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Ernest Merwyn Castle 1909–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1909

Birth Location: Custer, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: 2 Nov 1996

Death Location: Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California, United States of America

Father: Emmett Castle

Mother: Myrtle McKay

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Ernest Merwyn Castle was born in 1909 in Custer, South Dakota, USA, the child of Emmett Jay Castle And Myrtle Mckay. In 1910, Ernest Merwyn Castle resided in Spearfish Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA. Ernest Merwyn Castle passed away in 1996 in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ernest Merwyn Castle was born in 1909 in Custer, South Dakota, USA, the child of Emmett Jay Castle And Myrtle Mckay.
  • In 1910, Ernest Merwyn Castle resided in Spearfish Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA.
  • Ernest Merwyn Castle passed away in 1996 in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California, United States of America.

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Ernest Castle's Ancestors

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Ernest Castle
1909–1996
Birth Place: Custer, South Dakota, USA
Parents
Emmett Jay Castle
1873–1945
Albia, Monroe County, Iowa
Myrtle McKay
1877–1939
Nebraska
Grandparents
Henry Castle
1829–1892
Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Service
1836–1904
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Castle
1799–1871
Mary Robinson
1803–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Castle
1766–1830
Hannah Land
1773–1854

Ernest Castle's Timeline

3 Records

1909
14 May 1909
Birth of Ernest Merwyn Castle in Custer, South Dakota, USA
Custer, South Dakota, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Ernest Merwyn Castle resided here in Spearfish Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
Spearfish Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
1996
2 Nov 1996
Age 87
Death of Ernest Merwyn Castle in Elk Grove, Sacramento, California, USA
Elk Grove, Sacramento, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1909
    Event Place: Custer, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 543-10-4300; Issue State: Oregon; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] California Death Index, Date: 1996-11-02
    [3] South Dakota Births, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota, Birth Index, 1856-1917
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spearfish Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1483; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1375496
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Spearfish Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spearfish Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1483; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1375496

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1996
    Event Place: Elk Grove, Sacramento, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 543-10-4300; Issue State: Oregon; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] California Death Index, Date: 1996-11-02
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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