Editing Mentz, New York (section)

==Notable people==
*[[John W. DeGroff]], Wisconsin politician, born in Mentz
*[[Isaac Singer]], sewing machine manufacturer
*[[Henry Wells]], partner in Wells-Fargo
*[[Brigham Young]], the [[Mormon]] leader, lived briefly in the town between 1825 and 1829. The house he rented still stands and is owned by the Brigham Young family. He also built a second house in the village, which also remains in use.
*In 1997, [[town supervisor]] Bill Jones was convicted of official misconduct and a gun charge, but vanished before his sentencing. He hid in southern [[Ohio]] with his girlfriend, at one point living on land owned by Fredericka Wagner, who was implicated in the [[Pike County shootings]]. In January 2021 he was arrested after being taken to a hospital and remanded to New York State.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shanahan |first=Ed |date=January 13, 2021 |title=A Small-Town Official Was Ousted and Headed to Prison. Then He Vanished. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/nyregion/bill-jones-fugitive.html |access-date=October 31, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>