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Merle or Merrill May FINSTAD James 1925 – 2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 July 1925

Birth Location: Doole, McCullock, Texas, USA

Death Date: 19 December 2010

Death Location: Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, USA

Father: Jimmie James

Mother: Maurice Watson

Spouse(s): Orbin Finstad

Children(s):

The story of Merle or Merrill May FINSTAD James began in 1925 in Doole, McCullock, Texas, USA. Merle or Merrill May FINSTAD James married Orbin M. Finstad. Merle or Merrill May FINSTAD James passed away in 2010 in Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Merle or Merrill May FINSTAD James began in 1925 in Doole, McCullock, Texas, USA.
  • Merle or Merrill May FINSTAD James married Orbin M. Finstad.
  • Merle or Merrill May FINSTAD James passed away in 2010 in Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Merle James's Ancestors

Self
Merle James
1925 – 2010
Birth Place: Doole, McCullock, Texas, USA
Parents
Jimmie T James
1888 – 1972
Judsonia, White, Arkansas, USA
Maurice ((Mamie) JAMES) Watson
1889 – 1979
White County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
N. (David) James
1855 – 1920
White County, Arkansas, USA
Mary (Ann Mollie JAMES) Pate
1865 – 1943
Denmark, White County, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Blount James
1817 – 1869
Elizabeth Joyner
1838 – 1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert James
1780 – 1849
Charlotte Locke
1790 –
Newsom Joyner
1803 – 1859
Sarah Thornton
1806 – 1860

Merle James's Timeline

2 Records

1925
14 July 1925
Birth of Merle or Merrill May FINSTAD James in Doole, McCullock, Texas, USA
Doole, McCullock, Texas, USA
2010
19 December 2010
Age 85
Death of Merle or Merrill May FINSTAD James in Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, USA
Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 July 1925
    Event Place: Doole, McCullock, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 December 2010
    Event Place: Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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