John Merkel

1891 - 1918  (26 years)

• Name	John Merkel  [1, 2]
  Born	18 Feb 1891	Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	26 Apr 1910	Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan   [1]
  	1910 Federal Census
  Occupation	26 Apr 1910	Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan   [1]
  	Farm laborer on general farm
  Draft Card	05 Jun 1917	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan   [2]
  	1917 Draft Card
  Resided	05 Jun 1917	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan   [2]
  	224 Pleasant
  Occupation	05 Jun 1917	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan   [2]
  	Bench Hand at Plant #11, Buick Motors
  Died	1918	Chateau Thierry France
  Person ID	I7327	Jerry Milo Johnson
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Frank Merkel,   b. 30 Mar 1871, Germany ,   d. 12 Dec 1945, Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Martha Graffa,   b. 10 Oct 1876, Germany ,   d. 22 Nov 1945, Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan  (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	26 Jan 1892	Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan   [4]
  Notes	Married: Sacred Heart Catholic Church
  Photos		Frank Merkel farm, 1918 Lots more people not identified specifically
  Family ID	F2483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Feb 1891 - Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan Census - 1910 Federal Census - 26 Apr 1910 - Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan Occupation - Farm laborer on general farm - 26 Apr 1910 - Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan Draft Card - 1917 Draft Card - 05 Jun 1917 - Flint, Genesee County, Michigan Resided - 224 Pleasant - 05 Jun 1917 - Flint, Genesee County, Michigan Occupation - Bench Hand at Plant #11, Buick Motors - 05 Jun 1917 - Flint, Genesee County, Michigan Died - 1918 - Chateau Thierry France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Frank and Martha Merkel Family, about 1907

  
  

  Documents		Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan 1910 Federal Census (Merkel)
  		John Merkel 1917 WWI Draft Card

  
  

• Notes

  Medium build, medium height, blue eyes, light hair, single Born: Abt 1892 Michigan census Feb 18 1891 Oscoda draft card Military: Merkel, John; AuSable MI; Frank & Martha Merkel of Oscoda MI; Iosco Co File M-16. DIED IN SERVICE. Census: 1910 United States Federal Census Record about John Merker Name: ´tabªJohn Merker [John Merkel] Age in 1910: ´tabª18 Estimated Birth Year: ´tabªabt 1892 Birthplace: ´tabªMichigan Relation to Head of House: ´tabªSon Father's name: ´tabªFrank Father's Birth Place: ´tabªGermany Mother's name: ´tabªMartha Mother's Birth Place: ´tabªGermany Home in 1910: ´tabªOscoda, Iosco, Michigan Marital Status: ´tabªSingle Race: ´tabªWhite Gender: ´tabªMale Draft Card: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about John Merkel Name: ´tabªJohn Merkel City: ´tabªFlint County: ´tabªGenesee State: ´tabªMichigan Birthplace: ´tabªMichigan;United States of America Birth Date: ´tabª18 Feb 1891 Race: ´tabªCaucasian (White) Roll: ´tabª1675570 DraftBoard: ´tabª2

  
  

• Sources

  [S33] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S38] 1917 WWI Draft Card, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&tips=0&gsfn=john&gsln=merkel&gsby=1892&gsb2co=2%2cUnited+States+&gsb2pl=25%2cMichigan&gsdy=&gsd2co=1%2cAll+Countries&gsd2pl=1%2c+&sbo=0&ufr=0&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-b&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416& (Reliability: 3). [S336] Iosco County, Michigan WWI Veterans Index. [S501] Torongo Family Tree, (Living) Torongo, (Name: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=7096892&pg=2;).