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Personal data Merritt Kenneth Hershberger 

  • He was born on October 26, 1904 in Shipshewana, LaGrange Co., IN.
  • Profession: in the year 1924 Occupation: cigar clerk in Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN.
  • Census in the year 1910, LaGrange, LaGrange Co., IN.
  • Census in the year 1920, Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN.
  • Census in the year 1930, Lima Rd., Washington Twp., Allen Co., IN.
  • Census in the year 1940, Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN.
  • He died on October 3, 1981 in Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN, he was 76 years old.
  • He is buried after October 3, 1981 in Lindenwood Cem., Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN.
  • A child of Tobias B. Hershberger and Ellen (Ella) Maria McClarren
  • This information was last updated on July 9, 2015.

Household of Merritt Kenneth Hershberger

He is married to Virginia Belle Bass.

They got married on December 13, 1924 at Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN, he was 20 years old.

Merritt Keneth Hershberger oo Virginia Belle Bass

Marriage source: Author: Sexton, Teresa, Title: "Sexton, Basil, Roller, Walden and Related Families," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tfsexton&id=P53568, Publicationdate: i Nov MMXIV), Repository: The Cloud

"... Merritt K. Hershberger 1 Sex: M Birth: 26 OCT 1904 in Lagrange Co., IN 1 2 Death: 3 OCT 1981 in Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN 1 3 ... Sources:

1. Title: winters.FTW Text: Date of Import: Mar 29, 2008

2. Title: Lagrange Co., IN Birth Records Online

3. Title: SSDI

4. Title: Allen Co., IN Marriage Records online" <>

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Notes about Merritt Kenneth Hershberger

Merritt Kenneth Hershberger

Source: Author: Sheryl Poorman, Title: "Sheryl Poorman's Genealogy; ..." (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2465756&id=I1200, Publication date: xx Jan MMIII), Repository:The Cloud

"... Merritt K. HERSHBERGER ... Sex: M Birth: 26 Oct 1904 in Lagrange Co., IN 1 Death: 3 Oct 1981 in Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN 2 ...

Occupation: cigar clerk 1924 Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN

Census: 1930 Lima Rd., Washington Twp., Allen Co., Indiana Change Date: 20 Jan 2003 ...

Father: Tobias B. HERSHBERGER Mother: Ellen MCCLEM

Marriage 1 Virginia BASS b: 12 Sep 1907 in KY Married: 13 Dec 1924 in Ft. Wayne, Allen Co, IN 3

Children

1. Merritt HERSHBERGER b: 22 Jul 1925 in Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN 2. Walter T. HERSHBERGER b: ABT 1929 in Indiana 3. Carol HERSHBERGER 4. Shirley HERSHBERGER 5. Emmy HERSHBERGER 6. Kenneth HERSHBERGER 7. Larry HERSHBERGER 8. James HERSHBERGER

Sources:

1. Title: Lagrange Co., IN Birth Records Online

2. Title: SSDI

3. Title: Allen Co., IN Marriage Records online"

"1 Merritt K. HERSHBERGER b: 26 Oct 1904 d: 3 Oct 1981
+ Virginia BASS b: 12 Sep 1907 d: 8 May 1996
2 Merritt HERSHBERGER b: 22 Jul 1925 d: 6 Feb 2002
+ Geraldine A. d: AFT 2002
3 Living
3 Living
3 Living
3 Living
3 Living
2 Walter T. HERSHBERGER b: ABT 1929 d: AFT 2002
2 Carol HERSHBERGER d: AFT 2002
2 Shirley HERSHBERGER d: AFT 2002
2 Emmy HERSHBERGER d: AFT 2002
2 Kenneth HERSHBERGER d: AFT 2002
2 Larry HERSHBERGER d: AFT 2002
2 James HERSHBERGER d: AFT 2002"

Author: Hanna, Jackie, Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage, MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I5537, Publicationdate: xxiv Nov MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

"... Merritt Kenneth HERSHBERGER Sex: M Birth: 26 OCT 1904 in Shipshewana, LaGrange Co, Indiana

Census: 1910 Tobias Hershberger HH, Lagrange, LaGrange Co, Indiana Census: 1920 T B Hershberger HH, Fort Wayne, Allen Co, Indiana Census: 1930 Washington Twp, Allen Co, Indiana Note: occ: winder, electric light works Census: 1940 Fort Wayne, Allen Co, Indiana Note: occ: laborer, WPA

Death: 3 OCT 1981 Burial: Lindenwood Cem, Fort Wayne, Allen Co, Indiana Change Date: 24 NOV 2012

Father: Tobias B HERSHBERGER b: JUN 1865 in Shipshewana, LaGrange Co, Indiana Mother: Ellen MCCLARREN b: 14 AUG 1865 in Fulton Co, Ohio

Marriage 1 Virginia Belle BASS b: 12 SEP 1907 in Covington, Kenton Co, Kentucky Married: 13 DEC 1924 in Allen Co, Indiana Note: by William W Moberly, JP

Children

1. Merritt Robert HERSHBERGER b: 22 JUL 1925 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co, Indiana"

Author: Sexton, Teresa, Title: "Sexton, Basil, Roller, Walden and Related Families," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tfsexton&id=P53568, Publication date: i Nov MMXIV),Repository: The Cloud

"... Merritt K. Hershberger 1 Sex: M Birth: 26 OCT 1904 in Lagrange Co., IN 1 2 Death: 3 OCT 1981 in Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN 1 3

Occupation: 1924 Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN; Occupation: cigar clerk 1

Census: 1930 Lima Rd., Washington Twp., Allen Co., Indiana 1

Marriage 1 Virginia Bass b: 12 SEP 1907 in KY Married: 13 DEC 1924 in Ft. Wayne, Allen Co, IN 1 4

Children

1. Merritt Hershberger b: 22 JUL 1925 in Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN 2. Carol Hershberger 3. Shirley Hershberger 4. Emmy Hershberger 5. Walter T. Hershberger b: ABT 1929 in Indiana 6. Kenneth Hershberger 7. Larry Hershberger 8. James Hershberger

Sources:

1. Title: winters.FTW Text: Date of Import: Mar 29, 2008

2. Title: Lagrange Co., IN Birth Records Online

3. Title: SSDI

4. Title: Allen Co., IN Marriage Records online" <>

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    Birthday October 26, 1904

    • The temperature on October 26, 1904 was between 7.3 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
      • January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
      • January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
      • May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
      • June 28 » The SSNorge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.
      • October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
      • December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.

    Day of marriage December 13, 1924

    • The temperature on December 13, 1924 was between -4.9 °C and -2.4 °C and averaged -3.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
      • January 22 » Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
      • January 25 » The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
      • February 5 » The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal.
      • April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
      • September 9 » Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
      • December 20 » Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.

    Day of death October 3, 1981

    • The temperature on October 3, 1981 was between 8.0 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
      • January 19 » Iran hostage crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
      • May 25 » In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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      • September 25 » Belize joins the United Nations.
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