Rosa Lena (Zipf) Merrick (1892 - 1980)

Born 28 Dec 1892 in Nebraska, United States [uncertain]

Wife of Martin A. Feyerherm — married 25 Apr 1912 (to 5 Apr 1948) in West Point, Cuming County, Nebraska

Died 22 Jul 1980 at age 87 in Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Biography

Birth: Rosa was born December 28, 1892,^[1] probably in Cuming County, Nebraska.^[2]

Marriage: Rosa married twice, she married:

• Martin A. Feyerherm on April 25, 1912 in West Point, Cuming County, Nebraska.^[3]
• Henry M. Merrick on December 6, 1950 in Riverside County, California.^[4]

Children: Rosa and Martin were known to have three children:

• Arnold Louis Feyerherm (1914-1992) ^[5]
• Elgin Harvey Feyerherm (1920-1990) ^[2]
• Still living or status unknown

Rosa was recorded in the following US censuses:

• 1920 (Rosie Feyerheim, wife of Martin, Antelope County, Nebraska)^[5]
• 1930 (Rosa Feyerherm, wife of Martin, Antelope County, Nebraska) ^[2]
• 1940 (Rose Feyerheim, wife of Martin, Riverside County, California)^[6]

Death: Rosa passed away on July 22, 1980 in Los Angeles County, California.^[7]

Burial: Rosa was buried next to first husband Martin in San Jacinto Valley Cemetery, located in San Jacinto, Riverside County, California.^[8]

Research Notes

Information &/or sources missing:

• Primary sources for birth and wedding events (searched FamilySearch & Ancestry)
• Childhood information (parents, siblings, etc.) (not searched)

Sources

1. ↑ [Private name] (living), compiler, "Feyerherm Family Tree - Descendants of Ernest & Louise Feyerherm", July 2004, Alvin tab, pg. 1, Book of vital records (unsourced family history).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQVP-WRB : accessed 27 November 2020), Martin Feyerherm, Bazile Township, Antelope, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 6A, line 6, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1265; FHL microfilm 2,341,000.
3. ↑ "Married in Nebraska," wedding announcement, The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska), 29 April 1912, pg. 3, col. 3 (www.newspapers.com : 25 November 2020)
4. ↑ Riverside County, California, marriage index, Henry M. Merrick & Rosa L. Feyerherm, 6 December 1950: on-line imag, "California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959," (Ancestry.com : 25 November 2020).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCVC-C1S : accessed 27 November 2020), Martin Feyerheim, Bazile, Antelope, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 1, sheet 8A, line 20, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 979; FHL microfilm 1,820,979.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K94J-Y4Q : 9 December 2019), Martin Feyerheim, San Jacinto Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-73, sheet 2A, line 21, family 32, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 279.
7. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGBD-QHH : 26 November 2014), Rose Lena Merrick, 22 Jul 1980; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 November 2020), memorial page for Rosa Lina Zipf Feyerherm (28 Dec 1892–22 Jul 1980), Find a Grave Memorial no. 215239334, citing San Jacinto Valley Cemetery, San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, USA ; Maintained by Pat Steele (contributor 47006294).