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Cleo Floyd 1905–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1905

Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, TN. USA

Death Date: 3 June 1988

Death Location: Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Floyd

Mother: Etta Wiser

Spouse(s): Ernest Merritt

Children(s): Winfred Merritt, Everette Merritt, Cathleen Merritt, James Merritt, Nancy Merritt, Vernie Merritt, Benjamin Merritt, Mildred Merritt, Floyd Merritt, Edward Merritt

In 1905, Cleo Floyd entered the world in Beech Grove, Coffee, TN. USA, born to James Riley Floyd And Etta D Etter Wiser. In 1910, Cleo Floyd resided in Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee. Cleo Floyd married Ernest Steve Merritt, and had children including Benjamin Merritt, Cathleen Merritt, Edward Steve Merritt, Everette William Merritt, Floyd Ernest Merritt, James Ralph Merritt, Mildred Frances Merritt, Nancy Lou Lorance Merritt, Vernie Maybell Merritt, Winfred Wayne Merritt. Cleo Floyd passed away in 1988 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Cleo Floyd entered the world in Beech Grove, Coffee, TN. USA, born to James Riley Floyd And Etta D Etter Wiser.
  • In 1910, Cleo Floyd resided in Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee.
  • Cleo Floyd married Ernest Steve Merritt, and had children including Benjamin Merritt, Cathleen Merritt, Edward Steve Merritt, Everette William Merritt, Floyd Ernest Merritt, James Ralph Merritt, Mildred Frances Merritt, Nancy Lou Lorance Merritt, Vernie Maybell Merritt, Winfred Wayne Merritt.
  • Cleo Floyd passed away in 1988 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cleo Floyd's Ancestors

Self
Cleo Floyd
1905–1988
Birth Place: Beech Grove, Coffee, TN. USA
Parents
James Riley Floyd
1882–1936
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Etta (D (Etter)) Wiser
1886–1951
Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (J) Floyd
1862–1927
Coffee, TN
Sara (Jane) Floyd
1859–1944
Pittsburgh Allegheny Pennsylvania United States
William (H (Bill) Wiser) Jr.
1860–1927
Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Anna (S (Annie)) Jacobs
1860–1934
Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Floyd
1800–1859
Sabra Floyd
1804–1865
John Jacobs
1842–1883
Matilda Jacobs
1845–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Holsomback
1770–1875
Marey Hughes
1773–1860
William Jacobs
1823–1883
Fanny Duncan
1826–1866
Felix Trail
1823–1900
Martha Coursey
1824–1907

Cleo Floyd's Descendants

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Cleo Floyd (17 April 1905–3 June 1988) m. Ernest (Steve) Merritt (27 SEP 1898–23 Nov 1985)
  1. 1. Winfred (Wayne) Merritt 1921–2003
  2. 2. Everette (William) Merritt 1934–1944
  3. 3. Cathleen Merritt 1931–2008
  4. 4. James (Ralph) Merritt 1929–1981
  5. 5. Nancy (Lou Lorance) Merritt 1927–2007
  6. 6. Vernie (Maybell) Merritt 1925–2000
  7. 7. Benjamin Merritt 1924–1977
  8. 8. Mildred (Frances) Merritt 1920–2004
  9. 9. Floyd (Ernest) Merritt 1936–2014
  10. 10. Edward (Steve) Merritt 1939–2005

Cleo Floyd's Timeline

3 Records

1905
17 April 1905
Birth of Cleo Floyd in Beech Grove, Coffee, TN. USA
Beech Grove, Coffee, TN. USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Cleo Floyd resided here in Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee
Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee
1988
3 June 1988
Age 83
Death of Cleo Floyd in Concord Cemetery, Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Concord Cemetery, Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1905
    Event Place: Beech Grove, Coffee, TN. USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: 438; FHL microfilm: 1375507.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: 438; FHL microfilm: 1375507.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 June 1988
    Event Place: Concord Cemetery, Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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