hmtl5 Merrie Hazel Vancil: Gritton Genealogy

Merrie Hazel Vancil

Female 1915 - 1992  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Merrie Hazel Vancil was born on 29 Sep 1915 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of Herbert Levi Vancil and Lulu Dot Jones); died on 8 Sep 1992 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington; was cremated in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34805337/merrie-hazel-anderson

    Love Section

    Merrie married Herman Cline on 10 Jul 1937 in Warren County, Indiana, and was divorced before 1956. Herman (son of Lewis Cline and Eliza Ann Demoss) was born on 21 Mar 1912 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 Sep 1979 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Timothy Alan Cline was born on 23 Jun 1940 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 10 Sep 2014 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington; was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington.

    Merrie married Roy Albert Anderson on 30 Nov 1956 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington. Roy was born on 8 Oct 1911 in Reva, Harding County, South Dakota; died on 5 Feb 2003 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington; was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Herbert Levi Vancil was born on 30 Jul 1889 in Anna, Union County, Illinois; died on 25 Jan 1929 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Jan 1929 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: fireman on C.& E.I. railroad
    • Census: 1920, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    note on Find a Grave:
    Herbert was the son of Levi Henry and Medora Lentz Vancil.
    He married Lulu Dot Jones on 28 Aug 1912 in Anna, IL.
    Their children were Donald LeClaire Vancil (1913-1965), Dorothy Alice Vancil (1914-2004), Merrie Hazel Vancil (1915-1992), John Herbert Vancil (1917-2003), Elizabeth "Betty" Jean Vancil (1918-1920), Richard Eugene Vancil (1920-2004).
    Herbert attended Sitter School, Anna High School and the University of Hanover, IN.
    After graduating, he taught school for several years. I was told that he was the principal at one school.
    His obituary stated that he quit teaching and went to work for the railroad. Herbert was a fireman for the C & EI RR. He was injured by the explosion of Engine #1923 on 21 Jan 1929. He died at the Iroquois Hospital, Watseka from pneumonia and the burns he received in the explosion.


    Name:
    son of Levi Henry Vancil Jr and Medora Emira Lentz

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34820663/herbert-levi-vancil

    Block 25, Lot 199

    Herbert married Lulu Dot Jones on 28 Aug 1912 in Anna, Union County, Illinois. Lulu was born on 1 Jan 1889 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 13 Jul 1981 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington; was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lulu Dot Jones was born on 1 Jan 1889 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 13 Jul 1981 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington; was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34736184/lulu-dot-lackey

    Children:
    1. 1. Merrie Hazel Vancil was born on 29 Sep 1915 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Sep 1992 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington; was cremated in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington.