Iowa Family Group Sheet for Edward Alfred Merritt
Submitted by: Caroline Herfindahl
Name: Edward Alfred Merritt
Birth: 6 Sep 1884 Cresco, Howard, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1895 Orleans, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1905 Spillville, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1910 Canoe Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1915 Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1918 RFD 3 Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1920 Canoe Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1925 Pleasant Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1930 Grand Meadow, Mower, Minnesota, USA
Residence: 1944-1953 Beaverbrook, Washburn, Wisconsin
Death: 22 Dec 1953 Shell Lake, Washburn, Wisconsin, USA
Burial: 26 Dec 1953 Spooner, Washburn, Wisconsin, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Occupation: Dairy Farmer
Education: can read and write - completed 10 years “common” education
Religion: Lutheran
Cause of death: myocardial failure
Father: William Merritt
Mother: Sarah Riehl (1860-1929)
Misc. Notes
employ a servant, Martha Sorenson (16) can’t decipher occupation in 1910
1915 Iowa State Census indicates that 1914 earnings were $1450
1925 Iowa State Census indicates Father as Will Merritt and mother as Sarah Riehl age 60 last birthday
Church Affiliation: Protestant
prosperous farmer of Glenwood township, living in Glenwood Township at time of marriage
Marriage: 8 Jan 1908 Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Spouse: Anna Petrine Gabrielson
Birth: 28 Sep 1885 Sumner Twp, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Death: 7 Apr 1957 Shell Lake, Washburn, Wisconsin, USA
Burial: 10 Apr 1957 Spooner, Washburn, Wisconsin, USA
Occupation: farm wife, mother
Education: can read and write - completed 10 years “common” education
Religion: Lutheran
Cause of death: coronary occlusion
Father: Jacob (Jakob Nikolai) Gabrielson (1859-1948)
Mother: Gertrude Albertson (1863-1949)
Misc. Notes
member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Ladies’ Aid
Children
1 F: Gladys Adline Merritt
Birth: 22 Feb 1909
Residence: 1910 Canoe Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1915 Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1920 Canoe Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1925 Pleasant Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1930 Decorah Ward 4, Winneshiek, Iowa
Death: 23 Feb 1974
Education: completed Grade 9
Spouse: Charles Albert Palmer
Marriage: 1928
2 M: Walter Joseph Merritt
Birth: 4 Jun 1911
Residence: 1915 Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1920 Canoe Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1925 Pleasant Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1930 Grand Meadow, Mower, Minnesota, USA
Death: 24 Nov 1985 Hennepin County, Minnesota
Spouse: Kate Pearl Kirchner
Marriage: 11 Oct 1933
3 F: Violet Margarit Merritt
Birth: 30 Jul 1914
Residence: 1915 Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1920 Canoe Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1925 Pleasant Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1930 Grand Meadow, Mower, Minnesota, USA
Death: 15 Jun 1999 Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota
Spouse: Albert Ringen
Marriage: 4 Oct 1934 Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa
4 F: Helen Gertrude Merritt
Birth: 28 May 1918 Decorah (Canoe Twp), Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Residence: 1920 Canoe Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1925 Pleasant Township, Winneshiek, Iowa
Residence: 1930 Grand Meadow, Mower, Minnesota, USA
Residence: 1946 Town of Beaver Brook, Wisconsin
Death: 21 Feb 1972 Spooner, Washburn, Wisconsin, USA
Misc. Notes
had diabetes
Spouse: Alfred Christensen
Marriage: 21 Oct 1938 Grand Meadow, Mower, Minnesota, USA
Last Modified: 1 Jan 2008
Created: 2 May 2008
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