James
W
Merkel
Born about in St Clair, St Clair, Illinois, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rutha Jane (Prior) Merkel
— married
15 Apr 1878 in Franklin, IL
Descendants 
Father of
James Washington Merkel and Barney Allen Merkel
Died
at about age 64
in Dist 5, Perry, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jul 2018
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Biography
James was born about 1849. He passed away in 1914.
- Fact: Residence (1860) Township 2 S R 7 W, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
- Fact: Residence (1900) Paradise Precinct, Perry, Illinois, United States
- Fact: Residence (1910) Paradise, Perry, Illinois, United States
- Fact: Burial (1914) Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, United States of America
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 August 2018, 18:08), entry for James Washington Merkel Sr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6MN-JYZ); contributed by various users.
- Death Certificate-[1]
**Notes-Death Certificate-Possible incorrect middle name-other indications are the middle name may be William.
- Mariage with Rutha Prior and James Merkel[2]
- 1900 Census-Paradise Precinct, Perry, Illinois[3]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
Don Merkel
:
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL224158 [compare]
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~3.12%
Jessica Merkel :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A072552 [compare], Ancestry member jesstx20031
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A072552 [compare], FTDNA kit #B327856
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A072552 [compare]
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~3.12%
Christian Merkel :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Z649711 [compare], FTDNA kit #AM20188
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~1.56%
Brittany Young :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A581671 [compare], Ancestry member 98BLYMO
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B350965
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MyHeritage DNA
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