Edna Prine

F, b. 1911
  • Married Name: Her married name was Osborn.
  • Married Name: Her married name was Pierce.
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of Martin Prine at Prineville, Crook County, Oregon.
  • (Surviving Sibling M) Obituary: Edna Prine survived her brother (Robert France Prine) and was listed in the obituary as Mrs. Harley Pierce of Prineville (Obituary dated on 29 March 1945.)
  • (ofSp) Death: On 28 March 1952 when she was 41, her husband Harley died.

Parents:

Father*: Martin Prine b. 7 Sep 1889, d. 25 Aug 1961
Mother*: Mary Belle Smith b. 20 Nov 1894, d. 3 Jul 1959

Family:

Harley J Pierce b. 31 Dec 1910, d. 28 Mar 1952

William Martin Prine

M, b. 16 March 1913, d. 27 December 1967

Parents:

Father*: Martin Prine b. 7 Sep 1889, d. 25 Aug 1961
Mother*: Mary Belle Smith b. 20 Nov 1894, d. 3 Jul 1959

Family:

Ethel Gregg Garner (?) b. 24 Feb 1912, d. 13 Aug 1996

Myrtle Ione Prine

F, b. 16 January 1917, d. 10 April 2003
  • Married Name: Her married name was Johnson.
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of Martin Prine at Prineville, Crook County, Oregon.
  • (Surviving Sibling M) Obituary: Myrtle Ione Prine survived her brother (Robert France Prine) and was listed in the obituary as Mrs. Fred Johnson of Prineville (Obituary dated on 29 March 1945.)
  • (Witness) Reunion Prine: Hazel Leila Prine attended the Prine Family Reuniononin.

Parents:

Father*: Martin Prine b. 7 Sep 1889, d. 25 Aug 1961
Mother*: Mary Belle Smith b. 20 Nov 1894, d. 3 Jul 1959

Family:

Fred Johnson b. 1911, d. 25 Jan 1993

Eugene William "Gene" Merritt

M, b. 18 May 1939, d. 30 May 2013
  • SSN: His Social Security Number was (an unknown value.)
  • Religion: He was Seventh-day Adventist.
  • Education*: He was educated in 1958 at Laurelwood, Washington County, Oregon, graduate of Laurelwood Adventist Academy.
  • Occupation*: He was General Contractor-Did mostly retirement home construction, then Nursing Home Remodels, then commercial building projects. between 1984 and 1987.

Parents:

Father*: William Jethro Merritt b. 20 Feb 1903, d. 13 Mar 1981
Mother*: Edith Fay Sisler b. 24 Aug 1901, d. 14 Feb 2000

Family 1:

Children:

Leonard Allen Merritt+ b. 2 Aug 1963, d. 14 Jun 2022
Cheryl Renee Merritt b. 15 May 1967, d. 26 Jan 2010

Family 2:

Carol Jean Gaines b. 21 Sep 1941, d. 30 Dec 2016

Leonard Allen Merritt

M, b. 2 August 1963, d. 14 June 2022

Parents:

Father*: Eugene William "Gene" Merritt b. 18 May 1939, d. 30 May 2013

Cheryl Renee Merritt

F, b. 15 May 1967, d. 26 January 2010

Parents:

Father*: Eugene William "Gene" Merritt b. 18 May 1939, d. 30 May 2013

William Jethro Merritt

M, b. 20 February 1903, d. 13 March 1981

Parents:

Father*: John Thomas Merritt b. 7 Dec 1871, d. 25 Oct 1923
Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Palmer b. 3 Nov 1868, d. 18 Aug 1949

Family:

Edith Fay Sisler b. 24 Aug 1901, d. 14 Feb 2000

Children:

Opal Marie Merritt b. 9 Jul 1923, d. 9 Jul 1923
Cordie Juanita "Juanita" Merritt+ b. 14 May 1925, d. 2013
Marvin Adelbert "Delbert" Merritt+ b. 3 Mar 1929, d. 9 Mar 1998
Donnie Delmer "Don" Merritt+ b. 21 May 1933, d. 14 Jan 2018
Eugene William "Gene" Merritt+ b. 18 May 1939, d. 30 May 2013

Edith Fay Sisler

F, b. 24 August 1901, d. 14 February 2000
  • Married Name: As of 3 April 1921,her married name was Merritt.
  • Note: She enjoyed painting-cared for Down's Boy-Buddy (Mark Magamus B. 12 Dec 1972)
    Cared for more than 65 foster children over the years.
  • (Surviving Parent F) Obituary: She survived her daughter (LaDonna Louise Merritt) and was listed in the obituary as Edith Merritt, grandmother (Obituary dated on 6 January 1986.)
  • Obituary: An obituary appeared in the Yakima Herald-Republic on Thursday, 17 February 2000 Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.

