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James Sylvanus Merritt 1873–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 DEC 1873

Birth Location: Hill Co.Texas USA

Death Date: 19 December 1958

Death Location: Friendship (Starrville), Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Silas Merritt

Mother: Anna Powell

Spouse(s): Mattie Perry, Eva Lee

Children(s): Harold Merritt, Marie Merrett, Annie Merrett, James Merritt, Otis Merritt, Carl Merritt, Edwin Merritt

James Sylvanus Merritt was born in 1873 in Hill Co.Texas USA, the child of Silas Foster Merritt And Anna Lizabeth Powell. James Sylvanus Merritt married Eva Lee, Mattie Perry, and had children including Annie Mozelle Jeanette Merrett, Carl Henderson Merritt, Edwin Brooks Merritt, Harold Merritt, James Clyde Merritt, Marie Lucile Merrett, Otis Merritt. James Sylvanus Merritt passed away in 1958 in Friendship (Starrville), Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Sylvanus Merritt was born in 1873 in Hill Co.Texas USA, the child of Silas Foster Merritt And Anna Lizabeth Powell.
  • James Sylvanus Merritt married Eva Lee, Mattie Perry, and had children including Annie Mozelle Jeanette Merrett, Carl Henderson Merritt, Edwin Brooks Merritt, Harold Merritt, James Clyde Merritt, Marie Lucile Merrett, Otis Merritt.
  • James Sylvanus Merritt passed away in 1958 in Friendship (Starrville), Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Merritt
1842–1919
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
SM
Anna Powell
1850–1925
Birth Location: DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
AP

Spouses(s)

Mattie Perry
1897–1962
Birth Location: Louisiana
MP
Eva Lee
1878–1917
Birth Location: Texas
EL

Children(s)

Harold Merritt
1925–2009
Birth Location: Friendship, Smith, Texas, United States
HM
Marie Merrett
1900–1988
Birth Location: Texas, United States
MM
Annie Merrett
1902–1990
Birth Location: Texas, United States
AM
James Merritt
1906–1972
Birth Location: Carter, Oklahoma, United States
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Otis Merritt
1911–1983
Birth Location: Texas, USA
OM
Carl Merritt
1904–1973
Birth Location: Smith, Texas, United States
CM
Edwin Merritt
1909–1973
Birth Location: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States
EM

James Merritt's Ancestors

Self
James Merritt
1873–1958
Birth Place: Hill Co.Texas USA
Parents
Silas Foster Merritt
1842–1919
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Anna (Lizabeth) Powell
1850–1925
DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Sylvanus (V) Merritt
1818–1901
Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Eliza (Catherine) Bennett
1822–1894
Tennessee, USA
William (G. W.) Powell
1807–1849
Franklin County, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth Killough
1816–1907
Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Silas Merritt
1790–1875
Sarah Merritt
1795–1865
John Bennett
1784–1854
Patience Watson
1782–1870
*John Killough
1785–1830
Anna Peeler
1791–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Merritt
1755–1831
Nancy COGGIN
1749–1850
Nathaniel War
1762–1810
Nancy HOWARD
1761–1846
Joseph BENNETT
1750–1815
Lewis Watson
1750–1846
Celia Williams
1765–1875
James Killough
1763–1814
Margaret Wallace
1766–1814
Frederick Peeler
1761–

James Merritt's Descendants

1.
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James (Sylvanus) Merritt (8 DEC 1873–19 December 1958) m. Mattie Perry (1897–13 OCT 1962) m. Eva Lee (19 February 1878–9 November 1917)
  1. 1. Harold Merritt 1925–2009 m. Ruth (Ellen) Mapes 1928–2005 m. Winnie (Joyce) Merritt 1922–1994
    1. 1. Daniel (Allen) Merritt 1948–2004
  2. 2. Marie (Lucile) Merrett 1900–1988 m. Orren (Datis Moore) Jr 1898–1984
    1. 1. A (C) Moore 1920–2009 m. Theda (Jo) Heuschober 1928–2018
    2. 2. Loyd (Carroll) Moore 1931–1981 m. Barbara (Ann) Fletcher 1938–1992
    3. 3. Janet (M) Moore 1923–2024 m. Ernest Schattel 1923–2020
    4. 4. Lafauer (F) Moore 1926–
  3. 3. Annie (Mozelle Jeanette) Merrett 1902–1990 m. Luther (Lawrence) Ford 1897–1991
    1. 1. James (Luther) Ford 1924–1973 m. Freda (Juanita) Bedford 1926–1990
    2. 2. Eva (Marie) Ford 1920–2010 m. Dixie (Alden) Simmons 1919–1977
    3. 3. Martha (Wynelle) Ford 1933–2007 m. Hugh (Franklin) Sobey 1929–2010
  4. 4. James (Clyde) Merritt 1906–1972 m. Pauline Mayes 1912–1986
    1. 1. James (Clyde Merritt) Jr. 1945–2009 m. Kay Merritt 1941–2006
    2. 2. Dolores (Alyne) Merritt 1935–1999 m. James (Pendleton) Souder 1911–1984
  5. 5. Otis Merritt 1911–1983 m. Alice (Pauline) Harris 1917–2001 m. Johnsie (Louise) Arant 1919–1976
  6. 6. Carl (Henderson) Merritt 1904–1973 m. Evalene Merritt 1909–
  7. 7. Edwin (Brooks) Merritt 1909–1973 m. Mary (Beulah) Martin 1895–1993
    1. 1. Eileen Sperlich 1920–2006
    2. 2. Frank Sperlich 1920–1964

James Merritt's Timeline

16 Records

1873
8 Dec 1873
Birth of James Sylvanus Merritt in Hill County, Texas, USA
Hill County, Texas, USA
1873
8 DEC 1873
Birth of James Sylvanus Merritt in Hill Co.Texas USA
Hill Co.Texas USA
1873
8 DEC 1873
Birth of James Sylvanus Merritt in Hill Co.Texas USA
Hill Co.Texas USA
1880
1880
Age 7
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Precinct 5, Hill, Texas, USA
Precinct 5, Hill, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 27
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Holts, Smith, Texas, USA
Holts, Smith, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 44
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Smith County, Texas, USA
Smith County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Friendship, Smith, Texas, USA
Friendship, Smith, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 57
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Smith, Texas, USA
Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Smith, Texas, USA
1934
4 May 1934
Age 61
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Tyler, Texas, USA
Tyler, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 62
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Starrville, Smith, Texas
Starrville, Smith, Texas
1936
1936
Age 63
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Longview;Gladewater;Greggton, Texas, USA
Longview;Gladewater;Greggton, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 67
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in J.p.4, Smith, Texas, USA
J.p.4, Smith, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 77
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Smith, Texas, USA
Smith, Texas, USA
1958
Abt 1958
Age 85
James Sylvanus Merritt resided here in Winona, Smith, Texas, USA
Winona, Smith, Texas, USA
1958
19 December 1958
Age 85
Death of James Sylvanus Merritt in Smith County, Texas, USA
Smith County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1873
    Event Place: Hill County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 DEC 1873
    Event Place: Hill Co.Texas USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 DEC 1873
    Event Place: Hill Co.Texas USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Holts, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Smith County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Friendship, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 May 1934
    Event Place: Tyler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 4 May 1934; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Starrville, Smith, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Longview;Gladewater;Greggton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J.p.4, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1958
    Event Place: Winona, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: GLADEWATER YSpl
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 December 1958
    Event Place: Smith County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Friendship (Starrville), Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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