Tripp Families of North America
Lydia Merkle
1878 - 1960 (82 years)
Generation: 1
1. Lydia Merkle was born on 28 May 1878 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (daughter of Godfrey Merkle and Minnie Merkle); died on 20 Aug 1960 in St. Joseph, Berrian Co., Michigan; was buried in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America. Lydia married Jesse William Piper on 23 Feb 1903 in Kilie, Michigan, USA. Jesse (son of William Thomas Piper and Phebe Jane Tripp) was born on 29 Sep 1877 in Kibbie, Van Biuren, Michigan, USA; died on 3 Mar 1943 in South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA; was buried in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Julia Jane Piper was born on 20 Jul 1905 in Kibbie, Michigan; died on 13 Apr 1982 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was buried in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America.
2. Godfrey Merkle was born in Feb 1844 in Germany. Godfrey married Minnie Merkle in 1866. Minnie was born in Oct 1843 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Minnie Merkle was born in Oct 1843 in Germany. Children:
- 1. Lydia Merkle was born on 28 May 1878 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 20 Aug 1960 in St. Joseph, Berrian Co., Michigan; was buried in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America.