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« Reply #9 on: Saturday 15 November 14 17:11 GMT (UK) »
Article in the Independant - Long Beach California - 15 th sept 1955

William Ormond Merritt and Harry L Lee discovered one of California's richest uranium fields in the Coso Range of Inyo County
William was President of Cosmo Uranium Inc.
William features in many articles in the same newspaper over the following years.

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« Reply #10 on: Saturday 15 November 14 17:19 GMT (UK) »
William Ormond Merritt died 22 June 1975 Phoenix Arizona
His wife Susan Nettleman born 8 September 1903 died 13 Feb 1993 -   Last Residence:   
85020 Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona. Couple married 17 November 1934 and they had 3 children - 1 son and 2 daughters.

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« Reply #11 on: Saturday 15 November 14 17:47 GMT (UK) »
428 Ninth Street Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California 1940 -

George Merritt   46 Real Estate broker.
Adelaide Merritt   42 Born California.
Maribell Merritt 15

Adelaide maiden name:- Bundy.

Marriage 7 April 1923 Los Angeles, California.

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« Reply #12 on: Saturday 15 November 14 17:48 GMT (UK) »
Adelaide Bundy/Merritt wife of George Merritt born 29 October 1899 and died 13 July 1988 Spaulding. Los Angeles. California.   Last Residence: 90402 Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California.

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« Reply #13 on: Saturday 15 November 14 18:42 GMT (UK) »
US Naturalization George Stephen Merritt born 7 th May 1864 Arbroath Scotland. Declaration of Intention Southern District, Central Division, Los Angeles, California, District Court - 42675 -  1 Nov 1927.
George aged 63 years, golf instructor. Complexion light, 5ft 9 ins, 170 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes and no distinguishing marks. resides at 901 5 th street Santa Monica California. Emigrated form Scotland on the Austrian. My wife is Wilhelmina born Nova Scotia. I arrived at the Port of Boston Massachusetts 5 th October 1887.

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« Reply #14 on: Saturday 15 November 14 18:56 GMT (UK) »
George S Merritt born 1863 - died 6 th July 1931 Los Angeles. (listed on the California Death Index)

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-26181-17757-32?cc=1932433&wc=M6PR-62S:228662101,228670901

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« Reply #15 on: Saturday 15 November 14 20:03 GMT (UK) »
Edward K Merritt with wife and daughter 980 Uplifters Country Club Los Angeles, California.

Edward K Merritt 41 Born MA. Investigator.
Herriet H Merritt    40 Born NY.
Daughter Merritt 15 Born California.

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Los Angeles, California 1930

Edward R Merritt   31 Born MA. Air Pilot. Aviator.
Harriett H Merritt   30 Born NY
Daughter Merritt    8 Born CA

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« Reply #16 on: Saturday 15 November 14 20:17 GMT (UK) »
Marriage Edward Kellogg Merritt -12 Apr 1921 Los Angeles -  Harriet Van Denson.

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Re: Merritt's Suffolk Massachusetts
« Reply #17 on: Sunday 16 November 14 17:25 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for your message. Sorry I am not related - hobby is researching for others.  ;)

Haven't found the death of Wilhelmina yet - hopefully the California expert Lisa will drop in sometime and help in the search.

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