Conrad Merdian

1838 - 1919  (80 years)

• Name	Conrad Merdian
  	to US
  Birth	10 Dec 1838	Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  His gravestone lists his birth as 11 December 1838
  Christening	10 Dec 1838	Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   [1]
  Agency: Sankt Martinum Roemisch-Katholische
  Immigration	12 Sep 1881 (42 years)	New York City, New York, U.S.A.   [2, 4]
  The sailed on board the SS Stella from Amsterdam
  	Passenger List of the Meridan's crossing
  Residence	1885 (46 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5]
  He is listed as a laborer
  Census	1900 (61 years)	Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2, 4]
  Age: 62
  Census	1910 (71 years)	Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6]
  He was a widower and lived with his son, Frank, and his family
  Age: 72
  Address: 305 Butler Street
  History	6 Apr 1917 (78 years)	US Enters World War I
  Death	9 Oct 1919	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  Agency: St. Francis Hospital
  Cause: hypertrophied prostate, broncho-pneumonia
  	Death Certificate of Conrad Merdian
  Burial	11 Oct 1919	Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania   [3, 7]
  Siblings	4 brothers, 2 sisters and 1 person of an unknown gender
  + 1. 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) ▻ Apollonia Wolff,  m. 24 Mar 1866   2. Joannes Merdian,   b. 29 Jan 1841, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   3. Daniel Merdian,   b. 2 Aug 1943, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   4. Joseph Merdian,   b. 21 Nov 1845, Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 11 Jan 1923, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years)   5. Margrete Merdian,   b. 24 Nov 1850, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   6. George Merdian,   b. 17 Jun 1853, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   7. Regina Merdian,   b. 26 Aug 1857, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   8. Valentine Merdian,   b. 3 Nov 1860, Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, 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)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Maria Apollonia Garrecht  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3753	Scully Line
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Georg Anton Merdian,   b. 7 May 1810, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 7 Aug 1877, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Margaretha Hatzenbühler,   b. 14 Sep 1814, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. a 1870, Illinois, U.S.A. (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F3092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	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)
  Marriage	24 Mar 1866	Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   [8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 3 months - She : 28 years and 11 months.
  Children	4 sons and 3 daughters
  >   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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ 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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2016

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Conrad Merdian(1838 – 1919) 2Georg Anton Merdian(1810 – 1877) 4Joannes Conrad Merdian(1770 – ) 8Joannes Rudolf Merdian(1748 – ) 16Joannes Jacob Merdian(Abt 1713 – 1756) 17Anna Maria Müller(Abt 1717 – ) 9Maria Margaretha Job(1747 – ) 18Joannes Jacob Job(1713 – ) 19Anna Maria Hämmer(1716 – ) 5Eva Catherina Dörzapf(Abt 1776 – ) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Margaretha Hatzenbühler(1814 – 1870) 6Joannes Georg Hatzenbühler(1796 – 1850) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Maria Apollonia Garrecht 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Dec 1838 - Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany Christening - 10 Dec 1838 - Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany Marriage - 24 Mar 1866 - Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany Immigration - 12 Sep 1881 - New York City, New York, U.S.A. Residence - 1885 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 9 Oct 1919 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 11 Oct 1919 - Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S568] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [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: 2A; Enumeration District: 0382; FHL microfilm: 1241367 [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). Find A Grave Memorial# 73637578 [S312] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010). [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1885 [s186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20). Year: 1910; Census Place: Etna Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1294; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375307 [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). Death Certificate of Conrad Merdian [S164] Ancestry World Tree, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Inc., 1998), Questionnable Source .