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Elizabeth “Lizzie” Moerlein Boerckel

Birth
Calhoun County, Illinois, USA
Death
22 Sep 1950 (aged 74)
Madison County, Illinois, USA
Burial
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The daughter of of John "Peter" Moerlein and Mary Sophia Meesz, "Lizzie" lived with her parents on the family farm in Calhoun County, Illinois.

Lizzie married Edward Carl "Ed" Boerckel in September of 1909. He was a butcher in Madison County, Illinois, and they were the parents of 1 child. For a time, Lizzie's brother, Henry Moerlein, lived with the family and worked as a riverboat pilot.

By the 1910's, Ed also owned and operated a gasoline station on Main Street in Venice, Illinois.

One of Lizzie's sister, Sadie Moerlein, was seriously ill for a number of years. Sadie lived with Lizzie's family until her death in 1941.

Ed died on 29 Jul 1945, and Lizzie passed away 5 years later at the age of 74. She was survived by her daughter, Jessie; 1 brother, Peter Moerlein; and 2 sisters, Kunie Nokle and Carrie Moerlein.

Despite the fact that Lizzie was 1 of 10 children born to Peter and Mary Moerlein, her daughter, Jessie, was Peter and Mary's only grandchild.

Children: 1 daughter.

Mother of:
Jessie Boerckel Bernaix

Lizzie's siblings:
Rosa K. Moerlein
Lizzie R. Moerlein
John P. Moerlein
Fred Gottlieb Moerlein
August "Peter" Moerlein
Kuniegunda "Kunie" Moerlein Nokle
Rosetta "Sadie" Moerlein
Henry Carl Moerlein
Caroline Mary "Carrie" Moerlein
The daughter of of John "Peter" Moerlein and Mary Sophia Meesz, "Lizzie" lived with her parents on the family farm in Calhoun County, Illinois.

Lizzie married Edward Carl "Ed" Boerckel in September of 1909. He was a butcher in Madison County, Illinois, and they were the parents of 1 child. For a time, Lizzie's brother, Henry Moerlein, lived with the family and worked as a riverboat pilot.

By the 1910's, Ed also owned and operated a gasoline station on Main Street in Venice, Illinois.

One of Lizzie's sister, Sadie Moerlein, was seriously ill for a number of years. Sadie lived with Lizzie's family until her death in 1941.

Ed died on 29 Jul 1945, and Lizzie passed away 5 years later at the age of 74. She was survived by her daughter, Jessie; 1 brother, Peter Moerlein; and 2 sisters, Kunie Nokle and Carrie Moerlein.

Despite the fact that Lizzie was 1 of 10 children born to Peter and Mary Moerlein, her daughter, Jessie, was Peter and Mary's only grandchild.

Children: 1 daughter.

Mother of:
Jessie Boerckel Bernaix

Lizzie's siblings:
Rosa K. Moerlein
Lizzie R. Moerlein
John P. Moerlein
Fred Gottlieb Moerlein
August "Peter" Moerlein
Kuniegunda "Kunie" Moerlein Nokle
Rosetta "Sadie" Moerlein
Henry Carl Moerlein
Caroline Mary "Carrie" Moerlein

Gravesite Details

Buried in the Granite City, Illinois area. Please use the edit tab if you are able to provide the name of the cemetery. (Thanks.)



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