Merton Clauson LancasterAge: 77 years1889–1967
- Name
- Merton Clauson Lancaster
- Given names
- Merton Clauson
- Surname
- Lancaster
 Birth | December 14, 1889 33 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 18, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
 Marriage of a parent | Joseph Elijah Lancaster — Nancy Ann Bell — View this family Type: Civil marriage October 18, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Lester Lancaster 1903 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Elijah Lancaster October 5, 1908 (Age 18 years) Cause: Asthma |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Clauson July 8, 1916 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Lottie Whitford — View this family January 19, 1918 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 28 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 39 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 9, 1930 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph Elijah Lancaster August 11, 1931 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Religious marriage | Annie Story — View this family November 6, 1966 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | June 1967 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Elijah Lancaster Birth: January 16, 1856 26 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 11, 1931 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Susan Buckingham Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Robert Lancaster Birth: 1880 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years elder brother |
John Lancaster Birth: July 1883 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Fred Lancaster Birth: 1885 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years himself |
Merton Clauson Lancaster Birth: December 14, 1889 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 1967 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Ann Bell |
| father |
Joseph Elijah Lancaster Birth: January 16, 1856 26 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 11, 1931 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Ann Bell Birth: March 1860 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1911 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 18, 1900 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Lester Lancaster Birth: 1903 46 42 Death: |
| Family with Lottie Whitford |
| himself |
Merton Clauson Lancaster Birth: December 14, 1889 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 1967 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Lottie Whitford Birth: 1899 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: January 19, 1918 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Annie Story |
| himself |
Merton Clauson Lancaster Birth: December 14, 1889 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 1967 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Annie Story Birth: September 5, 1900 Death: |
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Marriage: November 6, 1966 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
Merton Clauson Lancaster has 37 first cousins recorded
Father's family (37)
Parents William Clauson Lancaster + Martha Ann Carney
Parents William Howell Sikes Jr. + Nancy Ann Lancaster
Parents Nelson Alexander Lancaster + Angeline “Annie” Henley
Parents Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster + Rebecca Ann “Becky” Rougemont
Parents Granville D Davis + Ellen Lancaster
Parents Robert Lee Lancaster + Effie Jane Fitzhugh
Parents William C Carney + Eva Lee Lancaster
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Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Clauson Lancaster - Household
District 7, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Elijah Lancaster - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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