Adam Merdian

1859 - 1939  (79 years)

• Name	Adam Merdian
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	25 Aug 1859	Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany   [1, 9]
  General Information	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]
  Immigration	12 Sep 1881 (Age 22)	New York City, New York   [1, 6]
  On 12 September 1881, he sailed with his parents on board the SS Stella from Amsterdam to New York City.
  Naturalization	25 Aug 1888 (Age 29)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania   [8]
  He petitioned for naturalization on 25 August 1888.
  Census	1900 (Age 41)	Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  On the 1900 US Census, he was listed a carpet weaver, aged 40, living at 3 High Street, Etna, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1910 (Age 51)	Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania   [2]
  On the 1910 US Census, he is listed as a water tender at a blast furnace, aged 50, living in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1920 (Age 61)	Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania   [3]
  On the 1920 US Census, he is listed as a laborer in a steel mill, aged 60, living in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1930 (Age 71)	Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania   [4]
  On the 1930 US Census, he was listed as a widower, aged 71,and was living with his son, Louis at 211 Powers Alley, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.
  Residence	1934 (Age 75)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania   [10]
  In 1934 he lived at 31 South Strauis Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  Death	20 Jan 1939	Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania   [9]
  	He died at the home, 509 Allegheny Avenue, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, of his daughter, Mary Mallinder, of chronic myocarditis. [9]
  		Death Certificate of Adam Meridan
  Obituary	21 Jan 1939  [7]
  His obituary was dated 21 January 1939.
  	Obituary of Adam Merdian
  Burial	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) ▻ Catherine "Kate" Glatz,  m. 1883   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) ▻ 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  (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	24 Jul 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)
  Marriage	24 Mar 1866	Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 3 months - She : 28 years and 11 months.
  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)
  Marriage	1883  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 23 years and 4 months - She : ~ 17 years and 8 months.
  Children	From 1884 to 1906  [5]
  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)
  Family ID	F8603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Aug 1859 - Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany Immigration - 12 Sep 1881 - New York City, New York Naturalization - 25 Aug 1888 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Census - 1900 - Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Census - 1910 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Census - 1920 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Census - 1930 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Residence - 1934 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Death - 20 Jan 1939 - Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Burial - 23 Jan 1939 - Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S137] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), 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), 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), 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), Year: 1930; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1990; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0795; Image: 838.0; FHL microfilm: 2341724. [S110] Ancestry Family Trees, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Use with Caution. [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). [S573] Pennsylvania, Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Petition of Adam Merdian. [S121] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Death Certificate of Adam Meridan. [S23] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1934.