Here is a link to Edwin Merkel.
Information on Edwin Merkel, brother of Jacob Merkel, my Great Grandfather
BIRTH & BAPTISM
Catholic church records of Rochester, NY.
Film roll: 1432395 Baptism-book 8, vol. 4
ADDRESS:
1918 292 Champlain St., Rochester, NY. Also living with Edwin at this time are
Eliz. Merkel (widow of Jacob) and sister Lillian Merkel. Also there are Loretta Bickel,
age 25, an office clerk at Kodak & John F. Bickel, age 22, a truck driver for grocery
retail.
Loretta and John Bickel are the children of Maria Ruff(daughter of Balthasar
and Adelaide Peter) and Thomas Bickel.
SOURCE: 1918 Rochester City Dir. and 1920 Federal census ED 228, sheet 10, line 19.
1925 with wife Marjorie at 50 Benton Street, Rochester, NY. SOURCE: 1925 City Directory.
1925 with wife & children: Edwin Jr.and Mary at 53 Devonshire, Rochester, NY. Also
with them are Merle H. O'Niel(brother-in-law) and sister Marian. SOURCE: 1925 NY census
block 12, dist. 26, ward 19, film roll:528880.
OCCUPATION:
Compositor - 5 S. Water, Rochester, NY. SOURCE: 1918 Rochester City Dir. film roll: 1320992 Page 689.
Printer-printing office. SOURCE: 1920 Federal census ED 228, sheet 10, line 19.
Insurance broker. SOURCE: 1925 NY census block 12, dist 26, ward 19 film roll: 528880.
Worked for the newspaper "Times Union" for 40 years as a printer retiring in 1959. Before working for the "Times Union", he worked for the "Post Express". SOURCE: Newsaper obit. from the "Times Union" Apr. 7, 1984.
He had a partime job selling fire, auto & liability insurance for La Monte W Brockway Inc. This became a full time job when he retired from the "Times Union". SOURCE: Same obit. as above.
GOD PARENTS & BAPTISM:
Albert Merkel & Mary Bickel at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Rochester, NY.
SOURCE: Catholic Church of Rochester, NY. Baptisms Book 8, vol. 4 film roll: 1,432,395
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