last updated 9 Jul 2012
This page is for our Merz ancestors of Gruibingen. Today Gruibingen is located in the Göppingen district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg (or Wuerttemberg). We can trace the family back to Hans Mertz, born about 1590 in the village of Diegelsberg. Hans Mertz is my 10th great-grandfather. The records prior to that time were lost during the Thirty Years War.
Our Merz ancestors were peasants, brick makers, pipe makers and weavers.
See the chart below for the descendants of Hans Mertz.
Click on the report menu above for a printable chart and a genealogy report (both in pdf format) with more information on the family. Please note that the umlaut symbol that is part of many words and names in German does not do well in the chart presentation on this page. The spelling is correct in the pdf chart and report.
Three of the children of Hans' 5th great-granddaughter Johanna (Merz) Börschl (or Boerschel) immigrated to the United States. The information on this page is for the German branch of the family. For information on the immigrants and their descendants, click on the family menu above for the family in America and photos.
I owe much thanks to Martin Koepple in Plochingen in Germany for researching and translating the archives of Gruibingen. He was able to answer a lot of questions about the immigrants from this family, and clarify the family relationships I knew existed but was not sure how the Merz, Straub, Habann, and Boerschel families in America were related.
1-Hans Mertz b. Abt 1590, Diegelsberg, Uhingen, Near Goeppingen,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, d. , Gruibingen, Goeppingen District, Baden-Wuerttemberg
+Unknown
...2-Anna Merz b. 27 Dec 1617
...2-Hans Merz b. 22 Mar 1619, d. Bef 1622, Gruibingen
...2-Hans Merz b. 14 Sep 1622, Gruibingen, Goeppingen District,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, d. 10 Jun 1681, Gruibingen
+Barbara b. Abt 1626, m. Bef 1644, Gruibingen, d. 8 Oct 1684, Gruibingen
......3-Apollonia Merz b. 9 Oct 1644, d. 13 Oct 1644, Gruibingen
......3-Christina Merz b. 28 Sep 1647, d. Bef 1653, Gruibingen
......3-Hans Jacob Merz b. 4 Dec 1650, Gruibingen, Goeppingen District,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, d. 11 Mar 1701, Gruibingen
+Anna Kauderer b. 3 Mar 1652, Gruibingen, Goeppingen District,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, m. 1676, Gruibingen, d. 11 Dec 1703, Gruibingen, par. Jerg
Kauderer and Maria Bauerlin
.........4-Hans Jerg Merz b. 26 Mar 1679, Gruibingen, Goeppingen District,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, d. 18 Feb 1749, Gruibingen
+Anna Barbara Leyrer b. Abt 1675, Gruibingen, Goeppingen District,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, m. 15 Nov 1697, Gruibingen, d. , Gruibingen, par. Hans
Leyrer and Unknown
............5-Anna Magdalena Merz b. 4 Aug 1699
............5-Hans Jacob Merz b. 26 Dec 1700, d. 3 Dec 1751
............5-Catharina Merz b. 4 Dec 1702
............5-Ursula Merz b. 10 Feb 1705
............5-Michael Merz b. 17 Nov 1706, Gruibingen, Goeppingen District,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, d. 1 Sep 1753, Gruibingen
+Anna Barbara Moll b. 10 Jan 1710, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, m. 26 Nov 1733, Gruibingen, Goeppingen District,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, par. Hans Moll and Elisabetha Straub
...............6-Johann Georg Merz b. 25 Mar 1735, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, d. 17 Apr 1794, Gruibingen
+Margaretha Boeg b. 22 Jun 1727, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, m. 2 Feb 1768, Gruibingen, d. 20 Apr 1802,
Gruibingen, par. Hans Jerg Boeg and Barbara
..................7-Michael Merz b. 27 Jul 1768, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, d. 10 Dec 1819, Gruibingen
+Catharina Bransteff b. 20 Mar 1768, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, m. 21 Jun 1791, Gruibingen, d. 4 Mar 1832,
Gruibingen, par. Johann Andreas Bransteff and Maria Straub
.....................8-Anna Margaretha Merz b. 14 Jan 1792, Gruibingen, d. 6
Jun 1811, Gruibingen
.....................8-Johann Georg Merz b. 31 Dec 1792, Gruibingen
+Margaretha Goelz b. 24 May 1790, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, m. 9 Feb 1820, Gruibingen, Goeppingen District,
Baden-Wuerttemberg
.....................8-Anna Maria Merz b. 1 Aug 1794, Gruibingen, d. 11 Sep
1794, Gruibingen
.....................8-Andreas Merz b. 24 Sep 1795, Gruibingen
