William Mertz^[1]

1864 - 1923  (58 years)

• Name	William Mertz
  Born	15 Mar 1864	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1890	Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Hotelkeeper
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer
  Occupation	1911	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-41878
  Died	14 Jan 1923  [6]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I41878	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	John Mertz,   b. 26 Feb 1823, , Germany ,   d. 15 Feb 1892  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Catherine A. Wilhelm,   b. 26 Feb 1825, , Germany ,   d. 8 Jul 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F27537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Mertz,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catharine Wilhelm,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F287036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Winkler,   b. 21 Apr 1870, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1926  (Age 56 years)
  Married	6 Apr 1890	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Mabel Rose Mertz,   b. 13 Feb 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F10904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012243-90. William Mertz, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley Township, res. Bamberg, son of John Mertz and Catharine Wilhelm, married Sophia Winkler, 21, b. Bamberg, res. same, daughter of Charles and Caroline Winkler, Witness(es) Louis Winkler, Henriette Erb, both of Wellesley Township, 6 April 1890 at Heidelberg [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-2 Page 3. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 13. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, (Bamberg) Div. 6 page 5. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 6 Page 15. [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link. William Mertz/ died Jan. 14, 1923/ In his 59th year/ Sophia Winkler/ his wife/ died Sept. 28, 1926/ In her 57th year/ at rest/ Mertz

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Mar 1864 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1890 - Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Apr 1890 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotelkeeper - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1901 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth