Sylvia Eda Meritt 1909–1966
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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: A — verified across 2 independent trees, with linked records
Immediate Family
Biography
In 1909, Sylvia Eda Meritt entered the world in Illinois, born to benjamin marshall meritt and mary sophia taylor. In 1910, Sylvia Eda Meritt resided in Burnt Prairie, White, Illinois, USA. Sylvia Eda Meritt married arthur laurence meyers, and had children including albert a meyers, alberta marie meyers, dennis meyers, elvis edgar meyers, josephine reatha meyers, joyce ann meyers, lawrence bud raymond meyers, marilyn dela meyers, marshall meyers, mildred pauline meyers. Sylvia Eda Meritt passed away in 1966 in Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States of America.
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1Census 1910 United States Federal Census
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2Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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3Newspaper U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Life Timeline
Oldest Ancestor Line from Sylvia Meritt
This ancestor line traces from Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire, England (1362) to Illinois (1909) across 17 generations.
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Sylvia Meritt's Ancestors
Pedigree chart — 3 generations on record