[M] #30144 Anthony Wayne Mechling ( Anthony Oberly Mechling • John Jarret Mechling • Thomas Mechling • Diebold "Theobald" Mechling◊ • Diebold Mechling◊ • Martin Mechling◊ )
Anthony was born 13 Sep 1853 in Mechling homestead, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania. He died 17 Jul 1881 in West Point, Cuming Co., Nebraska. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, West Point, Cuming Co., Nebraska.
[Mercy VII-00] variously notes his death date as 17 Jul 1918 and "probably before 1880." The latter cites it as being in West Point, Nebraska.
In 1875, he was deeded a share of the Mechling homestead property which he, in turn, deeded to his brother, William, in 1876.
The following is taken from a transcription sent to me. It's from The Allentown Democrat of 3 Aug 1881:
OTHER PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE DROWNING OF MR MECHLING IN THE WESTSince our lst additional particulars have come to us relative to the sad and distressing death, by drowning of Mr WAYNE MECHLING, of West Point NE, formerly of Lower Milford, this county (Lehigh Co PA), and they can be accepted as reliable, since they were furnished to the mother of the deceased, Mrs Mechling, residing at Zionsville, by his father-in-law, Mr Willoughby Artman. Mr M was engaged in hotel keeping in the place, and also owned a farm outside. On Sunday morning, the 17th of July, he helped his stock herder to take some cattle out to the pasture grounds, and on his return home, seeing that others were bathing and washing horses in the river, the Elkhorn, which runs by the town, he apparently got into the notion of doing likewise, and getting three of his horses took them to the stream. After he had washed two of the number he jumped astride of one, and leading the other after, took them into deep water to give them a good swim. Somehow, when a good distance from shore, and on a spot where the current was very strong and the water of great depth the horse he was riding threw him off, and not being much of a swimmer he was unable to maintain himself and quickly sank to rise no more in life. Of the many who had been washing horses all but two had left when the accident occurred, and these, though they witnessed the unfortunate man's struggles and heard his calls, were unable to reach him. They however lost no time in calling help, but it was then too late. The occurrence created a startling sensation, and it was not long before the river bank was lined with people and hundres of them at work in eforts to recover the body. All day long they search and search, yet without avail. Boats coursed downward for miles, and the wates were raked and dragged three days successively, without however discovering the object of search.
Wednesday morning Mr ARTMAN, the father-in-law, had six men out in boats to search the brush lining the banks of the river, but their efforts when about to be given up for the day at 5 pm had again been fruitless.
About this time however a man came along from a point five miles below the scene of the accident and reported that he had recovered the missing body, it having been found hanging fast to some wild growths along the bank. It had evidently only a short time before risen to the surface, as search had been made in that very direction.
The corpse was at once gone after and coffined where found, but owing to the distance it had to be brought it was after dark when the late residence o the deceased was reached.
As the body was in a bad condition from long exposure to the water it was determined to hold the funeral next morning at 8 o'clock. The burial drew out a large number of people, and the services whcih were conducted by two of the ministers o the town, were of an unusual impressive and solemn character.
Deceased was only 28 years of age. He was a son of the late Anthony Mechling, dec'd, of Lower Milford, and soon after his marriage, some five years ago, to a daughter of MR Willoughby Artman, also formerly of this county, he moved west and settled at West Point, where he was regarded as a prominent and useful citizen -- one who prospered largely. He was energetic, active and enterprising, and universally esteemed by the people of the city. He was in his family one of the mot devoted fathers and husbands, and to them the loss is a terrible one.
The young wife became almost frenzied with grief over his sad taking off. The occurrence too cast a shadow over the bright sunshine of his old home in this county, and his mother, sisters, brothers, and those of his friends who knew him but to love and praise him, are sad and sorrowful over his untimely death.
Anthony married #30250 Clara Artman.
Relationship notes |
They married. |
Clara was born 1858.
She is the daughter Willoughby & Elizabeth Artman.
Children of this relationship:
| #30251 | F | i | Mabel Mechling | (Jun 1877/1878–) |
| #30252 | M | ii | Edgar L. Mechling | (28 Oct 1879–29 Jul 1891) |
Anthony Wayne Mechling, cemetery notes, www.findagrave.com, #111480524.
Caral Mechling Bennett, email to Tad Deffler, dated: 12 Dec 2014.
Dorothy Hallarn Mercy, Mechlin Mechling Macklin - Descendants of Theobald Mechling, 1728-2000, Volume VII - Thomas Mechling, (Butler, PA: Mechling Associates, 2000). Ref. as [Mercy VII-00].
Line Generation: 7
Relationship: Third Cousins Four Times Removed through Diebold "Theobald" Mechling◊