Merton Field Marin (1916 - 1949)

Born 7 Feb 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri

Ancestors

Died 1 Jun 1949 at age 33 in Bourbon, Crawford, Missouri, United States

Biography

Merton was born in 1916 in Saint Louis.

He married Elsie Walls, daughter of Frank, in 1935 ^{[1] [2]}.

He died in 1949 ^[3].

Merton was buried on 4 June 1949 in Valhalla Crematory, St. Louis, Missouri.

Research Notes

Mert [Newton] also was born in St. Louis with Mother listed as living at 2826 Semple and Father in Little Rock, Ark. Father's occuaption listed as Traveling salesman. I, of course, never knew Mert but heard stories about his exceptional music talent." [Letter from Clara Louise Marin to Greg Newton, July 15, 2010.]

"Mert, who was I think the most gifted musically of all three, died at age 33 in our country home outside St. Louis. He had lung cancer. The manner of his death was complicated in that he was on board a steamer in the South Pacific touring with a band, collapsed and had to be shipped/flown home to St. Louis. He was dying. He actually died in my bed (I was evicted for the occasion). I was 13 at the time. He played with several big bands including Russ Columbo and Joe Reichman." [E-mail from Sharon Southerland to Greg Newton, April 11, 2010.]

He was cared for also by his then-companion, an Irish-born woman called Evelina Devlin.

Russ Columbo (1918-1934), was an American singer, violinist and actor, By the time of his tragic death at the age of twenty-six, he was generally conceded to reside at the pinnacle of the crooning genre, the chief rival to the hegemony enjoyed by Rudy Vallee and Bing Crosby. [If Mert did indeed play with Columbo's orchestra, he was not older than 18 at the time.]

Joe Reichman was affectionately known by his contemporaries as the "old piano pounder". His orchestra recorded 80 sides for ARC & RCA Victor, between June 1934 and February 1942.

Death certificate June 1, 1949, unmarried Merton Field Marin died of lung cancer at his mothers residence at Bourbon RR2, Crawford-Boone County, Missouri. Usual residence was St. Louis, Missouri, where he was a musician.

Merton and his brother Randolph both took the surname 'Marin', when Gaston Marin married Olive Olive Merton Newton.

I'm looking for information on Mert Marin who was married to my mother, Elsie Walls. He is my sister Joann's father. Jody never knew Mert and has so many questions - hope you can help. My other sister, Vicki Jones. Left message on RootWeb 12-6-2008.

Jim Carder [email]. Sent email to him 12-6-2008 to make connection with Merton's clan.

Shirley Jayne Doman. I am looking for info on this lady. She was married in St louis MO on Oct 2, 1948 to Merton Field Marin. That is all I know. Left message on RootWeb 12-6-2008.

Sources

1. ↑ "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002", St. Charles County Clerks Office; St. Charles, Missouri; Marriage Certificates, Ancestry Record 1171 #310376199 (accessed 5 March 2024), Merton Marin marriage to Elsie Walls on 19 Dec 1935 in Missouri, USA.
2. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 213, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #15511978 (accessed 5 March 2024), Name: Merton Field Marin; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 24; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 7 Feb 1916; Birth Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA; Residence Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA; Employer: Tony Di Pardo Orchestra; Height: 5 5; Weight: 129; Complexion: Dark; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Frank Walls; Household Members (Name) Relationship: Merton Field Marin Self (Head).
3. ↑ "Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969", Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969; Certificate Number: 15354; URL: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/DeathCertificates#searchDB, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60382 #1250496 (accessed 5 March 2024), Merton F Marin death Jun 1949 in Crawford, Missouri, USA.

Acknowledgments

• Profile Marin-62 was created through the import of johncnewton.ged on Feb 6, 2013 by Greg Newton.