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My Mertens Links - Two Photographs of William John Mertens (c.1830 - 1893)





William John Mertens Pre 1892

Family tradition has it that William Mertens hair turned white overnight after the death of his wife Sabina in 1892. There is a photograph of Sabina (see Dutillieul Web Pages) on a similar carte and the two photographs were quite possibly taken at the same time, possibly to celebrate an aniversary.






William John Mertens Post 1892

William's hair is quite white in this photograph , possibly taken after the death of his wife in 1892.