Apollonia Wolff
F, #460, (9 April 1837 - 14 November 1907)
Last Edited=15 May 2023
Apollonia Wolff was born on 9 April 1837 at Kuhardt, Germersheim, Bavaria, Germany.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Joannes Adamus Wolff and Eva Margaretha Bolz.3 Apollonia Wolff was christened on 21 April 1837 at Kuhardt, Germersheim, Bavaria, Germany.4 Apollonia Wolff also went by the name of Lena.1
Apollonia Wolff, age 28, married Conrad Merdian, age 27 , son of Georg Anton Merdian and Margaretha Hatzenbühler, on 24 March 1866 at Sankt Martinum Roemisch-Katholische, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Bavaria, Germany.5,1 Apollonia Wolff and Conrad Merdian immigrated on 12 September 1881 to New York City, New York, on board the SS Stella out of Amsterdam.6,7,1
Apollonia and Conradmoved to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in 1884.8 According to the 1885 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City Directory, Conrad and Lena lived in Pittsburgh and he was a laborer.9 Apollonia, age 62 years, and Conrad, age 61 years , appeared on the US Census of 1900 at 2 Butler Street, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.1 Apollonia Wolff died on 14 November 1907 at Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at age 70 from pneumonia.3,2
Apollonia's obituary of 15 November 1907, reads:
Mrs. Applonia Merdian, wife of Conrad Merdian, is dead at her late home in Butler street, Etna. She was 71 years old and was born in Germany. She is survived by her husband, four sons and two daughters. There are 40 grand-children.10 She was buried on 17 November 1907 at Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the old section.3,2
Apollonia Wolff, age 28, married Conrad Merdian, age 27 , son of Georg Anton Merdian and Margaretha Hatzenbühler, on 24 March 1866 at Sankt Martinum Roemisch-Katholische, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Bavaria, Germany.5,1 Apollonia Wolff and Conrad Merdian immigrated on 12 September 1881 to New York City, New York, on board the SS Stella out of Amsterdam.6,7,1


Mrs. Applonia Merdian.
Mrs. Applonia Merdian, wife of Conrad Merdian, is dead at her late home in Butler street, Etna. She was 71 years old and was born in Germany. She is survived by her husband, four sons and two daughters. There are 40 grand-children.10
Children of Apollonia Wolff and Conrad Merdian
- Adam Merdian (25 Aug 1859 - 20 Jan 1939)
- Anton Merdian (22 Oct 1861 - 22 Jan 1930)
- Margaret Elizabeth Merdian+ (6 Dec 1865 - 18 Jul 1941)
- Frank Merdian (25 Jan 1869 - 9 Jun 1947)
- John Merdian (25 Jan 1869 - 27 May 1943)
- Elizabeth Rose Merdian (13 Nov 1870 - )
- Catharina Merdian (12 May 1876 - )
Citations
- Census Bureau. 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2004.
- Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
- Department of Health, Record Group. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
- Ancestory.com. Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
- Ancestory.com. Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
- Records of the U.S. Customs Service. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
- Census Bureau. 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
- Filby, P. William. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, Missourit: Gale Research, 2012.
- Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
- Pittsburgh Daily Post, "Mrs. Applonia Merdia" Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15 November 1907.