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David Fotch Merritt 1918–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1918

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 15 March 1993

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: James *J.C.

Mother: Evelina Fairchild

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David Fotch Merritt was born in 1918 in Mississippi, USA, the child of James David Merritt J C And Evelina Merritt Fairchild. David Fotch Merritt passed away in 1993 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • David Fotch Merritt was born in 1918 in Mississippi, USA, the child of James David Merritt J C And Evelina Merritt Fairchild.
  • David Fotch Merritt passed away in 1993 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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David Merritt's Ancestors

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David Merritt
1918–1993
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
James David Merritt *J.C.
1880–1941
Mississippi, USA
Evelina ("Merritt") Fairchild
1887–1948
Jones County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
JAMES (POLK MERRITT) *Gainesss1940-JC
1845–1916
Perry County, Mississippi, USA
Darli (Ann McLeod) Strickland
1848–1880
Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Noel Matches
1808–1875
Elizabeth Garraway
1819–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Shadrack *4thGGP_Enslaver-No.Carolina
1776–1836
Rhoda Merritt
1786–1853
John *
1793–1873
Elizabeth Moody
1802–1880

David Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1918
24 Mar 1918
Birth of David Fotch Merritt in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1993
15 March 1993
Age 75
Death of David Fotch Merritt in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1993
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

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