Mertie married Marshall Otis Clontz in (Burke County) North Carolina. Marshall (son of Michael Asbury "Asbury" Clontz and Laura Orilla Parks) was born on 4 Jun 1884 in Burke County, North Carolina; died on 21 Nov 1957 in Burke County, North Carolina; was buried in Pritchard-Clontz Family Cemetery, Burke County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

1. James Carl "Jeff" Clontz was born on 12 Sep 1914 in Burke County, North Carolina; died on 17 Jan 1994 in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
2. Lois Elizabeth Clontz was born on 19 Jun 1917 in Burke County, North Carolina; died on 3 Oct 1999 in Granite Falls, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, Burke Burke County, North Carolina.