Clockwise left to right: Ida Coss Merten, Maisie, Bessie, Elsie, Albert Merten, and Grace; circa 1911.
| Johann Robert MERTEN (1839 - 1930) |
Zedekiah Curtis COSS (1833 - 1899) |
| Maria BECKER (1843 - 1923) |
Sarah Ann KINNER (1843 - 1899) |
| Albert Nicholas MERTEN | Ida Alice COSS |
| b. 4 May 1864, Keokuk Co., Iowa; near Harper City d. 26 May 1931, Great Bend, Kansas, Age: 67 bur. Section Q, Great Bend Cemetery, Barton Co. KS occ. Farmer, MWA; Mason edu. rel. Methodist bp. FARM. South 1/2 of Section 3, Clarence township, Barton Co., KS, bought in 1902. |
b. 20 Sep 1876, Highland County, Ohio d. 23 Jun 1946, At Maisie's, 2520 Twelfth St., Great Bend, Age: 69 bur. Section Q, Great Bend Cemetery, Barton Co. KS occ. Eastern Star edu. rel. Methodist, Albert Church bp. FARM. |
| Bessie Ona MERTEN Elsie (Elsa) Susie Ann MERTEN Maisie (Marie) N. MERTEN Grace E. MERTEN (DYER) |