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Merle Shepard 1906–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1906

Birth Location: Marion County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 28 Jan 1926

Death Location: Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA

Father: Oscar Shepard

Mother: Matilda Stevens

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Merle Shepard was born in 1906 in Marion County, Indiana, USA, the child of Oscar Enos Shepard And Matilda Elize Stevens. In 1920, Merle Shepard resided in Marion Ward 1, Grant, Indiana, USA. Merle Shepard married Chester L Thraillkill. Merle Shepard passed away in 1926 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Merle Shepard was born in 1906 in Marion County, Indiana, USA, the child of Oscar Enos Shepard And Matilda Elize Stevens.
  • In 1920, Merle Shepard resided in Marion Ward 1, Grant, Indiana, USA.
  • Merle Shepard married Chester L Thraillkill.
  • Merle Shepard passed away in 1926 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA.

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Merle Shepard's Ancestors

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Merle Shepard
1906–1926
Birth Place: Marion County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Oscar Enos Shepard
1880–1958
Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, United States
Matilda (Elize) Stevens
1884–1966
Indiana
Grandparents
Allen (L) Stevens
1851–1918
Grant County, Indiana, USA
Susan (Emily) Tudor
1856–1892
Miami County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Tudor
1825–1871
Elsie West
1821–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eli West
1781–1852
Sarah Guffin
1780–1867

Merle Shepard's Timeline

3 Records

1906
4 Jun 1906
Birth of Merle Shepard in Marion County, Indiana, USA
Marion County, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Merle Shepard resided here in Marion Ward 1, Grant, Indiana, USA
Marion Ward 1, Grant, Indiana, USA
1926
28 Jan 1926
Age 20
Death of Merle Shepard in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1906
    Event Place: Marion County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Marion Ward 1, Grant, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
    [2] Muskegon County, Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1867-1965
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index

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