MESSERLY, Louis Francis

1824 - 1912  (88 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

MESSERLY, Samuel Sr.

1793 - 1857  (63 years)

Birth	Aug 1793	Switzerland
Died	1857	New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Family 1	GIGAZ, Susan Marguerite,   b. Switzerland
Married	18 Jan 1815	Berne, Bern, Switzerland
Children	1. MESSERLY Mister   2. MESSERLY, Barbara   3. MESSERLY, Elizabeth + 4. MESSERLY, Louis Francis,   b. 20 Jan 1824, Paris, France
Family 2	HANNI, Elizabeth,   b. 1806, Switzerland
Married	Abt 1830	Switzerland
Children	1. MESSERLY, Christian,   b. 1831, Switzerland + 2. MESSERLY, Charles,   b. 1835, Ohio, USA   3. MESSERLY, Fred,   b. 1837, Ohio, USA + 4. MESSERLY, Rose Ann,   b. Sep 1839, Ohio, USA   5. MESSERLY, Gottlieb,   b. 1843, Ohio, USA   6. MESSERLY, Samuel Jr.,   b. 1847, Ohio, USA

GIGAZ, Susan Marguerite

- 1829

Birth	Switzerland
Died	1829
Family	MESSERLY, Samuel Sr.,   b. Aug 1793, Switzerland
Married	18 Jan 1815	Berne, Bern, Switzerland
Children	1. MESSERLY Mister   2. MESSERLY, Barbara   3. MESSERLY, Elizabeth + 4. MESSERLY, Louis Francis,   b. 20 Jan 1824, Paris, France

EBERHARDT, Elizabeth

1831 - 1898  (67 years)

Birth	25 Mar 1831	Grafenried, Bern, Switzerland
Died	27 Apr 1898	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Buried	Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
	Address: Crown Hill (City) Cemetery 830 N. Engineer St. Sedalia, Missouri USA
Father	EBERHARDT, John Sr.,   b. 1795, Switzerland
Mother	STOLL, Barbara Anna,   b. 1794, Switzerland
Family	MESSERLY, Louis Francis,   b. 20 Jan 1824, Paris, France
Married	14 Jan 1851	New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Children	+ 1. MESSERLY, Charles Edward,   b. 24 Nov 1851, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA   2. MESSERLY, Clara M.,   b. 1853, Ohio, USA + 3. MESSERLY, Louise Wilhelmina,   b. 28 May 1853, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA   4. MESSERLY, William H.,   b. 1856, Ohio, USA + 5. MESSERLY, Emma Elizabeth,   b. 21 Mar 1859, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA + 6. MESSERLY, Anna Caroline,   b. 27 Jan 1861, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA + 7. MESSERLY, Mary Ellen,   b. 3 Aug 1865, California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA

MESSERLY, Charles Edward

1851 - 1938  (86 years)

Birth	24 Nov 1851	New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Died	21 Nov 1938	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Buried	23 Nov 1938	Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
	Address: Crown Hill (City) Cemetery 830 N. Engineer St. Sedalia, Missouri USA
Father	MESSERLY, Louis Francis,   b. 20 Jan 1824, Paris, France
Mother	EBERHARDT, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Mar 1831, Grafenried, Bern, Switzerland
Family	MCROBERTS, Mary N.,   b. 23 Jan 1862, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Married	3 Jan 1884	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

MESSERLY, Clara M.

1853 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1853	Ohio, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	MESSERLY, Louis Francis,   b. 20 Jan 1824, Paris, France
Mother	EBERHARDT, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Mar 1831, Grafenried, Bern, Switzerland

MESSERLY, Louise Wilhelmina

1853 - 1932  (79 years)

Birth	28 May 1853	New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Died	13 Jul 1932	California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA
Buried	16 Jul 1932	California Masonic Cemetery, California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA
	Address: California Masonic Cemetery California, Missouri Usa
Father	MESSERLY, Louis Francis,   b. 20 Jan 1824, Paris, France
Mother	EBERHARDT, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Mar 1831, Grafenried, Bern, Switzerland
Family	HERT, Frederick,   b. 16 Oct 1849, Berne, Bern, Switzerland
Married	25 Feb 1875	California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA

MESSERLY, William H.

