Brief Life History of Merritt James
When Merritt James Senter was born on 26 November 1902, in Susanville, Lassen, California, United States, his father, James William Senter, was 38 and his mother, Anna Belle Clark, was 34. He married Thelma Irene Woodworth on 7 April 1929, in Coos, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Grant, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 49 Parkersburg, Coos, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 19 December 1979, in Bandon, Coos, Oregon, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Bandon, Coos, Oregon, United States.
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- Merritt H Santes in household of Anna B Santes, "United States Census, 1910"
- Merritt J Senter & Irene Woodworth, 7 Apr 1929, in the Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009
- Merritt James Senter, "Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English:
of Norman origin, an occupational name from Old French saintier ‘bell-founder’, hence a cognate of Billiter .
variant of Center .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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