Person ID: I8779182047
Menzo J Widell
20 May 1893 – 13 Sep 1918
Male
Events
- Born
- 20 May 1893 — Iowa, United States
- Residence
- 1900 — Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa, United States1 source
- Residence
- 1910 — Lyman, South Dakota, United States1 source
- Residence
- 1915 — Sharon, Clinton, Iowa, United States1 source
- Military
- 1917 — Clinton, Iowa, United States1 source
- Died
- 13 Sep 1918 — Jackson, Iowa, United States1 source
- Title
Private
Parents
Family group sheet →- FatherJay Nathan Widellb. Jul 1862
- MotherLizzie R Marchelb. Feb 1869
- ChildDana Frank Widellb. 20 Feb 1887
- ChildLucie P Widellb. Jun 1889
- ChildLyle Ford Widellb. 08 Mar 1891
- ChildMenzo J Widell20 May 1893 – 13 Sep 1918
Sources & citations
Residence · 1900
Residence · 1910
- 1910 United States Census
Listed as Nephew, living with James H and Lessie Currir.
Residence · 1915
Military · 1917
Death
- 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.