John Frank MERCHEN ²

  General Notes:

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918:
Name: John Frank Menchen [John Frank Merchen]
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital Status: Married
Age: 34
Birth Date: 1 Dec 1892
Birth Place: Winside, Nebraska, USA
Residence Place: Colome, Tripp Co, South Dakota, USA
Occupation: Farming, for self
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Description: Not Bald
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Gray

1920 SD CENSUS, Tripp Co, Witten town;
John F. Merchen, 28, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. Pomerania (Ger.), laborer, farm;
Ida, wife, 30, b. NE, father b. NE, mother b. MA;
May, dau, 9, attended school, b. NE, parents b. NE;
Hazel, dau, 8, attended school, b. NE, parents b. NE;
James, son, 6, attended school, b. NE, parents b. NE;
Wilbur, son, 3-9/12, b. NE, parents b. NE;
Oralnd, son, 3/12, b. NE, parents b. NE.

1930 SD CENSUS, Tripp Co, Witten (old town);
John F. Merchen, 38, 1st marriage age 17, b. NE, parents b. IA, laborer, odd jobs;
Ida A., wife, 42, 1st marriage age 20, b.NE, father b. Germany, mother b. MA;
Hazel I., dau, 18, attended school, b. NE, parents b. NE;
James E., son, 17, attended school, b. NE, parents b. NE;
Wilbur R., son, 13, attended school, b. NE, parents b. NE;
Orland L., son, 10, attended school, b. SD, parents b. NE;
June E., dau, 8, attended school, b. SD, parents b. NE;
Iva M., dau, 7, attended school, b. SD, parents b. NE;
Bernard L., 3-1/12, b. SD, parents b. NE.

1940 SD CENSUS, Bennett Co, Twp 38 Range 34:
John F. "Merchan", 49, 8th, b. NE, 1935: same house, farmer, farm;
Ida A., wife, 52, 8th, b. NE, 1935; same house, housekeeper, private home;
Orlando L., son, 20, single, 7th, b. SD, 1935: same house;
June E., dau, 18, single, H-2, b. SD, 1935: same house;
Iva M., dau, 17, 8th, b. SD, 1935: same house;
Bernard D., son, 13, attended school, 6th, b. SD, 1935: same house.

WWII DRAFT REGISTRATION C ARDS, 1942:
Name: John Frank Merchen
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Age: 51
Birth Date: 1 Dec 1891
Birth Place: Winside, Nebraska, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Blackpipe, Bennett Co, South Dakota, USA
Occupation: Self-employed
Nearest Relative: Ida Merchen
Height: 5 10
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Red
Weight: 175
Complexion: Light

SSDI:
Name: John Merchen
SSN: 503-24-8340
Last Residence: South Dakota
BORN: 1 Dec 1891
Died: Aug 1962
State (Year) SSN issued: South Dakota (Before 1951)

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: John F Merchen
Birth Date: 1891
Death Date: 1963
Cemetery: Winner City
Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Winner, Tripp County, South Dakota, United States of America
Has Bio?: N

John married Ida A. BORNMAN about 1910 in NE.¹ (Ida A. BORNMAN was born in 1887 in NE,⁵ died on 22 Jan 1956 in Bennett Co, SD ⁶ and was buried in Winner City Cem, Winner, Tripp Co, SD ⁵.)