Joseph Metzger, Jr

1835 - 1900  (64 years)

• Name	Joseph Metzger  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	20 Apr 1835	Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Allegheny, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Age: 14; Son of Elizabeth and Joseph Metzger
  Military Service	1 Aug 1861	Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3]
  	Union Army - War of Rebellion; Company E, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
  Death	10 Feb 1900  [2, 3, 5]
  Burial	Fairview Cemetery, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Person ID	I27984	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Metzger,   b. 28 Aug 1803, Switzerland d. 29 Jun 1872, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Rodkey,   b. 25 Sep 1803, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Apr 1887, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F12385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Wilson Patterson,   b. 14 Jul 1842, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Aug 1912 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F12397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Apr 1835 - Pennsylvania, USA Census - Age: 14; Son of Elizabeth and Joseph Metzger - 1850 - Allegheny, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA Military Service - Union Army - War of Rebellion; Company E, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry - 1 Aug 1861 - Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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