McIlvain, Myrtle

1892 - 1985  (92 years)

• Name	McIlvain, Myrtle
  Birth	12 Dec 1892	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	MCIL.M003
  _FGRAVE	24074839
  Funeral	Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Death	21 Nov 1985	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Mrs. Mertel GOULD, 93, of Clay City died at 11:57 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 1985, at the Clay County Hospital. Mrs. GOULD was born on Dec. 12, 1892, in Clay City, the daughter of James and Minnie McILVAIN. She married George GOULD in 1920. He died in 1932. She was a retired school teacher, a member of Clay City American Legion Auxiliary, Clay City Order of the Eastern Star, Retired Teachers Association and the Clay City Methodist Church. One brother preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at 11:30 a.m. Monday (today) at the Hosselton, Bookhout and Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City. Burial will be at the Clay City Cemetery.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I30322	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	McIlvain, James E.,   b. 13 Feb 1846, Johnson County, Indiana, d. 28 Nov 1926, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Bagwell, Louisa Minnie 'Lou',   b. 1852, Illinois d. 25 Jun 1933, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F8423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gould, George R.,   b. 1890   d. 12 Sep 1932, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1920
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 27 years - He : ~ 30 years.
  Family ID	F12777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Dec 1892 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 21 Nov 1985 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Gould, Myrtle

  
  

• Notes

  She was a retired school teacher, a member of Clay City American Legion Auxiliary, Clay City Order of the Eastern Star, Retired Teachers Association and the Clay City Methodist Church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9103] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gould, Myrtle, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24074839/myrtle-gould), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9102] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Gould, Myrtle, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24074839/myrtle-gould), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16511] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00195?usePUB=true&_phsrc=lxg1&_gl=1*rrygl7*_up*MQ..) (Reliability: 3).