Merriam L Moen
- Born: 4 Dec 1920, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States 2491
- Marriage (1): Deloris Adele Jorgens on 22 Jun 1951 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States 2490
- Died: 3 Feb 2005, Fargo, North Dakota, USA at age 84 2490,2492,2493
- Buried: 7 Feb 2005, Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake, Grant Co, Minnesota, USA
 Research Notes:
1. Fargo Forum death notice
L. Moen, 84, Moorhead, died Thursday in Villa Maria Healthcare Center, Fargo, under hospice care. The funeral will be Monday at 11 in Wright Funeral Home, Moorhead.
2. Obit - www.wrightfuneral.com [ no longer active, 7 Apr 2012 ] and InForum on-line (The forum, Fargo-Moorehead
- drafted into the army 1942; was a POW
- worked for the Civilian Conservation Core and area farmers
- after the army, he worked for local farmers, Great Northern Railroad 1948-1981
- retired in 1981
- survived by sons Meryln (Fargo) and Dale, daugthers Debra Dodd and Bonnie Stenger (all of Moorehead)
3. Ancesty.com
a. World War II Prisoners of War
- Merriam L Moen, Private First Class, European Theater, Germany - report 20 Dec 1944 with last report 24 July 1945; US Army, Infantry; "Individual has been reported through sources considered official."
- Serial Number 37298001 from US National Archives
++ not listed in the US Army Enlistment papers?
b. US Veterans Gravsites
- lists Ness Cemetery, Moorehead +++ www.cem.va.gov - national cemeteries - not listed
== I have Ness Cemetery in Elbow Lake, BUT recorded on line - no Moen; Clay Co through ancestry has indexes for Moorehead Cemetery - only lists the surname Moen in two are cemeteries
c. Public Member Trees
- Steven Anderson database - his father was Andrew Anderson, Ethel Brown's father; Steven would be a step brother to Ethel
- Jim Rodde database - not clear of relationship; he has information on DeLoris Jorgens' family
4. 1940 US Census, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co
- head of household - Peter Grue
- also listed --- Marion [ sp ? ] Moen, age 19, single, recorded as a Hired Helper; grade 6; born in MN; worked 40 hrs the week of Mar 24; farm labor usual work worked 52 wks in 1939; earned $150 private pay; no other income 2494,2495
Noted events in his life were:
1. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. 2303 Enumeration 8 Apr 1940
2. Residence - 1956, 1956, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. 2496
Merriam married Deloris Adele Jorgens on 22 Jun 1951 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States.2490 (Deloris Adele Jorgens was born on 18 Jun 1927 in Grant Co, Minnesota, United States, died on 3 Jun 1994 in Moorehead, Clay Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried on 7 Jun 1994 in Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake, Grant Co, Minnesota, USA.)
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