The family of Conrad Mentzer 1799-1880

 This is the last of the posts I plan to write about the Mentzer families.  Conrad is of the fourth generation to live and die in the United States, and his daughter Catherine married into the Harshbarger family, which I've already written about.  Not so coincidentally, this is the first generation that I have a high degree of confidence in writing about.  I may have missed a child or added a child that doesn't belong, but at least I have solid documentations for birth, marriages and deaths.  Again, some of this is due to the sleuthing of Anne Caston, for which I am grateful, and some is due to a clue given me by Vicki Hutchinson.  I am grateful for their work and their generous sharing of information with me.

Conrad was born to John and Margareth (very possibly Scherb or Sharp, but not proven) Mentzer on March 25, 1799 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  He married Elizabeth Tullapen or Dulibon (and other various spellings) on August 29, 1819.  Elizabeth is the daughter of Henry and Catherine Laber Dulibon/Tullapen, and she died sometime in the 1830s.  Conrad then married Elizabeth Balmare Trisch, who had been the wife of Peter Trisch.  I have not located her parents.  All of the children were from Conrad's first marriage.  

At least five children were born to this couple, and they were probably all born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  The first was Leah, born in 1819.  She married Henry Caston, the son of Hanry and Nancy Crim Caston.  Their children are Simon, Levina, Aaron, Louisa, Mtilda, Uriah, Harried, Nancy, and Hiram.  Leah died in 1892 in Summit County, Ohio.

Next was Caroline, born in 1822.  She married William Conley, the son of William and Elizabeth Williams Conley.  Their children are Urias, Rohanna, Elizabeth (or possibly Eliza), Frances, Frank, Mary, and Lydia.  Caroline died in 1912 in Cass County, Michigan.

Joel was their only known son, born in 1824.  He married Sarah Benner, the daughter of Michael and Hannah Rex Benner.  Their children include Mary, William, Moses, Joel, Joseph, Sophie, Nathaniel, David, and Urias.  There may possibly be a John, also.  Joel died in 1885 in Marshall County, Indiana.

Susan was born in 1827 and married David Coleman, the son of Jacob and Maria Barbara Emmerich Coleman.  Their children are Alveia, James, Lucinda, Jacob, Emeline, David, and Eva.  Susan died in 1899 in Cass County, Michigan.

Catherine was their last child and daughter, born in 1830.  She married Lewis Harshbarger, the son of George and Mary Kepler Harshbarger.  Their children are Milo, Emmanuel, Levina, Matilda, Henry, Catherine, and Mary Ellen.  She died in 1914 in Columbia Township, Whitley County, Indiana.  I have written of this family previously. 

While Leah and her family stayed in Stark/Summit County, the other four Mentzers moved west.  Caroline, Joel, Susan, and Catherine lived within 100 miles of each other, but we don't know whether they were able to visit or not.  I like to think that they did have the occasional reunion, which must have been quite an occasion.  

Oh, and to make it fun for other researchers, most of the family was using the spelling "Menser" in this generation.  Catherine, however is "Mancer". Have fun with this!