Elizabeth Casselman

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Casselman was born in January 1863, in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, her father, Michael Henry Casselman, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Wegar, was 39. She married Anson Merkley on 12 July 1881. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Woodbury, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Woodbury Township, Woodbury, Iowa, United States in 1925. She died on 15 February 1942, in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anson Merkley
1861–1927
Elizabeth Casselman
1863–1942
Marriage: 12 July 1881
Emma Merkley
1882–
Willard Ray Merkley
1889–1916
Carrie May Merkley
1887–1975
George Anson Merkley
1892–1912

Sources (34)

  • Elizabeth Markley in household of Anson Markley, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Elizabeth Casselman, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Elizabeth Merkley, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Americanized or older spelling of the German habitational name Kasselmann, denoting someone from Kassel (see Kassel ), or Kesselman .

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

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