Adam Merdian

1859 - 1939  (79 years)

• Name	Adam Merdian
  Birth	25 Aug 1859	Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   [1, 9]
  General Information	Adam "billed" himself as the seventh son of a 7th son. As such he felt he had special powers. He would read the Bible over someone and lay hands on them and they would be healed. He believed that he could heal Mike Nolan of his epilepsy, but Mike would not let him try.  [6]
  Immigration	12 Sep 1881 (22 years)	New York City, New York, U.S.A.   [1, 6]
  On 12 September 1881, he sailed with his parents on board the SS Stella from Amsterdam to New York City.
  Naturalization	25 Aug 1888 (29 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [8]
  He petitioned for naturalization on 25 August 1888.
  Census	1900 (40 years)	Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  On the 1900 US Census, he was listed a carpet weaver, aged 40, living at 3 High Street, Etna, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1910 (50 years)	Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  On the 1910 US Census, he is listed as a water tender at a blast furnace, aged 50, living in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1920 (60 years)	Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  On the 1920 US Census, he is listed as a laborer in a steel mill, aged 60, living in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1930 (70 years)	Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  On the 1930 US Census, he was listed as a widower, aged 71,and was living with his son, Louis at 211 Powers Alley, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.
  Residence	1934 (74 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [10]
  In 1934 he lived at 31 South Strauis Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  Death	20 Jan 1939	Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [9]
  He died at the home, 509 Allegheny Avenue, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, of his daughter, Mary Mallinder, of chronic myocarditis. [9]
  	Death Certificate of Adam Meridan
  Obituary	21 Jan 1939 (79 years)  [7]
  His obituary was dated 21 January 1939.
  	Obituary of Adam Merdian
  Burial	23 Jan 1939	Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania   [7, 9]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  > 1. Adam Merdian,   b. 25 Aug 1859, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 20 Jan 1939, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years) ▻ Catherine Glatz,  m. 1883   2. Anton Merdian,   b. 22 Oct 1861, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 22 Jan 1930, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 68 years) + 3. Margaret Elizabeth Merdian,   b. 6 Dec 1865, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 18 Jul 1941, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Albert M. Sahr,  m. 11 Nov 1884   4. Frank Merdian,   b. 25 Jan 1869, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 9 Jun 1947, Shales Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   5. John Merdian,   b. 25 Jan 1869, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 27 May 1943, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years)   6. Elizabeth Rose Merdian,   b. 13 Nov 1870, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   7. Catharina Merdian,   b. 12 May 1876, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Joannes Jacob Merdian,   b. Abt 1713, Knittelsheim, hineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 29 May 1756, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany  (Age 43 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Apollonia Lösch  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2875
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Conrad Merdian,   b. 10 Dec 1838, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 9 Oct 1919, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Apollonia Wolff,   b. 20 Apr 1837, Kuhardt, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 14 Nov 1907, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Catherine Glatz,   b. Apr 1865, Germany d. 4 Nov 1925, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1883  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 23 years and 4 months - She : ~ 17 years and 8 months.
  Children	From 1884 to 1906  [5]
  1. Albert AloysiousMeridan (1884-1945) 2. Louis Meridan (1886-1959) 3. Louisa Meridan (1887-1963) 4. John Francis Meridan (1889-1927) 5. Katharina Julia Meridan (1891-1918) 6. Rosia B. Meridan (1893-1910) 7. Mary Meridan (1895-1910) 8. Leo Anothny Meridan (1896-1955) 9. Michael Marcus Meridan (1900-1972) 10. Cecelia Meridan (1904-1977) 11. Clara Meridan (1906-1970)
  Family ID	F8603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Adam Merdian(1859 – 1939) 2Conrad Merdian(1838 – 1919) 4Georg Anton Merdian(1810 – 1877) 8Joannes Conrad Merdian(1770 – ) 16Joannes Rudolf Merdian(1748 – ) 17Maria Margaretha Job(1747 – ) 9Eva Catherina Dörzapf(Abt 1776 – ) 18 19 5Margaretha Hatzenbühler(1814 – 1870) 10Joannes Georg Hatzenbühler(1796 – 1850) 20 21 11Maria Apollonia Garrecht 22 23 3Apollonia Wolff(1837 – 1907) 6Joannes Adamus Wolff(1799 – 1872) 12Joannes Jacobus Wolff(1754 – ) 24Joannes Peter Wolff 25Maria Catharina Baer 13Maria Catharina Goetz 26Joannes Georg Goetz 27Eva Barbara Deubig 7Eva Margaretha Bolz(1802 – 1827) 14Matthäus Bolz 28 29 15Apollonia Lösch 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Aug 1859 - Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany Immigration - 12 Sep 1881 - New York City, New York, U.S.A. Naturalization - 25 Aug 1888 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 1934 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 20 Jan 1939 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 23 Jan 1939 - Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Etna, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1367; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0382; FHL microfilm: 1241367. [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1297; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1375310. [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1528; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 800; Image: 847. [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1990; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0795; Image: 838.0; FHL microfilm: 2341724. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S164] Ancestry World Tree, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Inc., 1998), Questionnable Source . [S1728] Obituary of Adam Merdian, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, 21 January 1939, page 8). [S573] National Archives at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1945, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Petition of Adam Merdian. [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Death Certificate of Adam Meridan. [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1934.