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 1841 - 1902 (61 years)
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| Name |
Daniel Merz [1] |
| Born |
1 Jan 1841 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
6864 |
| Died |
19 May 1902 [1] |
| Person ID |
I6864 |
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| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- Heyman Heyman and Louis Merz came to West Point, GA when the Atlanta & West Point Rail Road was completed in 1854. The young men began a very modest dry goods business, selecting as their motto, "Dieu Ma Forte"...God is my Strength. The War between the States ended their association, for Louis Merz joined the West Point Guard, in April, 1861, and was killed at Sharpesburg (Antietam) Maryland September 18, 1862. Mr. Heyman and Daniel Merz, brother of Louis, operated a tannery in Bluffton for the Confederacy during he war years. After the war, Mr. Heyman and Mr. Merz, who had been in the firm since 1860, continued their business of dry goods as Heyman & Merz. Though short of funds, they had the asset of pre-war confidence in their record of dealings with Northern concerns. Mr. Heyman set out on a trip to eastern markets and soon West Point and Bluffton residents were treated to nbew goods arriving by rail express. Louis Phillip Heyman and sister, Miss Bertha Heyman, who went to work in the store as a cashier in 1885, after the death of her father, served the area through their merchandising for more than 40 years. Louis Phillip Heyman died in in 1935. [1]
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