Carl married Florence Kathryn Kalmer on 3 Jun 1925 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA. Florence (daughter of Frank Joseph Kalmer and Florence Barbara Schell) was born on 28 Dec 1904 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA; died on 29 Sep 1989; was buried in Quincy Memorial Park, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Edward Merkel was born on 29 Oct 1926 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA; died on 18 Jan 2011 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA.
2. Russell C. Merkel