Elza Messerly (1857-1933)

Elza Milton Messerly
Sex:	Male
Birth:	17 Apr 1857 Basil, OH
Death:	20 Nov 1933
Father:	Jonas Messerly (1828)
Mother:	Sarah Alspaugh (1830)
Spouse/Partner:	Sarah Tschopp (1861)
Marriage:	11 Oct 1883
2nd Spouse:	Elizabeth Zecaty (1875) Elizabeth Agnes Zecaty
2nd Marriage:	22 Mar 1897 Lancaster, OH

Elza Messerly

Unusual marital situation. Elza's first wife dies in 1895. He remarries in Mar of 1897, and they have 3 children rapidly- one per year, but by 1900 Census they are not living in the same house. The 1910 Census tells us they are divorced.

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Documentation notes

• 1900, Elza with no Elizabeth and Sarah E. is at the house.
• 1900 Elizabeth Messerley age 24 is a boarder in Hocking, Fairfield with Mary M (3) [Margaret?] Ellen (2YO) [Hellen?], and John 0YO [Francis?].
• 1910, Elza. No Ruth. No Sarah E (mother) Just 3 boys.
• Corax: wife1: Sarah Ellen Tschopp b. 3 Nov 1861 dies 1 Oct 1895 married on 11 Oct 1883
• Corax: 2nd wife Elizabeth Agnes Zecaty b. 11 Sep 1875
• 1920 Census has Elizabeth Messerly as Head of Household, divorced. Francis is there, Margaret is married to Murray Abbot, and there are 2 of there boys, Mark and Donald Abbot

• Unless indicated otherwise, data is from Corax- Credited to Carl J. Messerly much of it has been corroborated against census or other internet accessible records.

Children

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Name	Birthdate	Birthplace	Death date	Death place
Children of Elza Messerly (1857) and Sarah Tschopp (1875)
Hazel Messerly (c1885)	c1885	Baltimore Ohio
Ruth Messerly (c1887)	c1887	Baltimore Ohio
Neol Messerly (c1890)	c1890	Baltimore Ohio	17 Aug 1968	Lancaster, Ohio
Daniel Messerly (1891) Daniel T	16 Nov 1891	Baltimore Ohio	20 Nov 1942	Stark, Ohio
Max Messerly (1894)	27 Feb 1894	Lancaster Ohio

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Name	Birthdate	Birthplace	Death date	Death place
Children of Elza Messerly (1857) and Elizabeth Zecaty (1875)
Margaret Mary Messerly	22 Mar 1899
Helen Marie Messerly	23 Apr 1898
Francis Messerly (1900)	9 May 1900

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