Bert Menees was born 6 May 1903 in Arkansas to Arthur Berton Menees & Nora May Rogers.
Inmate #22865
Rec: 10 Dec 1930
Crime: Assault Intent to Kill
Term: 10 Yrs
Other criminal records include the following:
Inmate in Tulare County Jail (California)
28 Feb 1936 for being drunk.
23 Feb 1938 La Tuna, Texas, USA
U.S. Detention Farm as Inmate #10192 Paroled 23 Feb 1938 and returned as parole violation on 27 May 1940
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Inmate #53718 Dyer Act (Car theft)
Inmate #A-2015 Folsom Prison
Rec: 27 Sep 1945
Crime: Grand Theft
Transferred to San Quentin Prison 9 Jan 1950
1951 he was in Texas stealing cars got 2 years:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34670504/bert_arthur_menees/
In 1959 in Arizona he was caught once again stealing a car at age 57.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34670428/bert_arthur_menees/
He was married Mattie May Wahlen 29 Apr 1934 in Juarez, Mexico. Married 2nd Margaret Louise Keeler 25 Dec 1941 Arkansas.
Here are his marriages and children found so far:
Spouse
Blanche M La Rose
1903–
Spouse
Lettie Oretha Scott
1908–
Spouse & Children
Mattie Mae Whalen
1908–1997
Shirley Ann Menees
1935–1989
Charles Burton Menees
1936–
Drue Menees
Spouse
Margaret Louise Keeler
1908–
Here is a timeline of where he was and what he was doing until his death in 1962.
Residence
Jul 1919 • Perris island, South Carolina, USA
Rated Trumpeter
Residence
9 Sep 1919 • Mare island, San Diego, California, USA
Transferred
Residence
21 Oct 1919 • Mare Island, California, USA
Joined USS South Dakota
Residence
Oct 1919 • Parris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Residence
Jan 1920 • USS Texas
Residence
16 Mar 1920 • USS TEXAS
• 16 under influence of Alcohol. Confined to quarters. • 16 - 21 regular duties • 18 disciplinary council awarded • 20 disciplinary council trial • 22 confined for 20 days,, $25.32 fine, KP duty. Started confinement. He was only 16 year old.
Residence
1 April 1920 USS Texas
• 1 - 10 confined to quarters and KP duty.
• 3 Disobedience of orders, NCO, 3 days bread and water.
• 11 - 16 released from confinement and back to regular duties.
• 17 - 19 confined to bread & water.
• 20 returned to regular duty
• 29 Qualify a
Residence
May 1920 • Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• 25 awarded sharpshooting medal
Residence
Jul 1920 • USS Texas
Residence
9 Aug 1920 • Puget Sound, WA, USA
Residence
Oct 1920 • Puget Sound, WA, USA
Residence
Nov 1920 • Puget Sound
Missed revelrie roll call - 10 day restriction.
Residence
1920 • United States, Military and Naval Forces, USA
Residence Marital Status: Single on the USS Texas. Age 19, address was 212 N 11th St, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Residence
6 Jan 1921 • Puget Sound, WA, USA
• 6 deface post orders • 7 one week restriction • 11 insolent to non com officers • 13 - 15 Bread & Water confinement
Residence
7 Feb 1921 • Mare Island, CA, USA
Residence
Jun 1921 • Guard Company Naval PrisonMare Island, CA, USA
Residence
6 Oct 1921 • Mare Island, CA, USA
Expiration of minority, very good character, stayed one more day for changing of the guard.
Military
3 Dec 1921 • Kansas, USA
Residence
10 Jan 1922 • Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
• AWOL 16 Dec 1921 • 10 Jan returned from desertion, confine til 19th • 19th tried, 60 day confine, $90 pay loss, 19 - 29 confined while wait for trial results.
Residence
30 Jan 1922 • Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
• 30 Jan through February was confined.
