Born: November 27, 1890
Died: February 21, 1919
Mother: Charlotte Lottie DeBelle Ashford Merck
Father: Charles Stephen Merck

Spouse: Lucy Syfan
Married: April 22, 1918
Children:
· Infant girl Evelyn stillborn February 19, 1919

Ralph, his wife Lucy and child all died in the flu epidemic of 1919. He was Ruby Evelyn Merck Wing's twin brother, and has namesakes until today through the Rudder line.