MESSERLY CHILDREN PATERNAL FAMILY TREE

John Benjamin 3-23-1981       Katie Jane 12-27-1983      Anne Marie 4-20-1988

PARENT – John Gerard 3-26-1955 in St. Louis, Mo.

Siblings: Edward Joseph 5-28-1941; Judith Ann 10-24-1946;

Richard Louis 4-5-1951

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS – John’s Parents:

Benjamin Edward Messerly (Oct 8, 1917 – Jan 3, 1989)

Mary Jane Hurley Messerly (May 1, 1919 – September 18, 2005)

Ben’s siblings: Blanche Helen Messerly Meinert (June 20, 1907 – 1994)

                         Joseph Fredrick Messerly (Apr 8, 1914 – Oct 8, 1977)

                         Alice Cecilia Messerly Hardt (March 9, 1921-

                         Vernon Forrest Messerly (Feb 21, 1923 – Apr 10, 1974)

Mary Jane’s sibling: Hugh Richard, who died at about age 6 before Mary was born.

PATERNAL GREAT-GRAND PARENTS – Ben’s Parents:

Joseph Louis Messerly (Jan 8, 1888 – Nov 8, 1948)

Alice (christened Else) Stuessie Messerly (Dec 14, 1888 – Jan 26, 1973)

Joseph’s siblings: Louis, Bertha, Otto, John, Mazie

Alice’s siblings: Anna Stuessie Griffin; Ollie Stuessie Killibrew; Emma Stuessie Honnick; Martin Stuessie  (Anna’ children: Anna Marie Schuelle, Edgar; Ollie’s: Oris and Lola Wright; Emma was childless; Martin: Estelle a step-child)

Mary Jane’s Parents:

Joseph Hurley (July 13, 1871 – 1951) Born in Cincinnati Ohio

Stella Roll (Rawl?) Hurley (July 1, 1878 – Dec 18, 1968) Born in Cinncinati Ohio

PATERNAL GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS – Joseph Louis Messerly’s parents:

Louis Messerly – Came to St. Louis from England. He was a stove repairman who was originally from Switzerland. He traveled with his brother and did work as they went.

Mary Ellen Sweeney –Believed born in St. Charles, Mo. Her parents were Catholic and came from Ireland.

Louis’s siblings: He had a brother who lived in London and a sister, Bertha, who married a man named English. Mary’s siblings: Had a twin brother who died.

Alice Stuessie Messerly’s parents:

Christopher Stuessie – (a Protestant. Born in Highland, IL (Oct 1, 1842 – Aug 3, 1904)

Mary Olseuski (Olendowski sp?)– Born in Mariensburg Germany near the Polish border  (Jan 13, 1863 – Jun 14, 1911) and came to America when she was 17.

Joseph Hurley’s parents:

Joseph & Mary Hurley – From Ireland.

Stella Hurley Roll’s parents: believed to be from England?

Sam & Matilda Jane Roll - After Sam died she married William J. Pavey.

PATERNAL GREAT-GREAT-GREAT GRANDPARENTS –

Louis Messerly’s parents – from SWITZERLAND (His father was named Christopher Messerli and Christopher's father was also named Christopher. They were from Glarus Switzerland.) ; Mary Ellen Sweeney’s parents – from IRELAND; Chris Stuessie’s parents – from GERMANY. Mary Olseuski’s parents – from GERMANY? POLAND?

Joseph Hurley’s parents – from IRELAND? Mary Hurley’s parents – from IRELAND?

Sam Roll parent’s -?Matilda Roll’s parents -?

JGM – October 2003