Residence
1 Mar 1922
Spent month confined and returned to duty on the 31st
Residence
1 May 1922 • USS Texas
Residence
1 May 1922 • USS Utah
• 1 arrive via USS Trinity • 22 awol 2.5, warned • 27 awol 14 hours, placed on PAL, $20 docked pay, 20 days no foreign shore leave. • 31 tried, released from PAL
Residence
Jul 1922 • New York, USA
Residence
Jul 1922 • Virginia, USA
• 5 joined from NYC • 17 sent on Kittery to Virgin Islands
Military
29 Oct 1922 • St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Residence
Oct 1922 • Virginia, USA
During 1922 several reports have him sick in a hospital in the Virgin Islands
Residence
Nov 1922 • Virgin Islands (US), USA
Sick in Virgin Islands another whole month.
Residence
Dec 1922 • Virgin Islands (US), USA
Residence
Jan 1923 • Virginia, USA
Residence
Feb 1923 • St Croix County, Virgin Islands (US), USA
Residence
Mar 1923 • st croix county, Virgin Islands (US), USA
• 10 insubordination to pharmacy clerk, 15 days punishment
Residence
Dec 1923 • Virginia, USA
Awol on 26
Residence
29 Jan 1924 • New York, USA
• 29 Surrendered to NY post for desertion since 27 Dec 1923. Started AAHA through end of month
Residence
Feb 1924 • Virginia, USA
• 5 returned to VA from NY • 5 - 8 confined, AACO • 9 - 17 ATSCM after awarded court Marshall on the 9th. • 18 desertion mark removed and sent to post prison • 24 trial/court marshal - confined for 2 months, $10 pay docked.
Residence
Mar 1924 • Virginia, USA
Month is post prison
Residence
27 Apr 1924 • Virginia, USA
Left post prison and returned to duty on the 27th
Marriage
12 May 1924 • District of Columbia, USA
Blanche M La Rose
(1903–)
Residence
15 May 1924 • Virginia, USA
• 15 confined to post prison on charge of bigamy.
Residence
Jul 1924 • Virginia, USA
Trial by court marshal for bigamy, month was in Post Prison
Residence
Aug 1924 • Parris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Residence
Aug 1924 • Virginia, USA
• 11 guilty of “scandulous behavior” aka bigamy and “falsehood”. 1 - 11 post prison. Sent to Mare Island for 12 months prison then dishonorable discharge.
Residence
Apr 1925 • Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Dishonorable Discharge BAD
Marriage
21 Sep 1929 • Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Lettie Oretha Scott
(1908–)
Residence
10 Dec 1930 • Oklahoma, USA
Inmate #22865 Oklahoma State Prison Crime: Assault Intent to Kill Tern: 10 years
Marriage
29 Apr 1934 • Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Mattie Mae Whalen
(1908–1997)
Residence
1935 • Las Cruces, Doniann, New Mexico
Residence
27 Feb 1936 • Tulare, California, USA
Residence
23 Feb 1938 • La Tuna, Texas, USA
U.S. Detention Farm as Inmate #10192 Paroled 23 Feb 1938 and returned as parole violation on 27 May 1940
Residence
1 Apr 1939 • McNeil Island, Pierce, Washington, United States
Residence
1940 • Mc Neil Plant, Pierce, Washington, USA
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Inmate #14118
Marriage
25 Dec 1941 • Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Margaret Louise Keeler
(1908–)
Residence
27 Sep 1945 • Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA
Bert Arthur Menees
15 Mar 1949 • Tucson, Arizona
Went on the run
Bert Arthur Menees
4 May 1951 • El Paso, Texas
Gets 2 years for stealing a car
Bert Arthur Menees
9 Jul 1959 • Flagstaff, Arizona
Still stealing cars
Death
11 May 1962 • Sacramento County, California, USA
What a well travelled man. In less than 50 years he went AWOL, bigamy, murder, grand theft, drunk, and interstate auto transport.
Bert died 11 May 1962 in Sacramento, CA. I made him a tree add all this information for his ancestors to find someday.
