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Donald Wendell Merrill 1919–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1919

Birth Location: Lemont, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 23 Aug 1997

Death Location: Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Father: John Merrill

Mother: Izora Steele

Spouse(s): Betty Baker

Children(s): Donna Merrill

The story of Donald Wendell Merrill began in 1919 in Lemont, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA. Donald Wendell Merrill married Betty Wright Baker, and had children including Donna Wright Merrill, John Merrill, Thomas Wesley Merrill. Donald Wendell Merrill passed away in 1997 in Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Donald Wendell Merrill began in 1919 in Lemont, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Donald Wendell Merrill married Betty Wright Baker, and had children including Donna Wright Merrill, John Merrill, Thomas Wesley Merrill.
  • Donald Wendell Merrill passed away in 1997 in Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, USA.

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Donald Merrill's Ancestors

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Donald Merrill
1919–1997
Birth Place: Lemont, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Raymond Merrill
1895–1936
Mellingertown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Izora (B) Steele
1892–1957
Fairchance, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
George (P) Steele
1862–1946
Pennsylvania, USA
Cora (Harriett) Newell
1872–1942
Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Newill
1847–1899
Mary Smith
1848–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Newill
1814–1898

Donald Merrill's Descendants

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Donald (Wendell) Merrill (1919–23 Aug 1997) m. Betty (Wright) Baker (16 Sep 1921–7 Aug 1997)
  1. 1. Donna (Wright) Merrill 1943–2013

Donald Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1919
1919
Birth of Donald Wendell Merrill in Lemont, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Lemont, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
1997
23 Aug 1997
Age 78
Death of Donald Wendell Merrill in Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Lemont, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1997
    Event Place: Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, USA

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