hmtl5 Mertle "Mertie" Summers b. 24 Jul 1904 Kentucky d. 3 Oct 1996 Berea, Madison County, Kentucky: Robinson Genealogy
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Mertle "Mertie" Summers

Female 1904 - 1996  (92 years)

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  • Name Mertle "Mertie" Summers 
    Birth 24 Jul 1904  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Jackson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 3 Oct 1996  Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Burial Pine Grove Cemetery, Threelinks, Jackson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I452  Robinson
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2023 

    Family 1 William Z. Spivey,   b. 13 Sep 1899, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1932, London, Laurel County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Children 
     1. Infant daughter Spivey,   b. 3 Feb 1927, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1927, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Delores Marie Spivey,   b. 28 Jan 1927, Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 2001, Darke County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Clyde Spivey,   b. 11 Dec 1932, Jackson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1975, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2022 

    Family 2 James Rutherford Callahan,   b. May 1879, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1949, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2023 

    Family 3 Grover Cleveland Sturgeon,   b. 1 Mar 1885, Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1981, McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Family ID F767  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Jul 1904 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Jackson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Oct 1996 - Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Pine Grove Cemetery, Threelinks, Jackson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • In the 1940 census, Mertie is in the household of her second husband Ruford Callahan.
      The household includes Mertie and Ruford's two children and three children of Mertie and the late William Spivey: Loretta Callahan, age 3; Joseph Callahan, age 1; Virgus Spivey, age 17; Dolorus Spivey, age 10; and Clyde Spivey, age 7.
      [2]
    • LKH note:
      Mertie was widowed twice. First when William Spivey died in 1932.

      Second when Rufus Callahan died in 1949.

      She married a third time to an unknown Sturgeon and her headstone is in the name of Mertie Sturgeon.
      [5]
    • McKee – Mertie Callahan Sturgeon, 92, Berea, formerly of Jackson County, who had been a homemaker, widow of Grove Stugeon, died yesterday. Services 1 p.m. Saturday, Lakes Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. today.
      Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday, 4 October 1996.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Find a Grave.

    2. [S11] census record.

    3. [S2] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    4. [S21] Obituary.

    5. [S35] LKH note.

    6. [S31] Newspaper article.


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