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Betty Bernice Tyra Merritt Newell 1886–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 February 1886

Birth Location: Crystal Falls, Stephens County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 7 November 1980

Death Location: Graham, Young County, Texas, USA

Father: David Merritt

Mother: Avarilla Tate

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In 1886, Betty Bernice Tyra Merritt Newell entered the world in Crystal Falls, Stephens County, Texas, USA, born to David Green Merritt And Avarilla Virginia Ava Tate. Betty Bernice Tyra Merritt Newell married Samuel J Tyra. Betty Bernice Tyra Merritt Newell passed away in 1980 in Graham, Young County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Betty Bernice Tyra Merritt Newell entered the world in Crystal Falls, Stephens County, Texas, USA, born to David Green Merritt And Avarilla Virginia Ava Tate.
  • Betty Bernice Tyra Merritt Newell married Samuel J Tyra.
  • Betty Bernice Tyra Merritt Newell passed away in 1980 in Graham, Young County, Texas, USA.

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Betty Newell's Ancestors

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Betty Newell
1886–1980
Birth Place: Crystal Falls, Stephens County, Texas, USA
Parents
David Green Merritt
1838–1910
Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
Avarilla (Virginia "Ava") Tate
1850–1926
Hall, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Tate
1803–1863
Six miles south of Gaffney, Union, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Paul) Thompson
1806–1857
Gaffney, Union, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Tate
1762–1831
Mary Guyton
1764–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Tate
1738–1792
Elizabeth Hester
1742–1832
Nathaniel Guyton
1735–1810
Sarah Nance
1741–1816

Betty Newell's Timeline

2 Records

1886
4 February 1886
Birth of Betty Bernice Tyra Merritt Newell in Crystal Falls, Stephens County, Texas, USA
Crystal Falls, Stephens County, Texas, USA
1980
7 November 1980
Age 94
Death of Betty Bernice Tyra Merritt Newell in Graham, Young County, Texas, USA
Graham, Young County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 February 1886
    Event Place: Crystal Falls, Stephens County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Graham, Young, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 November 1980
    Event Place: Graham, Young County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Graham, Young County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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