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Merle Elloyd Wood 1903–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1903

Birth Location: Keswick, Shasta, California, United States

Death Date: 9 May 1973

Death Location: Visalia, Tulare, California, United States

Father: Beverly Wood

Mother: Zella Young

Spouse(s): Bertha Irby, Margaret Peralta, Malva Runyon, Flora Batson

Children(s): Noris Wood

Merle Elloyd Wood was born in 1903 in Keswick, Shasta, California, United States, the child of Beverly Walter Wood And Zella Mary Young. Merle Elloyd Wood married Bertha Luceal Irby, Flora Lazeta Flo Batson, Malva Zaidee Runyon, Margaret E Peralta, and had children including Noris Merle Wood. Merle Elloyd Wood passed away in 1973 in Visalia, Tulare, California, United States.

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Biography

  • Merle Elloyd Wood was born in 1903 in Keswick, Shasta, California, United States, the child of Beverly Walter Wood And Zella Mary Young.
  • Merle Elloyd Wood married Bertha Luceal Irby, Flora Lazeta Flo Batson, Malva Zaidee Runyon, Margaret E Peralta, and had children including Noris Merle Wood.
  • Merle Elloyd Wood passed away in 1973 in Visalia, Tulare, California, United States.

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Merle Wood's Ancestors

Self
Merle Wood
1903–1973
Birth Place: Keswick, Shasta, California, United States
Parents
Beverly Walter Wood
1876–1968
Pink Hill, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Zella (Mary) Young
1880–1961
Adin, Modoc, California, United States
Grandparents
William (Bradley) Young
1848–1925
Ne Bi Sing Indian Mission, Lapeer, Michigan, United States
Clara (Adaline) Hoopes
1851–1936
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Erasmus Reverend
1814–1898
Mary Johnson
1823–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Young
1789–1832
Zipporah Crossett
1790–1849

Merle Wood's Descendants

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Merle (Elloyd) Wood (10 Oct 1903–9 May 1973) m. Bertha (Luceal) Irby (16 Jan 1907–6 Sep 1995) m. Margaret (E) Peralta (30 Nov 1906–1 Jul 1932) m. Malva (Zaidee) Runyon (23 Dec 1914–5 Jun 1996) m. Flora (Lazeta "Flo") Batson (29 Oct 1908–11 Jul 1999)
  1. 1. Noris (Merle) Wood 1935–1975 m. Nichola (Ann (Nikki)) Girgich 1942–2014

Merle Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1903
10 Oct 1903
Birth of Merle Elloyd Wood in Keswick, Shasta, California, United States
Keswick, Shasta, California, United States
1973
9 May 1973
Age 70
Death of Merle Elloyd Wood in Visalia, Tulare, California, United States
Visalia, Tulare, California, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1903
    Event Place: Keswick, Shasta, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1973
    Event Place: Visalia, Tulare, California, United States

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