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Clara Louise Merrill 1927–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1927

Birth Location: New Jersey

Death Date: 17 Jun 2011

Death Location: Naples, Lee, Florida, USA

Father: George Merrill

Mother: Roberta Merrill

Spouse(s): Alfred Obern

Children(s):

Clara Louise Merrill was born in 1927 in New Jersey, the child of George Herbert Merrill And Roberta Pretoria Merrill. In 1930, Clara Louise Merrill resided in Fair Haven, Monmouth, New Jersey. In 1935, Clara Louise Merrill resided in Naples, FL. Clara Louise Merrill married Alfred Gaylord Obern, and had children including Catheryn Cree Obern, Charles Winston Obern, David Wooster Obern, Sara Suzanne Obern. Clara Louise Merrill passed away in 2011 in Naples, Lee, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Clara Louise Merrill was born in 1927 in New Jersey, the child of George Herbert Merrill And Roberta Pretoria Merrill.
  • In 1930, Clara Louise Merrill resided in Fair Haven, Monmouth, New Jersey.
  • In 1935, Clara Louise Merrill resided in Naples, FL.
  • Clara Louise Merrill married Alfred Gaylord Obern, and had children including Catheryn Cree Obern, Charles Winston Obern, David Wooster Obern, Sara Suzanne Obern.
  • Clara Louise Merrill passed away in 2011 in Naples, Lee, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Merrill
1897–1965
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Roberta Merrill
1899–1972
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Spouses(s)

Alfred Obern
1921–2012
Birth Location: Battlecreek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
AO

Children(s)

Clara Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Clara Merrill
1927–2011
Birth Place: New Jersey
Parents
George Herbert Merrill
1897–1965
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Roberta (Pretoria) Merrill
1899–1972
New Jersey
Grandparents
George (Herbert) Merrill
1867–1931
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Clara (Lee) Wooster
1868–1953
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Merrill
1831–1909
Almyra Litchfield
1843–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amos Merrill
1806–1878
Mary Taylor
1802–1892

Clara Merrill's Timeline

7 Records

1927
2 Jan 1927
Birth of Clara Louise Merrill in New Jersey
New Jersey
1930
1930
Age 3
Clara Louise Merrill resided here in Fair Haven, Monmouth, New Jersey
Fair Haven, Monmouth, New Jersey
1935
1935-1993
Age 8
Clara Louise Merrill resided here in Naples, FL
Naples, FL
1944
1944
Age 17
Clara Louise Merrill resided here in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
1957
1957
Age 30
Clara Louise Merrill resided here in Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
1985
1985
Age 58
Clara Louise Merrill resided here in Immokalee, FL
Immokalee, FL
2011
17 Jun 2011
Age 84
Death of Clara Louise Merrill in Naples, Lee, Florida, USA
Naples, Lee, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1927
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: New Jersey; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fair Haven, Monmouth, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Naples Daily News; Publication Date: 14 Aug 2011; Publication Place: Naples , FL , USA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fair Haven, Monmouth, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fair Haven, Monmouth, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Naples, FL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Immokalee, FL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Jan 2013
    Event Place: Naples, Florida
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Naples Daily News - 19 Jan 2013 - Page 39, Obituary for Alfred Gaylord Gaylord

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Naples, FL, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Naples Daily News; Publication Date: 14 Aug 2011; Publication Place: Naples , FL , USA.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Red Bank, NJ, United States, Naples, FL, Elsah, IL, Atlantic, Washington, DC, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Naples Daily News; Publication Date: 14 Aug 2011; Publication Place: Naples , FL , USA.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 2011
    Event Place: Naples, Lee, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: New Jersey; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Naples Daily News; Publication Date: 14 Aug 2011; Publication Place: Naples , FL , USA.
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