Merle WILSON^{[1, 2, 3]}

1917 - 2001  (83 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Merle WILSON
  Birth	Thu 8 Feb 1917	Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Mon 22 Jan 2001	Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, USA   [4, 5]
  Notes	Her U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 entry has the following note: “Nov 1936: Name listed as MERLE WILSON PERRY; Aug 1938: Name listed as MERLE WILSON WAGNER; Jun 1952: Name listed as MERLE FAY; Jan 1970: Name listed as MERLE FAY EDWARDS; 04 Nov 1976: Name listed as MERLE EDWARDS; : Name listed as MERLE WILSON FAY.” She's listed as "Mrs. Merle Wagner" on her 1941 marriage license to William Fay. I'm not sure the dates on the SSA note will match up to previous marriages, but the names give research clues.
  Person ID	I1821	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	Tue 12 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Vertis M. WILSON
  Mother	Della GENTRY
  Family ID	F641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Chaussey FAY, Sr.,   b. Fri 11 Nov 1904, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA d. Fri 2 Sep 1955, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	Mon 1 Dec 1941	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She was 24 years and 10 months old; He was 37 years and 1 month old. (Were Married 13 years and 9 months).
  Children	1. J.N. FAY   2. William Chaussey FAY, Jr.,   b. Mon 22 Sept 1947, Galveston County, Texas, USA d. Tue 4 Sep 2001, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 53 years)
  Documents		Marriage License for Wlliam C Fay and Merle Wagner.jpg
  Family ID	F607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Wed 7 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family 2 (Divorced)	James Dean EDWARDS,   b. Thu 20 Feb 1913, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania USA d. Sat 22 Dec 1979, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Sat 25 Feb 1967	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA   [6]
  Age at Marriage	She was 50 years old; He was 54 years old. (Were Married 3 years and 8 months).
  Divorce	Wed 21 Oct 1970	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA   [7]
  	Note that the article is only a notice of the case being filed. Merle is referred to as his wife in his 1979 obituary.
  Family ID	F632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Tue 5 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Thu 8 Feb 1917 - Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA Marriage - Mon 1 Dec 1941 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA Child - William Chaussey FAY, Jr. - Mon 22 Sept 1947 - Galveston County, Texas, USA Marriage - Sat 25 Feb 1967 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA Divorce - Wed 21 Oct 1970 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA Death - Mon 22 Jan 2001 - Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 for James Dean Edwards
  		Sharwell adds deli to service The article mentions Merle Fay (Edwards) running a new deli.
  		Galveston County Court Actions
  		Marriage License for Wlliam C Fay and Merle Wagner.jpg

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary - Edward, James Dean

  
  

• Sources

  [S540] Marriage License For Fay - Wagner, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/134285248:9168?tid=&pid=&queryId=f71d3bab-7df3-4123-8bdb-2a3a6d90d74b&_phsrc=KfL556&_phstart=successSource. [S588] Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 for William Chaussy Fay Jr. , https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD6J-G7J. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD6J-G7J : 5 December 2014), Merle Wilson in entry for William Chaussy Jr. Fay, 22 Sep 1947; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services. [S589] Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 for Jacqueline Nell Fay, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDML-XN2. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDML-XN2 : 1 January 2015), Merle Wilson in entry for Jacqueline Nell Fay, 19 Nov 1937; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services. [S590] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 for Merle Wilson, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/41886027:60901?tid=&pid=&queryId=77bb576f-140a-4273-959f-87cde9ab1aa7&_phsrc=KfL900&_phstart=successSource. [S594] Find-A-Grave Memorial 151442500 for Merle Fay Edwards, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151442500/merle-fay-edwards. [S591] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019 , https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/12495544:8795. [S595] Galveston County Court Actions, (The Galveston Daily News), Wed 21 Oct 1970.