Christopher Ellis Merkley, 75, died Monday at his home in Duchesne of ailments incident to old age. He came to Ashley Valley with his parents in October 1879. He married Aldura Hatch and built the home in Maeser where George A. Merkley now lives. In 1907 when the reservation was opened he sold out in Ashley Valley and moved there.
Surviving are his wife, seven children, etc. (unreadable)
-Vernal Express, January 25, 1940, transcribed by Rhonda Holton
Christopher Ellis Merkley, 75, died Monday at his home in Duchesne of ailments incident to old age. He came to Ashley Valley with his parents in October 1879. He married Aldura Hatch and built the home in Maeser where George A. Merkley now lives. In 1907 when the reservation was opened he sold out in Ashley Valley and moved there.
Surviving are his wife, seven children, etc. (unreadable)
-Vernal Express, January 25, 1940, transcribed by Rhonda Holton
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Nelson Merkley Jr
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George Davis Merkley
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Sarah Jane Merkley Coltharp
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Susan Maria Merkley Britt
1863–1924
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Charles Albert Merkley
1869–1934
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Elizabeth Merkley Hall
1871–1950
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John Merkley
1874–1924
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Henry Merkley
1877–1952
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William Sanders Merkley
1879–1944
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1882–1917
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