Findagrave #130767334.

     Albert J. Medendorp was born on 1 December 1890 at Michigan WW I draft registration.¹ He married Sena Keur on 20 September 1917 at Muskegon, Muskegon Co., MI, Ceremony by Harry Bultema, Minister of the Gospel.¹ Albert J. Medendorp died on 22 June 1980 at Muskegon, Muskegon Co., MI, at age 89. He was buried in June 1980 at Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., MI, Findagrave #146883525.

     Frances Medendorp was born on 15 November 1919 at Muskegon Co., MI.¹ She was the daughter of Albert J. Medendorp and Sena Keur.¹ Frances Medendorp married Frank Asa Leffring, son of Andries Alzos Leffring and Anna Elizabeth Aney, on 16 May 1941 at Muskegon Co., MI, after Frank's death, Frances remarried to a Haken and lived at Grand Haven, Michigan. Frances Medendorp died on 29 October 2008 at Ottawa Co. (probably), MI, at age 88 per SSDI, last residence Grand Haven. She was buried in November 2008 at Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., MI, Findagrave #146883431.

     Adolph Medinger was born on 4 April 1912. He married Frieda Viola Eschliman in 1935. Adolph Medinger died on 2 December 1990 at age 78. He was buried in December 1990 at Saint Anthony Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Boone Co., NE, Findagrave #107011968.

     Darla Mae Medinger was born on 16 May 1937. She was the daughter of Adolph Medinger and Frieda Viola Eschliman. Darla Mae Medinger married Robert Douglass Munsinger, son of Harold Lee Munsinger and Nora Mathilda Worden, on 13 December 1953 at First Methodist Church, Columbus, Platte Co., NE,

Wedding annoucement -- Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, Nebraska; Sunday, 27 DEC 1953, p.22 (Newspapers.com):

Medinger-Munsinger Nuptials Solemnized

COLUMBUS -- Miss Darla Mae Medinger and Robert Munsinger, USN, were married Dec. 13 at First Methodist Church. The Rev. Paul Hillman officiated at the double ring ceremony at 3 p.m.

The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Frieda Medinger of Columbus and Adolph Medinger of Grand Island.

Attendants were Mrs. Bernard Nelson, sister of the bridegroom, and Lawrence Haselhorst. Ushers were Roy From and Willard Griffiths.

Mr. and Mrs. Munsinger will live on Staten Island, N.Y.

Darla Mae Medinger lived in 1959 at Azusa, Los Angeles Co., CA. She lived in 1966 at Azusa, Los Angeles Co., CA. She lived in 1993 at Ontario, San Bernardino Co., CA. She died on 26 August 2015 at age 78. She was buried in August 2015 at Riverside National Cemetery, Riveside, Riverside Co., CA.

     Jane Medley was also known as "Jennie". She was born in February 1860 at Missouri Janes's parents were difficult to identify. Collaborating with Tracy DeVault, we found that Sarah Medley "cousin" and listed in the 1880 census living in the Jesse Paul Medley family, next door to the Samuel Harvey DaVault family, had a sister Jane, born about 1860. Tracy researched the ancestry of Jesse P. Medley and found the grandparents, James A. Medley (1760 - 1849) and Sarah E. Smith. They had a son Jesse, brother of Jesse P. Medley's father Robert Medley, and that Jesse was the father of Jane Medley and her sister Sarah. The following obituary of Nellie (Medley) Sorrell, sister of Jane Medley, confirms the identification:

The Bland Courier; Bland, Missouri; Thursday, November 29, 1945; Page 1 (Newspapers.com):

MRS. RICHARD SORRELL DIES NEAR RED BIRD

Mrs. Nellie Sorrell (nee Medley), wife of Richard Sorrell died Nov. 21 near Red Bird, a the age of 70 years. Leaves besides her husband one daughter, Mrs. Clara Rhodes, 2 grand children and I great-grandchild; 1 sister, Mrs. Jane Devault of Pratt, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Sorrell had been married 53 years. Mrs. Sorrell united with Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in her girl hood days and lived most of her life in and near Red Bird. She will be missed by all who knew her. Funeral services were held November 23 at the Red Bird Church and burial in Bowen Cemetery. Services by Brother Creth Mitchem.

NOTE: Nellie's husband was John Ruben Sorrell, not Richard.
DLB 2021.


She was the daughter of Jesse Allen Medley and Rachel Elizabeth Jones. Jane Medley married James Canny Davault, son of Samuel Harvey Davault and Alvira Foley, in 1883, per his newspaper obituary. Jane Medley died on 13 December 1946 at age 86. She was buried in December 1946 at Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, Pratt Co., KS, Findagrave #66040471.

     Jesse Allen Medley was born in 1826. He married Rachel Elizabeth Jones. Jesse Allen Medley died on 15 January 1910 Findagrave #19296656. He was buried in January 1910 at Gatewood Gardens Cemetery, St. Louis, MO, Findagrave #19296656.

     Elsie Tennessee Medlin was also known as "Tennie".¹ She was born in September 1872 at MO.¹ She married William Clinton Holcomb circa 1890.¹ Elsie Tennessee Medlin died on 24 June 1955 at Seneca, Newton Co., MO, at age 82.