David Merritte Zirkle

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David Merritte Zirkle

Birth
South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas, USA
Death
22 Mar 1995 (aged 82)
West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.5303274, Longitude: -92.1552064
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Son of Rettie Tedrow and David Luther Zirkle. Married to Doris Mae Caudill on 25 Oct 1941 in Jackson Co, MO. Married to Elma Catherine Cooper on 03 Jul 1947 in Bentonville, Benton Co, AR. The KCMO Times, 04 Oct 1949, divorce granted from Elma LNU and David M. Zirkle in Wyandotte Co, KS. Married to Elaine Marcele Oden McBride on 15 Oct 1954 in Houston, TX. 4 children:

David Luther Zirkle, b. 28 Aug 1955, Harris Co, TX
Farley Cay Zirkle, b. 29 Sep 1956, Harris Co, TX; d. 22 Mar 1982, Houston, Harris Co, TX
Merritte Tedrow Zirkle, b. 25 Sep 1958, Harris Co, TX
Kenneth Emil Zirkle, b. 11 Feb 1960, Harris Co, TX.

Growing up he was called Merritte by family members, but when he went into the service (WWII), he went by his first name David, and was known that way from then on. He never really was back in Kansas after the war, and lived in Louisiana where he worked as an engineer on off-shore oil rigs in the Gulf.

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David M Zirkle in the U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name: David M Zirkle
Race: White
Marital status: Separated, with dependents (Separated)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1912
Nativity State or Country: Kansas
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Jackson, Missouri
Education: 3 years of college
Civil Occupation: Surveyors
Enlistment Date: 9 Apr 1943
Enlistment Place: Fort Levenworth, Kansas
Service Number: 37521234
Branch: No branch assignment
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 08
Weight: 140

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David Merritt Zirkle in the Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002

Name: David Merritt Zirkle
Age: 29
Birth Date: abt 1912
Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1941
Marriage Place: Jackson, Independence, Missouri, USA
Spouse: Doris Mae Caudill

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David M Zirkle in the Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

Name: David M Zirkle
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1912
Residence: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Spouse's Name: Elma Catherine Casper [Cooper]
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 44
Spouse's Residence: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1947
Marriage License Date: 3 Jul 1947
Marriage County: Benton
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1994612
Son of Rettie Tedrow and David Luther Zirkle. Married to Doris Mae Caudill on 25 Oct 1941 in Jackson Co, MO. Married to Elma Catherine Cooper on 03 Jul 1947 in Bentonville, Benton Co, AR. The KCMO Times, 04 Oct 1949, divorce granted from Elma LNU and David M. Zirkle in Wyandotte Co, KS. Married to Elaine Marcele Oden McBride on 15 Oct 1954 in Houston, TX. 4 children:

David Luther Zirkle, b. 28 Aug 1955, Harris Co, TX
Farley Cay Zirkle, b. 29 Sep 1956, Harris Co, TX; d. 22 Mar 1982, Houston, Harris Co, TX
Merritte Tedrow Zirkle, b. 25 Sep 1958, Harris Co, TX
Kenneth Emil Zirkle, b. 11 Feb 1960, Harris Co, TX.

Growing up he was called Merritte by family members, but when he went into the service (WWII), he went by his first name David, and was known that way from then on. He never really was back in Kansas after the war, and lived in Louisiana where he worked as an engineer on off-shore oil rigs in the Gulf.

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David M Zirkle in the U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name: David M Zirkle
Race: White
Marital status: Separated, with dependents (Separated)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1912
Nativity State or Country: Kansas
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Jackson, Missouri
Education: 3 years of college
Civil Occupation: Surveyors
Enlistment Date: 9 Apr 1943
Enlistment Place: Fort Levenworth, Kansas
Service Number: 37521234
Branch: No branch assignment
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 08
Weight: 140

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David Merritt Zirkle in the Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002

Name: David Merritt Zirkle
Age: 29
Birth Date: abt 1912
Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1941
Marriage Place: Jackson, Independence, Missouri, USA
Spouse: Doris Mae Caudill

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David M Zirkle in the Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

Name: David M Zirkle
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1912
Residence: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Spouse's Name: Elma Catherine Casper [Cooper]
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 44
Spouse's Residence: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1947
Marriage License Date: 3 Jul 1947
Marriage County: Benton
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1994612