Johann Christoph Merlau & Elisabertha Barbara Darmstaedter


Johann Christoph Merlau & Elisabertha Barbara Darmstaedter


Johann Christoph Merlau & Elisabertha Barbara Darmstaedter

Husband Johann Christoph Merlau 

       Born: Abt 1795 - Germany
 Christened: 
       Died: 
     Buried: 

    Married:
Events
� He appeared on the 1870 U.S. census on 17 Jun 1870 in Sheldon, Wyoming, NY. 1 Page 32, Line 21



� He worked as a Farmer on 17 Jun 1870 in Sheldon, Wyoming, NY. 1 





Wife Elisabertha Barbara Darmstaedter


       Born: Abt 1802 - Germany
 Christened: 
       Died: 
     Buried: 




Events


� She appeared on the 1870 U.S. census on 17 Jun 1870 in Sheldon, Wyoming, NY. 2 Page 32, Line 22


Children

1  M  William Merlau


       Born: Jun 1849 - Sheldon, Wyoming, NY
 Christened: 
       Died: 1921
     Buried:  - St. Johns Cemetery, Dutch Hollow, Sheldon, Wyoming, NY


     Spouse: Margaret M Heintz (1854-1925)
       Marr: 9 Nov 186?




2  F  Christina Dorothea Merlau


       Born: 14 May 1822 - Arheilgen Hessen, Darmstadt, Germany
 Christened: 
       Died: 30 Jul 1881 - Wyoming County, NY
     Buried:  - Folsomdale Cemetery, Cowlesville, NY


     Spouse: George Swyers (1816-1898)






Husband's Birth Notes 


1870 Census 


Wife's Birth Notes 


1870 Census 


General Notes for Child: Christina Dorothea Merlau


From: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/3443/genswyer.html Christina was the daughter of another of the early immigrant families to settle in the Dutch Hollow area. She is buried in the Folsomdale Cemetery with a headstone reading Doradea Swyers. 1880 Census Census Place: Bennington, Wyoming, New York Source: FHL Film 1254948  National Archives Film T9-0948 Page 67A - name is Eliza Schwier



Sources






1
New York, Wyoming County, "1870 U.S. Census, Population Schedule", (Washington D.C.: The National Archives), Christophe Merlau Household, Town of Sheldon, Page 32, dwelling 257, Family 268, Line 21.   Line 21
Dwelling 257
Family 268
Merlau, Christophe
Age: 75
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Occupation: Farmer
Value of Real Estate: 2000
Value of Personal Estate: 250
Born in Darmstadt
Father and Mother of Foreign Birth
Male Citizen over 21 Years.  

2
Ibid, Christophe Merlau Household, Town of Sheldon, Page 32, dwelling 257, Family 268, Line 22.   Line 22
Dwelling 257
Family 268
Merlau, Elisaberta
Age: 68
Sex: f
Color or Race: W
Occupation: Keeping House
Born in Darmstadt
Father and Mother of Foreign Birth.  







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