Minnie Wacaster

Minnie Wacaster
(1885-After 1930)

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Wilfred Merkle

Minnie Wacaster ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Born: 20 August 1885, North Carolina ¹
Marriage (1): John Wilfred Merkle on 9 January 1912 in Trenton, NJ ¹ ² ³
Died: After 1 April 1930

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of August 1884 and a birth location of North Carolina.

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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Bessemer City, NC on 13 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 22B, District 76, Dwelling 366, Household 378
Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Home Rented
Minnie Wokehester..Sister-in-law..Aug 1884..15..NC..Cotton Mill
(Living with married sister, Dora, and her family.)

NOTE - Her birth date is thought to have been 20 Aug 1885 instead of Aug 1884.
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• She 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
Minnie Merkle..Wife..29..NC
(Living with husband and 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 20 Aug 1885, then her age should have been 34 instead of 29.
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• She 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
Minnie B. Merkle..Wife..38..NC
(Living with husband and 5 sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 20 Aug 1885, then her age should have been 44 instead of 38.
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Minnie married John Wilfred Merkle on 9 January 1912 in Trenton, NJ.¹ ² ³ (John Wilfred Merkle was born on 8 June 1892 in Woodstock, MD ³ ⁵ 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 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 22B, dwelling 366, family 378, James McDowell Walker and Dora Francis Wacaster; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 "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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