Merton Walter TIPPERY ^{2 3}

  General Notes:

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918:
Name: Merton W Tippery
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Single
Age: 21
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1895
Birth Place: Decatur, Nebraska, USA
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place:Thurston County, Nebraska, USA
Physical Build: Slender
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Blue

U.S. VETERANS ADMINSTRATION MASTER INDEX, 1917-1940:
Name: Merton Walter Tippery
Record Type: Military Service
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1895
Military Date:8 Feb 1919
Residence Place:*Itbill, Nebr (Note: This would be Walthill, Nebr)

1920 NE CENSUS, Thurston Co, Omaha precinct:
Morton Tippery, son-in-law, 24, b. NE, parents b. US, no occupation;
Ester E. Tippery, dau, 20, b. IA, parents b. IA.
They were living with Sherman & Julia Edington.

1930 NE CENSUS, Thurston Co, Blackbird precinct:
Merton W. Tippery, 34, 1st marriage age 24, b. NE, father b. MN, mother b. IA, farmer, farm;
Esther E., wife, 31, 1st marriage age 21, b. IA, parents b. IA;
Fern E., dau, 9, attended school, b. NE, father b. NE, mother b. IA;
Cleo M., son, 3-6/12, b. NE, father b. NE, mother b. IA;
Harold Peters, lodger, 15, attended school, b. NE, father married blood, mother Omaha, laboarer, farm.

1940 NE CENSUS, Thurston Co, Walthill village:
Merton Tippery, 44, 8th, b. NE, 1935: rural Thurston Co, NE, no occupation listed;
Esther, wife, 41, 8th, b. IA, 1935: rural Thurston Co, NE;
Cleo, son, 13, attended school, 7th, b. NE, 1935: rural Thurston Co, NE.

WWII DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1942:
Name: Merton W Tippery
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 46
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1895
Birth Place: Decatur, Nebraska, USA
Residence Place: Walthill, Nebraska, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Occupation: None
Nearest Relative: Esther Tippery
Height: 5 11
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light Brown

SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS & CLAIMS INDEX, 1936-2007:
Name: Merton W Tippery
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1895
Birth Place: Decatur, Nebraska
Death Date: 13 Mar 1946
Claim Date: 17 Apr 1946
SSN: 508148198
Notes: 11 Aug 1978: Name listed as MERTON W TIPPERY

Merton married Ester EDINGTON about 1920.¹ (Ester EDINGTON was born on 18 Apr 1899 in Monona Co, IA,^{6 7} died in Dec 1982 ⁶ and was buried in Evergreen Cem, Walthill, Thurston Co, NE ⁸.)