Phoebe Kellum Mericle papers
Scope and Contents
The Phoebe Kellum Mericle obituary is from the Fort Dodge newspaper of October 24, 1893.
Dates
- Creation: 1893
Creator
- Mericle, Phoebe Kellum, 1820-1893 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The obituary is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Phoebe Kellum was born on November 11, 1820, near Binghamton, New York. She married Jacob Mericle in 1841; they had four children before deciding to move west in 1849 because of Jacob Mericle's health. The family settled in Pleasant Valley Township, about six miles from what is now Fort Dodge. The area was completely wild, and their only neighbors were Indians. Mericle gave birth to the first white child born in Webster County. When Jacob Mericle proposed to the government that the white people of the area needed protection, two companies of soldiers were sent to establish Fort Clarke, which was later named Fort Dodge. Mericle died in her home in 1893 after having been sick for about six weeks.
Extent
0.25 linear inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Early settler in Webster County, Iowa.
Arrangement
One item, shelved in SCVF.
Method of Acquisition
The obituary (donor no. 413) was donated by Pat Baker in 1997.
Subject
- Mericle, Phoebe Kellum, 1820-1893 (Person)
- Mericle, Jacob (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Author
- Kristen Rassbach, 1997.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
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