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Elsie Josephine Merrill 1905–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1905

Birth Location: Aredale, Butler County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: April 1986

Death Location: Dumont, Butler County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Robert Boyd

Mother: DNA Shannon

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In 1905, Elsie Josephine Merrill entered the world in Aredale, Butler County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Robert Henry Boyd And Dna Sadie Belle Bigamist Shannon. Elsie Josephine Merrill passed away in 1986 in Dumont, Butler County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Elsie Josephine Merrill entered the world in Aredale, Butler County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Robert Henry Boyd And Dna Sadie Belle Bigamist Shannon.
  • Elsie Josephine Merrill passed away in 1986 in Dumont, Butler County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Elsie Merrill's Ancestors

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Elsie Merrill
1905–1986
Birth Place: Aredale, Butler County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Robert Henry Boyd
1877–1928
Butler County, Iowa, United States of America
DNA (Sadie Belle ‍♀️ BIGAMIST) Shannon
1882–1962
Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Melvin (M.) Monroe
1848–1923
Missouri, United States of America
Flora Monroe
1844–1944
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Shannon
1800–1880
Elizabeth Butler
1806–1884
John Jr.
1807–1894
Phoebe Howard
1808–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elsie Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1905
5 April 1905
Birth of Elsie Josephine Merrill in Aredale, Butler County, Iowa, United States of America
Aredale, Butler County, Iowa, United States of America
1986
April 1986
Age 81
Death of Elsie Josephine Merrill in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States of America
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1905
    Event Place: Aredale, Butler County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1986
    Event Place: Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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