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Bruce Maurice Merrill 1933–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1933

Birth Location: Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 17 Dec 1996

Death Location: Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Alvis Merrill

Mother: Bernice Sheets

Spouse(s): Gwendolyn Luckett

Children(s):

Bruce Maurice Merrill was born in 1933 in Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA, the child of Alvis Overton Merrill And Bernice V Sheets. In 1935, Bruce Maurice Merrill resided in Seger, Washita, Oklahoma. In 1940, Bruce Maurice Merrill resided in Seger Township, Seger, Washita, Oklahoma, USA. Bruce Maurice Merrill married Gwendolyn Marie Luckett, and had children including Kent Merrill, Kyle. Bruce Maurice Merrill passed away in 1996 in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bruce Maurice Merrill was born in 1933 in Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA, the child of Alvis Overton Merrill And Bernice V Sheets.
  • In 1935, Bruce Maurice Merrill resided in Seger, Washita, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Bruce Maurice Merrill resided in Seger Township, Seger, Washita, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Bruce Maurice Merrill married Gwendolyn Marie Luckett, and had children including Kent Merrill, Kyle.
  • Bruce Maurice Merrill passed away in 1996 in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bruce Merrill's Ancestors

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Bruce Merrill
1933–1996
Birth Place: Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Alvis Overton Merrill
1912–2007
Cloud Chief, Washita County, Oklahoma
Bernice (V) Sheets
1913–2008
Oklahoma
Grandparents
Herbert (Bell) Merrill
1891–1979
Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Martha (Ella Emerson) Merrill
1891–1986
Wild Horse Creek Velma-Alma, Stephens, Oklahoma, USA
Urban (Victor) Sheets
1887–1961
Lee, Texas, United States
Fannie (Walcie) Steelman
1889–1926
Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Sheets
1842–1911
Minerva Miller
1849–1925
George Steelman
1852–1905
Roxie Tyser
1864–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Steelman
1823–1866
Mary Warden
1823–1903
Thomas Alexander
1850–1934
Margaret Martin
1855–1934

Bruce Merrill's Timeline

6 Records

1933
30 Aug 1933
Birth of Bruce Maurice Merrill in Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA
Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 2
Bruce Maurice Merrill resided here in Seger, Washita, Oklahoma
Seger, Washita, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 7
Bruce Maurice Merrill resided here in Seger Township, Seger, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
Seger Township, Seger, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
1948
1948
Age 15
Bruce Maurice Merrill resided here in Clinton, Oklahoma, USA
Clinton, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Bruce Maurice Merrill resided here in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
1996
17 Dec 1996
Age 63
Death of Bruce Maurice Merrill in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States of America
Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1933
    Event Place: Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Clinton High School; Year: 1948
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Clinton High School; Year: 1950
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Seger, Washita, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Seger Township, Seger, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Clinton, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Clinton High School; Year: 1948

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Clinton High School; Year: 1950
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 400 South Sixth Street in Clinton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Cordell Beacon; Publication Date: 24 Jan 1952; Publication Place: Cordell, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.05223098,0.259419,0.49505714&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1996
    Event Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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