Willard Ray Merkley

Brief Life History of Willard Ray

When Willard Ray Merkley was born about 1889, in Sac, Iowa, United States, his father, Anson Merkley, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Casselman, was 27. He lived in Eden Township, Sac, Iowa, United States in 1885. He died in June 1916, in Sac Township, Sac, Iowa, United States, at the age of 28, 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
Emma Merkley
1882–
Willard Ray Merkley
1889–1916
Carrie May Merkley
1887–1975
George Anson Merkley
1892–1912

Sources (2)

  • Willard Markley in household of Anson Markley, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Willard R. Merkley, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Probably an Americanized form of German Merkle .

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

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