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Billy Mercer Merritt 1926–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1926

Birth Location: Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 15 May 1991

Death Location: Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jerry Sr

Mother: Addie Bradshaw

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Billy Mercer Merritt was born in 1926 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Jerry Darius Merritt Sr And Addie Ovella Bradshaw. In 1930, Billy Mercer Merritt resided in Woodington, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA. In 1935, Billy Mercer Merritt resided in Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina. Billy Mercer Merritt passed away in 1991 in Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Billy Mercer Merritt was born in 1926 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Jerry Darius Merritt Sr And Addie Ovella Bradshaw.
  • In 1930, Billy Mercer Merritt resided in Woodington, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Billy Mercer Merritt resided in Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina.
  • Billy Mercer Merritt passed away in 1991 in Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jerry Sr
1882–1954
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
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Addie Bradshaw
1889–1966
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Billy Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Billy Merritt
1926–1991
Birth Place: Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Jerry Darius Merritt Sr
1882–1954
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Addie (Ovella) Bradshaw
1889–1966
North Carolina
Grandparents
Robert (Hooks) Merritt
1828–1900
Turkey, Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (C) Merrit
1852–1922
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Seaborn Bradshaw
1840–
North Carolina, USA
Rilly Jarman
1851–1926
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Willis Merritt
1803–
Sabra Matthis
1800–1860
Moses Jarman
1812–
Annie Jarman
1812–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Robinson
1769–1862
John Jarman
1774–1840
Susan Marshburn
1780–1853

Billy Merritt's Timeline

6 Records

1926
1 March 1926
Birth of Billy Mercer Merritt in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 4
Billy Mercer Merritt resided here in Woodington, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Woodington, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Billy Mercer Merritt resided here in Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina
Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 14
Billy Mercer Merritt resided here in Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Billy Mercer Merritt resided here in Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
1991
15 May 1991
Age 65
Death of Billy Mercer Merritt in Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1926
    Event Place: Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02936; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 54-4
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Woodington, Lenoir, North Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341437
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Woodington, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Woodington, Lenoir, North Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341437

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02936; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 54-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02936; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 54-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Neuse, Lenoir, North

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1991
    Event Place: Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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