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James W Merriman 1898–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1898

Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 1 September 1948

Death Location: Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Virgil Merriman

Mother: Eula Merriman

Spouse(s): Myrtle Sullivan

Children(s): Betty Staggs, James Jr

The story of James W Merriman began in 1898 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America. James W Merriman married Myrtle Sullivan, and had children including Betty Merriman Staggs, James Willie Merriman Jr. James W Merriman passed away in 1948 in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James W Merriman began in 1898 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • James W Merriman married Myrtle Sullivan, and had children including Betty Merriman Staggs, James Willie Merriman Jr.
  • James W Merriman passed away in 1948 in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Virgil Merriman
1876–1963
Birth Location: –
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Eula Merriman
1878–1952
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle Sullivan
1898–1964
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Betty Staggs
1930–1998
Birth Location: Pikeville Bl, Tennessee
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James Jr
1921–1954
Birth Location: –
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James Merriman's Ancestors

Self
James Merriman
1898–1948
Birth Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Virgil Rufus Merriman
1876–1963
Eula (Mae) Merriman
1878–1952
Grandparents
Rufus (Allen) Merryman
1834–1886
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Margaret Roberson
1840–1909
Tennessee, United States
John (Carrol) Brown
1849–1925
Lincoln County, Tennessee
Mary (Elizabeth) Pitts
1853–1928
Lincoln, Arkansas, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Merriman
1798–1860
Malita KERBY
1806–1886
James Brown
1824–1892
Delia\Lilah @@
1828–1857
HENRY PITTS
1811–1869
Rebecca Rutledge
1816–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mark Merryman
1770–1848
Elizabeth Tillman
1772–1815
Eliza Kerby
1769–1851
Archelius Brown
1799–1880
Clarissa Pruitt
1806–1860
JAMES PITTS
1784–1862
Joel ggf
1778–1865

James Merriman's Descendants

1.
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James (W) Merriman (6 February 1898–1 September 1948) m. Myrtle Sullivan (22 Feb 1898–27 Sep 1964)
  1. 1. Betty (Merriman) Staggs 1930–1998 m. William (B.) Staggs 1930–2018
    1. 1. Patricia (A) Staggs 1949–2015 m. Donald (Melvin) Ingerson 1948–1989
  2. 2. James (Willie Merriman) Jr 1921–1954

James Merriman's Timeline

2 Records

1898
6 February 1898
Birth of James W Merriman in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
1948
1 September 1948
Age 50
Death of James W Merriman in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1898
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1948
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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