Gilson Howard Merriam (1927 - 1975)

Born 1927 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 1975 at about age 48 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Massachusetts, U.S, Birth Index, 1860-1970

Name: Gilson Howard Merriam

Birth Date: 1927

Birth Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Volume Number: 95 Page Number: 174 Index Volume Number: 122 Reference Number: F63.M362 v.122

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Gilson H Merriam 2

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Home in 1930: 3 Kimball Street Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts

Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts

Household Members Age Relationship

Harold A Merriam 21 Head

Elsie I Merriam 33 Wife

Gilson H Merriam 2 Son

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Name: Gilson Howard Merriam

Age: 18

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1927

Birth Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Residence Place: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts

Registration Date: 13 Mar 1945

Registration Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Employer: Student

Weight: 180 ./ Height: 5 8 Complexion: Light / Eye Color: Blue/ Hair Color: Brown

Next of Kin: Elsee I Merriam

Household Members: 1

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name: Gilson H Merriam

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1927

Death Date: Sep 1975

Claim Date: 23 Sep 1975

SSN: 034 20 3625

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: Gilson Merriam

Social Security Number: 034-20-3625

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1927

Issue Year: Before 1951

Issue State: Massachusetts

Death Date: Sep 1975

U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Gilson Howard Merriam

Spouse: Clara Merriam

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64806833/gilson-howard-merriam

BIRTH 13 Nov 1927 Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

DEATH 16 Sep 1975 (aged 47) Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

BURIAL Brookfield Cemetery Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT A 045 MEMORIAL ID 64806833 ·

Gilson Merriam's obituary appeared in the Springfield Union, Wednesday, 17 September 1975 (page 36). He had suffered a heart attack at his home in Brookfield and was pronounced dead at Worcester Memorial Hospital.

Sources

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/112595204/person/320103421438/facts

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 September 2019), memorial page for Gilson Howard Merriam (13 Nov 1927–16 Sep 1975), Find A Grave Memorial no. 64806833, citing Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334) .