no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Maria Catharina Merz (1808 - 1890)

Maria Catharina Merz aka Schmidt, Mertz
Born in Bayern, Germanymap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1835 in Germanymap
Wife of — married 13 Apr 1847 in Guadalupe, Texas, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 82 in Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, USAmap
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified | Created 14 May 2015
This page has been accessed 34 times.

Contents

Biography

Birth

Maria Catharina Merz was the daughter of a tailor.[1]

June 12, 1808
Bayern, Germany[2][3][4]

Event

Arrival
1844
Texas[5]

Residence

Age: 42
1850
New Braunfels, Comal, Texas[6]
Age: 73Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Self
1880
New Braunfels, Comal, Texas, United States[7]

Marriage

  • 1st marriage: with Leonhard Schmidt
  • 2nd marriage: 13 Apr 1847 in Comal, Texas with John Merz.[8]

Death

Age: 82
July 22, 1890
Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, USA[9]

Burial

New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas, USA[10]

Sources

  1. Baptism record of son Leonhard at Church book Gräfenberg, Bayern: Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evang.-Luth. Kirche > Dekanat Gräfenberg > Gräfenberg > Taufen 1808-1848 Archion image 145
  2. Source: #S-1499917457 APID: 1,70580::5898482
  3. Source: #S-1499027448 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: New Braunfels, Comal, Texas; Roll: 1297; Family History Film: 1255297; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 038 APID: 1,6742::7402360
  4. Source: #S-1499017890 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: New Braunfels, Comal, Texas; Roll: M432_910; Page: 52B; Image: 103 APID: 1,8054::6894651
  5. Source: #S-1497987439 Page: Place: Texas; Year: 1844; Page Number: 138 APID: 1,7486::3913610
  6. Source: #S-1499017890 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: New Braunfels, Comal, Texas; Roll: M432_910; Page: 52B; Image: 103 APID: 1,8054::6894651
  7. Source: #S-1499027448 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: New Braunfels, Comal, Texas; Roll: 1297; Family History Film: 1255297; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 038 APID: 1,6742::7402360
  8. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-Z8ZQ : 23 February 2021), John Merz and Maria Catherine Schmidt, 13 Apr 1847; citing Marriage, citing Comal, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,753,146.
  9. Source: #S-1499917457 APID: 1,70580::5898482
  10. Source: #S-1499917457 APID: 1,70580::5898482
  • Source: S-1497987439 Repository: #R-1668899733 Title: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Gale Research Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc APID: 1,7486::0
  • Repository: R-1668899733 Name: Ancestry.com
  • Source: S-1499017890 Repository: #R-1668899733 Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,8054::0
  • Source: S-1499027448 Repository: #R-1668899733 Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,6742::0
  • Source: S-1499248329 Repository: #R-1668899733 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=54585233&pid=799
  • Source: S-1499917457 Repository: #R-1668899733 Title: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,70580::0

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kristin Schmidt for creating WikiTree profile Mertz-135 through the import of Kristin Schmidt family tree.ged on May 24, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kristin and others.






Is Maria Catharina your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria Catharina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria Catharina:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments: 1

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
She may not belong to this family of Schmidt, as she was born five months after her next-oldest sister, also at a different location from all other siblings.
posted on Schmidt-4825 (merged) by Oliver Stegen PhD

M  >  Merz  >  Maria Catharina Merz