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Edmond Columbus Merritt 1790–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1849

Death Location: Wilcox, Alabama, USA

Father: Robert Merritt

Mother: Mary Hall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Turner

Children(s): Elizabeth Merritt, Edmon Merit

The story of Edmond Columbus Merritt began in 1790 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA. Edmond Columbus Merritt married Elizabeth Turner, and had children including Edmon Columbus Merritt Or Merit, Elizabeth Betsy Merritt. Edmond Columbus Merritt passed away in 1849 in Wilcox, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmond Columbus Merritt began in 1790 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Edmond Columbus Merritt married Elizabeth Turner, and had children including Edmon Columbus Merritt Or Merit, Elizabeth Betsy Merritt.
  • Edmond Columbus Merritt passed away in 1849 in Wilcox, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Merritt
1753–1835
Birth Location: Carolina, British Colonial America
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Mary Hall
1755–1805
Birth Location: Halifax Co., North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Turner
1786–1828
Birth Location: Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Merritt
1820–1892
Birth Location: Wilcox, Alabama, USA
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Edmon Merit
1818–1897
Birth Location: Wilcox County, Alabama, USA
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Edmond Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Edmond Merritt
1790–1849
Birth Place: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Samuel Merritt
1753–1835
Carolina, British Colonial America
Mary (Elizabeth) Hall
1755–1805
Halifax Co., North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmond Merritt's Descendants

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Edmond (Columbus) Merritt (1790–1849) m. Elizabeth Turner (1786–14 Jul 1828)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Merritt 1820–1892 m. Quincy (Adam) Bradley 1814–1867
    1. 1. Mary (Pocohantas) Bradley 1849–1927 m. John (W) Daughdrill 1845–1914
      1. 1. Lyman (P) Daughdrill 1888–1922 m. Fannie (Banzada) James 1890–1965
        1. 1. Claude (Edward) Daughdrill 1918–2001 m. Audra (Cook) Daughdrill 1922–2008
        2. 2. Bonnie Daughdrill 1921–1995 m. Harold Ratcliffe 1914–
      2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Daughdrill 1874–1942
        1. 1. Rev (Floyd Jefferson) Eubanks 1903–1966
      3. 3. Olive Daughdrill 1876–1953
        1. 1. Ora (Lea Mc) Kay 1907–
        2. 2. Walter (Dennis) McKay 1910–1997
      4. 4. Joe Daughdrill 1880–1926 m. Pearl Green 1888–1965
      5. 5. Drew (Davis) Daughdrill 1882–1960
      6. 6. Georgia Daughdrill 1888–1961
      7. 7. Richard (W) Daughdrill 1890–1962 m. Angela (J) Daughdrill 1894–
      8. 8. Carrye Daughdrill 1894–1980
      9. 9. LaBuna (Anne) Daughdrill 1872–1938
      10. 10. James (Bradley) Daughdrill 1878–1946
        1. 1. Rudolph (Raborn) Daughdrill 1903–1975
      11. 11. B. (Coley) Daughdrill 1884–1951
        1. 1. Erein Daughdrill 1918–
        2. 2. Carl (Dewitt) Daughdrill 1924–2014
    2. 2. George Bradley 1844–1907
    3. 3. Elizabeth Bradley 1846–1909
    4. 4. James Bradley 1847–1929
    5. 5. Daniel (Frank Bradley) Sr 1848–1907
    6. 6. Columbia (Ann) Bradley 1852–1867
    7. 7. Quincy (A) Bradley 1854–1861
    8. 8. Launa (Jane) Bradley 1856–1935
    9. 9. Ada (Belle) Bradley 1865–1935
    10. 10. Columbus Bradley 1859–1861
    11. 11. Andrew (Jackson) Bradley 1855–1855
    12. 12. Charlotte (Jane) Bradley 1842–1914
    13. 13. Jefferson (Davis) Bradley 1861–1930 m. Mary (J) Bradley 1867–
      1. 1. Carletta Bolton 1907–1959 m. Earnest Bolton 1903–1968
        1. 1. Earnestine Bolton 1927–1977 m. William (D) Dampeer 1922–2009
        2. 2. Mildred Bolton 1928–1992 m. Alfred Lott 1926–
        3. 3. Vivian (R) Bolton 1929–2005 m. Lamar Sims 1927–2019
      2. 2. Earnest Bradly 1903–
      3. 3. Roy Bradly 1905–
      4. 4. Mary (A) Bradly 1909–
    14. 14. Myranda (J) Bradley 1864–1865
    15. 15. William Bradley 1847–1848
    16. 16. Angeline (Isabelle) Bradley 1858–1905
    17. 17. David (Frank) Bradley 1848–1927
  2. 2. Edmon (Columbus Merritt or) Merit 1818–1897
    1. 1. Nancy (Ann Elizabeth) Merritt 1856–1935

Edmond Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Edmond Columbus Merritt in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
1849
1849
Age 59
Death of Edmond Columbus Merritt in Wilcox, Alabama, USA
Wilcox, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Wilcox, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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