
Merle Robey

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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 RobeyDocuments Wedding Announcement
Westley Cunningham Robey and Myrtle Melinda Robey, dated 27 January 1915Family 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 + Living 1. Dan R Nielsen 2x , b. 11 Mar 1944, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA 2.
, d. 23 Dec 1978, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
(Age 34 years)
+ Peggy Nielsen, b. 27 Nov 1945, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA , d. 16 Feb 2007 (Age 61 years) 3.
Family ID F142 Group Sheet
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Photos Myrtle Melinda Ferguson Robey and Daughters
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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).
- [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).