Ezra Thurman Merkley

1887 - 1919  (31 years)

• Name	Ezra Thurman Merkley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	23 Sep 1887	Vernal, Uintah, Utah   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jan 1919	Vernal, Uintah, Utah   [1]
  	EZRA MERKLEY DIES A VICTIM OF THE INFLUENZA DISEASE. Ezra Merkley, one of the best known residents of this city, died at his home Saturday evening [18 January 1919] shortly after 11 o'clock as a result of pneumonia, superinduced by heart failure. He had been ill, but a week, and his death will be received by his many friends with sincere regret. Having been afflicted with heart trouble more or less throughout his life, he proved to be an easy victim to the dreaded influenza pneumonia. He is survived by a widow and three young children.. Mr. Merkley was born in Vernal 31 years ago last September and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Merkley of this city. He has always made his home here and has been one of the stalwart members of the community, and an ardent member of the "Mormon" church. He was the bookkeeper at the Ashley Co-operative company for some time and was an untiring worker, giving the best there was in him.. Brief funeral services will be held at the city cemetery Monday afternoon [20 January 1919] with but members of the family present, due to the Influenza quarantine.. Published in the Vernal Express, Vernal, Utah, Friday, January 17, 1919, page 1, column 6: EZRA MERKLEY DIES A VICTIM OF THE INFLUENZA DISEASE. http:// udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/vernal1/id/75900/rec/3. Accessed via Utah Historical Newspapers and transcribed by Eileen H. Lentz 12 August 2013.. Note: Dates given for death and burial on his death certificate (Informant, his mother Kate Merkley) are:. Death: 18 January 1919. Burial: 30 January 1919. Since the dates are after the publication date, it is supposed that there was a delay in publishing this edition because of the Influenza Quarantine, which allowed entries that happened after that date (17 January 1919). . Death Certificate. http ://images.archives.utah.gov/data/81448/2229972/2229972_0000557.jpg. _________________________________________________________
  Person ID	I2049	Grow
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Nelson Merkley,   b. 24 Mar 1857, Carson Valley, Nevada ,   d. 18 Apr 1924  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Katurah,   b. Abt 1868, Kentucky
  Family ID	F996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Hacking,   b. 26 May 1895, Vernal, Uintah, Utah ,   d. 03 Nov 1988, Vernal, Uintah, Utah  (Age 93 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1913	Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States
  Children	1. Lorna Merkley,   b. 29 Mar 1914, Vernal, Utah ,   d. 21 Apr 2014, Vernal, Utah  (Age 100 years)   2. Lawrence Nelson Merkley Murray,   b. 02 Mar 1917, Vernal, Uintah, Utah ,   d. 10 Feb 1961, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana  (Age 43 years)   3. Eunice Merkley Murray,   b. 16 Apr 1918, Vernal, Uintah, Utah ,   d. 19 Aug 1996, Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Sep 1887 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah Married - 15 Nov 1913 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Died - 18 Jan 1919 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Ezra Thurman Merley

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		MERKLEY-HACKING WEDDING ANNOUCEMENT MERKLEY-HACKING WEDDING ANNOUCEMENT
  		Ezra T Merkley Death Certificate
  		World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration Location: Uintah County, Utah; Roll: 1984055; Draft Board: 0.

  
  

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