Parents:

Father*: George William Sisler b. 29 Jun 1876, d. 1 Jul 1965
Mother*: Elnora Myrtle Nash b. 15 Jun 1879, d. 29 Jul 1970

Family:

William Jethro Merritt b. 20 Feb 1903, d. 13 Mar 1981

Children:

Opal Marie Merritt b. 9 Jul 1923, d. 9 Jul 1923
Cordie Juanita "Juanita" Merritt+ b. 14 May 1925, d. 2013
Marvin Adelbert "Delbert" Merritt+ b. 3 Mar 1929, d. 9 Mar 1998
Donnie Delmer "Don" Merritt+ b. 21 May 1933, d. 14 Jan 2018
Eugene William "Gene" Merritt+ b. 18 May 1939, d. 30 May 2013

Cordie Juanita "Juanita" Merritt

F, b. 14 May 1925, d. 2013

Parents:

Father*: William Jethro Merritt b. 20 Feb 1903, d. 13 Mar 1981
Mother*: Edith Fay Sisler b. 24 Aug 1901, d. 14 Feb 2000

Family:

Theodore Clifford "Sam" Mohr Jr b. 7 Feb 1925, d. 11 Nov 2003

Marvin Adelbert "Delbert" Merritt

M, b. 3 March 1929, d. 9 March 1998
  • Note*: He When he went to Upper Columbia Academy they had assumed that "Adelbert" was a girl so he had a room assignment in the girls dorm. He didn't like that so he stayed out of school that year.
  • Education*: He was educated at Laurelwood, Washington County, Oregon, Laurelwood Adventist Academy graduate.
  • Note*: He he and his wife taught in the Adventist elementary school in Sandpoint for a year, taking a year out of their college education. Because of taking that job he was no longer eligible for the draft deferrment so he was then in the military. at Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho.
  • Milit-Beg*: He began military service served in the Army during the Korean War as a dental lab assistant.
  • Education: He was educated in June 1958 at College Place, Walla Walla County, Washington, Walla Walla College graduate.
  • Occupation: He was Math Teacher-Taught at Milo Adventist Academy in August 1958 at Milo, Umpqua County, Oregon.
  • Occupation*: He was Math Teacher-Taught at Mt. Ellis Adventist Academy in August 1972 at Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana.
  • Occupation: He was Math Teacher-Taught at Thunderbird Adventist Academy between August 1980 and 1982 at Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona.
  • HEALTH: He Myocardial Infarction on Easter Sunday in April 1982 Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona.
  • HEALTH*: He Had bypass surgery for heart disease in 1982 Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona.
  • (Surviving Parent F) Obituary: He survived his daughter (LaDonna Louise Merritt) and was listed in the obituary as M.A. Merritt (Obituary dated on 6 January 1986.)

Parents:

Father*: William Jethro Merritt b. 20 Feb 1903, d. 13 Mar 1981
Mother*: Edith Fay Sisler b. 24 Aug 1901, d. 14 Feb 2000

Family:

Barbara Cleona Coon b. 2 Aug 1929, d. 29 Sep 2012

Child:

LaDonna Louise Merritt b. 23 Jun 1958, d. 30 Apr 1985

Donnie Delmer "Don" Merritt

M, b. 21 May 1933, d. 14 January 2018
  • Occupation*: He was Manager for an Apartment complex in Petaluma CA.
  • DNA Tested*: He T014121.
  • Residence*: He lived at Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.

Parents:

Father*: William Jethro Merritt b. 20 Feb 1903, d. 13 Mar 1981
Mother*: Edith Fay Sisler b. 24 Aug 1901, d. 14 Feb 2000

Family:

Marga Klara Metzger b. 6 Aug 1932, d. 4 Jun 2020
  • Marriage*: He married Marga Klara Metzger in 1956 at Germany.
  • Divorce*: Donnie Delmer "Don" Merritt and Marga Klara Metzger were divorced.

James William Murphy

M, b. 25 January 1943, d. 20 April 1976

Parents:

Father*: William Patrick Murphy d. 29 Nov 1981
Mother*: Marjorie Irene "Irene" Norton b. 17 Sep 1916, d. 12 Sep 1988

Family:

Carol Jean Gaines b. 21 Sep 1941, d. 30 Dec 2016

Carol Jean Gaines

F, b. 21 September 1941, d. 30 December 2016

Parents:

Father*: Everett Lincoln Gaines b. 7 Nov 1905, d. 30 Jul 1996
Mother*: Cecile Gertrude Gaede b. 16 Oct 1907, d. 13 Dec 1982

Family 1:

James William Murphy b. 25 Jan 1943, d. 20 Apr 1976

Family 2:

Eugene William "Gene" Merritt b. 18 May 1939, d. 30 May 2013

John Thomas Merritt

M, b. 7 December 1871, d. 25 October 1923

Parents:

