Merrill Davidson Sholder1 
M, (31 August 1900 - 11 April 1978)
- Relationship
- 7th great-grandson of Martin Scholderer
Merrill Davidson Sholder was born on 31 August 1900.1 He has also been reported to have been born 1 September 1900. He was the son of Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Rae Fullerton. Merrill Davidson Sholder has also been reported to have been born 31 August 1901. He married Cora Edna Williamson circa 1920. Merrill Davidson Sholder died on 11 April 1978 at age 77 years, 7 months and 10 days.1 He was buried on 15 April 1978 in lot 615, in the Wildwood Cemetery, located in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Merrill Davidson Sholder also went by the name of Bud. As of 1900, Merrill Davidson Sholder was living with Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Rae Fullerton at 31 Webb Street, Newberry, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 Merrill Davidson Sholder appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 in the household of Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Rae Fullerton at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Merrill Davidson Sholder appeared on the census of 22 January 1920 in the household of Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Rae Fullerton at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Merrill Davidson Sholder and Cora Edna Williamson appeared on the census of 14 April 1930 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Merrill Davidson Sholder appears in family group photograph circa 1939.3
According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Merrill's last known residence was Voorheesville, Albany County, New York.1
Merrill Davidson Sholder also went by the name of Bud. As of 1900, Merrill Davidson Sholder was living with Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Rae Fullerton at 31 Webb Street, Newberry, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 Merrill Davidson Sholder appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 in the household of Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Rae Fullerton at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Merrill Davidson Sholder appeared on the census of 22 January 1920 in the household of Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Rae Fullerton at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Merrill Davidson Sholder and Cora Edna Williamson appeared on the census of 14 April 1930 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Merrill Davidson Sholder appears in family group photograph circa 1939.3
According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Merrill's last known residence was Voorheesville, Albany County, New York.1Children of Merrill Davidson Sholder and Cora Edna Williamson
- Merle Evadna Sholder+ (18 Jul 1921 - 17 Jan 2003)
- Clay L. Sholder (1923 - 12 Jul 1929)
Last Edited=27 Feb 2020
Citations
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. MERRILL SHOLDER, birth listed as 31 Aug 1900, died listed as Apr 1978, issued in the State of New York. Last residence Voorheesville, Albany, NY, last benefit Voorheesville, Albany, NY. Accessed 27 Feb 2004.
- [S1896] W. H. Boyd, compiler, Boyd's Directory of Williamsport (Pennsylvania) (Reading, Pennsylvania: W. H. Boyd Directory Co., 1900), p. 392.
- [S1197] Henry L. Sholder family snapshot, original, inscribed on verso, circa 1939. Handwritten on the back most likely by Margaret (Horn) Bennett is "uncle Henry Sholder / aunt Nettie Sholder," Margaret (Horn) Bennett was the neice of Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Fullerton.
This photograph was handed down to Joseph Richard Bennett, son of Margaret (Horn) Bennett, Youngstown Ohio. The original was mailed to Kevin L. Sholder in July 2007 by Joseph Richard Bennett. Kevin then scanned it into electronic format. Owned 2007 by Kevin Leonard Sholder (48 Esquire Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio).