| Charles Messerly | |
| Sex: | Male |
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| Birth: | c1835 possibly Clay Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio |
| Father: | Samuel Messerly (c1794) |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Messerly (c1805)[1] |
| Spouse/Partner: | Elizabeth Senn (c1838) [2] |
| Marriage: | 04 FEB 1858 , Tuscarawas, Ohio |
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Charles Messerly aka Chas aka Messerley aka Chas Missertey
As of the 1880 Census, there is a Charles Messerley born c 1836, in Ohio living in Cooper, Webster, Iowa. Both parents swiss.
Children[]
| Name | Birthdate | Birthplace | Death date | Death place |
| Children of Charles Messerly (c1835) and Elizabeth Senn (c1838) | ||||
| Emma Messerly (c1858) | 1858 | Ohio | ||
| Fred Messerly (c1861) | 1861 | Ohio | ||
| Edward Messerly (c1863) | 1863 | Ohio | ||
| Emily Messerly (c1865) | 1865 | Missouri | ||
| Caroline Messerly (c1867) | 1867 | Iowa | ||
| Cornelia Messerly (c1870) | 1870 | Iowa | ||
| Ellen Messerly (c1871) | 1871 | Iowa | ||
| Myrah Messerly (c1873) | 1873 | Iowa | ||
| Charley Messerly (c1876) | 1847 | Iowa | ||
| Frankie Messerly (c1878) | 1878 | Iowa | ||
| James Messerly (c1879) | 1879 | Iowa | ||
| John Messerly (c1881) | 1879 | Iowa | ||
| Walter Messerly (c1884) | 1884 | Iowa | ||
Source (all entries) is the 1880 United States Federal Census for Cooper, Webster, Iowa
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| 1850 census shows Samuel married to Elizabeth, with son Christian age 18 born switzerland and son Charles 15 born Ohio. This places their immigration at between 1832 and 1835. | 1860 census Shows Emma age 1 born to Charles and Elizabeth (born Switzerland). Brother Christian is next door with an elder Elizabeth corresponding to the age of his mother, Samuel's wife. | 1870 census shows Nely 1 born in Missouri, but Edward age 5 born in Ohio, placing the move to Missouri between 1865 and 1869. Census taker records "Biron" as Elizabeth's Swiss place of birth. That's a homonym of Bern. |
documentation Notes[]
- 1860 Census, Chas Messerly is listed as head of household in Ohio > Tuscarawas > Clay. Post office: Gnadenhutten (Ancestry.com-search "Chas Missertey") 25, Elizabeth 21 (swiss birth), Emma 1
- Neighbor is Christian age 29 Ancestry.com-Search for "Christian Missertey"
- Elizabeth 54, Samuel 13, Gottlieb 17, Rose Ann 20. Elder elizabeth is wife of Samuel.
- 1870 Census, "Charles Messerley" is listed in Missouri > Morgan > Moreau, age 34,
- Wife Elizabeth 21 (typo?), Emma 12, Frederick 7, Edward 5, Nely 1.
- 1900 Census, Colfax township, Webster county, Iowa: Charles Messerly age 64 Elizabeth Messerly 60 Frank S Messerly 21 John S Messerly 19 Walter L Messerly 16