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Merle Ware 1942–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1942

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 7 Mar 1983

Death Location: Bear Lake Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Roy Ware

Mother: Verona Bowen

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Merle Ware was born in 1942 in Michigan, the child of Roy Ware And Verona Bowen. In 1950, Merle Ware resided in Bear Lake, Manistee, Michigan, USA. Merle Ware passed away in 1983 in Bear Lake Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Merle Ware was born in 1942 in Michigan, the child of Roy Ware And Verona Bowen.
  • In 1950, Merle Ware resided in Bear Lake, Manistee, Michigan, USA.
  • Merle Ware passed away in 1983 in Bear Lake Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Merle Ware's Ancestors

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Merle Ware
1942–1983
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
Roy Ware
1901–1970
Bear Lake, Manistee, Michigan
Verona Bowen
1914–1985
Empire, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Henry) Ware
1859–1919
Woodstock, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Jessie (Marie) Bond
1859–1945
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
William (H) Bowin
1886–1956
Trufant, Montcalm, Michigan, USA
Effie (M) Freeland
1892–1942
Michigan
Great-Grandparents
John Bowin
1863–1933
Catherine Bowan
1869–1940
Ellis Freeland
1859–1913
Anna Freeland
1861–1937
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wm Bowen
1836–1891
Mary Bowen
1842–1917
Hermann Sr.
1815–1870
Hannah Knownton
1814–1884

Merle Ware's Timeline

3 Records

1942
abt 1942
Birth of Merle Ware in Michigan
Michigan
1950
1950
Age 8
Merle Ware resided here in Bear Lake, Manistee, Michigan, USA
Bear Lake, Manistee, Michigan, USA
1983
7 Mar 1983
Age 41
Death of Merle Ware in Manistee, Manistee, Michigan
Manistee, Manistee, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1942
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bear Lake, Manistee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Manistee, Manistee, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bear Lake Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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