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James Lewis Merritt 1909–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 February 1909

Birth Location: Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 1 January 1995

Death Location: Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States of America

Father: James Merritt

Mother: Ellen Wild

Spouse(s): Opal Black

Children(s): Harold Merritt

James Lewis Merritt was born in 1909 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States of America, the child of James Foster Merritt And Ellen Jane Wild. In 1910, James Lewis Merritt resided in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA. In 1920, James Lewis Merritt resided in Plains, Yoakum, Texas, USA. James Lewis Merritt married Opal Black, and had children including Carroline Merritt, Harold Lloyd Merritt, Ronald Lewis Merritt Sr. James Lewis Merritt passed away in 1995 in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Lewis Merritt was born in 1909 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States of America, the child of James Foster Merritt And Ellen Jane Wild.
  • In 1910, James Lewis Merritt resided in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, James Lewis Merritt resided in Plains, Yoakum, Texas, USA.
  • James Lewis Merritt married Opal Black, and had children including Carroline Merritt, Harold Lloyd Merritt, Ronald Lewis Merritt Sr.
  • James Lewis Merritt passed away in 1995 in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Merritt's Ancestors

Self
James Merritt
1909–1995
Birth Place: Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
James Foster Merritt
1870–1950
Moran, Shackelford, Texas, USA
Ellen (Jane) Wild
1883–1948
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Posey (Caler) Wild
1835–1922
Macon, NC
Amy (Elizabeth) Franks
1845–1934
Macon, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Merritt's Descendants

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James (Lewis) Merritt (5 February 1909–1 January 1995) m. Opal Black (1 Feb 1911–23 May 2002)
  1. 1. Harold (Lloyd) Merritt 1931–2007 m. Betty (Joyce) Merritt 1932–2008

James Merritt's Timeline

6 Records

1909
5 February 1909
Birth of James Lewis Merritt in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States of America
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 1
James Lewis Merritt resided here in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
James Lewis Merritt resided here in Plains, Yoakum, Texas, USA
Plains, Yoakum, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
James Lewis Merritt resided here in Precinct 15, Precinct 15, Otero, New Mexico, USA
Precinct 15, Precinct 15, Otero, New Mexico, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
James Lewis Merritt resided here in Lon, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA
Lon, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA
1995
1 January 1995
Age 86
Death of James Lewis Merritt in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States of America
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 February 1909
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lon, Lincoln, New Mexico; Roll: 3544; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 14-23

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Plains, Yoakum, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 15, Precinct 15, Otero, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lon, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lon, Lincoln, New Mexico; Roll: 3544; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 14-23

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1995
    Event Place: Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States of America

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