1856 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1856	Ohio, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	MESSERLY, Louis Francis,   b. 20 Jan 1824, Paris, France
Mother	EBERHARDT, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Mar 1831, Grafenried, Bern, Switzerland

MESSERLY, Emma Elizabeth

1859 - 1943  (84 years)

Birth	21 Mar 1859	New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Died	28 Mar 1943	California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA
Buried	30 Mar 1943	Evangelical Cemetery, California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA
	Address: Evangelical Cemetery California, Missouri USA
Father	MESSERLY, Louis Francis,   b. 20 Jan 1824, Paris, France
Mother	EBERHARDT, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Mar 1831, Grafenried, Bern, Switzerland
Family	HERT, Benjamin,   b. 20 Aug 1852, Berne, Bern, Switzerland
Married	18 Jun 1884	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA

MESSERLY, Anna Caroline

1861 - 1921  (60 years)

Birth	27 Jan 1861	New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Died	2 Jul 1921	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Buried	Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
	Address: Crown Hill (City) Cemetery 830 N. Engineer St. Sedalia, Missouri USA
Father	MESSERLY, Louis Francis,   b. 20 Jan 1824, Paris, France
Mother	EBERHARDT, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Mar 1831, Grafenried, Bern, Switzerland
Family	MEUSCHKE, Henry William,   b. 28 Jan 1856, Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Married	2 Oct 1884	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA

MESSERLY, Mary Ellen

1865 - 1943  (78 years)

Birth	3 Aug 1865	California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA
Died	26 Oct 1943	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Buried	28 Oct 1943	Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
	Address: Crown Hill (City) Cemetery 830 N. Engineer St. Sedalia, Missouri USA
Father	MESSERLY, Louis Francis,   b. 20 Jan 1824, Paris, France
Mother	EBERHARDT, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Mar 1831, Grafenried, Bern, Switzerland
Family	LUDEMANN, Frederick Lucius,   b. 23 Sep 1864, Walhalla, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Married	3 Apr 1889	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA

• Name	MESSERLY, Louis Francis  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	20 Jan 1824	Paris, France   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	108832708
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108832708
  Residence	1850	New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA   [8]
  	in a boarding house
  Occupation	1870	Moniteau County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Grocer
  Death	4 Feb 1912	California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA   [5, 6, 7]
  Age	88 years
  Burial	5 Feb 1912	Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA   [5, 7]
  	Address: Crown Hill (City) Cemetery 830 N. Engineer St. Sedalia, Missouri USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #108832708.
  Person ID	I3791	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	MESSERLY, Samuel Sr.,   b. Aug 1793, Switzerland d. 1857, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA (Age 63 years)
  Mother	GIGAZ, Susan Marguerite,   b. Switzerland d. 1829
  Family ID	F1952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	EBERHARDT, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Mar 1831, Grafenried, Bern, Switzerland d. 27 Apr 1898, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1851	New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years - She : 19 years and 10 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Marital Event	14 Jan 1851	Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	were married by the Reverend John Gotlieb ABLE, Minister of the Gospel in the Luthern Church,
  	It is unknown as to which church Reverend ABLE was associated with at the time of the marriage, which could be the church Louis and Elizabeth attended and where the Baptism of their children probably took place. Later, from 1854 to 1856, Reverend ABLE was Pastor of St. John's Congreation (Germen Evangelical) in Dover, Tuscarawas County, OH.
  Residence	1863	California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA   [4]
  Children	>   1. MESSERLY, Charles Edward,   b. 24 Nov 1851, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA d. 21 Nov 1938, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years)     2. MESSERLY, Clara M.,   b. 1853, Ohio, USA d. Yes, date unknown >   3. MESSERLY, Louise Wilhelmina,   b. 28 May 1853, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA d. 13 Jul 1932, California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA (Age 79 years)     4. MESSERLY, William H.,   b. 1856, Ohio, USA d. Yes, date unknown >   5. MESSERLY, Emma Elizabeth,   b. 21 Mar 1859, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA d. 28 Mar 1943, California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA (Age 84 years) >   6. MESSERLY, Anna Caroline,   b. 27 Jan 1861, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA d. 2 Jul 1921, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA (Age 60 years) >   7. MESSERLY, Mary Ellen,   b. 3 Aug 1865, California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA d. 26 Oct 1943, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jan 1824 - Paris, France Residence - in a boarding house - 1850 - New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA Marriage - 14 Jan 1851 - New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA Marital Event - were married by the Reverend John Gotlieb ABLE, Minister of the Gospel in the Luthern Church, - 14 Jan 1851 - Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA Residence - 1863 - California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA Occupation - Grocer - 1870 - Moniteau County, Missouri, USA Death - 4 Feb 1912 - California, Moniteau, Missouri, USA Burial - Address: Crown Hill (City) Cemetery 830 N. Engineer St. Sedalia, Missouri USA - 5 Feb 1912 - Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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