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Charles Ellsworth Merritt 1881 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1881

Birth Location: Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1946

Death Location: Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Father: Simeon Merritt

Mother: Emma Gallegher

Spouse(s): Hannah Moore

Children(s): Emma Merritt, C Merritt, Hazel Merritt, William Merritt

Charles Ellsworth Merritt was born in 1881 in Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA, the child of Simeon Jesse Merritt and Emma Lewis Gallegher. In 1920, Charles Ellsworth Merritt resided in Smith, Belmont, Ohio, USA. Charles Ellsworth Merritt married Hannah M Anna Moore, and had children including Emma Francis Merritt, C Elsworth Merritt, Hazel Cleo Merritt, William M I Merritt. Charles Ellsworth Merritt passed away in 1946 in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Charles Ellsworth Merritt was born in 1881 in Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA, the child of Simeon Jesse Merritt and Emma Lewis Gallegher.
  • In 1920, Charles Ellsworth Merritt resided in Smith, Belmont, Ohio, USA.
  • Charles Ellsworth Merritt married Hannah M Anna Moore, and had children including Emma Francis Merritt, C Elsworth Merritt, Hazel Cleo Merritt, William M I Merritt.
  • Charles Ellsworth Merritt passed away in 1946 in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Merritt's Ancestors

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Charles Merritt
1881 – 1946
Birth Place: Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Parents
Simeon Jesse Merritt
1855 – 1890
Ohio
Emma (Lewis) Gallegher
1867 – 1933
Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Henry MERRITT
1806 – 1893
Virginia
Sarah Piggott
1827 – 1886
Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, USA
John (Thomas) Gallagher
1838 – 1919
Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio, USA
Frances (A) Valentine
1840 – 1886
Oxford, Guernsey, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Piggott
1776 – 1840
Ann Loudon
1791 – 1870
Elza Gallagher
1818 – 1865
Nancy Groves
1823 – 1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Piggott
Phebe Harris
1743 – 1813
Barnett Groves
1800 – 1830

Charles Merritt's Descendants

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Charles (Ellsworth) Merritt (30 May 1881 – 17 Aug 1946) m. Hannah (M Anna) Moore (26 Jul 1881 – 2 Nov 1917)
  1. 1. Emma (Francis) Merritt (abt 1911 – 1 Jun 1970) m. Earnest (A) Messerschmidt (4 Feb 1905 – 8 Oct 1990) m. Ernest (A) Messerschmidt (abt 1906 – 8 Oct 1990)
    1. 1. Sharon (Lee) Messerschmidt (1 Aug 1933 – 1 Aug 1933)
    2. 2. Mary (Lou) Messerschmidt (abt 1938 – )
  2. 2. C (Elsworth) Merritt (abt 1908 – )
  3. 3. Hazel (Cleo) Merritt (abt 1913 – )
  4. 4. William (M I) Merritt (abt 1916 – )

Charles Merritt's Timeline

5 Records

1881
30 May 1881
Birth of Charles Ellsworth Merritt in Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1906
abt 1906
Age 25
Charles Ellsworth Merritt was married in , Belmont, Ohio
, Belmont, Ohio
1920
1920
Age 39
Charles Ellsworth Merritt resided here in Smith, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Smith, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 49
Charles Ellsworth Merritt resided here in Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1946
17 Aug 1946
Age 65
Death of Charles Ellsworth Merritt in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1881
    Event Place: Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Smith, Belmont, Ohio; Roll: T625_1349; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 51
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 2341485

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1906
    Event Place: , Belmont, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Smith, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Smith, Belmont, Ohio; Roll: T625_1349; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 51

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 2341485

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1946
    Event Place: Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

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