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Chester Junior Merritt 1926–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1926

Birth Location: Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 18 December 1989

Death Location: Ventura, Ventura County, California, United States of America

Father: Chester Merritt

Mother: Grace Merritt

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Children(s):

The story of Chester Junior Merritt began in 1926 in Iowa, United States of America. Chester Junior Merritt passed away in 1989 in Ventura, Ventura County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Chester Junior Merritt began in 1926 in Iowa, United States of America.
  • Chester Junior Merritt passed away in 1989 in Ventura, Ventura County, California, United States of America.

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Chester Merritt's Ancestors

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Chester Merritt
1926–1989
Birth Place: Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Chester Raymond Merritt
1902–1954
Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, United States of America
Grace (Emma) Merritt
1905–1975
Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Mary (Helen) Taylor
1862–1938
Macon County, Missouri, United States of America
Lucious (Marion) Dickey
1861–1944
Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Polly Powell
1828–1886
Mary Smith
1834–1882
Josiah Dickey
1833–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dickey
1802–1888
Esther Beam
1805–1892

Chester Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1926
16 July 1926
Birth of Chester Junior Merritt in Iowa, United States of America
Iowa, United States of America
1989
18 December 1989
Age 63
Death of Chester Junior Merritt in Ventura County, California, United States of America
Ventura County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1926
    Event Place: Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 December 1989
    Event Place: Ventura County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ventura, Ventura County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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