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 |