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Merle La Roy Eldridge 1927–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1927

Birth Location: Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA

Death Date: 26 October 2014

Death Location: Eagle Point, Oregon, USA

Father: William Eldridge

Mother: Bessie McClain

Spouse(s): Shirley Bratvold, Eva Clemmer

Children(s):

Merle La Roy Eldridge was born in 1927 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA, the child of William Robert Eldridge And Bessie Lorena Mcclain. In 1930, Merle La Roy Eldridge resided in Brea, Brea, Orange, California, USA. In 1935, Merle La Roy Eldridge resided in Brea, Orange, California. Merle La Roy Eldridge married Eva Marie Clemmer, Shirley Mae Bratvold, and had children including Billie Jean Eldridge, Darcy Lea Eldrigde, Denise Mae Eldridge. Merle La Roy Eldridge passed away in 2014 in Eagle Point, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • Merle La Roy Eldridge was born in 1927 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA, the child of William Robert Eldridge And Bessie Lorena Mcclain.
  • In 1930, Merle La Roy Eldridge resided in Brea, Brea, Orange, California, USA.
  • In 1935, Merle La Roy Eldridge resided in Brea, Orange, California.
  • Merle La Roy Eldridge married Eva Marie Clemmer, Shirley Mae Bratvold, and had children including Billie Jean Eldridge, Darcy Lea Eldrigde, Denise Mae Eldridge.
  • Merle La Roy Eldridge passed away in 2014 in Eagle Point, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Eldridge
1899–1981
Birth Location: Woodson, Illinois, USA
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Bessie McClain
1907–1968
Birth Location: Parkston, Hutchinson, South Dakota, USA
BM

Spouses(s)

Shirley Bratvold
1921–2012
Birth Location: Crosby, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA
SB
Eva Clemmer
1929–2013
Birth Location: Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States of America
EC

Children(s)

Merle Eldridge's Ancestors

Self
Merle Eldridge
1927–2014
Birth Place: Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA
Parents
William Robert Eldridge
1899–1981
Woodson, Illinois, USA
Bessie (Lorena) McClain
1907–1968
Parkston, Hutchinson, South Dakota, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Merle Eldridge's Timeline

7 Records

1927
27 Dec 1927
Birth of Merle La Roy Eldridge in Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA
Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Merle La Roy Eldridge resided here in Brea, Brea, Orange, California, USA
Brea, Brea, Orange, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Merle La Roy Eldridge resided here in Brea, Orange, California
Brea, Orange, California
1940
1940
Age 13
Merle La Roy Eldridge resided here in Downey Judicial Township, Downey, Los Angeles, California, USA
Downey Judicial Township, Downey, Los Angeles, California, USA
1945
1945
Age 18
Merle La Roy Eldridge resided here in Coalinga, Fresno, California, USA
Coalinga, Fresno, California, USA
1953
1953
Age 26
Merle La Roy Eldridge resided here in Fresno, Calif.,
Fresno, Calif.,
2014
26 October 2014
Age 87
Death of Merle La Roy Eldridge in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, United States of America
Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1927
    Event Place: Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 516
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Downey, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00226; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 19-132
    [3] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 27 Dec 1927; Birth County: Orange
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brea, Orange, California; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2339916
    [5] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Marriage Records, 1906-1910, 1946-1966

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brea, Brea, Orange, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brea, Orange, California; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2339916

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brea, Orange, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Downey, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00226; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 19-132

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Downey Judicial Township, Downey, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Downey, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00226; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 19-132

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Coalinga, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 516

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Fresno, Calif.,
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, Medford Mail Tribune; Publication Date: 13 Feb 1953; Publication Place: Medford, Oregon, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 October 2014
    Event Place: Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eagle Point, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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