John Henry Merkley 1889–1954 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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John Henry Merkley, 1889–1954 (aged 64 years)

Name

John Henry Merkley

Name: John Henry /Merkley/
Given names: John Henry
Surname: Merkley

Sex Male

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 14 July 1859 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Marriage: 10 October 1881 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 8 December 1946 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Phoebe Ann Hacking George Albert Merkley Eleanor Merkley Phoebe Jane Merkley Mary Elizabeth Merkley John Henry Merkley Parley Pratt Merkley Audrey Kay Merkley Morgan Merkley Olive Marie Merkley George Davis Merkley 1859–1946 Birth: 14 July 1859 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 8 December 1946 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
mother	Links Birth: 8 December 1860 25 21 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 10 October 1881 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 29 May 1934 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Davis Merkley George Albert Merkley Eleanor Merkley Phoebe Jane Merkley Mary Elizabeth Merkley John Henry Merkley Parley Pratt Merkley Audrey Kay Merkley Morgan Merkley Olive Marie Merkley Phoebe Ann Hacking 1860–1934 Birth: 8 December 1860 25 21 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 29 May 1934 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 10 October 1881 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
14 months elder brother	Links Birth: 13 December 1882 23 22 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 10 October 1906 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 16 August 1952 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Georgiana Blackburn Isabell Merkley Eva Merkley Edna Merkley Albert Davis Merkley Thomas Clifton Merkley Kate Ann Merkley Woodrow B Merkley Malissa Merkley Amos Ezra Merkley George Warren Merkley Flora Merkley Marie Merkley George Albert Merkley 1882–1952 Birth: 13 December 1882 23 22 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 16 August 1952 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
23 months elder sister	Links Birth: 7 November 1884 25 23 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 31 December 1903 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 25 February 1947 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 2 March 1955 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Orin Daniel Allen Jr. Eleanor Viola Allen Karl Anthon Allen Leonard C Allen Phoebe Allen Lawrence M Allen Florence Allen Annie Allen Edith Allen Audrey Allen Family with spouse Mark Moroni Hall Eleanor Merkley 1884–1955 Birth: 7 November 1884 25 23 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 2 March 1955 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
23 months elder sister	Links Birth: 15 September 1886 27 25 — Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA Marriage: 3 July 1906 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 11 October 1911 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 23 August 1953 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Franklin Bills George Franklin Bills Family with spouse Frank Edwin Colton Elizabeth Colton Elmo Davis Colton Clara Colton Lela Colton Garth Merkley Colton Sterling Boyd Colton Phoebe Jane Merkley 1886–1953 Birth: 15 September 1886 27 25 — Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA Death: 23 August 1953 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: 13 September 1888 29 27 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 13 September 1888 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Elizabeth Merkley 1888–1888 Birth: 13 September 1888 29 27 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 13 September 1888 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
13 months himself	Links Birth: 4 October 1889 30 28 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 23 February 1916 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 19 January 1954 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sylvia Caldwell Reed Henry Merkley Melba Merkley Harold Marion Merkley Mathel Merkley John Henry Merkley 1889–1954 Birth: 4 October 1889 30 28 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 19 January 1954 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 17 April 1892 32 31 — Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA Marriage: 28 May 1919 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Marriage: 3 July 1953 — Florence, Pinal, Arizona, USA Death: 13 November 1956 — Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Helen McRay Gardner Faye Armida Merkley Family with spouse Elsie Brewer Crisman Parley Pratt Merkley 1892–1956 Birth: 17 April 1892 32 31 — Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA Death: 13 November 1956 — Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 25 August 1895 36 34 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 16 July 1919 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 14 April 1986 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Carl Robert Richens Clifton William Richens Beulah Merle Richens Audrey Kay Merkley 1895–1986 Birth: 25 August 1895 36 34 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 14 April 1986 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 5 April 1898 38 37 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 4 April 1918 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 23 August 1980 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 5 August 1989 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Katherine Irma Carpenter Glindon M Merkley Clella Merkley Sybil Merkley Junior Neil Merkley Velda Merkley Phoebe Jane Merkley George D Merkley Family with spouse Clara Ida Thomas Morgan Merkley 1898–1989 Birth: 5 April 1898 38 37 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 5 August 1989 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 18 June 1901 41 40 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 31 March 1920 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 12 November 1930 — Provo, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Walton Edwin Bodily Lucille Bodily Lorenza Edwin Bodily Melvin Robert Bodily Anna Bodily Gordon Davis Bodily Harold R Bodily Olive Marie Merkley 1901–1930 Birth: 18 June 1901 41 40 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 12 November 1930 — Provo, Utah, USA

