Merrill, Opal Lenore

1902 - 1984  (82 years)

• Name	Merrill, Opal Lenore  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Alt Birth	Abt 1902	Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa   [1]
  Birth	2 Sep 1902	Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Dec 1984	Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Burial	11 Dec 1984	Sacramento Memorial Lawn ~ Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California   [6]
  		Sullivan^OpalMerrill.jpg
  Person ID	I358	Smith-Merrill
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	MERRILL, Clive Henry,   b. 22 Jan 1881, Clinton, DeWitt Co., Illinois d. 16 Jun 1947, Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California (Age 66 years)
  Mother	FAIRALL, Artha Jane,   b. 27 Jul 1883, Decatur Co., Iowa d. 8 Feb 1974, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1901	Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa   [7, 8]
  	Leon Reporter - Leon, Iowa Thursday, February 2l, l90l The following marriage licenses have been issued by Clerk Stockton since our last issue: CLIVE H. MERRILL, 20 ARTHA FAIRALL, l7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Decatur County Journal - Iowa Thursday, February 21, 1901 "Kimball Fairall, who lives just south of Weldon, filed information Monday before Justice Harvey charging Clive Merrill, son of J. H. Merrill, the auctioneer, with seduction. The young lady in the case, Miss Artha Fairall, gave birth to a child last Sunday and named young Merrill as the author of her ruin. Deputy Sheriff Burns served the justice's warrant and brought the young man to town where after some discussion he agreed to remedy the unfortunate matter as nearly as possible. On Tuesday afternoon a license was secured and in company with the officer Mr. Merrill drove to the home of the girl's parents where a minister from Weldon performed the marriage ceremony."
  _STAT	16 Jun 1947
  	Death of one spouse
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sullivan, Allen Claire,   b. 7 Dec 1919   d. 15 Mar 1991, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2003

  
  

  Family 2	Perry, H. L.
  Family ID	F160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2003

  
  

• Event Map

  Alt Birth - Abt 1902 - Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa Birth - 2 Sep 1902 - Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa Death - 8 Dec 1984 - Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 - US Census, Missouri, Carroll Co., Hurricane Twsp. ~ Roll T625_912 ~ ED 13 ~ Page 166 ~ Line 13 (Reliability: 3). 1920_MO-Carroll-Hurricane-rT625_912-ed13-p1A.jpg [S15] California Dept. of Health Services, California Death Records, (RootsWeb.com Inc.), http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi?surname=Sullivan&given=Opal+Lenore (Reliability: 3). [S43] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, (RootsWeb.com Inc.), http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=566-20-2009 (Reliability: 3). [S30] The Sacramento Bee, Obituary: Artha Jane (Fairall)Merrill-Taylor, (Sunday, February 10, 1974), p F7 (Reliability: 3). TAYLOR, In this city, February 8, 1974. Artha Jane (Merrill) Taylor. Wife of the late John T. Taylor. Morther of Mrs. Lucille I. Huffman, Mrs. Opal L. Sullivan, and Mrs. Ardeta Ballard, of Sacramen to, and O.V. Merrill of San Francisco. Sister of Mrs. Nora Brechtell, of Iowa. Leaves 10 grandchildren, and 3 great, grandchildren. A native of Iowa, aged 90 years. Friends are invited to attend t he funeral Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Land Park Chapel of Harry A. Nauman & Son, 4041 Freeport Blvd. Interment Park View Cemetery, Stockton. [S62] Tombstone: SULLIVAN - Opal Merrill, (Sacramento Memorial Lawn). [S88] California Dept. of Health Services, Death Certificate: Opal Lenore (Merrill)Sullivan, (CA State Death Certificate #84-184248). [S315] Decatur County Journal, Marriage/Birth Announcement: Clive Merrill & Artha Fairall, (Thursday, February 21, 1901) (Reliability: 3). [S112] US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 - US Census, Missouri, Carroll Co., Hurricane Twsp. ~ Roll T625_912 ~ ED 13 ~ Page 166 ~ Line 11 & 12 (Reliability: 3). 1920_MO-Carroll-Hurricane-rT625_912-ed13-p1A.jpg