Merle Estelle Fritz

1897 - 1988  (91 years)

• Name	Merle Estelle Fritz
  Birth	8 Jun 1897	St. Johns, CLINTON, Michigan
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Aug 1988	Surrey, CLARE, Michigan
  Burial	East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos, Michigan
  Person ID	I8813	King/Roy
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Newton Fritz
  Mother	Minnie Sturdivant
  Family ID	F29504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clyde Alan Signs
  Marriage	9 Jun 1913	St. Johns, CLINTON, MIchigan
  Divorce	16 Oct 1919
  Children	+ 1. Vernon C. Signs,   b. ca. 1919, DeWitt, DEWITT, Michigan
  Documents		Signs - Fritz Divorce Decree
  Family ID	F29507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Voyle Vernell Ketchum,   b. 7 Sep 1896, McBain, MISSAUKEE, Michigan d. 6 May 1969, Lansing, INGHAM, Michigan (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	13 Oct 1920	St. Johns, CLINTON, MIchigan
  Children	1. Derwell Ketchum,   b. ca. 1921, Michigan   2. Eunice Estelle Ketchum,   b. ca. 1923, Michigan   3. Bernice Ketchum,   b. ca. 1923, Michigan   4. Thelma Ketchum,   b. ca. 1924, Michigan + 5. George Duane Ketchum,   b. 24 Aug 1926, Lansing, INGHAM, Michigan d. 8 Sep 1999, Largo, PINNELLAS, Florida (Age 73 years)   6. Barbara Ketchum,   b. ca. 1929, Michigan   7. Melvin Ketchum,   b. ca. 1930, Michigan + 8. Spencer Voile Ketchum,   b. 18 Nov 1932   d. 29 Jul 1996, Lansing, INGHAM, Michigan (Age 63 years)   9. Raymond Ketchum,   b. ca. 1934, Michigan   10. Richard Ketchum,   b. ca. 1936, Michigan
  Documents » Slide Show		Federal Census 1940, Voile Ketchum family 422 Detroit Street Lansing, INGHAM, Michigan
  		Ketchum - FRitz Marriage Record
  		Federal Census 1930, Voyle Ketchum family DeWitt, CLINTON, Michigan
  Family ID	F7165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Brailey
  Family ID	F29505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Barnum Crowder
  Marriage	22 Mar 1974	HILLSBOROUGH, Florida
  Notes	Married: Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 Name Merle Estell Fritz Maiden Name Fritz Gender Female Race White Marriage Date 22 Mar 1974 Marriage Place Hillsborough, Florida, USA Spouse Major Barnum Crowder Certificate 015638 Volume 3523 Source Florida Department of Health Save
  Family ID	F29506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 22 Mar 1974 - HILLSBOROUGH, Florida  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  Merle (Fritz) Ketchum Obit Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan · Monday, August 15, 1988, p14

  
  

• Notes

  Died: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996 Name Merle E Brailey Birth Date 8 Jun 1897 Death Date 13 Aug 1988 Gender Female Residence Harrison, Clare, Michigan Place of Death Surrey, Clare, Michigan