My Paternal Merkel line is nearly complete and the lineage traced back to the late 1600's with Joseph Merkel from Iffezheim, Germany. Jacob Merkel was my great Grand father who left Iffezheim and came to Rochester in 1867. H married Elizabeth in 1870 and they had 11 children in Rochester to continue the Merkel ancestry.

Jacob's brother, Anton, arrived in Rochester in 1882. His wife was Magdalena Weber. The Weber's are also from Iffezheim, Germany. I've followed the Weber's back to the 1700's in Iffezheim, Germany and continue to look for any Weber families in Rochester who may be related to them.

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

Barrett Family

Ruf Family

Peter Family

Pfetzer Family

Weber Family

Anton Merkel - brother of Jacob Merkel arrived in Rochester in 1882.
On Anton's page you will also find information on the Weber and Fetzner families in Rochester.

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THE CHILDREN:

Jacob Merkel and Elizabeth Ruf had 11 children. Only 3 of his children had descendants: Select Gustave Joseph, Anna Mary, Edwin Albert