David Mendel (Louisville, Kentucky, jeweler)
b. 1827?
Louisville, Kentucky, jeweler. Native of Hesse. Married to Rachel Seeskind Mendel. Father of Willie Mendel, Zeffie Mendel, Eppa Mendel, Julius D. Mendel and Frances Mendel. Immigrated to the United States on July 20, 1846. Jeweler in Louisville from 1860 to 1865.
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- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 4, p. 64.
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Jefferson County, KY, July 1863, p. 159.
"Julius D. Mendel," Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 4739.
Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866 NARA RG 58, Microfilm Series M768, Roll 10, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1864, p. 41.
New York, U.S. Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, Passenger Arrival Lists (1817-1897), NARA Series M237, RG 36, Ship Rochester, 1846.
Tanner’s Louisville Directory and Business Advertiser for 1861 ed. Henry Tanner (Louisville: Directory Publication and Advertising Agency, 1861), 170.
Edwards' Annual Director to the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business firms, Etc., Etc., in the City of Louisville, For 1865-6 (Louisville: Edwards, Greenough & Deved, 1866), 437.
Marquis Boultinghouse, Silversmiths, Jewelers, Watch and Clock Makers of Kentucky, 1785-1900, (Lexington: Marquis Boultinghouse, 1980), p. 160, 202.
Citation
Mendel, David. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204612 (November 12, 2026).
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