Valentine Merkel 1789 - 22 June 1856, My maternal great great great grand father emigrated the 9th of Nov. 1851 from Germany and the Atlantic harbor Le Harve and arrived at the Port of New York on the 10 of Dec. 1851 at the age of 62. The Manifest of Passengers indicates that Valentine arrived with his wife Maria Anna Gerstner and 6 children on the ship: Splendid. Two of his other children, Leopold and Valentina also arrived on the same ship but are listed with their husbands and families. Leopold and his wife Valentina Schmitt arrived with their 6 children. Valentina and her husband Elias Fritz made the journey with their two children.

For information about these related families, go to the following pages:

Dill

Sippel

Pabst

Langenbrand Page

My Maternal Merkel family originated from Langenbrand, Baden, Germany. Here you will find maps and history of Langenbrand including links to other Langenbrand sites.  

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THE CHILDREN of VALENTINE MERKEL & MARIA ANNA GERSTNER >

Leopold Merkel - 20 Feb. 1816 - ???

Valentina Merkel - 21 Feb.1819 - 18 July 1861

William Merkel - 31 May 1821 - 10 Oct.1880

Following William for my direct Maternal Line

Vincent Merkel - 2 April 1824 - 21 Nov. 1890

Bernard Merkel - 15 July 1827 - 2 May 1896

Berhardina Merkel - 10 Jan. 1930 - 23 Oct. 1907

Theresa - 1 Aug. 1832 - 12 Dec. 1842

Helen - 16 Feb 1840 - 30 Jul 1857