Born
1 Sep 1896 in
Crab Town, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Ancestors
Descendants
Died
13 Dec 1968
at age 72
in
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified 29 Dec 2022
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Biography
Merlin Richard Clark was born on 1 Sep 1896 in Crab Town, Jackson, Iowa, United States, son of John Azariah Clark (1847 - 1942) and Harriet Streets (Edwards) Clark (1856 - 1933).
His siblings were:
Sanford Delong Clark (1877 - 1961)
Wilbur Bryon Clark (1883 - 1969)
Ida Annette (Clark) Tracy (1885 - 1979)
Mary Lucretia (Clark) Edwards (1892 - 1986)
Merlin married Nora Bell Rannals (1894 - 1973) on 4 Jun 1917 in Maquoketa, Jackson. Their daughter was Donna Merlene (Clark) Durkop (1931 - 2013).
Merlin died on 13 Dec 1968 in Maquoketa aged 72.
Sources
DNA Confirmations
all matches weaker than 7 cM and further than 3rd cousin are to be considered as supporting evidence, not proof of relationship
Further segment details at Kent Creamer , bottom of page
Maternal relationship is confirmed by:
a 36.6 cM MyHeritage test match between Kent Creamer and his fourth cousin once removed Dennis Durkop . Their MRCAs are John S. Streets II & Ferby (Huston) Streets , the fourth great grandparents of Kent Creamer and the third great grandparents of Dennis Durkop . Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: 3rd - 5th cousin, based on 0.5% shared DNA, sharing 36.6 cM across 2 segments (Largest segment: 28.3 cM). (8.3 cM on chr 5 (most likely via his mother, Donna (Clark) Durkop ), 28.3 cM on chr 12 (roughly the same segment shared with Harold Durkop )). Common ancestors (via his mother, Donna (Clark) Durkop ): John S. Streets II & Ferby (Huston) Streets ; also (via his father, Harold Durkop ): Andrew Huston Sr. & Elizabeth (Green) Huston .
a 47 cM Family Finder match between Kent Creamer and his fifth cousin once removed Dennis Durkop (Largest segment = 27 cM on Chr 12, also 8.04 cM on Chr 5). Predicted: 2nd Cousin - 4th Cousin. Common ancestors (via his mother, Donna (Clark) Durkop ): John S. Streets II & Ferby (Huston) Streets ; also (via his father, Harold Durkop ): Andrew Huston Sr. & Elizabeth (Green) Huston .
a 17.1 cM MyHeritage test match between Kent Creamer and his fifth cousin Maria (Durkop) Hong . Their MRCAs are John S. Streets II & Ferby (Huston) Streets , the fourth great grandparents of Kent Creamer and the fourth great grandparents of Maria (Durkop) Hong . Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: 3rd cousin - distant cousin, based on 0.2% shared DNA, sharing 17.1 cM across 1 segments (Largest segment: 17.1 cM). (17.1 cM on chr 12 (part of the same segment shared with Harold Durkop , her paternal grandfather))). Common ancestors (via her paternal grandmother, Donna (Clark) Durkop ): John S. Streets II & Ferby (Huston) Streets ; also (via her paternal grandfather, Harold Durkop ): Andrew Huston Sr. & Elizabeth (Green) Huston (likely the source of this match).
a 15.6 cM match between Anomymous Creamer GEDmatch M312650 and his fourth cousin once removed Maria (Durkop) Hong GEDmatch M523430 (Total of 1 matching segments > 5, Largest segment = 15.6 cM.
GED Anomymous Creamer and Maria (Durkop) Hong : Chr 12: 91,893,181 - 104,025,849, 15.6 cM, 2,496 SNPs; Common ancestors (via her paternal grandmother, Donna (Clark) Durkop ): John S. Streets II & Ferby (Huston) Streets ; also (via her paternal grandfather, Harold Durkop ): Andrew Huston Sr. & Elizabeth (Green) Huston (likely the source of this match)). Common ancestors (via her paternal grandmother, Donna (Clark) Durkop ): John S. Streets II & Ferby (Huston) Streets ; also (via her paternal grandfather, Harold Durkop ): Andrew Huston Sr. & Elizabeth (Green) Huston (likely the source of this match).
a 15.3 cM match between Kent Creamer GEDmatch M521133 and his fifth cousin Maria (Durkop) Hong GEDmatch M523430 (Total of 1 matching segments > 5, Largest segment = 15.3 cM
GED Kent Creamer and Maria (Durkop) Hong : Chr 12: 91,994,098 - 103,940,753, 15.3 cM, 2,444 SNPs; Common ancestors (via her paternal grandmother, Donna (Clark) Durkop ): John S. Streets II & Ferby (Huston) Streets ; also (via her paternal grandfather, Harold Durkop ): Andrew Huston Sr. & Elizabeth (Green) Huston (likely the source of this match)).
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Merlin is 21 degrees from Herbert Adair , 23 degrees from Richard Adams , 20 degrees from Mel Blanc , 24 degrees from Dick Bruna , 22 degrees from Bunny DeBarge , 29 degrees from Peter Dinklage , 21 degrees from Sam Edwards , 17 degrees from Ginnifer Goodwin , 21 degrees from Marty Krofft , 15 degrees from Junius Matthews , 17 degrees from Rachel Mellon and 18 degrees from Harold Warstler on our single family tree .
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