Merrill Elmer Kelly (1901 - 1952)

Born 5 Sep 1901 in La Harpe, Allen, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nannie Rebecca (Ater) Kelly — married 21 Sep 1921 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States

Husband of Marion A Garton — married 28 Oct 1928 in San Diego, San Diego County, California

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1952 at age 50 in Chula Vista, San Diego, California, United States

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Biography

Merrill was born in 1901 in Kansas. His parents were George Kelly and Harriet Luton.

By 1920, he was living on the USS Denver stationed in Vallejo, California.^[1]

Merrill's first wife was Rebecca Ater. He married Marion A Garton, after Rebecca died in 1925.

In 1930^[2] and 1940, Merrill, Marion and their blended family were living in Chula Vista, National Judicial Township, San Diego, California.^[3]

His obituary on his Find A Grave memorial page states: "He served with the Chula Vista Police Department for 16 yrs. and also served in the Navy. " His grave is incised CSP US Navy World War I & II.

Date: BET 1930 AND 1945

SDATE 1 JUL 1930

Place: Chief of Police, Chula Vista, CA

Merrill passed away in 1952.^[4] Burial was in the Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego County, California.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP8T-813 : accessed 3 May 2020), Merrill E Kelly, Vallejo, California, Military and Naval Forces, United States; citing USS Denver, sheet 1B, line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2041; FHL microfilm 1,822,041.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC6D-PFM : accessed 3 May 2020), Merrill E Kelly, Chula Vista, San Diego, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 4A, line 37, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 190; FHL microfilm 2,339,925.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K98D-WJ2 : 23 November 2019), Merrill E Kelly, Chula Vista, National Judicial Township, San Diego, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-40, sheet 11A, line 22, family 274, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 296.
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGTV-7GT : 26 November 2014), Merrill Elmer Kelly, 04 Jun 1952; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 May 2020), memorial page for Merrill Elmer Kelly (5 Sep 1901–4 Jun 1952), Find A Grave: Memorial #117606217, citing Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego County, California, USA ; Maintained by Pamela Greywacz (contributor 48084607) .

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of 229-Davies.ged on 19 October 2010.