Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameLovina Grow 
3900
3900Spouses
Birth29 September 1821
Memo(Weissport church baptism record)
Death1875
Memo(present in 1870 Census, not present in 1880)
FatherJohn Philip Mertz (G1a4) (1797-~1875)
MotherTheresa (1798-1885)
Parent-Proof notes for Lovina Grow
In 1880, Benjamin Grow, brother and Trustee of Lovina Mertz, a “lunatic”, deeds 30 acres to Joanna Mertz, wife of William, so she can maintain Lovina.
Birth, Parent-Proof, Designation notes for Joseph (Spouse 1)
We know Joseph as the son of Philip and Teresa from his baptism at Weissport Church. He is designated G1a4b.
Death and Find-a-Grave notes for Joseph (Spouse 1)
There is a Joseph Mertze (sic) buried at St Johns Cemetery in Lehighton where others of his family are buried. It is a tombstone marker of a Civil War soldier, no dates are given. I suspect it is this Joseph.