Peter Mertz

1843 - 1926  (83 years)

• Name	Peter Mertz
  Birth	1843	Eft, Saarland, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Nov 1926	Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Burial	2 Dec 1926	St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Person ID	I375	Peter and Anna
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Merz,   b. 1819, Eft-Hellendorf, Rhineland, Prussia
  Mother	Johannetha Friesdorfer,   b. 1823, Eft-Hellendorf, Rhineland, Prussia
  Marriage	1844	Eft, Germany
  Family ID	F1186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine Vogel,   b. 22 Sep 1852, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio d. 15 Dec 1930, Harper, Keokuk County Iowa (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1874	Baden, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Notes	Peter and Katherine Vogel Merz were farmers in the Harper, Iowa area.
  Children	+ 1. John Jacob Merz,   b. 3 Jan 1875, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 27 Feb 1933, Harper, Keokuk County Iowa (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 30 Nov 1926 - Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Burial - 2 Dec 1926 - St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  OBITUARY PETER MERZ was born in Aft [Eft], Germany, in the year 1843, and passed away at his late home in Harper, Ia., Nov. 30, 1926, at the advanced age of 83 years. In the year 1868 he imigrated to America and located in Clear Creek township, where he lived until he moved to Harper serveral years ago. He was united in marriage to Mrs. Katherine Vogel in the year 1874. To this union four children were born. The deceased was one of our good industrious thrifty pioneers who helped convert a primitive land into tillable productive fields. He was a loyal husband, kind father, good neighbor and a faithful christian. He is survived by his wife and 3 children, John Merz and Mrs. Margaret Sieren, of Harper, Iowa, and Will J. Merz of Maynard, Minn. - one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, having preceded him thirteen years ago, and 21 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday morning, Dec. 2, at St. Elizabeth's chuch at 10 o'clock and the remains interred in St. Elizabeth's cemetery. [Clipping from Keokuk County News - issue of December 16, 1926]