Glen Earl Redding (1896-1990)

Lydia Nina Knapp (1898-1982)

Merle Melvin Redding (1920-1997)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Joyce Nadine Mathes Merle Melvin Redding Born: 3 November 1920 Marriage (1): Joyce Nadine Mathes on 30 December 1947 in Nashua, IA Died: 7 October 1997, Knoxville, IA at age 76 Buried: After 7 October 1997, Knoxville, IA    Another name for Merle was "Mike" Redding. Merle married Joyce Nadine Mathes, daughter of Otho Leob Mathes and Stella Irene McLaughlin, on 30 December 1947 in Nashua, IA. (Joyce Nadine Mathes was born on 10 April 1927 in Liberty Township, Johnson County, IA 1 2 3 and died on 21 August 2010 in Maryville, MO.)

1 "Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2849548 : accessed 1 Dec 2019), Joyce Nadine Mathes, 10 Apr 1927; citing Birth, Liberty Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Liberty Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0014, sheet 5A, family 86, Otho Leab Mathes and Irene Stella McLaughlin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 661.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Graham Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 52-11, sheet 5A, household 82, Otho Leab Mathes and Irene Stella McLaughlin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1171.