Brief Life History of Edith Melsena
When Edith Melsena Casler was born on 27 June 1901, in Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, United States, her father, Leroy Benjamin Casler, was 28 and her mother, Emma Drucilla Glass, was 30. She married Lucien Bruning Hughes on 17 July 1918, in Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 16 November 1976, in Metamora, Woodford, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States.
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- Edith Sheets, "United States 1950 Census"
- Edith Casler Sheets, "Find A Grave Index"
- Edith Melsena Casler in entry for Lucean Bruning Hughes, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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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The Life Sketch of Edith Melsina Casler
Edith Melsina Casler (1901-1976) A tiny little baby girl was born into the world on 27 June 1901 to Leroy Benjamin and Emma Drucilla Glass Casler. She was the second daughter to join this family. Her …
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