Ancestry has a database “All US and Canda Passenger and Immigration Lists Index” and it shows a Christian Mutz age 14 who arrived NY in 1863. A search for other Mutz in 1863 produced John 22, Riocxhard 36, Robert 26, Amalie 40, August 12, Robert 97 and Julius 7. Are they all related, were they actually on the same ship? The database is severely lacking in detail.

Christopher Matz a varnish maker was listed in a Brooklyn City Driectory in 1886 at 32 Stagg St.

1900. Christopher Mertz (transcribed Mutz by Ancestry) born Nov 1849 in Germany, a japan (?) maker, lives in Newark at 165 Chestnut St with Lizzie born May 1857, Frances born Jul 1879, John Jan 1881, Chester Nov 1883, Jospeh Sep 1887, Gustav Sep 1889 and Luella Sep 1896. All children born NY. Christopher and Lizzie have been married 21 years and she has had 8 children, 6 survive.

1910. Christopher Mertz, age 60, born Germany, a varnish maker lives in Newark, NJ at 67 Whitney St with Lizzie 53, Chester 27, Joseph 22 and Gustav 18. Lizzie was also born Germany, the thrtee sons all NY. Christopher and Lizzie have been married 37 years and she has had 8 children of which 5 survive. He came to America in 1866, she in 1858. The Frank Mertz family lives at the same address.

Family notes sent to me by a descendant, compiled by a cousin many years ago, say she was Elizabeth, daughter of von Hoffman, who came from Germany in 1865 and became a Colonel in the U.S. Army. His wife was Cathewrine Vetter.

Then I found in the Newark Evening Star of 5 Jul 1913 that Anna Elizabeth Mertz (nee Hoffman) wife of Christopher Mertz died 4 Jul 1913. She was age 57. They lived at 164 Chestnut St.