Ralph Robert Mertz
b. 5 April 1919, d. 21 November 1971
- Father: Jacob Arnold Mertz b. 17 June 1887, d. 26 October 1962
- Mother: Kate R. Wilson b. 20 November 1888, d. 1 February 1957
- Ralph Robert Mertz was born on 5 April 1919 in New York.
- Jacob Arnold Mertz and Kate R. Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 709 Riley Street enumerated at the same address as Kate's mother.. Other members of the household included Ralph Robert Mertz, Alice Harriet Mertz, Jacob Herbert Mertz, James Albert Mertz and George W. Mertz.
- Jacob Arnold Mertz and Kate R. Wilson appeared in the Minnesota state census of 1 April 1925 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 32 Roetzer Street. Other members of the household included Ralph Robert Mertz, Alice Harriet Mertz, Jacob Herbert Mertz, James Albert Mertz, George W. Mertz and Louise Emma Mertz.
- Jacob Arnold Mertz and Kate R. Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 24 Latour Street. Other members of the household included Ralph Robert Mertz, Jacob Herbert Mertz, James Albert Mertz, George W. Mertz and Louise Emma Mertz.
- Jacob Arnold Mertz and Kate R. Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 942 Northampton Street. Other members of the household included Ralph Robert Mertz, James Albert Mertz, George W. Mertz and Louise Emma Mertz.
- He was employed by a retail furniture store as a porter, acccording to the 1910 census.
- He enlisted on 13 March 1942 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York, as a private in the US Army.
- The following appeared on 15 May 1960 in the Buffalo Courier-Express: What would you pay your wife? The State Labor Department suggests an annual salary of $8,500. . . .
Ralph Mertz, Buffalo, elevator operator: "I'd probably pay her $5,000 a year, but she's worth more than that. We've been married 10 years and have two children. She's worth quite a lot for all the work she does." - Ralph Robert Mertz died on 21 November 1971 at age 52.
- He was interred at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Amherst, Erie County, New York.
- Last Edited: 26 Nov 2015
Family:
- Ralph Robert Mertz Jr. b. 29 January 1953, d. 7 November 1981