Merit Kyle Dailey (1892 - 1934)

Born 5 Oct 1892 in Grant Twp., Story, Iowa

Ancestors

Husband of Hattie Leone (Ayers) Dailey — married 26 Feb 1913 in Boone, Boone, Iowa

Descendants

Died 3 Aug 1934 at age 41 in Grant Twp., Story, Iowa

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Biography

1892 Birth

Name: Dailey

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 05 Oct 1892

Event Place: Grant Township, Story, Iowa, United States

Gender: Male

Father's Name: J. Warden Dailey

Mother's Name: Ellen J. Kyle^[1]

1913 Marriage

Name: Merit K. Dailey

Birth Date: 1892

Age: 21

Spouse's Name: Hattie L. Ayers

Spouse's Birth Date: 1893

Spouse's Age: 20

Event Date: 26 Feb 1913

Event Place: Boone, Boone, Iowa

Father's Name: Warden Dailey

Mother's Name: Helen Kyler

Spouse's Father's Name: John Ayers

Spouse's Mother's Name: Ellen Matthews^[2]

1917 WWI Draft

See Photo. Merit notes wife and 2 children.

Name: Merit Kyle Dailey

Event Date: 1917-1918

Event Place: Story County, Iowa, United States

Nationality: United States

Birth Date: 05 Oct 1892^[3]

1920 Census

See photo. Merit's grandmother and uncle live next door. His father and younger brother are in the house with Merit & Hattie's young family. His cousin, Ben Van Patter, lives just a few doors down. Merit & Hattie have 3 children listed.

Name: Merit K Dailey

Event Place: Grant, Story, Iowa, United States

Father's Birthplace: Illinois

Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Merit K Dailey Head M 27 Iowa

Hattie Dailey Wife F 26 Iowa

William Dailey Son M 6 Iowa

Isaphene Dailey Daughter F 4 Iowa

Margaret J Dailey Daughter F 2 Iowa

James Dailey Brother M 22 Iowa

Warden Dailey Father M 65 Illinois^[4]

1930 Census

Hattie & Merit have added one more child to the family. Uncle Frank still living next door.

Name: Merit K Dalley

Event Place: Grant, Story, Iowa, United States

Father's Birthplace: Illinois

Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Merit K Dalley Head M 37 Iowa

Hattie L Dalley Wife F 37 Iowa

William M Dalley Son M 16 Iowa

Isaphene Dalley Daughter F 14 Iowa

Margaret J Dalley Daughter F 12 Iowa

Dorothy J Dalley Daughter F 3 Iowa

Lloyd Clark Lodger M 24 Iowa^[5]

1934 Death

No reason for the untimely death known as of Jan 2014.

Burial: Nevada Municipal Cemetery

Nevada, Story, Iowa

Plot: Block 20, Row 1, Plot 24

Find A Grave Memorial# 122829442

Name: Merit K. Dailey

Gender: Male

Death Date: 03 Aug 1934

Death Place: Ames

Age: 41

Birth Date: 1893

Race: White

Marital Status: Married^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ GS Film Number:1404577 ,Digital Folder Number:004021868 ,Image Number: 00550
2. ↑ Indexing Project (Batch) Number:I09639-7 ,System Origin: Iowa-EASy ,GS Film number:1034320 ,Reference ID: P. 58
3. ↑ Affiliate Publication Number: M1509 ,Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards ,GS Film Number:1643356 ,Digital Folder Number:005250265 ,Image Number: 01231
4. ↑ District: 191 ,Sheet Number and Letter: 1B ,Household ID: 16 ,Line Number: 64 ,Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ,Affiliate Publication Number: T625 ,GS Film number:1820515 ,Digital Folder Number:004300832 ,Image Number: 00056
5. ↑ District: 0012 ,Sheet Number and Letter: 4B ,Household ID: 90 ,Line Number: 84 ,Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ,Affiliate Publication Number: T626 ,Affiliate Film Number: 683 ,GS Film number:2340418 ,Digital Folder Number:004584439 ,Image Number: 00757
6. ↑ Indexing Project (Batch) Number:B75187-3 ,System Origin: Iowa-EASy ,GS Film number:1403710

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