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Shirley Mae Gustafson Merrill 1927–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1927

Birth Location: St Edward, Boone, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 06 Dec 1988

Death Location: Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA

Father: John Gustafson

Mother: Alta Byrum

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Shirley Mae Gustafson Merrill was born in 1927 in St Edward, Boone, Nebraska, USA, the child of John Reuben Gustafson And Alta Mae Byrum. Shirley Mae Gustafson Merrill passed away in 1988 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Shirley Mae Gustafson Merrill was born in 1927 in St Edward, Boone, Nebraska, USA, the child of John Reuben Gustafson And Alta Mae Byrum.
  • Shirley Mae Gustafson Merrill passed away in 1988 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Shirley Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Shirley Merrill
1927–1988
Birth Place: St Edward, Boone, Nebraska, USA
Parents
John Reuben Gustafson
1898–1955
Stromsburg, Polk, Nebraska, USA
Alta (Mae) Byrum
1902–1988
Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Grandparents
John (Alfred) Gustafson
1855–1936
Hallestad Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden
Augusta (Matilda) Norstrom
1859–1939
Fermansbo Agor, Ramnas, Västmanland, Sweden
Joseph (Moore) Byrum
1874–1950
Stockton Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Olive (Veretta) Dick
1875–1955
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gustaf Andersson
1829–1874
Cajsa Andersdotter
1827–1873
Anders Norström
1821–1909
Margaretha Ersdotter
1828–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Per Eriksson
1806–1889
Christina Jacobsdotter
1804–1865

Shirley Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1927
26 Mar 1927
Birth of Shirley Mae Gustafson Merrill in St Edward, Boone, Nebraska, USA
St Edward, Boone, Nebraska, USA
1988
06 Dec 1988
Age 61
Death of Shirley Mae Gustafson Merrill in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA
Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1927
    Event Place: St Edward, Boone, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1988
    Event Place: Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA

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