Charles Edwin Merrill Jr. was born on January 3, 1880, in Salem, Massachusetts to Charles E. Merrill (25)and Ida Florence Phippen (29)[1][2][3].
In 1880, Charles Jr. (5/12) lived at 1 Osborne Street with his father Charles Sr. (25), his mother Ida (23), Robert Phippen (48) and Alice M. Phippen (13)[4].
In 1900, Charles E. (20) lived in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire with the Cole Family and worked as a servant and farm laborer[5][6].
On June 10, 1903, Charles (23) married Alta Florence Johnson (22) in Windham, New Hampshire; Charles worked as a butcher[7][8].
In 1910, Charles (30) lived on Main Street in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire with his wife Alta (29) and lodger Thomas S. Eashman (30); Charles worked as a farmer[9].
On September 12, 1918, Charles (38), working as a motorman [[1]] , registered for WWI[10][11].
In 1920, Charles (39) lived on Park Avenue, in Salem, New Hampshire with his wife Alta (39) and their son Kenneth T. Merrill (9) and son George E. Merrill (5); Charles worked as a traveling salesman[12].
In 1930, Charles (50) lived at 2 Granite Avenue with his wife Alta (49), their son George E. (15) and his nephew Wallace V. Merrill (11); Charles worked as a salesman for the Granite State Potato Chip Company[13][14].
In 1940, Charles (60) continued to live at 2 Granite Avenue with Alta (59) and two roomer's Foust D. Foe (19) who worked as a laborer and George McDonald (68) who was a fryer at the potato chip factory; Charles continued to work as a salesman for the Granite State Potato Chip Company[15][16].
On April 27, 1942, Charles (62) registered for WWII[17][18].
Charles Edwin Merrill Jr. passed away in Methuen, Massachusetts in 1953[19].
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