Brief Life History of Merl Jennings
When Merl Jennings Spears was born on 28 December 1927, in Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, United States, his father, Leonard Bert Spears, was 25 and his mother, Frances Katherine Berry, was 21. He lived in Bellfountain, Benton, Oregon, United States in 1930. He died on 8 July 2015, in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Merle Spears in household of Leonard Spears, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Merl Jennings Spears - birth-name: Merl Jennings Spears
- Merle Jennings Spears, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"
Spouse and Children
1927–2015 Male
1924–2016 Female
Parents and Siblings
1902–1985 Male
1906–1932 Female
Siblings (3)
1927–2015 Male
1929–2022 Male
1932–2007 Male
World Events (8)
1929
Age 2
1931
Age 4
1950
Age 23
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Spear , with post-medieval excrescent -s. The name has sometimes been confused with Pearse .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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