| Name |
Adam Merdian |
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| Born |
25 Aug 1859 |
Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Emigration |
12 Sep 1881 |
New York City, New York [2] |
| He sailed with his parents on board the SS Stella from Amsterdam |
| Married To |
1883 [1, 3, 4, 5] |
Catherine Glatz. She was born about 1865 in Germany.
Issue:
1. Albert AloysiousMeridan (1884-1945)
2. Louis Meridan (1886-1959)
3. Louisa Meridan (1887-____)
4. John Francis Meridan (1889-1927)
5. Katharina Julia Meridan (1891-1918)
6. Rosia B. Meridan (1893-____)
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) |
| Naturalization |
25 Aug 1888 |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [6] |
| he petitioned for naturalization |
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Petition for naturalization of Adam Merdian
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Decoration of Intentions of Adam Merdian
|
 Census |
1900 |
Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [3] |
| Age: 40 |
| Census |
1910 |
Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [7] |
| He is listed as a water tender at a blast furnace |
| Age: 50 |
| Occupation |
sbt 1910 [2] |
| He was a water tender for Blast Furnace at Steel Mill |
| Census |
1920 |
Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [4] |
| He is listed as a laborer in a steel mill |
| Age: 60 |
Address:
104 Penn Strett |
| Census |
1930 |
Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [8] |
| He was a widower and living with his son, Louis |
| Age: 71 |
Address:
211 Powers Alley |
| History |
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 ay 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. [2] |
| Died |
20 Jan 1939 |
Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [1] |
| Cause: chronic myocarditis |
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Death Certificate of Adam Meridan
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| Buried |
23 Jan 1939 |
Saint Marys Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. [1] |
| Person ID |
I2875 |
Roy Family Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
13 Aug 2016 |
| Father |
Conrad Merdian, b. 10 Dec 1838, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany , d. 9 Oct 1919, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 80 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Apollonia Wolff, b. 20 Apr 1837, Kuhardt, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany , d. 14 Nov 1907, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 70 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
24 Mar 1866 |
Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany [2] |
| Family ID |
F1325 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Roy Family Genealogy
1859 - 1939 (79 years)
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set
