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Charles Ephraim Merrill 1874–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 MAR 1874

Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 DEC 1963

Death Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Merrill

Mother: Nancy Orr

Spouse(s): Eula Spearman

Children(s): James Merrill, Lillian Merrill, Lillie Merrill, Lelia Merrill

The story of Charles Ephraim Merrill began in 1874 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA. Charles Ephraim Merrill married Eula Ann Spearman, and had children including James William Merrill, Lelia Malee Merrill, Lillian Irene Merrill, Lillie Marie Merrill. Charles Ephraim Merrill passed away in 1963 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Ephraim Merrill began in 1874 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.
  • Charles Ephraim Merrill married Eula Ann Spearman, and had children including James William Merrill, Lelia Malee Merrill, Lillian Irene Merrill, Lillie Marie Merrill.
  • Charles Ephraim Merrill passed away in 1963 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Merrill
1847–1924
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
WM
Nancy Orr
1847–1874
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
NO

Spouses(s)

Eula Spearman
1876–1929
Birth Location: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
ES

Children(s)

James Merrill
1907–1908
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
JM
Lillian Merrill
1899–1935
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
LM
Lillie Merrill
1902–
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
LM
Lelia Merrill
1904–
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
LM

Charles Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Charles Merrill
1874–1963
Birth Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Franklin Merrill
1847–1924
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Catherine) Orr
1847–1874
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (B.) Merrill
1818–1880
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Cantrell
1817–1874
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cantrell
1785–1873
Mary Giles
1793–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Cantrell
1756–1789
Martha Savage
1761–1830
John Giles
1770–1850
Anna Trent
1773–

Charles Merrill's Descendants

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Charles (Ephraim) Merrill (7 MAR 1874–27 DEC 1963) m. Eula (Ann) Spearman (8 DEC 1876–29 NOV 1929)
  1. 1. James (William) Merrill 1907–1908
  2. 2. Lillian (Irene) Merrill 1899–1935 m. Samuel (Jackson) Bracken 1892–1957
    1. 1. Samuel (Clarence) Brackens 1920–1994 m. Geneva Bagwell 1923–2004
      1. 1. Clarence Bracken 1938–2005
    2. 2. James (Charles) Bracken 1918–1999 m. Virginia (Ruth) Pressley 1919–1971
      1. 1. Mildred (Annett) Bracken 1943–2002 m. Jack (Robert) Cox 1941–1999
    3. 3. William (Franklin) Bracken 1925–1974
  3. 3. Lillie (Marie) Merrill 1902–
  4. 4. Lelia (Malee) Merrill 1904–

Charles Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1874
7 MAR 1874
Birth of Charles Ephraim Merrill in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1963
27 DEC 1963
Age 89
Death of Charles Ephraim Merrill in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 MAR 1874
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1963
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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