ALFRED W MERTENS LEFT GERMANY 22 Okt 1893 TO NEW YORK ON SHIP RAETIA OUT
OF HAMBURG HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD
LIVED IN PARMEWINKEL , HANNOVER
POSSIBLE FATHER KARL HEINRICH MERTENS BUT NOT SURE
MOTHER POSSIBLE MARIE RAUFS ALSO NO SURE
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED, HE IS MY GRANDFATHER
THANKS IN ADVANCE
STEVE MERTENS