The Weber Family Genealogy
The Descendants of Ambrosius and Johanna Dorothea (Reiser) Weber
Wanda (Weber) Mertens Zuroweste
Wanda (Weber) Mertens Zuroweste
Wanda Weber married William Frederick Mertens (1829-abt 1882) in 1868 and they had five children: Charles Frederick Mertens (1869-1926); Gustav Mertens (abt. 1871-bef 1900); Lydia Olga Mertens (1872-1959); Amelia Mertens Wessel (1874-1892); and Laura Olga Mertens (1877-1961).
She was married for a second time in 1886 to a Herman Zuroweste (1939-1897), who had served in the Civil War. All the Mertens family are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Lydia and Laura Mertens never married, Gustav died as a young child and Amelia died at the age of 24.
Charles married Emma C Schaper (1861-1938) and they had two children, Ella (1891-1982) and Carl (1892-1974).
| Name | Birth Year | Marriage Year | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanda Weber | 1851 | 1868 | William Frederick Mertens |
| 1886 | Herman Zuroweste | ||
| Charles Frederick Mertens | 1869 | 1890 | Emma C Schaper |
| Amelia Mertens | about 1874 | (Unknown) Wessels | |
| Ella S Mertens | 1891 | 1925 | Henry William Kardell |
| Carl H Mertens | 1892 | about 1922 | Mildred Patterson |
- Legend:
- Subject
- Daughter
- Son
- Spouse
- Legend:
- Subject
- Daughter
- Son
- Spouse
- Wanda Weber (b. 7 Apr 1851, d. 23 Dec 1927)
- William Frederick Mertens (b. abt 1829, m. 1868, d. 9 May 1881)
- Charles Frederick Mertens (b. 7 Jan 1869, d. 22 Nov 1926)
- Emma C Schaper (b. 18 Jul 1861, m. 1890, d. 24 May 1938)
- Child Mertens (d. 3 Feb 1898)
- Ella S Mertens (b. 4 May 1891, d. 17 Mar 1982)
- Henry William Kardell (b. 5 Jul 1873, m. 25 Nov 1925, d. 19 Dec 1947)
- Carl H Mertens (b. 10 Jun 1892, d. 2 May 1974)
- Mildred Patterson (b. 19 Nov 1890, m. abt 1922, d. 17 Nov 1969)
- Emma C Schaper (b. 18 Jul 1861, m. 1890, d. 24 May 1938)
- Gustav Mertens (b. abt 1871, d. bef 1900)
- Lydia Olga Mertens (b. 11 Aug 1872, d. 4 Feb 1959)
- Amelia Mertens (b. abt 1874, d. 15 Dec 1898)
- Laura Olga Mertens (b. 10 Jun 1877, d. 1 Jan 1961)
- Charles Frederick Mertens (b. 7 Jan 1869, d. 22 Nov 1926)
- Herman Zuroweste (b. 1839, m. 5 Jan 1886, d. 28 Apr 1897)
- William Frederick Mertens (b. abt 1829, m. 1868, d. 9 May 1881)