Gazlay Family History
Louise Helen Kroker
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 2 April 2020; Last Edited: 2 April 2020 |
| Person ID | 9302 |
| Name | Louise Helen Kroker |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 5 August 1878 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 25 February 1895 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan to John Delbert Coon1, 2, 4 |
| Married | May 1905 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan to Gilbert Merrow1 |
| Divorced | from Gilbert Merrow5 |
| Died | 28 February 1968 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  John Delbert Coon (son of George Coon and Maggie Johnson) |
| Born | 10 November 1875 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Married | 25 February 1895 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan to Louise Helen Kroker |
| Died | 12 April 1902 in Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Children | of Louise Helen Kroker and John Delbert Coon: |
| 1. | Edward James Merrow (born James E. Coon) |
| Born | 10 February 1896 in Carrollton, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Adopted | (adopted by Gilbert Merrow) |
| +2. | John D. Merrow (born John Delbert Coon) |
| Born | 12 October 1899 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Adopted | (adopted by Gilbert Merrow) |
| Married | to Alberta V. Matteson |
| Died | 12 October 1971 |
| Spouse 2 | Gilbert Merrow (son of Franklin E. ‘Frank’ Merrow and Sarah E. Tackebury) |
| Born | 12 May 1877 in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Married | May 1905 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan to Louise Helen Kroker |
| Died | 9 June 1938 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Louise Helen Kroker Merrow, born: 5 August 1878 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died: 28 February 1968 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which includes notes regarding her two marriages, and the names and links for her two spouses].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw, ED 60, Sheet Nos. 5B, 6A, John Coon, 24, Michigan, November 1875, machinist; wife of 5 years Lizzie Coon, 23, Illinois, August 1876, 2 children, 2 living; son Edgar Coon, 4, Michigan, February 1896; son Rufus Coon, 7/12, Michigan, October 1899.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, ED 61, Sheet No. 24B, Bert Merrow, 32, Michigan, first marriage, bar tender, saloon; wife of 6 years Louise Merrow, 32, Illinois, second marriage, 2 children, 2 living; son Edward Merrow, 14, Michigan; son John Merrow, 10, Michigan; niece Bertha Soules, 4, Michigan.
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, John Coon, born: 10 November 1875 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; died: 12 April 1902 in Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which includes notes naming his parents and that he was married with two children, and the name and link for his spouse].
- Find a Grave (website). St. Andrew Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Gilbert Merrow, born: 12 May 1877 in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan; died: 9 June 1938 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which includes text from a portion of his obituary giving vital and biographical details, plus notes about his parents, siblings, wife, and two children [these are likely his step-children, from his wife’s first marriage], and provides the names and links for his parents, spouse, and siblings].