Private Menzo J Widell^[1]

1893 - 1918  (25 years)

• Name	Menzo J Widell
  Title	Private
  Born	20 May 1893	Iowa, United States
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa, United States   [2]
  Residence	1910	Lyman, South Dakota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1915	Sharon, Clinton, Iowa, United States   [4]
  Military	1917	Clinton, Iowa, United States   [5]
  Died	13 Sep 1918	Jackson, Iowa, United States   [6]
  Buried	Waterford Cemetery, Buckhorn, Jackson, Iowa, United States   [7]
  Person ID	I8779182047	Master Tree
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	Jay Nathan Widell,   b. Jul 1862, Iowa, United States
  Mother	Lizzie R Marchel,   b. Feb 1869, New York, United States
  Married	Abt. 1885
  Family ID	F8026638537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 May 1893 - Iowa, United States Residence - 1900 - Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa, United States Residence - 1910 - Lyman, South Dakota, United States Residence - 1915 - Sharon, Clinton, Iowa, United States Military - 1917 - Clinton, Iowa, United States Died - 13 Sep 1918 - Jackson, Iowa, United States Buried - - Waterford Cemetery, Buckhorn, Jackson, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S8072066246] Jackson County Sentinel, 18 May 1954. Listed as casualty of WW1 [S560402473] 1900 United States Census. [S560402623] 1910 United States Census. Listed as Nephew, living with James H and Lessie Currir. [S8072066173] 1915 Iowa Census, Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925. [S4791290818] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. [S8072066247] Iowa City Citizen, 19 Sep 1918. 17 Iowa Men in Casualties Today Washington, Oct. 19 -- Seventeen Iowans were mentioned in today's army casualty lists which carried a total of 1,117 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 247; missing in action, 143; wounded severely, 380; died from wounds 29; died of disease, 617; died from aeroplane accident, 2; died from accident and other causes, 12; wounded, degree undetermined, 242; wounded slightly, 2. The Iowans follow: Killed in Action - Privates: Charles H. Barnes, Oelwein, Ia. Menzo Widel, Maquoketa, Ia. Thomas M. Murray, Cedar Rapids, Ia. [S8072066232] Iowa Cemetary Records, Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.