Miles MERRY ³

  General Notes:

IN, MARRIAGES, 1810-2001:
Name: "Millis" Merry
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
Marriage Licence Date: 24 Dec 1898
Marriage Licence Place: Orange Co, Indiana, United States
Mother: Hurst
Spouse: Josephine Hellums
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: White
Page: 9
FHL Film Number: 001316745

1900 IN CENSUS, Orange Co, Northwest Twp:
Thomas Merry, Aug 1840, 59, married 42 yrs, b. OH, parents b. OH, farm laborer;
Mary, wife, Aug 1841, 58, 7 children, 6 living, b. OH, parents b. OH;
George, son, Oct 1867, 32, single, b. IN, parents b. OH, farm laborer;
Miles, son, Apr 1874, 26, married, married 2 yrs, b. IN, parents b. OH, farm laborer;
Josie, dau-in-law, May 1882, 18, married 2 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. IN, parents b. IN;
Bessie, g-dau, Apr 1900, 1/12, b. IN, parents b. IN.

1910 IN CENSUS, Lawrence Co, Spice Valley Twp:
Miles Merry, 36, 1st marriage, married 11 yrs, b. IN, parents b. IN, farm laborer, working out;
Josie, wife, 28, 1st marriage, married 11 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. IN, parents b. IN;
Bessie M., dau, 9, b. IN, parents b. IN, attended school;
Lilly E., dau, 7, b. IN, parents b. IN, attended school.

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918:
Name: Miles Merry
Race: White
Age: 44
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1874
Street address: 1 R.F.D.
Residence Place: Loogootee, Martin Co, Indiana, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Employer: Seth Force
Physical Build: Slender
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: Josie Merry
Relative's Relationship: Wife

1920 IN CENSUS, Daviess Co, Washington city:
Miles Merry, 45, b. IN, parents b. OH, laborer, woodwork factory;
Josie, wife, 37, b. IN, parents b. IN;
Edith, dau, 17, b. IN, parents b. IN, laborer, woodwork factory;
Charles, son, 7, attended school, b. IN, parents b. IN.

1930 IN CENSUS, Daviess Co, Washington city:
Miles Merry, 55, 1st marriage age 24, b. IN, parents b. OH, laborer, Hincher factory;
Josephine, wife, 47, 1st marriage age 17, b. IN, parents b. IN;
Charles R., son, 17, b. IN, parents b. IN.

1940 IN CENSUS, Daviess Co, Washington city:
Miles Merry, 65, 4th, b. IN, 1935: same house, no occupation listed;
Josephine, wife, 47, 5th, b. IN, 1935: same house.

SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS & CLAIMS INDEX, 1936-2007:
Name: Miles Merry
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1874
Claim Date: 17 Apr 1939
SSN: 304079671
Notes: 18 Jan 1977: Name listed as MILES MERRY

IN, DEATH CERTIFICATES, 1899-2011:
Name: Milon? (Miles?) Merry
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 81
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1874
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 19 Jul 1955
Death Place: Washington, Daviess, Indiana, USA
Father: Thomas Merry
Mother: Mary E Merry
Spouse: Josephine Merry

Miles married Josephine "Josie" HELLUMS 24 Dec1898 in Orange Co, IN.^{1 2} (Josephine "Josie" HELLUMS was born on 31 May 1882 in IN,⁴ died on 10 Apr 1973 in Washington, Daviess Co, IN ⁴ and was buried in Spice Valley Cem, Mitchell, Lawrence Co, IN ⁴.)