Father was Joseph Martin or Merlin from Oquawka and mother was Ermina Tinker from Bloomington, Illinois.
Sources
May Marble in "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records.
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch ([1] : 27 December 2014), May Merlin in entry for William A. Marble, 17 Aug 1937; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,786,894.
Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
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