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Edith Constance Merritt 1922–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1922

Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 2008

Death Location: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Father: Cleveland Merritt

Mother: Lucy Fines

Spouse(s): Lawrence Ferguson

Children(s):

Edith Constance Merritt was born in 1922 in Richmond, Virginia, USA, the child of Cleveland Littlepage Merritt And Lucy Rebecca Fines. In 1930, Edith Constance Merritt resided in Richmond, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Edith Constance Merritt resided in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Edith Constance Merritt married Lawrence Robert Ferguson, and had children including Barbara Ferguson Johnson, Patricia Merritt Ferguson. Edith Constance Merritt passed away in 2008 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Edith Constance Merritt was born in 1922 in Richmond, Virginia, USA, the child of Cleveland Littlepage Merritt And Lucy Rebecca Fines.
  • In 1930, Edith Constance Merritt resided in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Edith Constance Merritt resided in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Edith Constance Merritt married Lawrence Robert Ferguson, and had children including Barbara Ferguson Johnson, Patricia Merritt Ferguson.
  • Edith Constance Merritt passed away in 2008 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Merritt's Ancestors

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Edith Merritt
1922–2008
Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Parents
Cleveland Littlepage Merritt
1884–1959
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Lucy (Rebecca) Fines
1889–1954
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (L.) Fines
1835–1888
Virginia, USA
Christina (Alice) Covington
1850–1915
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Covington
1828–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Covington
1778–1850
Mary Self
1805–1880

Edith Merritt's Timeline

8 Records

1922
12 Oct 1922
Birth of Edith Constance Merritt in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 8
Edith Constance Merritt resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Edith Constance Merritt resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 18
Edith Constance Merritt resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 28
Edith Constance Merritt resided here in Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1954
1954
Age 32
Edith Constance Merritt resided here in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1992
1992
Age 70
Edith Constance Merritt resided here in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
2008
27 Jun 2008
Age 86
Death of Edith Constance Merritt in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1922
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numb
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101166968
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: 5673; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 30-15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, 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: Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: 5673; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 30-15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numb

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Cadet Nurse Corps Files, compiled 1943 - 1948, documenting the period 1942 - 1948; Box #: 316

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 2008
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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