Chana Leah Merkel

1858 - 1921  (63 years)

• Name	Chana Leah Merkel
  Nickname	Anna
  Birth	Mar 1858	Kovno, Lithuania
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Apr 1921	Baltimore, Maryland
  	born in Rasein (now Raseiniai), Lithuania, daughter of Wolf (Velvel) Merkel and Feige Shabashevich. About 1886, she immigrated to Baltimore, MD with her husband John (Kasriel) and two eldest children, Dora (b. 1881) and Jennie (b. 1883). Additional children Elsie, Jacob, Fannie, and Eli were born in Baltimore and the youngest, Sarah (Selda) in Crisfield, MD, where the family lived briefly in 1895-1896 before returning to Baltimore. According to obituaries in the Baltimore Jewish Times and Baltimore Sun (see copy here), she was active in Jewish charity work in Baltimore. Hebrew name: Chana Leah b. Zev Wolf
  Person ID	I908	Markel
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Wolf Velvel Merkel,   b. Abt 1835   d. 1905 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Feiga Shabashevich   d. 1890
  Family ID	F485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kasriel Markel,   b. Feb 1858, Kovno, Lithuania d. 24 Nov 1922, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1880/1	Lithuania
  Children	1. Girl died young Merkel   2. Twin Markel,   b. Abt 1885   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Twin Markel,   b. Abt 1885   d. Yes, date unknown > 4. Dora Markel,   b. 17 Jun 1882, Raseiniai, Raseiniai District Municipality, Kaunas, Lithuania d. 3 Feb 1965, Maryland , USA (Age 82 years) > 5. Jennie Markel,   b. 20 May 1883, Raiseniai, Lithuania d. Feb 1972, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States (Age 88 years) > 6. Elsie Markel,   b. Abt 1889, Baltimore, MD USA d. 31 Jul 1945, Baltimore, MD USA (Age 56 years) > 7. Eli Herman Markell,   b. 4 Feb 1890, Maryland , USA d. 31 Mar 1982, Bronx, New York, United States (Age 92 years) > 8. Jacob Markell,   b. 24 Jul 1892, Baltimore, MD USA d. 29 Jun 1928, Kenova, West Virginia USA (Age 35 years) > 9. Sarah Selda Sadie Markel,   b. Dec 1895, Crisfield, Somerset, Maryland, United States d. 13 Feb 1971, Dade, Florida, United States (Age 75 years)   10. Boy Died Young Markel,   b. 14 Jun 1900, Baltimore, MD USA > 11. Fannye Markel,   b. Apr 1893, Baltimore, MD USA d. 16 Feb 1959, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026