Mayme HANCHEY^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1880 - 1968  (87 years)    Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Mayme HANCHEY
  Birth	22 Sep 1880	Canton, Stark County, Ohio
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Summit County, Ohio
  Census	1930	Akron, Summit County, Ohio
  Census	1940	Akron, Summit County, Ohio
  Occupation	Circus performer
  _UID	EF4CBC5D49404F2A9D1443CEC6133A4A753C
  Death	21 Aug 1968	Coventry Township, Summit County, Ohio
  	Age: 87
  Burial	Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio
  Person ID	I525529	Waite-Humphreys Master Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family	Mead Maurice WERNTZ,   b. 22 Sep 1863, Milan, Erie County, Ohio d. 4 Feb 1939, Akron, Summit County, Ohio (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1904	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  Age at Marriage	Mayme : 23 years and 6 months old - Mead : 40 years and 6 months old.
  Family ID	F508288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2019

  
  

• Photos

  Mead Maurice Werntz and Mayme (Mamie) Hanchey Werntz, circus performers and showmen

  
  

  Headstones

  Mayme Hanchey Werntz is buried at Glendale Cemetery

  
  

• Notes

  Mayme was a circus performer with big name circuses such as PT Barnum and the Wallace Show, she was famous for her act of spinning while hanging by her teeth, her husband Meade was her catcher on the trapeze. When they retired they trained childre for free in Akron Ohio on the trapeze.

  
  

• Sources

  [S164] Cemetery Records, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32741655 (Reliability: 4). Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio [S4] Social Security Death Index, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=220748851&itemId=37002162-&action=showRecord&indId=individual-220748851-5525529 (Reliability: 4). Mayme Werntz Birth: Sep 22 1880 Death: Aug 1968 Last residence: Akron, Ohio 44319, USA SSN issuing state: Ohio [S2] 1940 United States Federal Census, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10053/1940-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851&itemId=807017484-&groupId=8ddba76aa380ea4f5a1a1bd978d9014f&action=showRecord&indId=individual-220748851-5525529 (Reliability: 4). Mayme Werntz Gender: Female Birth: Circa 1881 - Ohio, USA Residence: 1940 - 633 Wooster Ave, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Age: 59 Residence in 1935: Same House - 633 Wooster Ave, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Race: White Respondent: X Marital status: Widower Census: Show detailsHide details Incorporated place:AkronEnum. District:89-99Family:30 County:SummitRoll:m-t0627-03176Line:68 State:OhioFrame:00485 Date:1940Page:1B See household members [S3] 1930 United States Federal Census, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10134/1930-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851&itemId=234810435-&groupId=cc925458372b902c2004fa78afcc3790&action=showRecord&indId=individual-220748851-5525529 (Reliability: 4). Mayme M Werntz Gender: Female Birth: Circa 1881 - Ohio, United States Residence: 1930 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Age: 49 Marital status: Married Race: White Language: English Father's birth place: Ohio, United States Mother's birth place: Ohio, United States Husband: Mead M Werntz Census: Show detailsHide details Township:AkronEnum. District:0058Line:88 County:SummitSeries:T626Image:208 State:OhioRoll:1876 Date:1930Sheet:14-B See household members Household Relation to head; Name; Age Head; Mead M Werntz; 65 Wife; Mayme M Werntz; 49 [S6] 1920 United States Federal Census, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10133/1920-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851&itemId=165238806-&groupId=6eab52e84452c31ee5501010192f15b3&action=showRecord&indId=individual-220748851-5525529 (Reliability: 4). Mayme Werntz Gender: Female Birth: Circa 1883 - Ohio, United States Residence: 1920 - Summit, Ohio, USA Age: 37 Marital status: Married Race: White Ethnicity: American Father's birth place: Ohio, United States Mother's birth place: Ohio, United States Husband: Meade M Werntz Census: Show detailsHide details County:SummitSheet:1-BImage:944 State:OhioFamily:19 Date:1920Line:84 See household members Household Relation to head; Name; Age Head; Meade M Werntz; 56 Wife; Mayme Werntz; 37 [S46] Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKBP-QJT (Reliability: 4). Name:    Mayme W Werntz  Event Type:    Death Event Date:    21 Aug 1968  Event Place:    Summit County, Summit, Ohio, United States Registration Place:    Long-Term Care Facilities Residence Place:    Summit, Ohio, United States Gender:    Female Age:    87 Marital Status:    Widowed Race:    White  Birth Date:    1881 Autopsy Performed:   No Autopsy performed Certificate Number:    066818 Volume Number:    19381 Certifier's Role:    Physician Affiliate Line Number:    66818 Affiliate File Name:    DEATHS68.DAT Source Reference:    Ohio Department of Health Citing this Record: "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKBP-QJT : 8 December 2014), Mayme W Werntz, 21 Aug 1968; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 19381, certificate number 066818, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus. [S84] Obituaries and Death Notices (Reliability: 4). Mayme Hanchey Werntz Obituary in the Akron (OH) Beacon Journal, August 22, 1968 and Death Notice in the Akron (OH) Beacon Journal, August 23, 1968