Merle Robey

1922 - 2004  (82 years)

• Name	Merle Robey
  Born	14 Feb 1922	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  		LDS Family Record, Merle Robey Nielsen
  Gender	Female
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [1]
  	Census 1930 Utah, Utah, Provo Precinct, Provo City, Enumeration District #25-46, Sheet 6B, 7th North, dwelling 111, family 144 Wesley C. Robey, head 34. Myrtle, wife, 34. They were both 19 when married. Children: Clyde, son 14; Erva, daughter 12; Merl, daughter 8; Lois Jame, daughter 3y 10mo; Faun, daughter 1y 5mo. They own their own home; valued at $1,000; not a farm; own a radio. He is a pressman working at a printing office for wages. Not a veteran. Lois and Faun cannot read or write. Clyde, Erva, and Merl are attending school. All were born in Utah. His father was born in the US; mother in California. Her parents were born in Utah. Next door to Willard and Mary A. Booth.
  	Age: 8
  		1930 Federal Censusm, Wesley Cunningham and Myrtle Melinda Ferguson Robey
  Census	17 Apr 1940	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [2]
  	Census 1940 Utah, Utah, Provo, 17 Apr 1940, Ward 4, Block 115, SD 2, Ed 25-50, sheet 15A, 69W 7th North, dwelling 327, own, valued at $2,200; not a farm. Census information provided by Wesley Robey. At same address in 1935. Wesley Robey, head 44. Myrtle, wife 44. Children: Eva, daughter 21; Merle, daughter 18; Lois, daughter 13; Fawn, daughter 11; Ned, son 9. All the children are attending school. Highest grade level attained: Wesley 6; Myrtle 8; Eva H-4; Merle H-3; Lois 8; Fawn 4; Ned 3. Wesley was employed as a police officer by the city for wages; working 48 hours per week. Income of $1,620 per year; is a veteran. Eva is employed as a home maid for wages; income of $140 per year; working 48 hours per week. All were born in Utah. Next door to Williard and Mary Booth. Note: Faun transcribed as Fawn.
  	Age: 18
  Obituary	6 Aug 2004	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [3]
  	Merle Nielsen, 1922 - 2004 Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away Friday, August 6, 2004, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Provo, UT, on February 14, 1922 to Myrtle and Wesley Robey. She married Ellis A. Nielsen on August 19, 1940 (deceased). Though Merle had physical trials and tribulations throughout her life, she never let that get her spirits down. She was the most loving and grateful person. We will miss those great big hugs and your contagious laughter. We love you, Mom/Grandma. Survivors include two daugthers; Gwen (Nad) Roundy, and Peggy (David) Elsmore, Grandchildren include Eddie (Susan) Roundy, Shelley (Todd) Powell, Trent (Talie) Roundy, David T. Elsmore, Brett (Leslie) Elsmore, Stephanie Elsmore, Robyn (Steve) Anderson. Also survived by a brother, Ned (Lila) Robey; sister, Fawn Sorensen; 18 great-grandchildren, numerous great-great grandchildren, and her faithful, loving dog "Lady". Preceding her in death are her husband, Ellis A. Nielsen; and son, Dan R. Nielsen; sisters, Evva Healy and Lois Langsdorf. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 11, 2004, at 11 a.m. in the Cascade Chapel at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State Street, Orem. Friends may call 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to the services. Interment will be in the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery in Provo.
  		Merle Robey Nielsen Obituary
  Died	6 Aug 2004	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Buried	11 Aug 2004	East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [4]
  		Ellis Arthur and Merle (Robey) Nielsen
  		Merle Robey Nielsen (1922 - 2004) - Find A Grave Memorial
  Person ID	I350	clanSoren | I103-Ferguson, FRS101
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Wesley Cunningham Robey 3x ,   b. 15 Jun 1895, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 22 Jul 1976, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Myrtle Melinda Ferguson,   b. 31 Aug 1895, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 26 Jul 1975, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	27 Jan 1915	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Divorced	1944	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  		Divorce Asked, Wesley Cunningham Robey and Myrtle Ferguson Robey
  Family Record	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [5]
  	Family Record for: Wesley Cunningham Robey Myrtle Melinda Ferguson Clyde Ferguson Robey Evva Robey Merl Robey Lois June Robey Faun Robey Theo Ned Robey Rhea Robey Prepared by Myrtle Melinda Ferguson Robey
  		LDS Family Record, Myrtle Melinda Ferguson Robey Page 25, Wesley Cunningham Robey and Myrtle Melinda Robey and family.
  		Family Record Sheet Prepared by Myrtle Melinda Ferguson Robey
  Documents		Wedding Announcement Westley Cunningham Robey and Myrtle Melinda Robey, dated 27 January 1915
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ellis Arthur Nielsen,   b. 14 Aug 1915, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 07 Aug 1990, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1940	Nephi, Juab, Utah, USA
  Children	+ 01. Living 02. Dan R Nielsen 2x ,   b. 11 Mar 1944, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 23 Dec 1978, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 34 years) + 03. Peggy Nielsen,   b. 27 Nov 1945, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 2007  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F142	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Myrtle Melinda Ferguson Robey and Daughters

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] 1930 United States Federal Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: 2423; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 46 (Reliability: 3). [S306] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls., Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: T627_4220; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 25-50. (Reliability: 3). [S140] Newspaper Articles, Clippings, On-Line Documents, Published in the Daily Herald from 8/9/2004 - 8/10/2004. (Reliability: 3). [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 14300577 (Reliability: 3). [S78] Personal Collection of Faun Robey Sorenson, Multiple entries, LDS Family And Individual Record (Reliability: 3).