Family with Sylvia Caldwell
himself	Links Birth: 4 October 1889 30 28 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 23 February 1916 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 19 January 1954 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sylvia Caldwell Reed Henry Merkley Melba Merkley Harold Marion Merkley Mathel Merkley John Henry Merkley 1889–1954 Birth: 4 October 1889 30 28 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 19 January 1954 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
wife	Links Birth: 18 September 1895 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 23 February 1916 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 6 January 1956 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Henry Merkley Reed Henry Merkley Melba Merkley Harold Marion Merkley Mathel Merkley Sylvia Caldwell 1895–1956 Birth: 18 September 1895 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 6 January 1956 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 23 February 1916 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
8 months son	Links Birth: 5 October 1916 27 21 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 10 January 1943 — San Francisco, California, USA Death: 13 August 1984 — San Bruno, San Mateo, California, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ernestine Lorraine Sylveira Reed Henry Merkley 1916–1984 Birth: 5 October 1916 27 21 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 13 August 1984 — San Bruno, San Mateo, California, USA
2 years daughter	Links Birth: 20 October 1918 29 23 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 15 September 1940 — Duchesne, Utah, USA Death: 30 May 2002 — Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Clinton Holfeltz Kyle Clinton Holfeltz Melba Merkley 1918–2002 Birth: 20 October 1918 29 23 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 30 May 2002 — Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
2 years son	Links Birth: 13 December 1920 31 25 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 16 August 1955 — Duchesne, Utah, USA Death: 24 February 1980 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thelma Faye Ivie Michael H Merkley Harold Marion Merkley 1920–1980 Birth: 13 December 1920 31 25 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 24 February 1980 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
6 years daughter	Links Birth: 11 May 1926 36 30 — LaPoint, Uintah, Utah, USA Marriage: 1 October 1949 — Noble, Oklahoma, USA Death: 4 February 2008 — Magna, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Eugene Bryant John Edward Bryant Mathel Merkley 1926–2008 Birth: 11 May 1926 36 30 — LaPoint, Uintah, Utah, USA Death: 4 February 2008 — Magna, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Events of close relatives
Birth	4 October 1889 30 28 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a brother	Parley Pratt Merkley 17 April 1892 Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA
Birth of a sister	Audrey Kay Merkley 25 August 1895 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a brother	Morgan Merkley 5 April 1898 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a sister	Olive Marie Merkley 18 June 1901 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Death of a maternal grandmother	Jane Clarke 3 March 1913 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Burial of a maternal grandmother	Jane Clarke 7 March 1913
Marriage	Sylvia Caldwell — View this family 23 February 1916 (aged 26 years) Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a son	Reed Henry Merkley 5 October 1916 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Death of a maternal grandfather	John Sampson Hacking 27 July 1917 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Burial of a maternal grandfather	John Sampson Hacking 31 July 1917 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a daughter	Melba Merkley 20 October 1918 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a son	Harold Marion Merkley 13 December 1920 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a daughter	Mathel Merkley 11 May 1926 LaPoint, Uintah, Utah, USA
Death of a sister	Olive Marie Merkley 12 November 1930 Provo, Utah, USA
Death of a mother	Phoebe Ann Hacking 29 May 1934 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Marriage of a daughter	Clinton Holfeltz — Melba Merkley — View this family 15 September 1940 Duchesne, Utah, USA
Marriage of a son	Reed Henry Merkley — Ernestine Lorraine Sylveira — View this family 10 January 1943 San Francisco, California, USA
Death of a father	George Davis Merkley 8 December 1946 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Marriage of a daughter	Robert Eugene Bryant — Mathel Merkley — View this family 1 October 1949 Noble, Oklahoma, USA
Death of a brother	George Albert Merkley 16 August 1952 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death of a sister	Phoebe Jane Merkley 23 August 1953 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Death	19 January 1954 (aged 64 years) Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Last change	18 May 2022 – 13:27:23 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	JOHN H. MERKLEY DIES, FUNERAL SET FOR FRIDAY John Henry Merkley, 64, Maeser Farmer and stockman, died at his home, sometime Tuesday. His body was discovered by his son, Harold at 5 a.m. Tuesday near the barnyard. Funeral services will be held Friday at noon in the Maeser Ward Chapel with burial in the Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vernal Mortuary Thursday evening and at the residence in Maeser Friday morning from 10 a. m. until the time of services. Mr. Merkley was born October 4, 1889, at Vernal, a son of Deorge Davis and Phebe Ann Hacking Merkley. He had been a farmer and stockman all his life, and at the time of his death was a director of the Raven Oil Company. He was married to Sylvia Caldwell February 23, 1916, at Vernal. Survivors include the widow, two sons: Reed H., San Francisco and Harold M., Vernal; two daughters: Melba Holfeltz, Salt Lake City; Mathel Bryant, Vernal; two brothers: Parley P., Mesa, Arizona and Morgan Merkley, Vernal; two sisters: Audrey Richens, both of Vernal; and two grandchildren. -Vernal Express, January 21, 1954, transcribed by Rhonda Holton

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JOHN H. MERKLEY DIES, FUNERAL SET FOR FRIDAY

John Henry Merkley, 64, Maeser Farmer and stockman, died at his home, sometime Tuesday. His body was discovered by his son, Harold at 5 a.m. Tuesday near the barnyard.

Funeral services will be held Friday at noon in the Maeser Ward Chapel with burial in the Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vernal Mortuary Thursday evening and at the residence in Maeser Friday morning from 10 a. m. until the time of services.

Mr. Merkley was born October 4, 1889, at Vernal, a son of Deorge Davis and Phebe Ann Hacking Merkley. He had been a farmer and stockman all his life, and at the time of his death was a director of the Raven Oil Company. He was married to Sylvia Caldwell February 23, 1916, at Vernal.

Survivors include the widow, two sons: Reed H., San Francisco and Harold M., Vernal; two daughters: Melba Holfeltz, Salt Lake City; Mathel Bryant, Vernal; two brothers: Parley P., Mesa, Arizona and Morgan Merkley, Vernal; two sisters: Audrey Richens, both of Vernal; and two grandchildren.

-Vernal Express, January 21, 1954, transcribed by Rhonda Holton