Claude Marcus Dexter^[1]

1884 - 1964  (79 years)

• Name	Claude Marcus Dexter  [2]
  Birth	10 Sep 1884  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Sep 1964	Mead Twp., Merrick Co., Nebraska   [2]
  Burial	Pierce Chapel Cemetery, Merrick Co., Nebraska   [2]
  Person ID	I15589	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Hiram Marcus Dexter,   b. 7 Aug 1854, Damascus, Wayne Co., PA d. 16 Sep 1932, Clarks, Merrick Co., NE (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Katherine Amanda James,   b. 23 Dec 1863, Haverdegrace, Harford Co., MD d. 9 Nov 1924, Miles City, Montana (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1882	Columbus, NE   [3]
  Family ID	F5603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearl Belle Martin,   b. 14 Jan 1888, Near Belgrade, Nebraska d. 1 Sep 1964, Mead Twp., Merrick Co., Nebraska (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1911	Fullerton, Nebraska   [2]
  Children	1. Frederick Dexter   d. Buried On Dexter Lot @ Pierce Chapel   2. Gerald Martin Dexter   3. Leroy Claude Dexter   4. Ruth Virginia Dexter
  Family ID	F5607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  [Hiram Dexter from Gail.FTW] Claude, or M.C. as he was known, was born at Clarks, Nebraska, on September 10 1884 and received his early schooling in the Pleasant Hill School District 15 in Merrick County. He had a year of schooling at the Grand Island Business College. He was married at Fullerton, Nebraska, to Pearl Belle Martin, and lived in the Pierce Chapel neighborhood where he farmed until 1936. At this time they moved to the "Black Place" near Central City. He was a Past Master of the Masonic Lodge in Clarks. He served as a school board member in District 15 and was a member of the Methodist Church. In 1954 they moved into Central City. He and his wife, Pearl, were killed in a car accident on September 1, 1964. They are buried in the Pierce Chapel Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2564] Jon Todd Gibson Case, jontoddgibsoncase. [S1229] Hiram Dexter from Gail.FTW. [S392] Gail Ferris , Gail Ferris Genealogy Report, (Compiled 1975 by Elvira Dexter w. of Gerald Dexter Elvira corresponded with Judith Rush on this genealogy. Maxine Schauer in CA entered the data into FTM.).