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ELLIS MERRITT 1871–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1871

Birth Location: Brooks County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 20 March 1948

Death Location: Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Clement Owner)

Mother:

Spouse(s): Darthula Pugh

Children(s): Amanda Merritt

ELLIS MERRITT was born in 1871 in Brooks County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Clement Thrown Humphreys Possible Slave Owner And Unknown Enslaved Woman. ELLIS MERRITT married Darthula Mae Pugh, and had children including Amanda Mandy Merritt. ELLIS MERRITT passed away in 1948 in Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • ELLIS MERRITT was born in 1871 in Brooks County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Clement Thrown Humphreys Possible Slave Owner And Unknown Enslaved Woman.
  • ELLIS MERRITT married Darthula Mae Pugh, and had children including Amanda Mandy Merritt.
  • ELLIS MERRITT passed away in 1948 in Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clement Owner)
1833–1895
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Darthula Pugh
1873–1929
Birth Location: Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Amanda Merritt
1890–1979
Birth Location: Miller County, Georgia, USA
AM

ELLIS MERRITT's Ancestors

Self
ELLIS MERRITT
1871–1948
Birth Place: Brooks County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Clement Thrown Humphreys (Possible Slave Owner)
1833–1895
Pike County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Alexander (W) Humphreys
1796–1865
Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States of America
Sarah Wade
1800–1869
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

ELLIS MERRITT's Descendants

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ELLIS MERRITT (15 August 1871–20 March 1948) m. Darthula (Mae) Pugh (1873–5 January 1929)
  1. 1. Amanda ("Mandy") Merritt 1890–1979 m. Fleming Green 1894–1974
    1. 1. Lula (Mae) Green 1925– m. Willie Green 1917–1963

ELLIS MERRITT's Timeline

2 Records

1871
15 August 1871
Birth of ELLIS MERRITT in Brooks County, Georgia, United States of America
Brooks County, Georgia, United States of America
1948
20 March 1948
Age 77
Death of ELLIS MERRITT in Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, United States of America
Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1871
    Event Place: Brooks County, Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1948
    Event Place: Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, United States of America
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