Louis Max MERCHEN Jr. ^{1 3}

  General Notes:

SD, MARRIAGES, 1905-2016:
Name: Louis M Merchen Jr
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1908
Residence Post Office: Norris R
esidence Place: Mellette
Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1929
Marriage Place: Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Spouse: Hazel M Eggers
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1911
Certificate: 131936

1930 SD CENSUS, Mellette Co, Corn Creek Twp:
Louis Merchen, 69, 1st marriage age 26, b. IA, parents b. Germany, farmer, gen. farm;
Anna, wife, 59, 1st marriage age 16, b. MN, father b. WI, other b. MN;
Louis, Jr., son, 21, married, 1st marriage age 20, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. MN, laborer, farm;
Hazel, dau-in-law, 19, married, 1st marriage age 18, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. MN;
Donald, son, 18, attended school, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. MN;
Esther L., dau, 16, attended school, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. MN;
Carol P., dau, 14, attended school, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. MN.
(Listed on the same census page as Harry & Mildred Merchen.)

1940 SD CENSUS, Pennington Co, Twp 2N:
Louis M. Merchen, 31, H-4, b. NE, 1935: Custer Co, SD, rancher, ranch;
Hazel M., wife, 29, H-2, b. NE, 1935: Custer Co, SD;
Arla Rae, dau, 10, attended school, 4th, b. NE, 1935: Custer Co, SD;
Phyllis Lou, dau, 8, attended school, 2nd, b. SD, 1935: Custer Co, SD;
Alvin E., son, 6, attended school, 1st, b. SD, 1935: Custer Co, SD;
Annetta, dau, 4, b. SD;
"Jenice" Joyce, dau, 2, b. SD;
David Cae(?), son, 6/12, b. SD.

SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS & CLAIMS INDEX, 1936-2007:
Name: Louis Max Merchen [Louis M Merchen]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1908
Birth Place: Crofton, Nebraska [Crofton|]
Death Date: 14 Feb 2002
Claim Date: 18 Nov 1970
Father: Louis Merchen
Mother: Anna McKee
SSN: 504031491
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 13 Aug 1992: Name listed as LOUIS MAX MERCHEN; 17 Nov 1970: Name listed as LOUIS M MERCHEN

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Louis Merchen
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1908
Birth Place: Knox County, Nebraska, United States of America
Death Date: 14 Feb 2002
Death Place: Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States of America
Cemetery: Pine Lawn Memorial Park
Burial or Cremation Place: Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Father: Louis Merchen
Mother: Anna Merchen
Spouse: Hazel M Merchen

Louis married Hazel M. EGGERS on 26 Apr 1929 in Yankton Co, SD.^{1 2} (Hazel M. EGGERS was born on 1 Feb 1911 in Knox Co, NE,^{3 4} died on 13 Jul 1999 in Rapid City, Pennington Co, SD ^{3 4} and was buried in Pine Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City, Pennington Co, SD ³.)