Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 1885, Butler Co. LEOPOLD MENDEL, Butler County, was born in Germany, April 29, 1848. His father, Alexander Mendel, is a stock trader by occupation, and resides in his native country. The mother, Harriet (Kahn) Mendel, died in 1880, leaving three sons, who are residents of America, Leopold being the youngest. His early education was such as is prescribed by the law of his native land. He attended school until the age of fourteen years, and four years later he immigrated to America, and settled at Cromwell, Ohio Co., Ky., where he was employed by his brother, as a clerk in a store, for two years. In 1868 he began business for himself by engaging in trade, in clothing, shoes, hats, which business he continued until 1869, when he removed to Rochester, Butler Co., Ky., where he engaged in a general merchandise business, which has grown to immense proportions. His store-rooms are 40x130 feet in size, and he carries an average of $30,000 in stock. Mr. Mendel is one of a firm of three brothers, who own large merchandise establishments in the towns of Dixon, Rochester, Greenville and Russellville. They are also largely interested in a wholesale establishment doing an extensive trade in boots and shoes, in Louisville, Ky. Mr. Mendel gives strict attention to business, and is one of the solid men of Butler County. Politically he is a Democrat, but takes no lively interest in elections. In the year 1879 Mr. Mendel was united in marriage with Florence Bowles, of Ohio County. She died in 1880. His second marriage was in 1881, with Bertha, daughter of Isaac Slaughter, of Louisville, Ky. They are the parents of three children; two - Ira and Hallie - are living. Mendel Kahn Bowles Slaughter = Germany Ohio-KY Dixon-Webster-KY Greenville-Muhlenberg-KY Russellville-Logan-KY Louisville-Jefferson-KY http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/butler/mendel.l.txt