Descendants of Johann Wilhelm Merkel
Generation No. 1
| JOHANN WILHELM MERKEL b December 5, 1859 in Leutershausen, Baden, Germany, d February 2, 1932 Nebraska. |
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| SAHARINA LAY b May 9, 1870 in Veenhusen, and d February 15, 1937 Daughter of CLAAS LAY and GRETJIE FOELRICKS. She was |
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Children of J OHANN MERKEL and SAHARINA LAY |
| CLAUS MERKEL, b. March 29, 1889; d. September 21, 1954, m. SARINA J LAY, March 16, 1914, b. November 1, 1893 d. March 12, 1982 |
| JOHN GEORGE MERKEL, b. July 25, 1890 d. March 6, 1960 m. (1) ANNA M JANSSEN; b. September 16, 1898 d. March 9, 1938 m. (2) RENA JANSSEN, b. NE. |
| GRACE MERKEL, b. March 1894; m. SNELL |
| WILLIAM MERKEL, b. April 13, 1896 d. June 6, 1982 m. MARTJIE EVANS b. June 25, 1902 d. September 20, 1985 |
| HEINRICH "HENRY" MERKEL, b. May 14, 1898 d. January 28, 1981 m. ELSIE EUNICE MCCOY b. September 8, 1901 d. October 31, 1986 |
| LAMMERT MERKEL, b. March 4, 1900; d. 1957; m. IVA L FASSLER; b. September 5, 1905 d. October 14, 2001 |
| MARGARET MERKEL, b. May 17, 1901; d. December 1984, Seattle, Wa King Co; m. (1) MARTIN COURTNEY; m. (2) BILL SNELL |
| KATHERINA MERKEL, b. May 29, 1903; m. (1) MORRIS PIERCE; m. (2) PETERSEN; m. (3) LYLE BARNES. |
Contact: Donna Merkel ClayCountyNe@charter.net