Inmate #22865
Rec: 10 Dec 1930
Crime: Assault Intent to Kill
Term: 10 Yrs
Other criminal records include the following:
Inmate in Tulare County Jail (California)
28 Feb 1936 for being drunk.
23 Feb 1938 La Tuna, Texas, USA
U.S. Detention Farm as Inmate #10192 Paroled 23 Feb 1938 and returned as parole violation on 27 May 1940
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Inmate #53718 Dyer Act (Car theft)
Inmate #14118 McNeil Island Federal Prison
Paroled 14 May 1940
Inmate #13150 Arizona State Prison
Rec: 14 July 1944
Crime: Assault
Term: 25 years
Paroled: 5 Feb 1945
Inmate #A-2015 Folsom Prison
Rec: 27 Sep 1945
Crime: Grand Theft
Transferred to San Quentin Prison 9 Jan 1950
1951 he was in Texas stealing cars got 2 years:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34670504/bert_arthur_menees/
In 1959 in Arizona he was caught once again stealing a car at age 57.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34670428/bert_arthur_menees/
He was married Mattie May Wahlen 29 Apr 1934 in Juarez, Mexico. Married 2nd Margaret Louise Keeler 25 Dec 1941 Arkansas.
Here are his marriages and children found so far:
Spouse
Blanche M La Rose
1903–
Spouse
Lettie Oretha Scott
1908–
Spouse & Children
Mattie Mae Whalen
1908–1997
Shirley Ann Menees
1935–1989
Charles Burton Menees
1936–
Drue Menees
Spouse
Margaret Louise Keeler
1908–
Here is a timeline of where he was and what he was doing until his death in 1962.
Residence
Jul 1919 • Perris island, South Carolina, USA
Rated Trumpeter
Residence
9 Sep 1919 • Mare island, San Diego, California, USA
Transferred
Residence
21 Oct 1919 • Mare Island, California, USA
Joined USS South Dakota
Residence
Oct 1919 • Parris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Residence
Jan 1920 • USS Texas
Residence
16 Mar 1920 • USS TEXAS
• 16 under influence of Alcohol. Confined to quarters. • 16 - 21 regular duties • 18 disciplinary council awarded • 20 disciplinary council trial • 22 confined for 20 days,, $25.32 fine, KP duty. Started confinement. He was only 16 year old.
Residence
1 April 1920 USS Texas
• 1 - 10 confined to quarters and KP duty.
• 3 Disobedience of orders, NCO, 3 days bread and water.
• 11 - 16 released from confinement and back to regular duties.
• 17 - 19 confined to bread & water.
• 20 returned to regular duty
• 29 Qualify a
Residence
May 1920 • Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• 25 awarded sharpshooting medal
Residence
Jul 1920 • USS Texas
Residence
9 Aug 1920 • Puget Sound, WA, USA
Residence
Oct 1920 • Puget Sound, WA, USA
Residence
Nov 1920 • Puget Sound
Missed revelrie roll call - 10 day restriction.
Residence
1920 • United States, Military and Naval Forces, USA
Residence Marital Status: Single on the USS Texas. Age 19, address was 212 N 11th St, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Residence
6 Jan 1921 • Puget Sound, WA, USA
• 6 deface post orders • 7 one week restriction • 11 insolent to non com officers • 13 - 15 Bread & Water confinement
Residence
7 Feb 1921 • Mare Island, CA, USA
Residence
Jun 1921 • Guard Company Naval PrisonMare Island, CA, USA
Residence
6 Oct 1921 • Mare Island, CA, USA
Expiration of minority, very good character, stayed one more day for changing of the guard.
Military
3 Dec 1921 • Kansas, USA
Residence
10 Jan 1922 • Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
• AWOL 16 Dec 1921 • 10 Jan returned from desertion, confine til 19th • 19th tried, 60 day confine, $90 pay loss, 19 - 29 confined while wait for trial results.
Residence
30 Jan 1922 • Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
• 30 Jan through February was confined.
