Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameGeorge W Kelley
Spouses
Birthabout 1883
FatherIsaac Mertz (P5a3b) (1841-1921)
MotherKatherine Gemberling (~1847-)
Marriageabout 1906
Marr Memo(married 3 years in 1910 Census)
Census History notes for Minnie Mae (Spouse 1)
1910. George W Kelley age 23 lives in Kelly Twp, Union Co with wife Minnie M 26 and sons Clarence 3, Millard J 1 1/2 and newborn Willard G. Also living with them is sister-in-law Anna Mertz age 42 widow.

1920. Geo W Kelley age 32 lives in North Whitehall Twp, Lehigh Co with wife Minne May 37 and Clarence E 13, Wilbur H 8 and Edna E 6.

1930. George W Kelley (indexed Killey) lives in Moore Twp, Northampton Co age 44 with Minnie M 48, Clarence E 22, Wilbert H 20, Edna M 18 and Charles R 8.
My Comments notes for Minnie Mae (Spouse 1)
The saga of how I have pieced this family together is fascinating. It started with the Sue Renkert inquiry. And that led to the identification of Kate and Isaac and a few of their daughters including Mary who married Hiram Parker. But later and quite separately, I heard from Dorothy Kimchuk who writes: “The 1910 Census shows George W Kelley and wife Minnie Mae (Mertz). Minnie’s sister Mary E (Mertz) Parker was married to Hiram Parker and lived in Milton in the 1910 and 1920 Census. My Grandmother is Edna Mae Kelley d/o George W & Minnie Mae Mertz.”

Mary E, wife of Hiram Parker, is the central figure here. Dorothy says she was Minnie Mae’s sister. Sue cites her obituary saying she was the daughter of Isaac and Kate Gemberling and finding the various Census listings seems to bear this out.
Last Modified 17 March 2008Created 19 June 2022 using Reunion for Macintosh
19 June 2022
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