Joseph Megli

1860 - 1905  (45 years)

• Name	Joseph Megli
  Born	3 Jun 1860	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1880	Gibson, Jefferson, Nebraska   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-134349
  Died	Sep 1905	El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States   [3]
  Buried	Van Dyke Cemetery, Cowden, Washita, Oklahoma, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I134349	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Megli,   b. 19 Mar 1818, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 29 Jun 1891  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Luckhardt,   b. 18 Dec 1830, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 19 May 1911, , Jefferson Co., Nebraska  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F20321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Joseph Megli and Elizabeth Warnkey from Megli Memorial

  
  

• Notes

  DEATH OF A STRANGER Joseph Megli Died in This City Saturday Afternoon At 3:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Joseph Megli, of Cowden, Oklahoma, died in this city, of brain fever. Mr. Megli was brought to El Reno Friday for medical treatment. He was suffering from brain fever, which caused his death. He was 44 years of age, and leaves a wife and seven children. The body was shipped to Cowden for burial, yesterday. The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Thursday, September 7, 1905 _______________ Joseph Megli, aged 44, died at the hospital Saturday from effects of brain fever. His remains have been shipped to Weatherford. El Reno Weekly Globe. (El Reno, Okla.), Friday, September 8, 1905 __________________ Obituary. Since our last week's issue, in which we gave an account of the death of Joseph Megli we are in receipt of the following which we publish by request. Sully, O. T., Sept. 4, 1905. DIED. Joseph L. Megli, on the 1st day of September. 1905, at the hos pital in El Reno, Oklahoma, from the effect of a kick of a mule which crushed his skull. Mr. Megli was born in Waterloo county, Ontario, June 3. 1860. He came to the United States about 16 years ago and located in Nebraska and moved to this county in March, 1904. After this death, his body was embalmed and shipped to Weatherford and from there taken to the home of his brother in law. John Killer, where the writer was called to conduct funeral services. The services were attended by a large company of grief-stricken rela tives and friends. Mr. Megli was a good man, active in the Sunday school, a member of our school board; religious and public spirit ed. The family have lost a gool husband and father, and the community a useful citizen. Mr. Megli leaves a wife and seven children and a mother to mourn his loss. May the Lord help us all to say Amen, to the will of God, "who doeth all things well. G. W. GALLOWAY. Mountain View Progress 14 Sep 1905

  
  

• Sources

  [S268] Census - Nebraska - 1880, Gibson, Jefferson, Nebraska Film 1254750 Page 580C. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 6 Page 29. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58822190.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jun 1860 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1880 - Gibson, Jefferson, Nebraska Died - Sep 1905 - El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States Buried - - Van Dyke Cemetery, Cowden, Washita, Oklahoma, United States  = Link to Google Earth