Residence
1 Mar 1922
Spent month confined and returned to duty on the 31st
Residence
1 May 1922 • USS Texas
Residence
1 May 1922 • USS Utah
• 1 arrive via USS Trinity • 22 awol 2.5, warned • 27 awol 14 hours, placed on PAL, $20 docked pay, 20 days no foreign shore leave. • 31 tried, released from PAL
Residence
Jul 1922 • New York, USA
Residence
Jul 1922 • Virginia, USA
• 5 joined from NYC • 17 sent on Kittery to Virgin Islands
Military
29 Oct 1922 • St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Residence
Oct 1922 • Virginia, USA
During 1922 several reports have him sick in a hospital in the Virgin Islands
Residence
Nov 1922 • Virgin Islands (US), USA
Sick in Virgin Islands another whole month.
Residence
Dec 1922 • Virgin Islands (US), USA
Residence
Jan 1923 • Virginia, USA
Residence
Feb 1923 • St Croix County, Virgin Islands (US), USA
Residence
Mar 1923 • st croix county, Virgin Islands (US), USA
• 10 insubordination to pharmacy clerk, 15 days punishment
Residence
Dec 1923 • Virginia, USA
Awol on 26
Residence
29 Jan 1924 • New York, USA
• 29 Surrendered to NY post for desertion since 27 Dec 1923. Started AAHA through end of month
Residence
Feb 1924 • Virginia, USA
• 5 returned to VA from NY • 5 - 8 confined, AACO • 9 - 17 ATSCM after awarded court Marshall on the 9th. • 18 desertion mark removed and sent to post prison • 24 trial/court marshal - confined for 2 months, $10 pay docked.
Residence
Mar 1924 • Virginia, USA
Month is post prison
Residence
27 Apr 1924 • Virginia, USA
Left post prison and returned to duty on the 27th
Marriage
12 May 1924 • District of Columbia, USA
Blanche M La Rose
(1903–)
Residence
15 May 1924 • Virginia, USA
• 15 confined to post prison on charge of bigamy.
Residence
Jul 1924 • Virginia, USA
Trial by court marshal for bigamy, month was in Post Prison
Residence
Aug 1924 • Parris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Residence
Aug 1924 • Virginia, USA
• 11 guilty of “scandulous behavior” aka bigamy and “falsehood”. 1 - 11 post prison. Sent to Mare Island for 12 months prison then dishonorable discharge.
Residence
Apr 1925 • Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Dishonorable Discharge BAD
Marriage
21 Sep 1929 • Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Lettie Oretha Scott
(1908–)
Residence
10 Dec 1930 • Oklahoma, USA
Inmate #22865 Oklahoma State Prison Crime: Assault Intent to Kill Tern: 10 years
Marriage
29 Apr 1934 • Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Mattie Mae Whalen
(1908–1997)
Residence
1935 • Las Cruces, Doniann, New Mexico
Residence
27 Feb 1936 • Tulare, California, USA
Residence
23 Feb 1938 • La Tuna, Texas, USA
U.S. Detention Farm as Inmate #10192 Paroled 23 Feb 1938 and returned as parole violation on 27 May 1940
Residence
1 Apr 1939 • McNeil Island, Pierce, Washington, United States
Residence
1940 • Mc Neil Plant, Pierce, Washington, USA
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Inmate #14118
Marriage
25 Dec 1941 • Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Margaret Louise Keeler
(1908–)
Residence
27 Sep 1945 • Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA
Bert Arthur Menees
15 Mar 1949 • Tucson, Arizona
Went on the run
Bert Arthur Menees
4 May 1951 • El Paso, Texas
Gets 2 years for stealing a car
Bert Arthur Menees
9 Jul 1959 • Flagstaff, Arizona
Still stealing cars
Death
11 May 1962 • Sacramento County, California, USA
What a well travelled man. In less than 50 years he went AWOL, bigamy, murder, grand theft, drunk, and interstate auto transport.
Bert died 11 May 1962 in Sacramento, CA. I made him a tree add all this information for his ancestors to find someday.
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