The Forgotten Ones » William Merz (1893-1949)

Personal data William Merz 

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Household of William Merz

He is married to Gertrude Hoffman.

They got married on August 24, 1914 at Mahoning County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten, he was 21 years old.


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  3. Esther Merz  1923-1993
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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Merz

Rudolph Mers
1863-????

William Merz
1893-1949

1914

Gertrude Hoffman
1892-1952

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Esther Merz
1923-1993
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Sources

  1. 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census / www.ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday March 12, 1893

  • The temperature on March 12, 1893 was about 6.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
    • January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
    • March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • August 27 » The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people.
    • September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
    • November 12 » Abdur Rahman Khan accepts the Durand Line as the border between Afghanistan and the British Raj.

Day of marriage August 24, 1914

  • The temperature on August 24, 1914 was between 16.3 °C and 26.8 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • June 12 » Massacre of Phocaea: Turkish irregulars slaughter 50 to 100 Greeks and expel thousands of others in an ethnic cleansing operation in the Ottoman Empire.
    • August 5 » World War I: The German minelayer SSKönigin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMSAmphion.
    • August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
    • September 1 » The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
    • September 8 » World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
    • September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Day of death November 12, 1949

  • The temperature on November 12, 1949 was between 6.9 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
    • January 31 » These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
    • June 8 » George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
    • September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
    • October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.
    • October 28 » An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
    • November 3 » Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.


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Source: Wikipedia


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