Hjalmar Henry Erickson
(1883-1963)
Minnie Bertha Sands
(1888-1971)
Margie Harriet Erickson
(1911-1965)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Merrill Audry Wier

Margie Harriet Erickson 2

  • Born: 12 November 1911, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States 2
  • Marriage (1): Merrill Audry Wier on 7 February 1942 in Kodiak, Kodiak Island, Territory of Alaska, United States 1
  • Died: 19 August 1965, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States at age 53
  • Crem.: August 1965, Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King, Washington, United States
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bullet  Burial Notes:


Find A Grave Memorial #121944664

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:



1. 1940 US Census, 7 May 1940, Lenroot, Sawyer, Wisconsin, United States. 2 1940 US Census
Sheet 8B, Roll 4524, District 57-13, Family 194
Lenroot, Sawyer , Wisconsin
house rented, $8
Margie H. Wier..Wife..28..WI..8th grade..Waitress, Restaurant..earned $280 in 1939

(Living with husband.)


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Margie married Merrill Audry Wier, son of Joseph Steele Wier and Leanna Mary Lightfoot, on 7 February 1942 in Kodiak, Kodiak Island, Territory of Alaska, United States.1 (Merrill Audry Wier was born on 7 April 1905 in Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States,2 3 4 5 died on 11 July 1975 in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States 5 and was buried after 11 July 1975 in Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King, Washington, United States.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1940 US Census, 7 May 1940, Lenroot, Sawyer, Wisconsin, United States. 2 1940 US Census
Sheet 8B, Roll 4524, District 57-13, Family 194
Lenroot, Sawyer County, Wisconsin
Last Place of Residence: Same House
House rented, $8
Merrill A. Wier..Head..34..IA..12th grade..Operator, Dance Hall-Tavern..earned $380 in 1939
Margie H. Wier..Wife..28..WI..8th grade..Waitress, Restaurant..earned $280 in 1939



2. Marriage Image, 7 February 1942, Kodiak, Kodiak Island, Territory of Alaska, United States. 1


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Merrill A Wier
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 07 Feb 1942
Event Place: Kodiak, Alaska, United States
Event Place (Original): Territory Of Alaska
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Margie Erickson

Citing this Record
"Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M9-MCYD : 18 March 2018), Merrill A Wier and Margie Erickson, Kodiak, Alaska, United States; citing Marriage, Kodiak, Alaska, United States, Alaska State Archives, Juneau; FHL microfilm 100,818,120.
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The fact that there exists a marriage document for Merrill Wier and Margie Erickson dated 1942 in Alaska yet there is also a 1940 US Census document from Wisconsin showing them living together with Margie using a married name of Wier could mean only one of two different things. First, there is the possibility that in 1940 they really weren't married but just living together. Second, is the possibility that they were really married sometime before 1940 but divorced and then were remarried in Alaska in 1942. The marriage document from Alaska shows Margie using her maiden name. There are no records to support the second conclusion.
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Sources


1 "Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2216300 : accessed 13 Oct 2019), Merrill A Wier and Margie Erickson, Kodiak, Alaska, United States; citing Marriage, Kodiak, Alaska, United States, Alaska State Archives, Juneau; FHL microfilm 100,818,120.

2 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Lenroot, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 57-13, sheet 8B, household 194, Merrill A. Wier and Margie Erickson; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 19 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4524.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 19A, dwelling 355, family 443, Joseph Steele Wier and Leanna Mary Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 17 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 0018, sheet 20B, family 480, Leanna Mary Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 19 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2571.

5 "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1202535 : accessed 20 Dec 2013), Merrill Wier, Jul 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).


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