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Bessie Loraine Merritt 1932–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 DEC 1932

Birth Location: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 MAR 2014

Death Location: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA

Father: Clarence Merritt

Mother: Mae McKinney

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Bessie Loraine Merritt was born in 1932 in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA, the child of Clarence Hill Merritt And Mae Belle Mckinney. In 1940, Bessie Loraine Merritt resided in Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA. In 1994, Bessie Loraine Merritt resided in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA. Bessie Loraine Merritt passed away in 2014 in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Loraine Merritt was born in 1932 in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA, the child of Clarence Hill Merritt And Mae Belle Mckinney.
  • In 1940, Bessie Loraine Merritt resided in Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1994, Bessie Loraine Merritt resided in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA.
  • Bessie Loraine Merritt passed away in 2014 in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA.

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Bessie Merritt's Ancestors

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Bessie Merritt
1932–2014
Birth Place: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Clarence Hill Merritt
1903–1983
South Carolina
Mae (Belle) McKinney
1911–2005
York, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Hill Jr) Merritt
1875–1954
South Carolina, USA
Bessie (Estelle) Felts
1883–1961
South Carolina, USA
Joseph (Walter) McKinney
1881–1949
Fort Lawn, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Lonnie (M.) Kimbrell
1884–1957
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James McKinney
1854–1918
Suzanna Bennett
1858–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Merritt's Timeline

4 Records

1932
12 DEC 1932
Birth of Bessie Loraine Merritt in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 8
Bessie Loraine Merritt resided here in Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
1994
BET 1994 AND 2002
Age 62
Bessie Loraine Merritt resided here in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
2014
9 MAR 2014
Age 82
Death of Bessie Loraine Merritt in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 DEC 1932
    Event Place: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3820; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 29-18
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1994 AND 2002
    Event Place: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3820; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 29-18
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 MAR 2014
    Event Place: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3820; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 29-18

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