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Emily Lou Merrill 1871–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 OCT 1871

Birth Location: Penrose, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 DEC 1958

Death Location: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA

Father: Perry Merrell

Mother: Mary Kitchens

Spouse(s): Robert Spence

Children(s): Edna Spence, Ernest Spence, Fredrick Spence, Homer Spence, Merril Spence, Ione Spence

The story of Emily Lou Merrill began in 1871 in Penrose, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA. Emily Lou Merrill married Robert Clinton Spence, and had children including Edna Mae Spence, Ernest Mckinley Spence, Fredrick Earl Spence, Homer Reed Spence, Ione Evelyn Spence, Merril Spence. Emily Lou Merrill passed away in 1958 in Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Emily Lou Merrill began in 1871 in Penrose, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.
  • Emily Lou Merrill married Robert Clinton Spence, and had children including Edna Mae Spence, Ernest Mckinley Spence, Fredrick Earl Spence, Homer Reed Spence, Ione Evelyn Spence, Merril Spence.
  • Emily Lou Merrill passed away in 1958 in Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emily Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Emily Merrill
1871–1958
Birth Place: Penrose, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Perry Merrell
1842–1931
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Emma) Kitchens
1847–1874
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (B.) Merrill
1818–1880
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Cantrell
1817–1874
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cantrell
1785–1873
Mary Giles
1793–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Cantrell
1756–1789
Martha Savage
1761–1830
John Giles
1770–1850
Anna Trent
1773–

Emily Merrill's Descendants

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Emily (Lou) Merrill (31 OCT 1871–1 DEC 1958) m. Robert (Clinton) Spence (6 SEP 1859–2 MAR 1946)
  1. 1. Edna (Mae) Spence 1894–1975 m. Gordon Brewer 1893–1973
  2. 2. Ernest (McKinley) Spence 1896–1977 m. Edna (Irene) Monds 1906–1951
    1. 1. Ernest (McKinley) Spence 1927–1927
    2. 2. Robert (Meredith) Spence 1925–1993
    3. 3. Emily (Sue) Spence 1931–1996
  3. 3. Fredrick (Earl) Spence 1907–1988
  4. 4. Homer (Reed) Spence 1905–1979
  5. 5. Merril Spence 1900–1901
  6. 6. Ione (Evelyn) Spence 1902–1983 m. John (Franklin) Baldwin 1898–1974

Emily Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1871
31 OCT 1871
Birth of Emily Lou Merrill in Penrose, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Penrose, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1958
1 DEC 1958
Age 87
Death of Emily Lou Merrill in Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1871
    Event Place: Penrose, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1958
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA

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