Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameSamuel Bower 
Birthabout 1818
Spouses
Birth14 November 1826
Memo(PA Death Certificate)
Death22 June 1910
Memo(PA Death Certificate)
BurialHighspire, Dauphin Co, PA
FatherSamuel Mertz (P5a2) (1802-1871)
MotherMargaret Kessler (1803-1886)
Census History notes for Harriett C (Spouse 1)
In the 1870 Census, we find Samuel Bower age 53, farm labor and wife Henrietta C age 43 living in Monroe Twp, Snyder Co, PA. We learn the names of their three children from this document: Oscar age 18, Clara E 13 and Flora A 5.