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Merle Max Winters 1931–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 MAY 1931

Birth Location: Freeport , Stephenson Co., IL, USA

Death Date: 1 DEC 1984

Death Location: Houston Co., TX, USA

Father: Grant Winters

Mother: Mildred Brillhart

Spouse(s): Maxine Maynard

Children(s):

Merle Max Winters was born in 1931 in Freeport , Stephenson Co., IL, USA, the child of Grant Homer Winters And Mildred Brillhart. Merle Max Winters married Maxine Ocia Maynard. Merle Max Winters passed away in 1984 in Houston Co., TX, USA.

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Biography

  • Merle Max Winters was born in 1931 in Freeport , Stephenson Co., IL, USA, the child of Grant Homer Winters And Mildred Brillhart.
  • Merle Max Winters married Maxine Ocia Maynard.
  • Merle Max Winters passed away in 1984 in Houston Co., TX, USA.

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Merle Winters's Ancestors

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Merle Winters
1931–1984
Birth Place: Freeport , Stephenson Co., IL, USA
Parents
Grant Homer Winters
1888–1963
Stephensen, IL, USA
Mildred Brillhart
1915–
IL, USA
Grandparents
Chester (Ray) Brillhart
1892–1948
Summum, Fulton Co., IL, USA
Ethel (Lizzie) Horner
1889–1984
Fulton , IL, USA
Great-Grandparents
Uriah Brillhart
1870–1930
Lillie Mummert
1873–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Brillhart
1838–1912
Angeline Spangler
1842–1919
George Mummert
1849–1939
Elizabeth Bricker
1853–1936

Merle Winters's Timeline

2 Records

1931
21 MAY 1931
Birth of Merle Max Winters in Freeport , Stephenson Co., IL, USA
Freeport , Stephenson Co., IL, USA
1984
1 DEC 1984
Age 53
Death of Merle Max Winters in Houston Co., TX, USA
Houston Co., TX, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1931
    Event Place: Freeport , Stephenson Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1984
    Event Place: Houston Co., TX, USA

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