+--George Mercklin 
      +--Christian Mercklin Sr  (ABT 1680-1766)
   +--Casper Sr. Merkel  (16 SEP 1730-15 SEP 1819)
   |  |  +--Johannes Benner 
   |  +--Catharine Benner  (ABT 1690-)
   |     +--Anna Helena 
+--Joseph Gen. Markle  (15 FEB 1777-15 MAR 1867)
|  |  +--Johannes Rothermel 
|  +--Maria S. Rothermel  (1753-1834)
|     +--Mary Elizabeth Siegfried 
Sarah A. Markle  (1813-)
|        +--Jacob Painter  (ABT 1700-ABT 1756)
|     +--Johann Georg Painter  (ABT 1724-)
|     |  +--Eve ??m Jacob Painter 
|  +--Jacob esq. Painter  (16 OCT 1757-21 FEB 1816)
|  |  |  +--Frederick Scholl 
|  |  +--Maria Magdalena Scholl  (ABT 1725-)
+--Betsy Painter  (14 MAY 1782-6 DEC 1815)
   +--Sophia Rapiere