Brief Life History of Howard C.
When Howard C. Mertz was born on 3 March 1897, in Saint Charles Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States, his father, William G Mertz, was 24 and his mother, Nellie Gilchrist, was 24. He died on 1 March 1900, in his hometown, at the age of 2.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Mertz, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Howard C. Mertz, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
Parents and Siblings
1872– Male
1874–1944 Female
Siblings (4)
1894–1968 Female
1897–1900 Male
1901– Female
1908– Male
World Events (3)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 3
1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome
Age 3
Name Meaning
German: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Martin .
German: variant of Martz . This surname (in any of the possible senses; see also 1 above) is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland.
Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Merc: occupational name for a grain or salt measurer, from a vernacular form of merec ‘measurer’. Compare Merz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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