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Albert Vanderbilt Merritt 1841–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 November 1841

Birth Location: Laurel Hill, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 31 AUG 1918

Death Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee

Father: John Merritt

Mother: Nancy Tibbs

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In 1841, Albert Vanderbilt Merritt entered the world in Laurel Hill, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Johnnie Henry Merritt And Nancy Tibbs. Albert Vanderbilt Merritt passed away in 1918 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Albert Vanderbilt Merritt entered the world in Laurel Hill, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Johnnie Henry Merritt And Nancy Tibbs.
  • Albert Vanderbilt Merritt passed away in 1918 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee.

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Albert Merritt's Ancestors

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Albert Merritt
1841–1918
Birth Place: Laurel Hill, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John "Johnnie" Henry Merritt
1804–1886
Montgomery County, North Carolina
Nancy Tibbs
1809–1890
Tennessee
Grandparents
Benjamin Merritt
1776–1843
Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth (Barnett) Barnitt
1776–1850
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Merritt
1739–1805
Sally Williams
1743–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Merritt
1690–1757
Mary Haywood
1695–1778

Albert Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1841
6 November 1841
Birth of Albert Vanderbilt Merritt in Laurel Hill, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
Laurel Hill, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
1918
31 AUG 1918
Age 77
Death of Albert Vanderbilt Merritt in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 November 1841
    Event Place: Laurel Hill, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 AUG 1918
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee

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