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Ella Merrill 1880–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1880

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 11 Jul 1929

Death Location: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA

Father: Henry Soley

Mother: Emily Crane

Spouse(s): Fred Merrell

Children(s):

Ella Merrill was born in 1880 in Mississippi, the child of Henry Clayton Soley And Emily Crane. In 1910, Ella Merrill resided in New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Ella Merrill married Fred D Merrell. Ella Merrill passed away in 1929 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Ella Merrill was born in 1880 in Mississippi, the child of Henry Clayton Soley And Emily Crane.
  • In 1910, Ella Merrill resided in New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
  • Ella Merrill married Fred D Merrell.
  • Ella Merrill passed away in 1929 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Soley
1846–1926
Birth Location: Scotland
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Emily Crane
1848–1911
Birth Location: , Clarke, Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Fred Merrell
1855–1926
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Ella Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Ella Merrill
1880–1929
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Henry Clayton Soley
1846–1926
Scotland
Emily Crane
1848–1911
, Clarke, Mississippi
Grandparents
Jerimiah (William) Crane
1827–1860
Alabama
Sarah (Frances) GRIMES
1824–
, , Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Crane
1781–1872
Mary Weldon
1781–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Spencer Sr.
1740–1830
Elizabeth Barbour
1751–1835

Ella Merrill's Timeline

6 Records

1878
1878
Birth of Ella Merrill in Mississippi
Mississippi
1880
1880
Birth of Ella Merrill in Mississippi
Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 30
Ella Merrill resided here in New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Ella Merrill resided here in New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1927
11 Jul 1927
Age 47
Death of Ella Merrill in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
1929
11 Jul 1929
Age 49
Death of Ella Merrill in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T625_619; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T625_619; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1926
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 6 Oct 1926 - Page 15, Obit for Henry Clayton Soley. 05 Oct 1926. Hattiesburg, MS

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1927
    Event Place: Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Clarion-Ledger - 14 Jul 1927 - Page 3, Death follows slight injury 14 Jul 1927

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1927
    Event Place: Biloxi, Mississippi
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Sun Herald - 14 Jul 1927 - Page 7, Henrietta Soley Merrell dies from burns. 14 Jul 1927

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1927
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspapers.com - Sun Herald - 14 Jul 1927 - Page 7, Henrietta Soley Merrell dies from burns. 14 Jul 1927
    [2] Newspapers.com - Clarion-Ledger - 14 Jul 1927 - Page 3, Death follows slight injury 14 Jul 1927

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1929
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
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