Loyal Samuel Suter (1909 - 1992)

Born 5 Sep 1909 in Ford, Illinois, United States

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Died 29 Mar 1992 at age 82 in United States

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Biography

• born at Proctor in Ford County, Illinois on 5 September 1909, a son of Samuel Suter and Lucy Conrad ^[1][2][3][4]

• 1910 U.S. Census, Drummer Township, Ford County, Illinois ^[5]
  • appeared in the household of his father Samuel R. Suter as Loyal Suter 8 months old, born in Illinois, father born in Switzerland Fr, mother born in Illinois, and living on his parents farm with three sisters

• 1920 U.S. Census, Drummer Township, Ford County, Illinois ^[6]
  • listed in his father's household as Loyal Suter, 10 years old, able to read and write, attending school and born in Illinois, father born in Switzerland (German), mother born in Illinois, living on his parents farm with three sisters

• 1930 U.S. Census, Union, Montgomery County, Indiana ^[7]
  • appeared in the household of his father Rudolf R. Suter as Samuel Suter, 19 years old, single, born in Illinois, living on his parents farm with three sisters

• served in the U.S. Army from 10 March 1943 to 15 October 1946 ^[8]

• married Ruth LaVerne Watson on 18 January 1947 at Montgomery, Indiana ^[9]

• recorded as a Bacteriologist, living with his wife Ruth Suter in Memphis, Tennessee in 1958 (Memphis, Tennessee City Directory 1958) ^[10]

• died on 29 March 1992 and shares a headstone with his wife at Calvary Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee ^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 266
2. ↑ Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, Loyal Suter
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
5. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Drummer, Ford, Illinois; Roll: T624_235; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374248
6. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Drummer, Ford, Illinois; Roll: T625_368; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 6
7. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Montgomery, Indiana; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340355
8. ↑ Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
9. ↑ Vital Statistics. Montgomery County, IN. Crawfordsville District Public Library. http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/vitals.html.
10. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.