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Nelson Merkley Sr.


Birth11 November 1829Williamsburg, Dundas, Upper Canada, British North America
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     Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), Vol. B, p. 74-75.

    Christopher Merkley, Biography of Christopher Merkley (Salt Lake City: J. H Parry & Company, 1887), p. 3.

    Vernal Express, Vernal Express (Vernal, Utah: J.M. Barker, 1891-1983), 1902-01-25, p. 3, Another Pioneer Gone.
Death21 January 1902Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, Memorial #29908395.

    Vernal Express, Vernal Express (Vernal, Utah: J.M. Barker, 1891-1983), 1902-01-25, p. 3, Another Pioneer Gone.
Burial23 January 1902Vernal Memorial Park, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, Memorial #29908395.

    Vernal Express, Vernal Express (Vernal, Utah: J.M. Barker, 1891-1983), 1902-01-25, p. 3, Another Pioneer Gone.
FatherChristopher Merkley
MotherSarah Davis
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   • Sarah Jane Sanders
Married25 March 1856Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Nelson Merkley Sr and Sarah Jane Sanders, ID: KWNR-8Z5 and ID: KWNR-8ZY.

    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), Sealing of Nelson Merkley and Sarah Jane Sanders, 25 Mar 1856, vol B1, p. 74.
          Children:
               Nelson Merkley Jr.
               George Davis Merkley
               Sarah Jane Merkley
               Susan Maria Merkley
               Christopher Ellis Merkley
               Mary Merkley
               Charles Albert Merkley
               Elizabeth Merkley
               John Merkley
               Henry Merkley
               William Sanders Merkley
               Rachel Ellen Merkley
               Jacob Merkley

Residences Label
• 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Fairfield, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1900Millward, Uintah, Utah, United States
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• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population Census17th Ward Grt Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusCedar Fort, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusFairfield, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusNorth Ashley, Unitah, UtahExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Willard Richards CompanyView Source
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Crossing the Plains Citation(s)
    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure3 Jul 1848
       Arrival10 Oct 1848

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