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Merle Jean Wills 1928–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1928

Birth Location: Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 6 Jul 2021

Death Location: Minnetonka, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Father: Milo Wills

Mother: Hazel Nordstrom

Spouse(s): Edward Wylie

Children(s):

The story of Merle Jean Wills began in 1928 in Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA. In 1930, Merle Jean Wills resided in Kingston, Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA. In 1935, Merle Jean Wills resided in Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota. Merle Jean Wills married Edward Alfred Wylie, and had children including Bradley Milo Wylie, James Edward Wylie, Sharon Lee Wylie. Merle Jean Wills passed away in 2021 in Minnetonka, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Merle Jean Wills began in 1928 in Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1930, Merle Jean Wills resided in Kingston, Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1935, Merle Jean Wills resided in Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota.
  • Merle Jean Wills married Edward Alfred Wylie, and had children including Bradley Milo Wylie, James Edward Wylie, Sharon Lee Wylie.
  • Merle Jean Wills passed away in 2021 in Minnetonka, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Milo Wills
1907–1978
Birth Location: Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
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Hazel Nordstrom
1908–2000
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Edward Wylie
1925–2005
Birth Location: Watkins, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
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Children(s)

Merle Wills's Ancestors

Self
Merle Wills
1928–2021
Birth Place: Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Milo Bernard Wills
1907–1978
Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
Hazel (Christina) Nordstrom
1908–2000
Grandparents
Harry (Cuthbert) Wills
1878–1951
Cedar Mills, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
Mary (Etta) Crider
1880–1964
Minnesota, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Wills
1837–1901
Elisa Wills
1842–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Wills
1819–1896
Susan Cross
1822–
George Wills
1814–
Frances Wills
1817–

Merle Wills's Timeline

6 Records

1928
19 Aug 1928
Birth of Merle Jean Wills in Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
Merle Jean Wills resided here in Kingston, Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
Kingston, Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 7
Merle Jean Wills resided here in Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota
Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota
1940
1940
Age 12
Merle Jean Wills resided here in N Kingston Township, Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
N Kingston Township, Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 22
Merle Jean Wills resided here in Kimball Prairie, Stearns, Minnesota, USA
Kimball Prairie, Stearns, Minnesota, USA
2021
6 Jul 2021
Age 93
Death of Merle Jean Wills in Minnetonka, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minnetonka, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1928
    Event Place: Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01938; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 47-17
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2340841
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kimball Prairie, Stearns, Minnesota; Roll: 6130; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 73-29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kingston, Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2340841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01938; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 47-17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: N Kingston Township, Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01938; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 47-17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kimball Prairie, Stearns, Minnesota, 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: Kimball Prairie, Stearns, Minnesota; Roll: 6130; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 73-29

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 2021
    Event Place: Minnetonka, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
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