Margret Merkley & Rulon Hansen

Margret Jane Merkley was Asher's youngest sister.

She married Rulon Hansen (of Alamosa, CO) in the Salt Lake Temple (Salt Lake City, UT) on 28 April 1927.

Thus, she became Margret Jane Merkley Hansen.

Photo from the personal albums of Ellen Fletcher.

Newspaper notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1927, Apr 29, p.8

Newspaper notice transcribed:
Hansen-Merkley
Mrs. Nelson Merkley announces the marriage of her daughter Margret.... J to Rulon Kershaw Hansen of Alamose, Colo, in the Salt Lake Temple, Thursday, April 28.  Mr. Hansen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N.J. Hansen of Vernal.  The young couple will make their home in Alamosa.  Miss Merkley, for several years, has been a teacher at the Vernal Central school.  Mr. Hansen is an employee of J.C. Penney Co. and was formerly a resident of Vernal where he was in charge of the shoe department of the Ashley Co-op.
*Punctuation adjusted by me, and extra repetitive line omitted.

Marriage License:

SOURCE: familysearch.org