He was born in Oldenberg, Germany, March 8, 1859, and on Tuesday, Mr. Merssman celebrated his sixty-sixth birthday. He came to America, and to Quincy, at the age of 15 years, and lived here for 51 years. He was never married.
Mr. Merssman was a member of St. Peter's Catholic church, of the Elks, St. Aloysius Orphan Society, and St. Mary's Ambulance Society. He was also a charter member of Quincy Council, No, [583?], Knights of Columbus.
His first employment here was at the Kreitz Saddlery company's plant at 504 Maine street. Later, he went to work as clerk in the grocery store of his uncle Frank B. Merssman, on the southwest corner of Fourth and State streets. After learning the business, Mr. Merssman purchased the stock, and moved it to 504 Maine street, where he remained until the building was sold by the Kreitz estate, to the Halbach-Schroeder company.
George Merssman, well-known grocer and businessman, died at 12:10 o'clock Thursday morning in St. Mary's hospital, from double pneumonia.
- excerpts from obituary, printed 5 March 1925, page 3 of the Quincy Daily Journal.
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Mr. Merssman was a member of St. Peter's Catholic church, of the Elks, St. Aloysius Orphan Society, and St. Mary's Ambulance Society. He was also a charter member of Quincy Council, No, [583?], Knights of Columbus.
His first employment here was at the Kreitz Saddlery company's plant at 504 Maine street. Later, he went to work as clerk in the grocery store of his uncle Frank B. Merssman, on the southwest corner of Fourth and State streets. After learning the business, Mr. Merssman purchased the stock, and moved it to 504 Maine street, where he remained until the building was sold by the Kreitz estate, to the Halbach-Schroeder company.
George Merssman, well-known grocer and businessman, died at 12:10 o'clock Thursday morning in St. Mary's hospital, from double pneumonia.
- excerpts from obituary, printed 5 March 1925, page 3 of the Quincy Daily Journal.
Transcribed by Tree Leaf
He was born in Oldenberg, Germany, March 8, 1859, and on Tuesday, Mr. Merssman celebrated his sixty-sixth birthday. He came to America, and to Quincy, at the age of 15 years, and lived here for 51 years. He was never married.
Mr. Merssman was a member of St. Peter's Catholic church, of the Elks, St. Aloysius Orphan Society, and St. Mary's Ambulance Society. He was also a charter member of Quincy Council, No, [583?], Knights of Columbus.
His first employment here was at the Kreitz Saddlery company's plant at 504 Maine street. Later, he went to work as clerk in the grocery store of his uncle Frank B. Merssman, on the southwest corner of Fourth and State streets. After learning the business, Mr. Merssman purchased the stock, and moved it to 504 Maine street, where he remained until the building was sold by the Kreitz estate, to the Halbach-Schroeder company.
George Merssman, well-known grocer and businessman, died at 12:10 o'clock Thursday morning in St. Mary's hospital, from double pneumonia.
- excerpts from obituary, printed 5 March 1925, page 3 of the Quincy Daily Journal.
Transcribed by Tree Leaf
Mr. Merssman was a member of St. Peter's Catholic church, of the Elks, St. Aloysius Orphan Society, and St. Mary's Ambulance Society. He was also a charter member of Quincy Council, No, [583?], Knights of Columbus.
His first employment here was at the Kreitz Saddlery company's plant at 504 Maine street. Later, he went to work as clerk in the grocery store of his uncle Frank B. Merssman, on the southwest corner of Fourth and State streets. After learning the business, Mr. Merssman purchased the stock, and moved it to 504 Maine street, where he remained until the building was sold by the Kreitz estate, to the Halbach-Schroeder company.
George Merssman, well-known grocer and businessman, died at 12:10 o'clock Thursday morning in St. Mary's hospital, from double pneumonia.
- excerpts from obituary, printed 5 March 1925, page 3 of the Quincy Daily Journal.
Transcribed by Tree Leaf
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