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Elijah "Lige" Merritt 1811–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 April 1811

Birth Location: Wilson Co Tenn

Death Date: 3 March 1885

Death Location: Una, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: james Merritt

Mother: Mary Coggins

Spouse(s): Mary Askins

Children(s): William Merritt

Elijah "Lige" Merritt was born in 1811 in Wilson Co Tenn, the child of James Merritt And Mary Polly Coggins. Elijah "Lige" Merritt married Mary Ann Askins, and had children including William Henry Merritt. Elijah "Lige" Merritt passed away in 1885 in Una, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah "Lige" Merritt was born in 1811 in Wilson Co Tenn, the child of James Merritt And Mary Polly Coggins.
  • Elijah "Lige" Merritt married Mary Ann Askins, and had children including William Henry Merritt.
  • Elijah "Lige" Merritt passed away in 1885 in Una, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Elijah Merritt's Ancestors

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Elijah Merritt
1811–1885
Birth Place: Wilson Co Tenn
Parents
james Merritt
1773–
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Coggins
1790–1839
North Carolina USA
Grandparents
James Coggin
1736–1813
Isle, Virginia, United States
Lavinia Murphy
1727–
Great-Grandparents
Robert II
1709–1785
Mary Johnson
1710–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert I
1685–1737
Sarah Green
1685–1741
Elizabeth Richardson
1672–1739

Elijah Merritt's Descendants

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Elijah ("Lige") Merritt (3 April 1811–3 March 1885) m. Mary (Ann) Askins (April 1822–24 January 1906)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Merritt 1846–1906 m. Martha (Belle McArthur) (Merritt) 1848–1928
    1. 1. Mary (Grace "Gracie") Merritt 1872–1948 m. William (Henry) Boner 1860–1936
      1. 1. Minnie (Alberta) Boner 1898–1988 m. Joseph (Frazier) O'Mara 1883–1935
        1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) O'Mara 1917–2004 m. James (Edward Griffin) Sr 1910–1977
        2. 2. Kathleen O'mara 1921–2024 m. Carl (W) Mays 1914–

Elijah Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1811
3 April 1811
Birth of Elijah "Lige" Merritt in Wilson Co Tenn
Wilson Co Tenn
1885
3 March 1885
Age 74
Death of Elijah "Lige" Merritt in Davidson Co., TN
Davidson Co., TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 April 1811
    Event Place: Wilson Co Tenn

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1885
    Event Place: Davidson Co., TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Una, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

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