Merle Norman Royse

Male 1914 - Bef 2001  (< 86 years)


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  • Name Merle Norman Royse 
    Born 19 Oct 1914  Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    AFN S1S8-CC 
    Died Bef Jun 2001  [2
    Buried Bef Jun 2001  Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2610  Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 

    Father Sebren Porter Royse,   b. 16 Aug 1885,   d. Dec 1938, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Ivy Myrtle Wegner,   b. 26 Sep 1887, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1955, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 69 years) 
    Married 27 May 1907  [3, 4
    Family ID F635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alma Fern Hathway,   b. 18 Aug 1918, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 2001, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 16 May 1937  Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Harold M. Royse,   b. 2 Jul 1943, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 2007, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. John Royse,   b. 19 Oct 1946, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Mar 2001, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Oct 1914 - Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 May 1937 - Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Bef Jun 2001 - Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1914 BIRTH: WA,Walla Walla Co-Walla Walla, Merle Norman Royse born on October 19, 1914

      1930 CENSUS: WA,Walla Walla Co-Walla Walla: Dw 84,107-218 East Oak: Merle N Royse 15/OR single-no occ, son of Sebron P and Iva M Royse

      1937 MARRIAGE: WA,Walla Walla Co-Walla Walla, Fern married Merle Royse 16 May, 1937, children Carol Elizabeth, Harold and John.

      1955 HIST: 1955 letter from Iva Wegner Royse Pound to Mary Gray Marks, doc#87: "Merle in Walla Walla"

      EMPLOYMENT: WA,Walla Walla Co-Walla Walla: Personal knowledge of Pam Wagner: Merle ran an auto repair business out of a little gas station next to his home at 828 Pleasant, Walla Walla WA.
      Nov 2003 note from Carol Royse Linke: "a shop behind"

      Bef June 2001 DEATH: Obit of wife, Fern June 2001: she preceded in death by husband, she is buried next to him in Mtn View Cem, WW,WA

  • Sources 
    1. [S177] Family Rcds: POUND, Iva Wegner Royse.
      Merle Norman Royse born Oct 19, 1919 [Walla Walla WA]... untill 1924, came to W. Walla and have been here since
      1955 letter from Iva Wegner Royse Pound to Mary Marks, doc#87b

    2. [S138] Obituary: Washington,Walla Walla: Union Bulletin newspaper.
      She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, son John Royse.
      Obituary of wife, Fern Royse

      Date: June 2001

    3. [S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
      "Ivy Myrtle Wegner married Porter Royse on 27 May 1907" no place shown
      Family group sheet in brown Bk of Remembrance in suitcase belonging to Grace

    4. [S177] Family Rcds: POUND, Iva Wegner Royse.
      "Ivy Myrtle Wegner md to Sebren Porter Royse, four boys: Earl Eldon, Loren Leon, Merle Norman, and Russell Gillman" - no date or place, "name changed from Ivy to Iva"
      1955 letter from Iva Wegner Royse Pound to Mary Marks, Eads doc#87b

    5. [S177] Family Rcds: POUND, Iva Wegner Royse.
      Merle Norman Royse md Fern Hathway, children: Carol Elizbeth, Harold and John [no dates or places shown]
      1955 letter from Iva Wegner Royse Pound to Mary Marks, doc#87

    6. [S138] Obituary: Washington,Walla Walla: Union Bulletin newspaper.
      She [Fern] married Merle Royse on May 16, 1937, in Walla Walla.
      Obit of wife, Fern

      Date: June 2001