Person:William Mahnenschmidt (1)

Name	William Mahnenschmidt
Gender	Male
Birth^[2]^[3]	24 May 1840	Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Marriage	22 Nov 1868	Allen, Indianato Martha O. Summers
Death^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]	9 Feb 1915	Ossian, Wells, Indiana, United States
Burial^[3]^[4]^[5]	12 Feb 1915	Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ossian, Wells, Indiana, United States

In 1860 he was a farm laborer; 1880, he was a farmer living near parents and other Ruprights.

William Mahnensmith is very ill at his home on Mill street. source: The Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne IN) 19 Jul 1913

Mr. and Mrs. William Mahnensmith had a big Christmas dinner at which Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mahnensmith and children and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Mahnensmith and family were present. source: The Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne IN) 27 Dec 1913

William Mahnensmith who has been in serious physical condition, is slightly improved. source: The Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne IN) 20 Jun 1914.

William Mahnensmith is very critically ill. source: The Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne IN) 10 Feb 1915.

Obituaries

DEATH SUMMONS WM. MAHNENSMITH Well Known Ossian Man Passed Away at Nine-Thirty Today.

 William Mahnensmith, 74, a well known Ossian citizen, died suddenly at 9:30 o'clock this morning at his home.  He had been sick for some time with Bright's disease and heart trouble, but his condition early this morning was improved and his death came as a severe shock to the family and friends.
 William Mahnensmith, the son of Peter and Abeline Rupright Mahnensmith, was born, May 24, 1840, in Trumbull county, O.  He moved to Adams county in 1852 and served in the civil war for four years, being a member of Company K, 99th Indiana volunteers.  In 1867 Mr. Mahnensmith was married to Miss Martha Summers and they settled on a farm in Adams county.  Several years ago they moved to Ossian.  Besides the wife two sons are living.  The are, Rufus Mahenensmith, of Echo, and Warren Mahnensmith, of Ossian.  Thirteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren and three sisters also survive.  The sisters are Mrs. Ellen Whitcomb and Mrs. Nancy Short, of Mt Pleasant, Mich., and Mrs. Mary Double, of Warren, O.
 The deceased was a member of the G.A.R. and Knights of Pythias orders.  The funeral will probably be held Friday at one of the Ossian churches.
 Source: Evening Banner, Bluffton, IN, Tues., Feb 9, 1915 pg 1, col 1.

OSSIAN VETERAN ANSWERED FINAL ROLL CALL William Mahnensmith Passed Away Today After Long Illness.

  William Mahnensmith, aged 74, one of Ossian's highly esteemed citizens, a retired farmer who had resided in Jefferson township for many years, passed away at ten o'clock this forenoon, after an illness of several months from Bright's Disease.
 Surviving are the widow and two sons, Warren Mahnensmith, of Ossian, and Rufus Mahnensmith of Echo.
 Mr. Mahnensmith was a veteran of the Civil War, having served with honor in the 99th Indiana regiment, and he was a member of the Ossian G.A.R. Post.
 The funeral will be held at Ossian on Thursday.
 Source: Evening News, Bluffton, IN, Tue., Feb 9, 1915, pg 1, col 3.

ANGEL OF DEATH SOUNDS TAPS FOR MR. MAHNENSMITH. Had Been Ill Many Months Was an Old Veteran of the Civil War.

 The ranks of the rapidly thinning file of civil war veterans of Ossian were again broken by the  Angst of Death, who sounded the last taps Tuesday morning at 9:36 o'clock for Wm Mahnensmith, aged, seventy-four, who passed away at his home on Mill street.
 Mr. Mahnensmith had been a sufferer of Bright's disease for the last few years, altho until recently he was able to be about.  He was the son of Peter and Abeline Mahnensmith born in Trumbull County, Ohio, May 24, 1840.   There he spent his boyhood days and was married to Martha Summers in 1867.  They resided on a farm in Adams Co., later moving to Ossian.  To them were born two children, Warren Mahnensmith of Ossian and Rufus of Echo.  Besides the widow he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Mary Double of Warren, Ohio, Mrs. Nancy Short of Mt. Pleasant, Mich, Mrs. Ellen Whitcomb also of Mt. Pleasant.
 Mr. Mahnesmith was a kind and effectionate father, a very faithful husband, a man of cheerful, kindly disposition whose presence was a pleasure to all who knew him.  He was among the brave men who fought faithfully for four years in the civil war and partiicipated in many of the great battles. He was a member of Company K. 99th Indiana Volunteers, a member of the Knight of Pythlas, also the G.A.R. 
 The funeral will be held Friday at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian chrch, the Rev. F.K. Baker officiating.  Interment in Oaklawn Cemetery.
 Source: Ossian Journal  Fri., Feb 12 1915 pg 1 col, 5

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