John Wilfred Merkle

John Wilfred Merkle
(1892-After 1930)

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John Wilfred Merkle ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Born: 8 June 1892, Woodstock, MD ³ ⁴
Marriage (1): Minnie Wacaster on 9 January 1912 in Trenton, NJ ¹ ² ³
Died: After 1 April 1930

bullet General Notes:

Name:John Wilfred Merkle
Event Type:Draft Registration
Event Date:1917-1918
Event Place:Essex County no 3, New Jersey, United States
Gender:Male
Nationality:United States
Birth Date:08 Jun 1892
Affiliate Publication Number:M1509
Affiliate Publication Title:World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
GS Film Number:1712102
Digital Folder Number:005218863
Image Number:03723

Citing this Record:
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZJX-MZL : accessed 06 Aug 2014), John Wilfred Merkle, 1917-1918.

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1890 and a birth location of Maryland.

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• His occupation in June 1917 was a Carpenter in Bloomfield Township, Essex, NJ. ⁴

• He resided at 1 North Willow in June 1917 in Montclair Township, Essex County, NJ.
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• On 5 June 1917, he registered for the World War I Draft at , Essex County, NJ.

Name: John Wilfred Merkle
Birth Date: 08 Jun 1892
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Ellicott, MD on January 1920. ²

1920 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 57, Household 211
Ellicott, Howard County, Maryland, United States
John W. Merkle..Head..29..MD
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Kent, MD on April 1930. ³

1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, Roll 878, District 0028, Household 69
Kent, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
John M. Merkle..Head..38..MD
(Living with wife and 5 sons.)
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John married Minnie Wacaster, daughter of George Washington Wacaster and Sarah C. Chapman, on 9 January 1912 in Trenton, NJ.¹ ² ³ (Minnie Wacaster was born on 20 August 1885 in North Carolina ¹ and died after 1 April 1930.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Ellicott, MD on January 1920. ²

1920 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 57, Household 211
Ellicott, Howard County, Maryland, United States
John W. Merkle..Head..29..MD
Minnie Merkle..Wife..29..NC
Sarah L. Merkle..Daughter..6..NC
John W. Merkle Jr..Son..4..NJ
James S. Merkle..Son..2..NJ
Paul P. Merkle..Son..1..MD
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Kent, MD on April 1930. ³

1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, Roll 878, District 0028, Household 69
Kent, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
John M. Merkle..Head..38..MD
Minnie B. Merkle..Wife..38..NC
John W. Merkle..Son..14..NJ
James S. Merkle..Son..13..NJ
Paul P. Merkle..Son..11..MD
David L. Merkle..Son..10..MD
Billie H. Merkle..Son..5..MD
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1 Will Johnson, "Starting from Northwest Arkansas, mostly Franklin County and connecting those lines to their ancestor and descendents," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wjfranklin : accessed 18 Jul 2014).

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Ellicott, Howard County, Maryland, United States, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 15A, family 211, John Wilfred Merkle and Minnie Wacaster; index and images (accessed 5 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Kent, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0028, sheet 3B, family 69, John Wilfred Merkle and Minnie Wacaster; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 878.

4 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Aug 2014); Name: John Wilfred Merkle; Event Place: Essex County no 3, New Jersey, United States.

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