Birth14 April 1855
Memo(death certificate and find-a-grave)
Death2 February 1929
Memo(death certificate and find-a-grave)
BurialMertz Church, Rockland Twp, Berks Co, PA
Spouses
Birth8 August 1853
Memo(find-a-grave)
Death27 October 1940
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Marriage26 July 1874
Marr Memo(find-a-grave bio)
Birth, Parent-Proof, Designation notes for John Henry Mertz (H1c1a)
We know John Henry as the son of John and Mary (Bieber) Mertz from his death certificate and from a petition for a guardian filed by his mother on his behalf after John’s death. Curiously, John Henry was born after the death of his father. John Henry is designated H1c1a.
In 1870, he lived with his mother and his step-father, Benneville Boyer, and by 1880, he had married but lived still in Maxatawny. John Henry is on find-a-grave.
Parent-Proof notes for Sarah Ann (Spouse 1)
John Henry married Sarah Ann Deisher. His sister, also named Sarah Ann married William Deisher, brother of Sarah Ann. Got it?