Merle William Hunter

1910 - 1986  (75 years)

• Name	Merle William Hunter
  Military	1 Oct 1642  [1]
  He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was released on 4 February 1946/
  Born	20 Nov 1910	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  		Birth Record of Merle William Hunter
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [7]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 9
  Address: Orange Road
  Census	1930	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [8]
  He and his new family were recorded while they were living with his parents. He was a truck driver for an express company.
  Age: 19
  Address: Orange Road
  Passenger List	2 Oct 1950	New York City, New York County, New York
  He arrived in New York on board the Uruguay from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  Age: 39
  	SS Uruguay SS California was the World's first major ocean liner built with turbo-electric transmission.[9] When launched in 1927 she was also the largest merchant ship yet built in the USA,[10] although she was a modest size compared with the biggest European liners of her era. In 1938 California was renamed SS Uruguay. From 1942 to 1946 she was operated through agents by the War Shipping Administration as the troopship Uruguay. She was returned to civilian service as SS Uruguay in 1948, laid up in 1954 and scrapped in 1964.
  Residence	1955	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
  Died	7 Jan 1986	Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida   [1, 2, 5, 9]
  Residence	1995	Satellite Beach, Brevard County, Florida   [10]
  Address: 426 Sandpiper Drive
  History	During World War II, he served with the U.S. Navy.
  SSN	018-01-9257  [1, 2]
  Buried	Florida Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida , USA   [5]
  Person ID	I1700	Delvee Family | Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Lucy
  Last Modified	18 May 2019

  
  

  Father	William Russell Hunter,   b. 5 Mar 1886, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Feb 1950, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Florence Almeda Snyder,   b. 26 May 1889, Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Nov 1974, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	25 Dec 1909	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [3, 11, 12, 13]
  		Marriage Record of Florence Snyder and William Hunter
  Family ID	F1006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Muriel Gladys Jillson,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Jul 1984  (Age 72 years)
  Married	5 Aug 1928	Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts   [14, 15]
  		Marriage Record of Muriel Jillson and Merle Hunter
  Children	1. Neil William Hunter, USAF Ret,   b. 27 Feb 1929, Massachusetts ,   d. 24 Oct 1992, Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida  (Age 63 years)  [Birth]   2. Marilyn Ann Hunter
  Last Modified	18 May 2019
  Family ID	F1023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Nov 1910 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - He was recorded while living with his parents. - 1920 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Married - 5 Aug 1928 - Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Census - He and his new family were recorded while they were living with his parents. He was a truck driver for an express company. - 1930 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Passenger List - He arrived in New York on board the Uruguay from Buenos Aires, Argentina. - 2 Oct 1950 - New York City, New York County, New York Residence - 1955 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Died - 7 Jan 1986 - Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida Buried - - Florida Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida , USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Althea Hazel Hunter and her brother Merle William Hunter

  
  

• Sources

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