Johnann [John] Merz (1838-1891) immigrated from Wurttemburg; he arrived in New York aboard the "New York" on June 5, 1865. His parentage at this point is not positive, but strong circumstantial evidence indicates Johann and Clare Merz. John and his family settled in the town of Crockery, near Grand Haven, Michigan.
Outline of the Merz Family
1 Johann Merz +Clare ? ..2 Anton Merz (1838-1882) +Wilhelmine C. Buchler (1846) ..2 Johann Merz (1838-1891) +Caroline Henley (1843-1920) ....3 Delia Merz (1864-1936) +Peter Brady (1858-1899) ......4 Daniel Brady (1889-1962) +Sylvia Hiler (1891-1917) ........5 Irene Lucy Brady (1911-1991) +[Clarence John] Pete Ennenga (1911-1994) ..........6 Kenneth Ennenga, Sr. (1933) +Judith Lynn Hornby (1938) ............7 Kenneth Ennenga, Jr. (1961) +Sharon Tucker (1959) ..............8 Kenneth Lonnie Ennenga (1986) ............7 Lisa Marie Ennenga (1962) +Harvey Marter, III Second husband of Lisa Ennenga: +Greg Fischer (1965) ..............8 Cody James Fischer (1996) ............7 Nancy Lee Ennenga (1966) +Gerald "Jake" Bramer (1965) Second wife of Kenneth Ennenga, Sr.: +Yang Sun "Sue" Yoon [Alman] (1939) ..........6 James Frederick Ennenga (1937) +Young-Cha ? ............7 Min-Sun Ennenga +? ..........6 Sylvia Jean Ennenga (1943) +Herb Zimmerman ........5 Duane Brady (1914) ........5 Mable Brady (c.1917) ........5 Charles Edward Brady (1919?-1922) Second wife of Daniel Brady: +Susan Haiker (1895-1976) ........6 Daniel J. Brady (1929-1996) +Beverly J. ? (1931) ..........7 Mark Brady ........6 Ellen Brady +Harry Bernard Second husband of Delia Merz: +George Barden (1872) ....3 Anton J. Merz (1869-1920) +Anna M. Belster (1872-1906) ......4 Anton Merz (1892) ......4 Louis Merz (1893-1893) ......4 Sophie A. Merz (1894) ......4 Carl Merz (1895-1941) ......4 John Merz (1896) ......4 Anna Merz (1899-1900) ......4 Elizabeth Merz (1900) ......4 Christina Merz (1901-1903) ......4 Joseph Merz (1904-1984) ......4 Caroline Merz (1905-1917) ....3 Clara Merz (1871) +Charles H. Wiley (1869) ....3 Louis Merz (1872) +Bibiana Wiess ....3 John Merz (1874-1963) +Elizabeth Schneider (1880-1911) ......4 Elizabeth Merz (1906-1995) +Claude Voss (1903-1962) Second wife of John Merz: +Margaret Gabga [Ubl] (1880-1960) ....3 Charley Merz (1880-1897) ....3 William Merz (1882-1952) +Idella M. Martin (1883-1931) ......4 Louis W. Merz (1908-1914) ......4 Lloyd Merz (1912-1986) +Viola Mae Watson (1920-1940) Second wife of Lloyd Merz +Geraldine Chittenden (1913-1976) ......4 Wilfred J. Merz (1915-1985) +Ruth Chittenden (1918) ........5 Roger Merz ........5 Wayne Merz ........5 Bruce Merz .... 4 Clara I. Merz (1917-1996) ......4 Clifton M. Merz (1919-1993) +Edna H. Bolles (1924) ......4 George E. Merz (1912-1971) ....3 Mary Agnes Merz (1884-1938) +Frederick James Zellar (1885-1959)