Pages 1209 & 1210: "John William Wertz, farmer, post-office Greenville, Penn., is a son of John and Ann (Gaumer) Wertz, natives of Lehigh County, Penn. In 1835 the father of our subject, in company with his father and grandfather, both of whom were named John, came to Mercer county and settled in Greene Township, where our subject now lives. The great-grandfather of our subject had three daughters, Lydia, Polly, Elizabeth, and two sons, John and Peter; the last named remained in Lehigh County. John, the grandfather of our subject, married Maria Adams, and their children were John, Jacob, Daniel, Polly, Hannah, and Catherine, all of whom are deceased except Hannah, who is the widow of Ephraim Boger. The father of our subject was born in Lehigh County, and his family were: Sabina, who died January 7, 1859; Charles Henry, of Evansburg, Penn.; James Wilson, who died July 7, 1853; Isaac Matthias, of Forest County, Penn.; John William, our subject; Joseph Franklin who died in 1889; Julia A., wife of Fred Buck, of Greenville, Penn.; Sarah K., of Greenville, Penn.; and Reuben Edwin, of Meadville, Penn. John, the father of our subject, died October 28, 1856, aged fifty-two years, and his widow died may 3, 1877, aged sixty-eight years, one month, and nine days. Our subject was born November 16, 1837, on the homestead farm where he was also reared, and has always been engaged in farming. He was married January 15, 1885 to Miss Eva Elizabeth, daughter of William C. Eich, of Otter Creek Township, and they have one son, William J. Mr. Wertz is a member of the A.O.U.W., Lodge no. 64 of Greenville, and is also a member of the Lutheran Church. Politically he is a Democrat. Of our subjects' brothers: Charles Henry, married Rosa Rodure, and has John S., Caroline, Adolete, Desolate, Anna, Ella, Armitta, Frank, Bertha, and Charley; Isaac Matthias married Lidda Christbaum, and has Emma, Charles J., William L., Harry J., and Alice; Ruben Edwin married Sarah L. McQuiston, and has Flora and Fred. Of his sisters, Julia A., married Fred Buck, and has one child, George G. Buck."
The History of Mercer County, PA was published in 1888.
Does anyone have any clues to how this Wertz family might connect to the others of our clan?
