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Louis Edward MERTA

Louis Edward MERTA

Male 1922 - 1991  (68 years)


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  • Name Louis Edward MERTA  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 25 Oct 1922  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1926  Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 10 Sep 1991  [1
    Burial Abt 13 Sep 1991  Viking Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3202  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    Father Wesley George MERTA,   b. 4 May 1874, Kutna Hora, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1957, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Sophie BARTA,   b. 27 Jan 1881, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1960, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1899  [4
    Family ID F306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S742] Viking Cemetery (Viking, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
      LOUIS EDWARD
      MERTA
      OCT. 25, 1922 - SEPT. 10, 1991

    2. [S489] Viking in Profile, Volume I, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 725, WESLEY GEORGE and MARY MERTA.
      Wesley George Merta, born May 4, 1874, died December 22, 1957, and Mary Sophie Merta, born January 27, 1881, died April 2, 1960.

      There were 11 children in the family:
      Helen (Mrs. Louis Ruzicka) was born June 4, 1901, and died January 26, 1980.
      William was born February 8, 1903, and died January 3, 1974.
      Johnny died as an infant, dates unknown.
      Millie (Mrs. Charles Wesley) was born November 24, 1905, and died January 9, 1973.
      Edward was born July 10, 1909, and died September 13, 1911.
      Barbara (Mrs. Bill Young) was born December 31, 1910, and died December 21, 1961.
      George was born December 3, 1913.
      Julia was born December 15, 1916, and died May 1, 1917.
      Emma (Mrs. Bob Stevens) was born October 28, 1918.
      Louis was born October 25, 1922.
      Ernest was born January 13, 1926.

    3. [S1394] 1926 Census of Canada, Alberta, Enumeration District No. 45, Enumeration Sub-district No. 73, Prairie Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, As there is no image for this census, we will include the particulars of the HoH as all of the remaining family members will be very similar.
      Name: Wesley Merta
      Gender: Male
      Ethnicity: Bohemian
      Marital Status: Married
      Age: 52
      Birth Dat: abt 1874
      Birth Place: Bohemia
      Immigration Date: 1904
      Naturalization Date: 1907
      Citizenship: Canadian
      Residence Date: 1926
      Residence Place: Alberta, Canada
      Relation to Head: Head
      Father Birth Place: Bohemia
      Mother Birth Place: Bohemia
      Language Spoken: Eng
      Can Speak English: Yes
      Can Speak French: No
      Can Read: Yes
      Can Write: Yes
      Family Number: 30
      Enumeration District: 45
      Sub-District: 73

    4. [S489] Viking in Profile, Volume I, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 725, WESLEY GEORGE and MARY MERTA.
      Mary was born in Nebraska, January 27, 1881. Wes and Mary were married in the year 1899. Three of their children were born in Nebraska: Helen Louise, June 4, 1901; William Joseph, February 8, 1903; and Johnny, who died as an infant, dates unknown.


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