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Ethel Merritt 1907–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1907

Birth Location: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 15 Jan 1975

Death Location: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

Father: General Merritt

Mother: Lou Clay

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In 1907, Ethel Merritt entered the world in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, born to General George Jackson Merritt And Lou Verna Clay. Ethel Merritt passed away in 1975 in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1907, Ethel Merritt entered the world in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, born to General George Jackson Merritt And Lou Verna Clay.
  • Ethel Merritt passed away in 1975 in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.

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Ethel Merritt's Ancestors

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Ethel Merritt
1907–1975
Birth Place: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Parents
General George Jackson Merritt
1882–1931
Watson county, West Virginia, USA
Lou (Verna) Clay
1884–1979
Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Loren) Clay
1861–1942
Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Clark
1864–1930
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Clark
1823–1888
ELIZA Bowling
1827–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cook
1796–1878
Nancy Bolling
1805–1858

Ethel Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1907
27 Oct 1907
Birth of Ethel Merritt in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
1975
15 Jan 1975
Age 68
Death of Ethel Merritt in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1907
    Event Place: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1975
    Event Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

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