Match! CA: Kerslake, Mervan Leslie Age 86 Found 1999

[MissSunshine]

Mervan Leslie Kerslake age 86. Place of birth Canada. Last known address 690 Bermuda Ave. Twentynine Palms, CA

http://www.unclaimedpersons.com/Coroner_Public_Details.asp?Coroner_IndigentsPage=33&ItemNo=389

 

[tifflee]

Mervan L Kerslake, "United States Social Security Death Index"
first name: Mervan
middle name: L
last name: Kerslake
name suffix:
birth date: 28 May 1913
social security number: 478-12-9501
place of issuance: Iowa
last residence: Joshua Tree, San Bernardino, California
zip code of last residence: 92252
death date: 29 June 1999
estimated age at death: 86

Mervan L Kerslake in household of Henry E Kerslake, "United States Census, 1940"
name: Mervan L Kerslake
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 5, Davenport, Davenport City Township, Scott, Iowa, United States
gender: Male
age: 26
marital status: Single
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Son
birthplace: Canada
estimated birth year: 1914
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 82-57A
family number: 349
sheet number and letter: 13B
line number: 62
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1203
digital folder number: 005461604
image number: 00587
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Henry E Kerslake M 56 Canada
wife Eva Kerslake F 47 Canada
son Mervan L Kerslake M 26 Canada

 

[tifflee]

It looks like Mr. Kerslake had roots in Southern California for quite some time.

As of January 23, 1952, he is listed in Pomona, CA as a Fireman Bookkeeper receiving a salary of $299.00: Link here.

In 1962, he is listed in the Class of 1962 Pomona Catholic High School Fidelian Yearbook, possibly as a sponsor: Link here.

In 1998, a verdict and judgment was awarded against him in a motor vehicle case in the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Joshua Tree, CA: Link here.

Award: $750,000.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff
Case Types: Motor Vehicle - Bicycle
Case: Amy Collins vs. Mervan Kerslake
Venue: Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Joshua Tree
State: CA
Date: April 22, 1998
Experts: Robin T. Harrison (Claremont CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability
Summary: 3/6/96: Decedent, a 22-year-old Navy corpsman stationed at the marine base in Twenty-nine Palms, rode his bicycle from his home in Twenty-nine Palms to work at the marine base. He rode his bicycle on ...

I haven't found any mention of spouses or siblings and will start searching for aunts, uncles, and cousins.

 

[tifflee]

Mr. Kerslake's mother, Eva Stein Kerslake, passed away in San Bernardino in 1985.

Eva Kerslake, "United States Social Security Death Index"
first name: Eva
middle name:
last name: Kerslake
name suffix:
birth date: 25 December 1891
social security number: 484-07-6058
place of issuance: Iowa
last residence: San Bernardino, California
zip code of last residence: 92277
death date: June 1985
estimated age at death: 94

Eva Stein Kerslake, "California, Death Index, 1940-1997"
name: Eva Stein Kerslake
event: Death
event date: 11 Jun 1985
event place: San Bernardino, California, United States
birth date: 25 Dec 1891
birthplace: Canada
gender: Female
father: Stein
mother: Phillips

Mr. Kerslake's father, Henry Edward Kerslake, passed away in Illinois in 1945, but I did manage to find the full names for who would be Mr. Kerslake's paternal grandparents.

Henry Edward Karslake, "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
name: Henry Edward Karslake
titles and terms (original):
death date: 11 Mar 1945
death place: Rkock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
gender: Male
marital status:
race or color:
age: 61
estimated birth year: 1884
birth date: 25 Jun 1883
birthplace: Exeter, Ontario, Canada
father: Wm. Kerslake
father's titles and terms (original):
father's birth place: Ontario, Canada
mother: Margaret Stanlake
mother's titles and terms (original):
mother's birth place: Ontario, Canada
occupation: Meat Cutter
residence: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
street address:
spouse: Eva
spouse's titles and terms (original):
spouse's birthplace:
burial date: 16 Mar 1945
burial place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
cemetery: Memorial Park
informant:
additional relatives:
digital folder number: 4205526
image number: 2673
film number: 1984184
volume/page/certificate number: 15288

Henry Edward Kerslake, "Ontario, Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"
name: Henry Edward Kerslake
gender: Male
baptism/christening date:
baptism/christening place:
birth date: 19 Jun 1883
birthplace: Usborne Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: William H. Kerslake
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Margaret M. Stanlake
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C04368-8
system origin: Ontario-ODM
source film number: 1845585
reference number:

I am going to research the paternal grandparents and any other children they may have had. Those children would be Mr. Kerslake's paternal aunts and uncles. According to this link, there were ten Kerslake children, or nine paternal aunts and uncles to research!

 

[tifflee]

It looks like the unclaimed had a paternal uncle named Lloyd Kerslake who immigrated from Canada to the U.S.

Lloyd married Doris and both have since passed away. In her obituary, a surviving son, GK, is listed: Link here. If the family relationship is correct, GK would be Mervan Kerslake's first cousin on the paternal side.

I found contact information for GK. PM'ing information to Raine and Nemo'smom.