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Ethel Mae Merritt 1905–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1905

Birth Location: Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Jul 1986

Death Location: New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jerry Sr

Mother: Addie Bradshaw

Spouse(s): Jesse Jones, Clifton Lucas, Robert Muse

Children(s): Smithey Daniels, Jesse Jones, Harriet Jones, Eunice Jones, Tinnie Jones, Charlie Jones

Ethel Mae Merritt was born in 1905 in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jerry Darius Merritt Sr And Addie Ovella Bradshaw. In 1920, Ethel Mae Merritt resided in Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, USA. Ethel Mae Merritt married Clifton Norman Lucas, Jesse James Jones, Robert Muse, and had children including Adrian Earl Jones, Charlie Ford Jones, Elizebeath Smithey Jones, Eunice Lee Jones, Harriet Margaret Jones, Jesse Eugene Jones, Smithey Elizabeth Daniels, Tinnie Lee Jones. Ethel Mae Merritt passed away in 1986 in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ethel Mae Merritt was born in 1905 in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jerry Darius Merritt Sr And Addie Ovella Bradshaw.
  • In 1920, Ethel Mae Merritt resided in Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ethel Mae Merritt married Clifton Norman Lucas, Jesse James Jones, Robert Muse, and had children including Adrian Earl Jones, Charlie Ford Jones, Elizebeath Smithey Jones, Eunice Lee Jones, Harriet Margaret Jones, Jesse Eugene Jones, Smithey Elizabeth Daniels, Tinnie Lee Jones.
  • Ethel Mae Merritt passed away in 1986 in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jerry Sr
1882–1954
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
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Addie Bradshaw
1889–1966
Birth Location: North Carolina
AB

Spouses(s)

Jesse Jones
1891–1954
Birth Location: Ft Barnwell, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
JJ
Clifton Lucas
1902–
Birth Location: –
CL
Robert Muse
1907–
Birth Location: –
RM

Children(s)

Smithey Daniels
1931–2003
Birth Location: Dover, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
SD
Jesse Jones
1931–
Birth Location: North Carolina
JJ
Harriet Jones
1935–1999
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
HJ
Eunice Jones
1937–2023
Birth Location: Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
EJ
Tinnie Jones
1933–1933
Birth Location: –
TJ
Charlie Jones
1939–1939
Birth Location: –
CJ

Ethel Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Merritt
1905–1986
Birth Place: Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jerry Darius Merritt Sr
1882–1954
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Addie (Ovella) Bradshaw
1889–1966
North Carolina
Grandparents
Robert (Hooks) Merritt
1828–1900
Turkey, Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (C) Merrit
1852–1922
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Seaborn Bradshaw
1840–
North Carolina, USA
Rilly Jarman
1851–1926
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Willis Merritt
1803–
Sabra Matthis
1800–1860
Moses Jarman
1812–
Annie Jarman
1812–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Robinson
1769–1862
John Jarman
1774–1840
Susan Marshburn
1780–1853

Ethel Merritt's Descendants

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Ethel (Mae) Merritt (6 Apr 1905–10 Jul 1986) m. Jesse (James) Jones (7 Apr 1891–14 May 1954) m. Clifton (Norman) Lucas (abt 1902–) m. Robert Muse (abt 1907–)
  1. 1. Smithey (Elizabeth) Daniels 1931–2003 m. Wilton (Dargon (WD)) Daniels 1926–1994 m. Donald Banks 1885–
  2. 2. Jesse (Eugene) Jones 1931–
  3. 3. Harriet (Margaret) Jones 1935–1999 m. Joseph (Henry) Meadows 1919–1988
    1. 1. J. (Henry Meadows) Jr 1951–1952
    2. 2. Infant (Boy) Meadows 1951–1951
  4. 4. Eunice (Lee) Jones 1937–2023 m. Archie Pierce 1924–
  5. 5. Tinnie (Lee) Jones 1933–1933
  6. 6. Charlie (Ford) Jones 1939–1939

Ethel Merritt's Timeline

10 Records

1905
6 April 1905
Birth of Ethel Mae Merritt in North Carolina
North Carolina
1905
6 Apr 1905
Birth of Ethel Mae Merritt in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Ethel Mae Merritt resided here in Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Ethel Mae Merritt resided here in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Ethel Mae Merritt resided here in Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina
Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 35
Ethel Mae Merritt resided here in Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
1946
1946
Age 41
Ethel Mae Merritt resided here in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Ethel Mae Merritt resided here in White Oak, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
White Oak, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
1986
10 July 1986
Age 81
Death of Ethel Mae Merritt in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
1986
10 Jul 1986
Age 81
Death of Ethel Mae Merritt in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 April 1905
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02936; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 54-26
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1311; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 54
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341412
    [4] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1905
    Event Place: Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1311; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 54

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341412

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02936; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 54-26

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Neuse, Lenoir, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02936; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 54-26

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 195

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: White Oak, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: White Oak, Onslow, N

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1986
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1986
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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