Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Parent-Proof notes for Amanda Mertz
Nov 1, 2019. Contacted by someone helping a descendant of Anna E (Edwards) Schram. Her death certificate says her parents were William and Amanda Edwards, she was born 7 Sep 1883 and died 6 Oct 1951.
Her baptism at Evangelical Lutheran in Bethlehem gives her birth date as 7 Sep 1883 and her parents were Wm Edwards and Amanda Mertz.
When Anna married in 1901, a guardian gave consent. His name was Erwin Newhard. I decided to try to learn something about him and learned that his wife was Ellen Griffin born in 1866. Her parents were David Griffin and Amanda Mertz.
That led me back to the household of Jacob Mertz who had a daughter Amanda and in 1860 and 1870, she was named Amanda Mertz (but was really Amanda Griffin) and living in that household was Ellen Griffin, age 3 in 1860 and 14 in 1870.
I think it’s clear. Amanda married first David Griffin, had daughter Ellen, then married William Edwards and had daughter Anna E and when Anna E got married, the husband of her step-sister gave permission as her guardian.
Her baptism at Evangelical Lutheran in Bethlehem gives her birth date as 7 Sep 1883 and her parents were Wm Edwards and Amanda Mertz.
When Anna married in 1901, a guardian gave consent. His name was Erwin Newhard. I decided to try to learn something about him and learned that his wife was Ellen Griffin born in 1866. Her parents were David Griffin and Amanda Mertz.
That led me back to the household of Jacob Mertz who had a daughter Amanda and in 1860 and 1870, she was named Amanda Mertz (but was really Amanda Griffin) and living in that household was Ellen Griffin, age 3 in 1860 and 14 in 1870.
I think it’s clear. Amanda married first David Griffin, had daughter Ellen, then married William Edwards and had daughter Anna E and when Anna E got married, the husband of her step-sister gave permission as her guardian.