Pane-Joyce Genealogy
William Carl (69817) & Evelyn Esther Miller
70518. Merle Gordon Carl. Born on 20 Feb 1905 in Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan. Merle Gordon died in Michigan on 10 Apr 1968; he was 63. Buried in Allied Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Port Huron.

1924 Battle Creek City Directory
    Merle G. Carl, lab, r34 Machem av

Marriage Licence and Certificate
Licence
    3 Feb 1926, Calhoun County, Michigan
    Merle G. Carl, 20, of Battle Creek, b. there, roofer, son of William Carl & Eva Miller, first marriage
    Dorothy McCarty, 20, of Battle Creek, b. Kalamazoo, daughter of Fred McCarty & Hattie Allen, first marriage
Certificate
    8 Feb 1926, Battle Creek. Wm. S. Potter, Presbyterian Minister
    Avien L. Rozell & Miss Mabel I. Peterson, both of Battle Creek

1930 Federal Census. Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigna
Roll 978, page 8A
108 Greenwood Avenue
    Mearl Carl, head, 25, m. age 21, b. MI, parents b. MI, motorman, street car
    Dorothy Carl, wife, 24, m. age 20, b. MI, father b. US, mother b. WY, laundress, sanitarium
    Norma J. Carl, daughter, 3 years 9 months, b. MI, parents b. MI
    Helen Carl, daughter, 2 years 3 months, b. ditto

Is this the same Merle G. Carl?
1951 Grand Rapids City Directory
    Merle G (Grace A) Carl, driver Reliable Cartage, h 517 1/2 Jefferson av SE
1954 Grand Rapids City Directory
    Merle G (Gertrude) Carl, driver Reliable Cartage, r Decatur Mich

Social Security Death Index
Merle Carl, b. 20 Feb 1905, d. Apr 1968

Allied Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan
    Merle G. Carl, b. 20 Feb 1905, d. 20 Apr 1968, Michigan, Pvt 36 Base HQ & AB SQ, World War II
Plot: Lot I Grave 39
On 8 Feb 1926 when Merle Gordon was 20, he married Dorothy Estella McCarty, daughter of Fred McCarty (ca 1881-29 Sep 1931) & Hattie Rena Allen (ca 1878-Feb 1960), in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. Born on 24 Jul 1905 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Dorothy Estella died in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, on 7 Sep 1994; she was 89. They were divorced.

Dorothy first married Merle Carl, divorced; second Allen Hults as his second wife.

1920 Federal Census. Battle Creek Ward 9, Calhoun County, Michigan
Roll 759, page 4A
94 Somerset Street
    Henry S. Allen, head, 67, b. TN, parents b. PA, laborer
    Hattie R. McCarty, daughter 42, b. WY, father b. TN, mother b. NY
    Dorthy R. McCarty, granddaguther, 14, b. MI, father b. IN, mother b. WY
    Louis McCarty, grandson, 10, b. ditto

1940 Federal Census. Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
Roll 1735, page 4A
88 Somerset Street
    Hattie R. McCarty, head, 59, widowed, 6th grade, b. WY
    Dorothy E. Carl, daughter, 34, divorced, 2 years HS, b. MI, folder, laundry
    Norma J. Carl, granddaughter, 13, 6th grade, b. MI
    Helen M. Carl, granddaughter, 12, 6th grade, b. MI
    Robert G. Carl, grandson, 9, 3rd grade, b. MI
The family lived in the same house in 1935.

Social Security Death Index
Dorothy E. Hults, b. 24 Jul 1905, d. 7 Sep 1994, last residence 49015 Battle Creek MI
70519. Burla A. Carl. Born on 13 Sep 1913 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. Burla A. died in Deming, Luna County, NM, on 5 Jun 1995; she was 81. Buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Deming.

Burla, perhaps also called Verla, Carl. She lived in Lordstown, NM, and was interested in geneology.

Marriage Licence and Certificate
Licence
    17 Oct 1929, Ionia County, Michigan
    Viverne Jarstfer, 21, of Lake Odessa MI, b. there, farmer, son of Charles Jarstfer & Velma Purdien, first marriage
    Burla Carl, 16, of Lake Odessa, b. Battle Creek, daughter of William Carl & Evelyn Miller, first marriage
Certificate
    19 Oct 1929, Baltimore Y.B. Parsonage, Barry County. Rev. F.W. King
    Witnesses Forrest & Evelyn E. Collins [Burla’s mother] of Lake Odessa.

Social Security Death Index
Burla A. Jarstfer, b 13 Sep 1913, d. 5 Jun 1995, last residence 88031 Deming, Luna Co., NM
On 19 Oct 1929 when Burla A. was 16, she married Viverne C. Jarstfer, son of Charles Henry Jarstfer (10 Mar 1882-Sep 1929) & Velma Berl Purdun (31 Jul 1889-29 Aug 1965), in Barry County, Michigan. Born on 21 Apr 1908 in Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan. Viverne C. died in Deming, Luna County, NM, on 25 May 1988; he was 80. Buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Deming.

1910 Federal Census. Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan
Roll 650, page 9A
    Charles H. Jarstfer, head, 28, m1. 3 years, farmer, general farm
    Velma B. Jarstfer, wife, 20, m1. 3 years, 2 children
    Viverne C. Jarstfer, son, 2
    Nellie R. Jarstfer, daughter, 4 months
All were born in Michigan as were their parents.

1930 Federal Census. Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
Roll 2607, page 14B
1553 Holman Ave.
    Viverne C. Jarstfer, head, 21, m. age 21, station attendant, gas & oil station
    Burla Jarstfer, wife, 16, m. age 16
Both were born in Michigan as were their parents.

1936 Hastings City Directory
 Viverne Jarstfer, RR3 Barry County

1940 Federal Census. Yankee Springs, Barry County, Michigan
Page 7A
    Viverne Jarstfer, head, 31, 4 years HS, farmer
    Burla A. Jarstfer, wife, 26, 8th grade
    Barbara Jarstfer, daughter, 9, 7th grade
    Beverly Jarstfer, daugher, 8, 2nd grade
    Betty Lou Jarstfer, daughter, 7, 1st grade
    Charles W. Jarstfer, son, 5
All were born in Michigan, and they lived in Barry County in 1935.

1947 Battle Creek City Directory
    Burla Jarstfer, mangel opr Stewart Lndry, r RD 2 Box 1050
    Viverne C. Jarstfer, lab Universal Crane Serv, r RD7 Box 1050

1951 Battle Creek City Directory
    Viverne C. (Burla A.) rigger Univ Crane Serv, h102 Fairview av

Social Security Death Index
Viverne C. Jarstfer, b. 21 Apr 1908, d. 25 May 1988, last residence 88030 Deming, Luna Co., NM

Mountain View Cemetery, Deming, Luna County, New Mexico
    Viverne Carl Jarstfer, d. 1988
    Burla A. Jarstfer, d. 1995
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