+Anna Catharina Straub b. 20 May 1799, Gruibingen,
Goeppingen District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, m. 11 Jan 1825, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg
.....................8-Veit Merz b. 31 Jan 1797, Gruibingen, d. 1 Apr 1798,
Gruibingen
.....................8-Jacob Merz b. 5 Jul 1798, Gruibingen
.....................8-Michael Merz b. 5 Oct 1799, Gruibingen, d. 8 Nov 1799,
Gruibingen
.....................8-Anna Maria Merz b. 17 Dec 1800, Gruibingen
.....................8-Johann Michael Merz b. 12 Feb 1802, Gruibingen, d. 23
May 1802, Gruibingen
.....................8-Johanna Merz b. 11 Aug 1803, Gruibingen, d. 28 Dec 1805,
Gruibingen
.....................8-Johann Michael Merz b. 16 Oct 1804, Gruibingen, d. 18
May 1807, Gruibingen
.....................8-Anna Barbara Merz b. 24 Aug 1806, Gruibingen, d. 10 Sep
1806, Gruibingen
.....................8-Anna Catharina Merz b. 16 Jul 1808, Gruibingen
+Johann Georg Moll
.....................8-Anna Barbara Merz b. 17 Apr 1810, Gruibingen
+Michael Neuffer b. 11 May 1815, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, m. 30 Jul 1844, Gruibingen, Goeppingen District,
Baden-Wuerttemberg
.....................8-Johanna Merz b. 1 Oct 1812, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, d. 15 Jul 1881, Gruibingen
+Unknown
........................9-Anna Barbara Merz b. 5 Dec 1833, Gruibingen,
Goeppingen District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, d. 25 Mar 1895, Bridgeport,
Fairfield County, Connecticut
........................9-Catharina Merz b. 31 Dec 1839, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, d. 18 Sep 1843, Gruibingen
........................9-Jakob Friedrich Merz b. 16 Feb 1842, Gruibingen,
Goeppingen District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, d. 4 Jul 1842, Gruibingen
+Johannes Boerschl b. 27 Nov 1799, Jebenhausen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, m. 18 Oct 1842, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, d. 6 Sep 1880, Gruibingen, Goeppingen
District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, par. Johann Michael Boerschl and Christina
Elisabeth Baetz
........................9-Margaretha Boerschl b. 26 Aug 1843, Gruibingen,
Goeppingen District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, d. Abt 1907
........................9-Wilhelmina Elisabetha Boerschl b. 25 Sep 1844,
Gruibingen, Goeppingen District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, d. 16 Oct 1921,
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
........................9-Johannes Boerschl b. 16 Jul 1846, Gruibingen,
Goeppingen District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, d. 18 Jan 1901, Gruibingen
........................9-Maria Catharina Boerschl b. 20 Apr 1851, Gruibingen,
Goeppingen District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, d. 9 Nov 1851, Gruibingen
........................9-Georg Ludwig Boerschl b. 6 May 1852, Gruibingen,
Goeppingen District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, d. 16 May 1852, Gruibingen
........................9-Maria Carolina Boerschl b. 12 Jun 1855, Gruibingen,
Goeppingen District, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, d. 19 Sep 1855, Gruibingen
...............6-Johannes Merz b. 10 Apr 1737, Gruibingen, d. 20 Dec 1738,
Gruibingen
...............6-Elisabetha Merz b. 13 Jun 1739, Gruibingen
...............6-Anna Maria Merz b. 16 Mar 1742, Gruibingen
...............6-Christina Merz b. 16 Mar 1742, Gruibingen
...............6-Anna Maria Merz b. 12 Nov 1744, Gruibingen
............5-Anna Merz b. 13 May 1709
............5-Hans Christoph Merz b. 29 Aug 1714
.........4-Hans Jacob Merz b. 2 Apr 1684, Gruibingen, d. Bef 1692, Gruibingen
.........4-Jacob Merz b. 6 Mar 1692
.........4-Anna Merz b. 24 Jul 1694
......3-Hans Merz b. 6 Aug 1651, d. 30 Aug 1695, Gruibingen
......3-Christina Merz b. 12 Apr 1653, Gruibingen
+Georg Moll
......3-Christoph Merz b. 11 Dec 1654, d. Bef 1656, Gruibingen
......3-Christoph Merz b. 10 Mar 1656, d. Bef 1660, Gruibingen
......3-Apollonia Merz b. 20 Apr 1657, d. 9 Mar 1722, Gruibingen
+Sebastian Brandsteff
......3-Christoph Merz b. 25 Feb 1660, d. 2 May 1724, Gruibingen
+Anna Niederreutter
......3-Anna Merz b. 14 Jul 1663, d. 16 Jan 1729, Gruibingen
+Ulrich Moll
...2-Peter Merz b. 8 Sep 1626, d. 20 Jun 1700, Gruibingen
+Margaretha
...2-Jerg Merz b. 15 Jan 1631
+Maria
...2-Michael Merz b. 23 Sep 1634
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