Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameCatharine Mardis 
Birth5 November 1850
Memo(PA death certificate)
Death11 January 1927
Memo(PA death certificate)
BurialCharles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, PA
Spouses
Birth23 August 1847
Memo(PA death certificate)
Death1 March 1933
Memo(PA death certificate)
BurialCharles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, PA
FatherPeter Mertz (J3b) (1812-1891)
MotherElizabeth Moyer (1816-1891)
Parent-Proof notes for Catharine Mardis
His wife is identified as Catherine Mardis on her husband’s death certificate. Her name is given as Kate (Mardis) Mertz, wife of Wm J, and daughter of Wm Mardis and Margaret Lodgson. Her name is Kate E on her find-a-grave memorial.
Birth, Parent-Proof, Designation notes for William John (Spouse 1)
We know Peter had a son John from the 1850-1870 Census but death notices of Peter’s wife and son James make it clear that the boy known as John became known as William John, William J or W J as an adult. His name was given as W J on his death certificate and his find-a-grave memorial lists him as William J.
His death certificate also says he was born in Cressona and died in Pottsville and that his father, Peter, was also born in Cressona and his mother in North Manor, PA.
His death certificate also says he was born in Cressona and died in Pottsville and that his father, Peter, was also born in Cressona and his mother in North Manor, PA.
Relocated and Census Tracking notes for William John (Spouse 1)
By 1880, he was in Pottsville where he lived out his life.