Tenth Generation

471. Leo Jerome MERCK was born on 3 November 1926 in Casselton, North Dakota, USA.³⁸¹ He appeared in the census on 1 April 1930 in Humboldt, Kittson County, Minnesota, USA.¹⁰⁵ He appeared in the census on 3 April 1940 in Humboldt, Kittson County, Minnesota, USA.¹²⁰ Leo graduated in June 1944 in Ada High School, Ada, Norman County, Minnesota, USA. He served in the military on USS Randall (APA224) on 4 June 1944–June 1946 in Pacific theatre of operations..³⁸² He was transferred from USS Randall on 12 June 1946 in PSC Shoemaker for discharge.³⁸² Leo was educated in 1947–1948 at Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA. In 1948–1951 he was a business office employee for S. A. Healy Co., a tunnel contractor, at Garrison Dam in Riverdale, McLean County, North Dakota, USA. In 1951–1953 he was a government construction company employee in Thule, Greenland. Leo was a manager for a necktie manufacturer in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA. He died from kidney failure, diabetes, on 22 December 2006 at the age of 80 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA.³⁸³ He was buried on 26 December 2006 at Oleander Memorial Gardens in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA.^114,383

Leo Jerome MERCK and Beverley L. HORN were married in 1950 in North Dakota. Beverley L. HORN, daughter of Kenneth J. HORN and Virginia ALFORD, was born on 15 July 1933 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.¹²³ She died from malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus, and lung on 12 September 1998 at the age of 65 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA.^123,384 She was buried on 15 September 1998 at Oleander Memorial Gardens in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA.¹¹⁴ Beverley had Social Security Number 502-26-0017.¹²³

Leo Jerome MERCK and Beverley L. HORN had the following children: