Grace (Merrill) & Louis Switzer: Maternal Grandparents...

O.k, I’ve got my clicker finger ready, the subscriptions are paid up, and I think I know where I’m going with this.

I’m starting with my grandparents - this is really a no brainer since I knew my grandparents while growing up and I have the family history to verify names and dates. But this is a quest to document, and I’ve found some interesting primary sources to add to what I already know. You can click either name to view a family card and person sheet. Also, if you have a subscription to Ancestry.com you can view the source documents listed below:

My maternal grandparents were:

Louis Dwight Switzer
b. 7 Aug 1895 in Macomb, Illinois, U.S.A.
d. 11 Aug 1978 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Grace Edith Merrill
b. 16 March 1893 in Avon, Illinois, U.S.A.
21 Aug 1977 in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

They were married 4 Mar 1921 in Davenport, Idaho, U.S.A.

Sources for Louis Dwight Switzer:

• “1910 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit, Year: 1910; Census Place: Macomb Ward 3, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: T624_305; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 421., http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=103998304&ti=0&indiv=try, Name: Louis D Switzer, Birth Date: abt 1896.
• “World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,” Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admi, Registration Location: McDonough County, Illinois; Roll: 1614210; Draft Board: 0., http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ww1draft&h=23332756&ti=0&indiv=try, Name: Louis Dwight Switzer, Birth Date: 7 Aug 1895, Birth Place:, Residence Date:, Residence Place: Not Stated, McDonough, Illinois.
• “1920 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States, Year: 1920; Census Place: Macomb, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: T625_385; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 997., http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=64451655&ti=0&indiv=try, Name: Louis D Switzer, Birth Date: abt 1896, Birth Place: Illinois.
• “Switzer-Merrill Family History, 1967,” Switzer, Louis and Switzer, Grace (Merrill), unpublished, http://www.myfamilysearch.ca/genealogy/Home.html.

Sources for Grace Edith Merrill:

• “1910 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: T624_288; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 99; Image: 996., http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=105539470&ti=0&indiv=try, Name: Grace E Merrill, Birth Date: abt 1893, Birth Place: Illinois.
• “1920 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock Island Precinct 11, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: T625_403; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 75., http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=96313642&ti=0&indiv=try, Name: Grace E Merrill, Birth Date: abt 1894.
• “Switzer-Merrill Family History, 1967,” Switzer, Louis and Switzer, Grace (Merrill), unpublished, http://www.myfamilysearch.ca/genealogy/Home.html.

QUESTIONS:

1. Where are they buried?
2. Can I find their obituaries?