Husband: John MESSERLY
Birthdate: 03 January 1812
Birthplace: Switzerland
Death date: 29 June 1888
Place of death: Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Wife: Barbara SENN
Birthdate: 20 October 1820
Birthplace: Switzerland
Death date: 10 September 1895
Place of death: Cedar Falls, Iowa
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CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Mary MESSERLY
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Spouse's name: Henry WALTERS

Child No. 2: Charles MESSERLY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1839
Birthplace: Switzerland
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Child No. 3: Rose MESSERLY
Sex: F
Birthdate: 06 October 1842
Birthplace: Switzerland
Death date: 14 October 1890
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Spouse's name: Henry WISNER

Child No. 4: Rudolph MESSERLY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 05 April 1844
Birthplace: Switzerland
Death date: 18 June 1931
Place of death: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Marriage date: 24 March 1870
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Spouse's name: Sophia  TIEDT

Child No. 5: Gottliep MESSERLY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1849
Birthplace: Switzerland
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Child No. 6: Margaret MESSERLY
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1852
Birthplace: Switzerland
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Spouse's name: William KLINE

Child No. 7: Elizabeth MESSERLY
Sex: F
Birthdate: 06 August 1853
Birthplace: Switzerland
Death date: 11 July 1934
Place of death: Oelwein, Iowa
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Spouse's name: Christian GRUNIG

Child No. 8: Lucy MESSERLY
Sex: F
Birthdate: 16 September 1855
Birthplace: Bremer County, Iowa
Death date: 18 January 1949
Place of death: Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Child No. 9: Sophia MESSERLY
Sex: F
Birthdate: 13 August 1857
Birthplace: Maxfield twp, Bremer County, Iowa
Death date: 07 August 1944
Place of death: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Marriage date: 29 December 1875
Marriage place: Black Hawk County, Iowa
Spouse's name: Friedrich SEUFFERLEIN
 
 
Documentation:
* Passenger list- arrival in US: 22 April 1854 -Metropolitan Spelling was Johann MESSERLI.
* Census records - Iowa; 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910.
* Obit for Barbara SENN MESSERLY.
* Obit for Rudolph MESSERLY.
* Family History writings of Rudolph MESSERLY.
* Tombstone at Greenwood: http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php/id_36945.