Edythe Elizabeth (Merchant) Bruzek (1908 - 1996)

Born 14 Dec 1908 in Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Thomas Bruzek — married 1 Jul 1930 in Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States

Died 15 Oct 1996 at age 87 in Stewartville, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Edythe Elizabeth Merchant

Born 14 Dec 1908. Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, United States.

Died 15 Oct 1996. Stewartville, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States.

Buried Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, United States.

Residence

1935: Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States.

1 Apr 1940: Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States. Marital Status: Married. Relation to Head of House: Daughter.

Sources

• "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD4B-QZ6 : 5 February 2020), Edith E. Merchant, 1908.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2LR-B2T : accessed 3 January 2023), Edith Merchant in household of Wilford Merchant, Owatonna Ward 4, Steele, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 135, sheet 8A, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 696; FHL microfilm 1,374,709.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW15-625 : accessed 3 October 2020), Edith Merchant in household of Wilford E Merchant, Owatonna Ward 5, Steele, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 138, sheet 6A, line 3, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 863; FHL microfilm 1,820,863.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3D5-W64 : accessed 3 January 2023), Edith E Merchant in household of William E Merchant, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 8B, line 79, family 202, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1131; FHL microfilm 2,340,866.

• "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-2J3Y : 15 May 2020), Walter T Bruzek and Edythe E Merchant, 1930.

• "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-L3D3 : 15 May 2020), Walter T Bruzek and Edythe E Merchant, 1930.

• "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-2JSN : 15 May 2020), Walter T Bruzek and Edythe E Merchant, 1930.

• "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-L77J : 9 March 2021), Walter T Bruzek and Edythe E Merchant.

• "United States Census, 1940"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 46;
  FamilySearch Record: KS21-XSD (accessed 3 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MT-Z31N
  Edith Bruzek (31), married daughter, in household of Wilford Merchant (66) in Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States. Born in Minnesota.

• "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCXL-HYF : 6 May 2014), Edythe Merchant in entry for John Thomas Richard Bruzek, 12 Aug 1948; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Olmsted, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

• "United States 1950 Census"
  citing Page: 12; Line: 29;
  FamilySearch Record: 6F9W-4BB3 (accessed 3 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-9QHW-KHBF
  Edithe E Bruzek (41), wife, in household of Walter T Bruzek (42 years) in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States. Born in Minnesota.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 October 2020), memorial page for Edythe Elizabeth Merchant Bruzek (14 Dec 1908–15 Oct 1996), Find A Grave: Memorial #97267962, citing Sacred Heart Cemetery, Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Susan V. (contributor 48569557)

• "Minnesota, Clay and Steele County Obituaries, 1865-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRM-JP9J : 26 October 2019), Edythe E Bruzek, 1996; citing local historical societies and universities, Minnesota; FHL microfilm 4,134,803.

• "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZK-3WZF : 25 October 2019), Edythe Merchant Bruzek in household of Walter Thomas Bruzek, Rochester Township, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States; citing Death, multiple county courthouses, Minnesota.

• "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4CS-XHL : 4 December 2014), Edythe Elizabeth Bruzek, 15 Oct 1996; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Olmsted, Minnesota, record 2585014, certificate number 028626, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

• "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZM-N4VW : 1 March 2021), Edythe Elizabeth Bruzek, Stewartville, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States; citing Death, multiple county courthouses, Minnesota.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J57F-X4M : 10 January 2021), Edythe E Bruzek, 15 Oct 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4H4-PG8 : 4 December 2014), Merchant in entry for Richard Owen Bruzek, 31 Mar 2000; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, record , certificate number , Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

• FamilySearch Person: LY5Y-SMD

Acknowledgements

Personal recollection of events witnessed by John Bruzek as remembered 15 Jun 2021.