RuthDickardformerly Merck
Born in Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter
of Jacob Esau Merckand Emma Jane Garrett
Sister ofWilliam Iler Merck, George Wesley Merck, Mabel (Merck) Seigler, Earl Lewis Merck, Lawrence Eugene Merck, Joseph Wesley Merck, Mattie Lee (Merck) Kelley, Ernest Jacob Merck andSula Gertrude (Merck) Bolding
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 85in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, United States
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Biography
- Ruth Merck, daughter of Jacob Esau Merck and Emma Jane Garrett
- Possible first name Mae, per undocumented source
- BIRTH AND DEATH:
- Birth Date: 13 Jul 1911, per gravestone
- … says born 13 Jul 1910 (not 1911) on her SS death index
- Birth Place: Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, per obituary
- Death Date: 25 Aug 1996, per gravestone, obituary, SS death index
- Death Place: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, per obituary
- EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:
- Ruth has childhood census with his parents and siblings
- Ruth's obituary names parents as " Rev. Jacob and Emma Jane Garrett Merck"
- Ruth's obituary name several of her surviving siblings.
- Ruth & husband, in 1940/50, living in household of Ruth's sister Mable Seigler
- OTHER MENTIONS:
- Named as "Mrs. Edward Dickard, of Walhalla" in father's 1953 obituary
- Named as "Mrs. Edward Vickard of Walhalla" in mother's 1965 obituary
- Named as "Mrs. Ruth Dickard of Walhalla" in brother Earl's 1976 obituary
- Named as "Ruth Dickord, of Walhalla" in brother William's 1985 obituary
- Named as "Ruth M. Dickard of Walhalla" in brother Gene's 1988 obituary
- Named as "Ruth M Dickard of Walhalla" in sister Mabel's 1991 obituary
- MARRIAGE and CHILDREN:
- Married sometime between 1930 and 1940 census.
- Husband: William Edward Dickard 1915-1980, memorial 157567955, has obituary
- They have one child, Barbara Ann Dickard, b.abt 1946 SC, on their 1950 census.
Sources
- OBITUARY:
- The Greenville News (South Carolina), Monday, 26 Aug 1996, Page 28
- Ruth M. Dickard, Walhalla.
- Ruth Merck Dickard, 85, of 107 N. Catherine St., died Aug. 25, 1996, at the home of her daughter following an extended illness.
- Born in Six Mile, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Jacob and Emma Jane Garrett Merck.
- She was co-owner of Seigler's Steak House in Walhalla for 28 years before she retired. She was a Baptist.
- Surviving are a daughter, Barbara D. Brown and her husband, Edmond Brown Jr., of Seneca; two brothers, Ernest Merck and Joe Merck, both of Six Mile; two sisters, Mattie Lee Kelley and Sue Bolding, both of Six Mile; and two granddaughters, Angela Collins of Mountain Rest and Michelle Brown of Seneca.
- Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Foothills, 390 Keowee School Road, Seneca, S.C. 29672.
- Graveside services: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Oconee Memorial Park, with the Rev. Mark Spearman officiating.
- Visitation: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Seneca Mortuary in Seneca.
- The family will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Brown Jr. 591 Angelle Lane, Seneca.
- BURIAL:
- Find a Grave Memorial ID: 157567903 (gravestone pictured)
- Inscription: Ruth M Dickard, July 13 1911 - Aug 25 1996
- Cemetery: Oconee Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina
- SS DEATH INDEX:
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index
- Name: Ruth M. Dickard
- Social Security Number: ***-**-3624
- Birth Date: 13 Jul 1910
- Issue year: Before 1951
- Issue State: South Carolina
- Last Residence: 29691, Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
- Death Date: 25 Aug 1996
- 1920 census: Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina
- Jacob Merck ........ 42 ... SC,SC,SC
- Emma Merck ....... 44 ... SC,SC,SC
- Maybell Merck .... 18 ... SC,SC,SC
- Earle Merck ......... 16 ... SC,SC,SC
- Eugene Merck ..... 14 ... SC,SC,SC
- Joseph Merck ...... 11 ... SC,SC,SC
- Ruth Merck ............ 9 ... SC,SC,SC <--------
- Mattie Merck ......... 7 ... SC,SC,SC
- Earnest Merck ....... 5 ... SC,SC,SC
- Sulie Merck ............ 1 ... SC,SC,SC
- 1930 census: Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
- Jake E Merck ....... 53 ... SC,SC,SC ... married at age 19
- Emma Merck ...... 54 ... SC,SC,SC ... married at age 20
- Ruth Merck ......... 19 ... SC,SC,SC <--------
- Mattie L Merck ... 17 ... SC,SC,SC
- Ernest Merck ...... 15 ... SC,SC,SC
- Sula Merck .......... 12 ... SC,SC,SC
- 1940 CENSUS: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina
- Derriel Seigler ...… 35 … SC … Head … Cafe owner
- Mable Seigler ....… 34 … SC … Wife … Cafe Bookkeeper
- Edward Dickard … 22 … SC … Brother-in-law … Cafe Waiter
- Ruth Dickard …..... 21 … SC … Sister-in-law <--------
- 1950 CENSUS: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina
- J D Seigler …................. 44 … SC … Head … Restaurant General Manager
- Mabel M Seigler …...... 44 … SC … Wife … Restaurant Cashier
- W E Dickard .............… 34 … SC … Brother-in-law … Restaurant Assistant Manager
- Ruth M Dickard …....... 34 … SC … Sister-in-law <--------
- Barbara Ann Dickard … 4 … SC … Niece
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