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Carl Henderson Merritt 1904–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 MAR 1904

Birth Location: Smith, Texas, United States

Death Date: 8 MAY 1973

Death Location: Friendship (Starrville), Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Merritt

Mother: Eva Lee

Spouse(s): Evalene Merritt

Children(s):

In 1904, Carl Henderson Merritt entered the world in Smith, Texas, United States, born to James Sylvanus Merritt And Eva Lee. In 1910, Carl Henderson Merritt resided in Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA. Carl Henderson Merritt married Evalene Merritt. Carl Henderson Merritt passed away in 1973 in Friendship (Starrville), Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1904, Carl Henderson Merritt entered the world in Smith, Texas, United States, born to James Sylvanus Merritt And Eva Lee.
  • In 1910, Carl Henderson Merritt resided in Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA.
  • Carl Henderson Merritt married Evalene Merritt.
  • Carl Henderson Merritt passed away in 1973 in Friendship (Starrville), Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Carl Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Carl Merritt
1904–1973
Birth Place: Smith, Texas, United States
Parents
James Sylvanus Merritt
1873–1958
Hill Co.Texas USA
Eva Lee
1878–1917
Texas
Grandparents
Silas (Foster) Merritt
1842–1919
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Anna (Lizabeth) Powell
1850–1925
DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sylvanus Merritt
1818–1901
Eliza Bennett
1822–1894
William Powell
1807–1849
Elizabeth Killough
1816–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Silas Merritt
1790–1875
Sarah Merritt
1795–1865
John Bennett
1784–1854
Patience Watson
1782–1870
*John Killough
1785–1830
Anna Peeler
1791–1874

Carl Merritt's Timeline

12 Records

1904
12 Mar 1904
Birth of Carl Henderson Merritt in Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
1904
12 MAR 1904
Birth of Carl Henderson Merritt in Smith, Texas, United States
Smith, Texas, United States
1910
1910
Age 6
Carl Henderson Merritt resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
Carl Henderson Merritt resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, United States
Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, United States
1920
1920
Age 16
Carl Henderson Merritt resided here in Friendship, Smith, Texas, USA
Friendship, Smith, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Carl Henderson Merritt resided here in Starrville, Winona, Smith, Texas
Starrville, Winona, Smith, Texas
1940
1940
Age 36
Carl Henderson Merritt resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Smith, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Smith, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Carl Henderson Merritt resided here in Smith, Texas, USA
Smith, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 47
Carl Henderson Merritt resided here in Texas
Texas
1973
Abt 1973
Age 69
Carl Henderson Merritt resided here in Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA
Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA
1973
8 May 1973
Age 69
Death of Carl Henderson Merritt in Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
1973
8 MAY 1973
Age 69
Death of Carl Henderson Merritt in Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, United States
Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1904
    Event Place: Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Louisiana, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 395
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Smith, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04138; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 212-36
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Friendship, Smith, Texas; Roll: T625_1845; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 101
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas; Roll: T624_1589; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1375602
    [8] Texas, Birth Index
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Longview News-Journal; Publication Date: 9 May 1973; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA; ,0.23538786,0.971167,0.39126176&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Smith, Texas; Roll: 1179; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 212-77

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 MAR 1904
    Event Place: Smith, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas; Roll: T624_1589; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1375602

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Friendship, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Friendship, Smith, Texas; Roll: T625_1845; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 101

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Starrville, Winona, Smith, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Smith, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04138; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 212-36

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Smith, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04138; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 212-36

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Smith, Texas; Roll: 1179; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 212-77

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1973
    Event Place: Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Longview News-Journal; Publication Date: 9 May 1973; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cottonvelley, Webster, Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Louisiana, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 395

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Longview News-Journal; Publication Date: 9 May 1973; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA; ,0.23538786,0.971167,0.39126176&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1973
    Event Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Longview News-Journal; Publication Date: 9 May 1973; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA; ,0.23538786,0.971167,0.39126176&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 MAY 1973
    Event Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burial Friendship Cemetery Friendship (Starrville), Smith, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Friendship (Starrville), Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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