Mervin M Casler

Male10 May 1879–16 June 1941

Brief Life History of Mervin M

Mervin M Casler was born on 10 May 1879, in Lowville, Lewis, New York, United States as the son of Michael Casler and Julia Jane Flint. He had at least 1 son and 4 daughters with Grace A. Lake. He lived in New Bremen, Lewis, New York, United States for about 5 years and Croghan, Croghan, Lewis, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 16 June 1941, in Croghan, Lewis, New York, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Petries Corners, Lewis, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mervin M Casler
1879–1941
Grace A. Lake
1881–1943
Laura Louise Casler
1901–1985
Mervin Casler
1907–1908
Vivian Casler
1912–1931
Julia Jane Casler
1921–1980
Marion R Casler
1927–1947

Sources (11)

  • Mervin Casler, "New York State Census, 1892"
  • Mervin M Casler, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Marvin Caslem, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"

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Children (5)

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 2

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

Age 3

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 17

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Kassler .

English: perhaps a habitational name from any of several places in Cumbria called Castle Howe, from Middle English castel ‘castle, earthwork’ + howe ‘mound’ (Old Norse haugr), or alternatively a topographic or occupational name from Middle English casteler ‘dweller or worker at a castle’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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