Francis "Frank" Mertz^{[1, 2]}

1850 - 1933  (82 years)

• Name	Francis "Frank" Mertz
  Born	21 Aug 1850	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Francis "Frank" Wintemberger
  Name	Franz Mertz
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1875	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cheese Maker
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-239797
  Died	23 Mar 1933	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I239797	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Jacob Martz,   b. 1784, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 2 Dec 1860  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Katharine "Katie" Wintemberger,   b. 1834, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1851
  Family ID	F225648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Jacob Mertz,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Katharina,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F285862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Coutts,   b. 10 Dec 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1932, Glamorgan, Haliburton Co., Ontario  (Age 84 years)
  Married	11 May 1875	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F30160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Francis "Frank" Mertz or Wintemberger Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9223-75. Frantz Mertz, 26, occ. Cheese Maker, b. Wilmot twp., res. Waterloo twp., s/o Jacob & Catherine, married Margaret Crutts, 23, b. Wellesley twp., res. Berlin, d/o William & Anna, witn: Jacob Mertz of Wellesley twp & Susannah Mertz of Waterloo twp., 11 May 1875 at not given [reg'd in Wilmot twp] (Note: This Registration is from Wilmot Township) [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9387-75. Franz Mertz, 24, occ. Cheesemaker, b. Canada, res. Wilmot Township, s/o Jacob & Katherina, married Margaret Coutts, 23, b. Canada., res. Wilmot Township, d/o William & Annie, witn: Jacob Mertz of Wilmot twp & Susannah Mertz of Wilmot twp., 11 May 1875 at Berlin (Note: This registration is from Town of Berlin, Waterloo County) [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 7. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 16. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 14 Page 85.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Aug 1850 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cheese Maker - 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 May 1875 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Mar 1933 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth