Susan Rebecca (Staley) Measell (1850 - 1933)

Born 1850 in Frederick, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Dec 1933 at about age 83 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Biography

Susan is named as the wife of Henry Measell in an an 1884 Frederick County, Maryland equity court case over her father David Levi Staley's estate.^[1]

According to probate records, Susan died intestate in Prince George's County, Maryland on 3 December 1933. The records name three surviving children of Susan:^[2]

• Harry S. Measell, single
• Ira D. Measell, wife Rosalie
• Mattie R. Day, widowed

Susan's middle name is given on the undertaker's bill from her funeral.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Equity Court Records of Frederick County, Maryland, Liber AF-6. pp. 30-39. Abstracted by Dorinda Shepley at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~midmdroots/county/frederick/equity/af06.htm.
2. ↑ "Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFZ-D2K : 22 February 2021), Susan R Measell, 01 Jan 1933; citing Prince George's, county courts, Maryland.
3. ↑ "Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D895-GF?cc=1542664&wc=3423-SPX%3A83631801%2C99909701%2C109128801 : 20 May 2014), Prince George's > M > Measell, Susan R (RE-05333) > image 25 of 38; county courts, Maryland.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M69Z-DJ8 : 18 February 2021), Susan Staley in entry for David S Staley, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN36-LCM : 29 May 2021), Susan R Staley in entry for D Levi Staley, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6T9-2PN : 15 January 2022), Susan Measel in household of Henry Measel, Great Cacapon, Morgan, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M328-YS1 : accessed 13 March 2022), Susan Measell in household of Henry D Measell, Election District 11, Brandywine, Prince George's, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 12A, family 128, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,626.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24712793/susan-r-measell : accessed 13 March 2022), memorial page for Susan R Measell (1850–1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24712793, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Kim K (contributor 46955000) .