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Family: Ludwig Merkel / Maria Josepha Ruckenbrod (F21352)

• Male Ludwig Merkel

  
  

  Birth	15 Jan 1832	Forbach, Baden, Germany
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Marriage	20 Sep 1860	Forbach, Baden, Germany
  Father	Thomas Merkel | F21353 Group Sheet
  Mother	Franciska Wunsch | F21353 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Maria Josepha Ruckenbrod

  
  

  Birth	17 Feb 1835	Forbach, Baden, Germany
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Father	Joannes Michael Ruckenbrod | F20971 Group Sheet
  Mother	Maria Elizabeth Goetz | F20971 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male Joseph Merkel

  
  

  Birth	12 Aug 1871	Forbach, Baden, Germany
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Spouse	Rosina Fritz | F21354
  Marriage	11 May 1897	Forbach, Baden, Germany