Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameDiannah Dovel
Spouses
Birth13 April 1820
Memo(tombstone)
Death14 November 1888
Memo(tombstone and Rockingham County death record)
BurialMartz Cemetery, Mt Valley, Rockingham Co, VA
FatherSebastian Martz (S1a) (1791-1824)
MotherCatherine Snider (1790-1847)
Parent-Proof notes for Diannah Dovel
From Census, Noah’s wife was named Dianna, born mid-1820’s. There is a Dinah D Martz buried at the Martz Cemetery in the Mountain Valley area. The transcription from the Rockingham Historical Society says daughter of John and Sarah Martz.

I cannot figure out who John and Sarah Martz could possibly be. A 2001 message board post by Bill Rosenthal says Noah Martz — whose birth information he only knows from Census and who he listed as a son of Sebastian and Catherine with a question mark — married Diana Dovel 21 Aug 1841, she the daughter of John and Sarah (Shuler) Dovel.

I think Bill’s message board post explains the situation and so the transcription of her tombstone missed the fact that her maiden name Dovel must have been there somewhere.
Birth, Parent-Proof, Designation notes for Noah (Spouse 1)
There is a death record from Rockingham County stating that Noah died 14 Nov 1888 of typhoid fever, age 68. It further said he was the son of Sebaston (sic) and Catherine.

Noah is designated S1a1.
Death and Find-a-Grave notes for Noah (Spouse 1)
As of summer 2015, there is no evidence of him on find-a-grave. However, he is listed in the cemetery database at Rockingham Historical Society. He was buried at the Martz Cemetery in the Mountain Valley area with the dates I show for him.
Relocated and Census Tracking notes for Noah (Spouse 1)
He first appears in Census in 1850, said to be age 28. In the 1860-1880 Census, his age appears to be more accurately stated in agreement with the 1820 birth on his tombstone.
Last Modified 28 December 2015Created 19 June 2022 using Reunion for Macintosh
19 June 2022
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