Descendants of Johann Wilhelm Merkel
Generation No. 1
1. J
OHANN WILHELM1 MERKEL was born December 5, 1859 in Leutershausen, Baden, Germany, and died February 2, 1932 in Ingleside, Nebraska. He married SAHARINA LAY October 15, 1888 in Adams County, NE, daughter of CLAAS LAY and GRETJIE FOELRICKS. She was born May 9, 1870 in Veenhusen, and died February 15, 1937 in Notice in Hastings paper.
Children of J
OHANN MERKEL and SAHARINA LAY are:i. C
LAUS2 MERKEL, b. March 29, 1889, Nebraska; d. September 21, 1954, Hanover Church Records; m. SARINA J LAY, March 16, 1914, Information from Hanover Chruch Records; b. November 1, 1893, Adams County, Nebraska; d. March 12, 1982, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.ii. J
OHN GEORGE MERKEL, b. July 25, 1890, Adams County, Nebraska; d. March 6, 1960, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska; m. (1) ANNA M JANSSEN; b. September 16, 1898, Rexford, Kansas; d. March 9, 1938, North Platte, Nebraska; m. (2) RENA JANSSEN, March 18, 1939, Adams County, NE; b. NE.iii. G
RACE MERKEL, b. March 1894; m. SNELL.iv. W
ILLIAM MERKEL, b. April 13, 1896, Adams County, Ne; d. June 6, 1982, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska; m. MARTJIE EVANS, August 25, 1920, Hanover Presbyterian Church, Adams County, NE; b. June 25, 1902, Adams County, Glenvil, Nebraska; d. September 20, 1985, Midwest Covenant Home at Stromsburg.v. H
EINRICH "HENRY" MERKEL, b. May 14, 1898, Adams County, NE; d. January 28, 1981, Calaveras Co., CA; m. ELSIE EUNICE MCCOY, January 12, 1921, Adams County, NE; b. September 8, 1901, NE; d. October 31, 1986, Calaveras Co., CA.vi. L
AMMERT MERKEL, b. March 4, 1900; d. 1957; m. IVA L FASSLER; b. September 5, 1905, Phillipsburg, Kansas; d. October 14, 2001, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.vii. M
ARGARET MERKEL, b. May 17, 1901; d. December 1984, Seattle, Wa King Co; m. (1) MARTIN COURTNEY; m. (2) BILL SNELL.viii. K
ATHERINA MERKEL, b. May 29, 1903; m. (1) MORRIS PIERCE; m. (2) PETERSEN; m. (3) LYLE BARNES.
Contact: Donna Merkel ClayCountyNe@charter.net
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