Margaret Elizabeth Merdian

1865 - 1941  (75 years)

• Name	Margaret Elizabeth Merdian
  Birth	6 Dec 1865	Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   [6, 10]
  Immigration	1881 (15 years)  [1, 6]
  She came to America in 1881.
  Census	1910 (44 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 44, living in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1920 (54 years)	McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 55, living on 208 Singer Avenue, McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1930 (64 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 65, living on 1250 Faulkner Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1940 (74 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 76, living on 1119 Newcomer Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was a widow and a naturalized citizen.
  Residence	1941 (75 years)	Sheraden, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Sheraden is a neighborhood that is located in the West End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   [10]
  At the time of her death, she was living on 1119 Emporia Street, Sheraden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  Death	18 Jul 1941	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6, 8, 9, 10]
  Age: 75
  Agency: Mercy Hospital
  Cause: intestinal obstruction
  	Death Certificate of Margaret Sahr
  Obituary	19 Jul 1941 (75 years)  [8]
  SAHR— On Friday. July 18. Margaret Merdian. beloved wife of the late Albert Sahr; survived by 4 son and 5 daughters. Friends will he received at the family home. 1119 Emporia St.. Sheradcn. Pittsburgh. Pa., until Tuesday at 8 :3rt a. m.. High mass of requiem at Holy Innocents Crunch at 9 a. m. Published by The Pittsburgh Press, 19 July 1941
  Obituary	20 Jul 1941 (75 years)  [9]
  Mrs. Margaret Sahr — Widow of Millworker In Sheraden — Mrs. Margaret Merdian Sahr, 75, resident of Pittsburgh since she was 18, will be buried Tuesday from her home, 1119 Emporia Street, Sheraden. Requiem high mass will be sung at 9 a. m. in Holy Innocents Church, of, which she was a member, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Sahr, who was born in Germany, died Friday in Mercy Hospital of pneumonia. She was the widow of Albert Sahr, a steelworker, who died eight years ago. Mrs. Sahr leaves four sons, Adam, of Chicago: Louis, Albert and Francis, of Pittsburgh; five daughters, Mrs. James Tate, Los Angeles: Mrs. A. W. Love, Beaver; Mrs. William Nusser, Crafton; Mrs. William Hanley, Ingram, and Mrs. William Sigmund, Sheraden; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder, Salem, O., two brothers, Frank Meridan, Glenshaw, John Merdian, Aspinwall, and 33, grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. — Published by the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 20 July 1941
  Burial	22 Jul 1941	Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Calvary Catholic Cemetery,  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  She is buried in plot R-39-3. [7]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  > 1. Adam Merdian,   b. 25 Aug 1859, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 20 Jan 1939, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years) ▻ Catherine Glatz,  m. 1883   2. Anton Merdian,   b. 22 Oct 1861, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 22 Jan 1930, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 68 years) + 3. Margaret Elizabeth Merdian,   b. 6 Dec 1865, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 18 Jul 1941, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Albert M. Sahr,  m. 11 Nov 1884   4. Frank Merdian,   b. 25 Jan 1869, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 9 Jun 1947, Shales Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   5. John Merdian,   b. 25 Jan 1869, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 27 May 1943, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years)   6. Elizabeth Rose Merdian,   b. 13 Nov 1870, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   7. Catharina Merdian,   b. 12 May 1876, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Joannes Jacob Merdian,   b. Abt 1713, Knittelsheim, hineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 29 May 1756, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany  (Age 43 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Apollonia Lösch  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1540	Scully Line
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Conrad Merdian,   b. 10 Dec 1838, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 9 Oct 1919, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Apollonia Wolff,   b. 20 Apr 1837, Kuhardt, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 14 Nov 1907, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F1325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Albert M. Sahr,   b. 11 Nov 1863, Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany d. 24 May 1933, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1884	Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5, 6]
  Agency: St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemtery
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 11 months - He : 21 years.
  Children	5 sons and 6 daughters
  1. Adam Albert Sahr,   b. 21 Feb 1886, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ▻ Hazel Louise Boston  m. 19 Aug 1908     2. Louise C. Sahr,   b. 6 Nov 1887, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 Jan 1974, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California. U.S.A. (Age 86 years) ▻ James Tate  m. Abt 1908     3. Marie Sahr,   b. 15 Sep 1889, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 Feb 1990, Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 100 years) ▻ Amon Walls Love  m. Aft 7 Jun 1911     4. John Konrad Sahr,   b. 5 Oct 1891, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 13 Mar 1929, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 37 years) ▻ Anna Mildred Lackner  m. Yes, date unknow +   5. Louis Leo Sahr,   b. 9 Apr 1894, Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1969, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years) ▻ Elizabeth Eleanor Pschirer  m. 16 May 1917     6. Margaret Dolores Sahr,   b. 9 Sep 1897, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. d. 30 May 1934, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 36 years) ▻ William George Stein  m. Yes, date unknow     7. Albert Martin Sahr,   b. 16 Jan 1900, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 May 1944, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 44 years) ▻ Doris Edna O'Neil  m. 20 Aug 1928     8. Lauretta Sahr,   b. 28 Feb 1902, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 7 Jan 1978, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years) ▻ William Roberts Nusser  m. 1928     9. Gertrude Elizabeth Sahr,   b. 7 Oct 1904, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 16 Feb 1994, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A. (Age 89 years) ▻ William Clement Hanley, Sr.  m. Yes, date unknow   10. Francis Joseph Sahr,   b. 4 Mar 1907, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Dec 1993, North Hills, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A. (Age 86 years) ▻ Norberta M. Lackner  m. Yes, date unknow   11. Catherine Sahr,   b. 18 May 1910, O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 30 May 2001, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 91 years) ▻ William Anthony Sigmund  m. Abt 1911
  Family ID	F1322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Margaret Elizabeth Merdian(1865 – 1941) 2Conrad Merdian(1838 – 1919) 4Georg Anton Merdian(1810 – 1877) 8Joannes Conrad Merdian(1770 – ) 16Joannes Rudolf Merdian(1748 – ) 17Maria Margaretha Job(1747 – ) 9Eva Catherina Dörzapf(Abt 1776 – ) 18 19 5Margaretha Hatzenbühler(1814 – 1870) 10Joannes Georg Hatzenbühler(1796 – 1850) 20 21 11Maria Apollonia Garrecht 22 23 3Apollonia Wolff(1837 – 1907) 6Joannes Adamus Wolff(1799 – 1872) 12Joannes Jacobus Wolff(1754 – ) 24Joannes Peter Wolff 25Maria Catharina Baer 13Maria Catharina Goetz 26Joannes Georg Goetz 27Eva Barbara Deubig 7Eva Margaretha Bolz(1802 – 1827) 14Matthäus Bolz 28 29 15Apollonia Lösch 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Dec 1865 - Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany Marriage - 11 Nov 1884 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 1941 - Sheraden, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 18 Jul 1941 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 22 Jul 1941 - Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1296; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1375309. [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: McKees Rock Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1514; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 284. [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1982; Page: 39A; Enumeration District: 0331; Image: 886.0; FHL microfilm: 2341716. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03670; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 69-590. [S164] Ancestry World Tree, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Inc., 1998), Questionnable Source . [S117] Feightner, Margaret Ann, Scully-Sahr Genealogy, (Virginia: manuscript, 1990). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 178188885 Margaret Sahr . [S2286] Obituary of Margaret Merdian [Sahr], (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, 19 July 1941, Page 12). [S2558] Obituary of Margaret Sahr (20 July), (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegram, 20 July 1941, page 27). [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Death Certificate of Margaret Sahr.