Here is a link to the Pedigree Chart for William Merkel.
William is my maternal great great
grandfather. He was born in 31
May 1821 Langenbrand, Germany. On the 9th of Nov. 1851 he
sailed on the ship called the "Splendid". Also on the ship were his
parents and the rest of his brothers and sisters. They arrived in New York 10 Dec. 1851.
WILLIAM MERKEL 31 May 1821 - 10 Oct. 1880
My maternal great great grand father
Wife: Elizabeth Hohmann was born in 1838 in
Reiffelbach, R-Pfalz, Germany. She died on the 26th of April 1888 in Rochester, NY.
They had 11 children. Their first child was a son by the name of William (my maternal great
grandfather ).
Most of the Hohmann history came
from Rick Helmer and Elaine (Hohmann)
Wilson. If you would like more information on the Hohmann families who
stopped in Rochester, NY on their way to Illinois, contact:
Elaine
(Hohmann) Wilson at KEW1195@aol.com
Rick Helmer at RICHARDHELMER@starpower.net
WILLIAM
MERKEL 13 June 1856 - 28
May 1906
My maternal great grand father. He married Elizabeth Dill on Sept. 18, 1882 in Rochester. Witnesses at the marriage were Joseph Dill & Louisa Merkel. You can find the information I have on the
Dill family including Eliz. Dill on the Dill page. William and Elizabeth had 10
children. Their second child was Elizabeth Willamena Merkel, my maternal grandmother.
William was a tailor according to the1900 Census.
His God Parents were Bernard Merkel & Agatha
Krieg of Irondequoit NY. He was baptised at St. Joseph's church.
ELIZABETH
WILLAMENA MERKEL 3 May
1885 - 22 Sept. 1979
My maternal grand mother
Husband: Richard Leopold Sippel(Herbst)
Go
here for the history of the Sippel families along with information on my maternal grand
mother.