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Esther Faye Merrill 1923–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1923

Birth Location: Kountze Hard, Texas

Death Date: 28 May 2000

Death Location: Kountze, Hardin County, Texas, USA

Father: Emmett Merrill

Mother: Dora Merrill

Spouse(s): William Sr

Children(s):

In 1923, Esther Faye Merrill entered the world in Kountze Hard, Texas, born to Emmett Peter Merrill And Dora Delilah Merrill. In 1930, Esther Faye Merrill resided in Hardin, Texas, USA. In 1935, Esther Faye Merrill resided in Hardin, Texas, USA. Esther Faye Merrill married William G Ward Sr. Esther Faye Merrill passed away in 2000 in Kountze, Hardin County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Esther Faye Merrill entered the world in Kountze Hard, Texas, born to Emmett Peter Merrill And Dora Delilah Merrill.
  • In 1930, Esther Faye Merrill resided in Hardin, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Esther Faye Merrill resided in Hardin, Texas, USA.
  • Esther Faye Merrill married William G Ward Sr.
  • Esther Faye Merrill passed away in 2000 in Kountze, Hardin County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Emmett Merrill
1881–1938
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Dora Merrill
1884–1961
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Sr
1922–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Esther Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Esther Merrill
1923–2000
Birth Place: Kountze Hard, Texas
Parents
Emmett Peter Merrill
1881–1938
Mississippi, USA
Dora (Delilah) Merrill
1884–1961
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Enoch (George) Merrill
1859–1942
Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Sarah (Rebecca) Merrill
1867–1950
Greene, Mississippi, USA
William (Archer) Fillingim
1857–1941
Mississippi, USA
Martha (Annie) Martin
1858–1941
Greene, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Breland
1836–1908
Ellen Breland
1834–1908
William Fillingim
1821–1904
Margaret Graham
1837–1857
George Martin
1834–1862
Elizabeth Johnson
1836–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fillingame
1789–1836
Frances Grantham
1795–1861
Archibald Graham
1799–
Sarah Brown
1803–
Samuel Martin
1799–1874
Rebecca Flemming
1805–1900
William Johnson
1800–1865
Alethia Lancaster
1816–1905

Esther Merrill's Timeline

6 Records

1923
24 May 1923
Birth of Esther Faye Merrill in Kountze Hard, Texas
Kountze Hard, Texas
1930
1930
Age 7
Esther Faye Merrill resided here in Hardin, Texas, USA
Hardin, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Esther Faye Merrill resided here in Hardin, Texas, USA
Hardin, Texas, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 17
Esther Faye Merrill resided here in Hardin, Texas, USA
Hardin, Texas, USA
2000
28 May 2000
Age 77
Death of Esther Faye Merrill in Kountze, Hardin, Texas, USA
Kountze, Hardin, Texas, USA
2000
28 May 2000
Age 77
Death of Esther Faye Merrill in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1923
    Event Place: Kountze Hard, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Texas; Roll: T627_4051; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 100-2
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Hardin, Texas; Roll: 2340; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 962.0; FHL microfilm: 2342074
    [4] Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011
    [5] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hardin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Hardin, Texas; Roll: 2340; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 962.0; FHL microfilm: 2342074

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hardin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Texas; Roll: T627_4051; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 100-2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Hardin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Texas; Roll: T627_4051; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 100-2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Beaumont, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 2000
    Event Place: Kountze, Hardin, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 2000
    Event Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kountze, Hardin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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