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Katherine Helen Merrill 1886–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1886

Birth Location: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 7 Jul 1951

Death Location: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Father: Albert Merrill

Mother: Mary Case

Spouse(s): Robert Holland, Robert Fort

Children(s): Doris Fort

Katherine Helen Merrill was born in 1886 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA, the child of Albert Merrill And Mary Maria Case. In 1910, Katherine Helen Merrill resided in Los Angles, California, USA. In 1930, Katherine Helen Merrill resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Katherine Helen Merrill married Robert Alfred Holland, Robert Macdonald Fort, and had children including Doris Merrill Fort. Katherine Helen Merrill passed away in 1951 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Katherine Helen Merrill was born in 1886 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA, the child of Albert Merrill And Mary Maria Case.
  • In 1910, Katherine Helen Merrill resided in Los Angles, California, USA.
  • In 1930, Katherine Helen Merrill resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Katherine Helen Merrill married Robert Alfred Holland, Robert Macdonald Fort, and had children including Doris Merrill Fort.
  • Katherine Helen Merrill passed away in 1951 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Merrill
1849–1904
Birth Location: Maidstone, Vermont
AM
Mary Case
1856–1917
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Robert Holland
1884–
Birth Location: Maine
RH
Robert Fort
1895–
Birth Location: Kansas
RF

Children(s)

Doris Fort
1927–2000
Birth Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
DF

Katherine Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Merrill
1886–1951
Birth Place: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Parents
Albert Merrill
1849–1904
Maidstone, Vermont
Mary (Maria) Case
1856–1917
Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Day) Merrill
1810–1891
Maidstone, Essex, Vermont, USA
Louisa Heath
1809–1854
New Hampshire, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Merrill
1774–1864
Susanna Day
1781–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eliphalet Day
1754–1826
Thirzah French
1765–1813

Katherine Merrill's Descendants

1.
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Katherine (Helen) Merrill (1 Sep 1886–7 Jul 1951) m. Robert (Alfred) Holland (1884–) m. Robert (Macdonald) Fort (Abt 1895–)
  1. 1. Doris (Merrill) Fort 1927–2000

Katherine Merrill's Timeline

8 Records

1886
1 Sep 1886
Birth of Katherine Helen Merrill in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Katherine Helen Merrill resided here in Los Angles, California, USA
Los Angles, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Katherine Helen Merrill resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Katherine Helen Merrill resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
1940
1940
Age 54
Katherine Helen Merrill resided here in A D 42, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
A D 42, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1944
1944
Age 58
Katherine Helen Merrill resided here in North Hollywood; Studio City, California, USA
North Hollywood; Studio City, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Katherine Helen Merrill resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
7 Jul 1951
Age 65
Death of Katherine Helen Merrill in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00376; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 60-48
    [2] California, Death Index, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 7 Jul 1951
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0172; FHL microfilm: 2339874
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 73, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_83; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1374096
    [5] Iowa, Marriage Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 11 Jul 1951; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.36696765,0.5119106,0.51154125&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2149; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 66-189

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Los Angles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 73, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_83; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1374096

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0172; FHL microfilm: 2339874

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00376; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 60-48

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: A D 42, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00376; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 60-48

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: North Hollywood; Studio City, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2149; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 66-189

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2149; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 66-189

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 11 Jul 1951; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.36696765,0.5119106,0.51154125&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1951
    Event Place: North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Death Index, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 7 Jul 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 11 Jul 1951; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.36696765,0.5119106,0.51154125&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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