Rosa Metzler (1873 - 1874)

Born Aug 1873 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 26 Jul 1874 at age 0 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Free Space Pittsburgh, PA flood of 1874

Family Life

Her family before she was born...........1873

1870 Allegheny, ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Enumerated: June 10 1870

Age: 30

Birth Year (Estimated): 1840

Birthplace: Switzerland

Page Number: 100

Record Number: 17694

Jacob Metzler M 30 Switzerland

Sophia Metzler F 23 Bavaria

Joseph Metzler M 5 Pennsylvania

John Metzler M 2 Pennsylvania

Mary Metzler F 11/12 Pennsylvania (born August late 1869)

Household ID: 830--Line Number: 34

Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Affiliate Publication Number: M593--GS Film Number: 000552789--Digital Folder Number: 004278488--Image Number: 00450--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01625-5 ^[1]

Mary born Aug. 1869

Susan born July-Aug 1870 (that works)

baby Jacob born 1873.. LIVED (so maybe Jabob/Rosa were twins???)

Rosa Metzler aged 11 months?????? that w/b Aug, 1873)

OR there are 2 Metzler families that had small children, that were involved in the FLOOD..........

Death

"14. Rosa Metzler, aged 11 months ; resided on O'Hara street; buried in St. Mary's cemetery.

15. Sophia Metzel, aged 28 years; resided on O'Hara street : buried in St. Mary's cemetery.

16. Jacob Metzel; resided on O'Hara street, and was buried in St. Mary's cemetery. "

Further on the page is this:

"There were five orphan children, for whom the Committee considered it their duty to make special provision. These orphans were left homeless, friendless and pennyless, and some of them in feeble health. There names and ages were as follows:

1. Mena Schneffer, aged 16; LIVED
2. Susan Conlon, aged 16; LIVED
3. Jacob Metzler, aged 1 years; LIVED (he w/b born 1873)
4. Susan Metzler, aged 4 years, (since deceased), (w/b born 1870 after the census)
5. Geo. Huber. LIVED These children were all properly cared for, and are in good places where they will be carefully trained and educated. Little Susan Metzler did not long survive her family.

Dreadful Disaster. PITTSBURGH ENGULFED IN A FLOOD 219 Lives Lost

Burial: St. Mary's cemetery

"Burial: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Troy Hill, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania," (not found on f-a-g)

Sources

1. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZL9-YX1 : 19 March 2020), Mary Metzler in entry for Jacob Metzler, 1870.

1. The Pittsburgh Daily Commercial, 30 July 1874, page 4
2. "Report of the Citizens' executive relief committee of the cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, for the relief of the sufferers by the flood, of July 26th, 1874" Archives
3. Colorado Newspaper not mentioned in the Colorado paper