Hi Kim I've forwarded your email to Sheila Hill who has a collection of cemetery data and hope she can help you. I have a MERKEL connection in my WELTZ family line. While I'm not researching the MERKEL family, there is information below that might be valuable to you. Descendants of Conrad Weigel 1 Conrad Weigel b: Abt. 1809 prob. Michelfeld, Baden, Germany . +Juliana Merkel b: prob Michelfeld, Baden, Germany d: Bef. 1881 ...... 2 Margaretha Weigel b: 16 Dec 1836 Michelfeld, Sinsheim, Baden, Germany d: 28 Aug 1904 67 yrs; Normanby Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, CAN Burial: St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Neustadt, Grey Co, Ontario, CAN .......... +Frederick "Fritz" Weltz b: 15 Jun 1828 Michelfeld, Sinsheim, Baden, Germany d: 24 Jun 1911 83 yrs; Normanby Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, CAN Burial: 27 Jun 1911 St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Neustadt, Grey Co, Ontario, CAN Cheerio Sue Visser ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Watson" <kim.watson@rogers.com> To: <CAN-ONT-GREY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 4:01 PM Subject: [Grey Co.] Merkel Hi all, I am at a loss so I hope s.k.s will be able to help me fill in a few pieces. I am searching for Jacob MERKEL, born abt 1822 in Germany. He married Phillipina GOCKEL, also born abt 1822 in Germany and they came to Canada prior to 1858. I found Jacob on the 1871 census in Bruce County. Then in 1881 he, along with Phillipina and two daughters Katherina and Minnie, are in Normanby twp. Katherina is my gg-grandmother. I have her death registration and know that she was born in Neustadt. I am trying to find out what happened to Jacob and Phillipina. I am ASSUMING that they remained in Grey county as Katherina married and raised her family there. I've searched OFCA and found a Johan Jacob MERKEL at St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran cemetery in Neustadt, but am not sure if this is him. If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it. Regards, Kim ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx