Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameMary Coup 
3605
3605Birth7 January 1835
Memo(find-a-grave)
Death20 March 1897
Memo(find-a-grave)
BurialSt Johns UCC, Ashland, PA
Spouses
Birth19 July 1827
Memo(find-a-grave)
Death16 February 1877
Memo(find-a-grave)
BurialSt Johns UCC, Ashland, PA
FatherDavid Mertz (N3b) (~1795-)
MotherChristina Dress (-1847)
Parent-Proof notes for Mary Coup
We know her maiden named from her find-a-grave memorial as well as death certificates of several of her children.
Birth, Parent-Proof, Designation notes for Samuel G W (Spouse 1)
There is a Samuel G. K. Martz (I think it was G. W.) buried in Ashland, Schuylkill County and known from the 1860 Census as Samuel Marts of Schuylkill Haven, age 31, a brakeman. We also know him as SGW Martz from his Civil War Draft Registration — he was age 35 in 1863 [1828] and was a brakesman from Schuylkill Haven.
Turning to the 1870 Census, there was a Samuel Mertz age 30 in Cressona, Schuylkill County, a locomotive fireman whose wife was Caroline and a Samuel, age 40, a RR Engineer, in Butler Township, Schuylkill County with a wife and children matching the names of Samuel Martz of Schuylkill Haven in 1860.
A very solid case could be made that the younger Samuel must have been the known son of David and Christina, the problem is I know from his death certificate who Samuel of Cressona was — the son of Peter Mertz and Elizabeth Moyer.
And just a note in passing, there were three other Samuel Martz in Schuylkill County but I think I know who they were. One was born in 1794 and I believe he was the son of Heinrich (N3a), one was born in 1817 (married to Abigail Ketner) and I think was the son of Peter (J3) since he is buried in Orwigsburg (where his parents are also buried) and one was born in 1838 and died in 1864 in the Civil War and I’m quite sure he was the son of the Samuel born in 1794.
So it’s almost a process of elimination that says that Samuel GW must have been David and Christina’s son but there are two major problems with this assignment: if he was born in 1827, he would not have been a minor when Christina died nor, if Christina’s sons were named in birth order Samuel was the youngest, but in fact, based on what I believe are the brith dates of Christina’s other sons, was the oldest.
Nonetheless, for now, Samuel G W is designated N3b1.
Turning to the 1870 Census, there was a Samuel Mertz age 30 in Cressona, Schuylkill County, a locomotive fireman whose wife was Caroline and a Samuel, age 40, a RR Engineer, in Butler Township, Schuylkill County with a wife and children matching the names of Samuel Martz of Schuylkill Haven in 1860.
A very solid case could be made that the younger Samuel must have been the known son of David and Christina, the problem is I know from his death certificate who Samuel of Cressona was — the son of Peter Mertz and Elizabeth Moyer.
And just a note in passing, there were three other Samuel Martz in Schuylkill County but I think I know who they were. One was born in 1794 and I believe he was the son of Heinrich (N3a), one was born in 1817 (married to Abigail Ketner) and I think was the son of Peter (J3) since he is buried in Orwigsburg (where his parents are also buried) and one was born in 1838 and died in 1864 in the Civil War and I’m quite sure he was the son of the Samuel born in 1794.
So it’s almost a process of elimination that says that Samuel GW must have been David and Christina’s son but there are two major problems with this assignment: if he was born in 1827, he would not have been a minor when Christina died nor, if Christina’s sons were named in birth order Samuel was the youngest, but in fact, based on what I believe are the brith dates of Christina’s other sons, was the oldest.
Nonetheless, for now, Samuel G W is designated N3b1.