1859 - 1939 (79 years)
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Name |
Adam Merdian |

- Adam "billed" himself as the seventh son of a 7th son. As such he felt he had special powers. He would read the Bible over someone and lay hands on them and they would be healed. He believed that he could heal Mike Nolan of his epilepsy, but Mike would not let him try. [6]
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Born |
25 Aug 1859 |
Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany [1, 9] |
Immigration |
12 Sep 1881 |
New York City, New York [1, 6] |
He sailed with his parents on board the SS Stella from Amsterdam |
Naturalization |
25 Aug 1888 |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [8] |
He petitioned for naturalization |
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Petition for naturalization of Adam Merdian
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Decoration of Intentions of Adam Merdian
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Census |
1900 |
Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [1] |
Age: 40 |
Address: 3 High Street |
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Census |
1910 |
Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [2] |
Age: 50 |
- He is listed as a water tender at a blast furnace.
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Census |
1920 |
Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [3] |
Age: 60 |
Address: 104 Penn Street |
- He is listed as a laborer in a steel mill
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Census |
1930 |
Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [4] |
Age: 71 |
Address: 211 Powers Alley |
- He was a widower and living with his son, Louis.
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Residence |
1934 |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [10] |
Address: 31 South Strauis Street |
Died |
20 Jan 1939 |
Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [9] |
Age: 80 |
Agency: at the home of his daughter, Mary Mallinder |
Cause: chronic myocarditis |
Address: 509 Allegheny Avenue |
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Death Certificate of Adam Meridan
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Obituary |
21 Jan 1939 [7] |
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Obituary of Adam Merdian
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Buried |
23 Jan 1939 |
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. [7, 9] |
Siblings |
6 siblings |
| 1. Adam Merdian , b. 25 Aug 1859, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany , d. 20 Jan 1939, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years)
| | 2. Anton Merdian , b. 22 Oct 1861, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany , d. 22 Jan 1930, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 68 years) | + | 3. Margaret Elizabeth Merdian , b. 6 Dec 1865, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany , d. 18 Jul 1941, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 75 years)
| | 4. Frank Merdian , b. 25 Jan 1869, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany , d. 9 Jun 1947, Shales Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 78 years) | | 5. John Merdian , b. 25 Jan 1869, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany , d. 27 May 1943, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years) | | 6. Elizabeth Rose "Lisy" Merdian , b. 13 Nov 1870, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany  | | 7. Catharina Merdian , b. 12 May 1876, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany  | |
Person ID |
I2875 |
Last Modified |
3 Mar 2021 |
Father |
Conrad Merdian, b. 10 Dec 1838, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany , d. 9 Oct 1919, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 80 years) |
Mother |
Apollonia "Lena" Wolff, b. 20 Apr 1837, Kuhardt, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany , d. 14 Nov 1907, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 70 years) |
Married |
24 Mar 1866 |
Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany |
Family ID |
F1325 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Catherine "Kate" Glatz, b. Apr 1865, Germany , d. 4 Nov 1925, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 60 years) [1] |
Married |
1883 [1] |
- Issue:
1. Albert AloysiousMeridan (1884-1945)
2. Louis Meridan (1886-1959)
3. Louisa Meridan (1887-1963)
4. John Francis Meridan (1889-1927)
5. Katharina Julia Meridan (1891-1918)
6. Rosia B. Meridan (1893-1910)
7. Mary Meridan (1895-1910)
8. Leo Anothny Meridan (1896-1955)
9. Michael Marcus Meridan (1900-1972)
10. Cecelia Meridan (1904-1977)
11. Clara Meridan (1906-1970) [5]
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Age at Marriage |
He was 23 years - She was 17 years |
Last Modified |
30 Jun 2020 |
Family ID |
F8603 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 25 Aug 1859 - Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany |
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 | Immigration - He sailed with his parents on board the SS Stella from Amsterdam - 12 Sep 1881 - New York City, New York |
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 | Naturalization - He petitioned for naturalization - 25 Aug 1888 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - Age: 40,Address: 3 High Street - 1900 - Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - Age: 50 - 1910 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - Age: 60,Address: 104 Penn Street - 1920 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - Age: 71,Address: 211 Powers Alley - 1930 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Residence - Address: 31 South Strauis Street - 1934 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Died - Age: 80,Agency: at the home of his daughter, Mary Mallinder,Cause: chronic myocarditis,Address: 509 Allegheny Avenue - 20 Jan 1939 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Buried - 23 Jan 1939 - Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S137] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Primary Source.
Year: 1900; Census Place: Etna, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1367; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0382; FHL microfilm: 1241367
- [S186] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Primary Source.
Year: 1910; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1297; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1375310
- [S26] 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Primary Source.
Year: 1920; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1528; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 800; Image: 847
- [S20 ] 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Primary Source.
Year: 1930; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1990; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0795; Image: 838.0; FHL microfilm: 2341724
- [S110] Ancestry Family Trees, Tertiary Source.
- [S164] Ancestry World Tree, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Inc., 1998), Questionnable Source .
- [S1728] Obituary of Adam Merdian, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, 21 January 1939, page 8), Primary Source.
- [S573] Pennsylvania, Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Primary Source.
Petition of Adam Merdian
- [S121] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Primary Source.
Death Certificate of Adam Meridan
- [S23] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Primary Source.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1934
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