Her maiden name is given on the death certificates of her son David S and daughter Amanda A.

Caroline Mertz wrote a very detailed will dated 19 Apr 1887. Her husband was still alive when she wrote the will and yet it seems clear that everything they owned must have been in her name, including she states how to dispose of his clothing when he dies. One of the items in her will said: “the amount coming to me after the decease of my husband out of the funds of the Christiana Aid Society of the Evangelical Association shall be used by my Executors to pay the indebtedness upon any real estate and whatever balance be left I give and bequest unto my children”.

She provides for an income for her husband if he survives her (he didn’t) and names all her children:

Sons: Henry W, David S and Franklin
Daughters: Amanda and Sarah
Other Daughters: “the children of my daughter Matilda, the children of my daughter Clarissa, the children of my daughter Hannah, deceased. All three were deceased.

His baptism 2 Mar 1806 was recorded at Jordan Church in Whitehall Township. He was born 23 Jan 1806, son of Heinrich and Hanna Mertz. He is designated H6a2.

In 1830, two males age 20-29 lived in the David Martz household, none of that age were with Heinrich, David’s father. I think the other adult male was David’s brother Carl.

In 1850, he was a farmer. In 1860, no occupation was given. In 1870, he was missing from Census. In 1880, he was a retired clergyman.

I don’t know if he ever lived away from Lehigh County, but in 1860 he sold a small tract in Franklin Township, Carbon County he had owned for about a year. Later his son Henry W lived there.

He and Caroline are on find-a-grave.