Family of Jacob Merklinger of Wellesley, Ontario


Family of Jacob Merklinger Sr. (1835-1901) of Wellesley, Ontario, Canada:
Back Row: Martin, Henry, Peter, John, Jacob Jr., Godfrey, David
Front Row: Lydia, Christina, Jacob, wife Katherina (Diehl), Katherina, Mary

(photo 1901 by Jacob Doersam, husband of Katherina Merklinger)

The observant viewer may notice that Jacob's beard is not grey in this picture.
The photo was actually taken on the day of his funeral. A neighbour sat as a stand-in for Jacob, then the photographer pasted in a portrait photo of Jacob at an earlier age.

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