Father*: John Wesley Merritt b. 14 Jan 1830, d. 30 Jul 1916
Mother*: Mary Caroline Blalock b. 1835, d. c 1874

Family:

Elizabeth Jane Palmer b. 3 Nov 1868, d. 18 Aug 1949

Children:

Laura Ann "Annie" Merritt+ b. 4 Mar 1894, d. 30 Nov 1947
Olive Evaline "Ollie" Merritt+ b. 1 Oct 1896, d. 19 Jun 1987
Earnest Aaron Merritt b. 30 Nov 1899, d. 3 Dec 1899
Gladys Josephine Merritt b. 18 Feb 1901, d. 1 Mar 1902
William Jethro Merritt+ b. 20 Feb 1903, d. 13 Mar 1981
Alexis Wesley "Alie" Merritt+ b. 31 Jul 1905, d. 18 Jul 1980
Clarence Thomas Merritt+ b. 17 Feb 1908, d. 29 Jul 1955
Viola Icyline Merritt+ b. 21 Mar 1911, d. 6 Nov 2006

Elizabeth Jane Palmer

F, b. 3 November 1868, d. 18 August 1949

Parents:

Father*: Alexis Jasper Palmer b. 25 Feb 1844, d. 15 Sep 1913
Mother*: Rebecca Snoddy b. 18 Aug 1843, d. 5 Jul 1928

Family:

John Thomas Merritt b. 7 Dec 1871, d. 25 Oct 1923

Children:

Laura Ann "Annie" Merritt+ b. 4 Mar 1894, d. 30 Nov 1947
Olive Evaline "Ollie" Merritt+ b. 1 Oct 1896, d. 19 Jun 1987
Earnest Aaron Merritt b. 30 Nov 1899, d. 3 Dec 1899
Gladys Josephine Merritt b. 18 Feb 1901, d. 1 Mar 1902
William Jethro Merritt+ b. 20 Feb 1903, d. 13 Mar 1981
Alexis Wesley "Alie" Merritt+ b. 31 Jul 1905, d. 18 Jul 1980
Clarence Thomas Merritt+ b. 17 Feb 1908, d. 29 Jul 1955
Viola Icyline Merritt+ b. 21 Mar 1911, d. 6 Nov 2006

Opal Marie Merritt

F, b. 9 July 1923, d. 9 July 1923

Parents:

Father*: William Jethro Merritt b. 20 Feb 1903, d. 13 Mar 1981
Mother*: Edith Fay Sisler b. 24 Aug 1901, d. 14 Feb 2000

Everett Lincoln Gaines

M, b. 7 November 1905, d. 30 July 1996

Parents:

Father*: Walter Gaines

Family:

Cecile Gertrude Gaede b. 16 Oct 1907, d. 13 Dec 1982

Children:

Elvin Carlyle Gaines+ b. 4 Oct 1934, d. Nov 2010
Carol Jean Gaines+ b. 21 Sep 1941, d. 30 Dec 2016

Cecile Gertrude Gaede

F, b. 16 October 1907, d. 13 December 1982

Family:

Everett Lincoln Gaines b. 7 Nov 1905, d. 30 Jul 1996

Children:

Elvin Carlyle Gaines+ b. 4 Oct 1934, d. Nov 2010
Carol Jean Gaines+ b. 21 Sep 1941, d. 30 Dec 2016

Elvin Carlyle Gaines

M, b. 4 October 1934, d. November 2010
  • Education*: He was educated in June 1961 Graduated from Loma Linda College of Medical Evangelists in class of 1961.
  • Occupation*: He was Family Practice Physician for over 40 years at Simi Valley, Ventura County, California.
  • Note*: He melanoma removed from his foot (down to fascia) in November 2005.
  • Note: He microscropic surgery to rebuild his foot after the melanoma surgery in December 2005.
  • Residence*: He lived on 1 May 2008.

Parents:

Father*: Everett Lincoln Gaines b. 7 Nov 1905, d. 30 Jul 1996
Mother*: Cecile Gertrude Gaede b. 16 Oct 1907, d. 13 Dec 1982

Family:

Geraldine Anne "Geri" Brethouwer b. 5 Jan 1938, d. 16 Mar 2023

Children:

Geoffrey Brett Gaines b. 11 Sep 1969, d. 14 Apr 2012
Gregory Paul Gaines b. 11 Sep 1969, d. 16 May 1971

Viola Icyline Merritt

F, b. 21 March 1911, d. 6 November 2006

Parents:

Father*: John Thomas Merritt b. 7 Dec 1871, d. 25 Oct 1923
Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Palmer b. 3 Nov 1868, d. 18 Aug 1949

Family:

Frederic Samuel Shaver b. 19 Mar 1906, d. 3 Dec 1984