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James Larry Merritt 1951 – 2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 January 1951

Birth Location: Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Death Date: 11 September 2020

Death Location: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Paul Merritt

Mother: Edna Long

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In 1951, James Larry Merritt entered the world in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, born to Paul Henry Merritt and Edna Long. James Larry Merritt passed away in 2020 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1951, James Larry Merritt entered the world in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, born to Paul Henry Merritt and Edna Long.
  • James Larry Merritt passed away in 2020 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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James Merritt's Ancestors

Self
James Merritt
1951 – 2020
Birth Place: Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Parents
Paul Henry Merritt
1922 – 1997
Cotton Valley, Louisiana
Edna Long
1923 – 1996
Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
James (Solon) Long
1891 – 1933
Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America
Beulah (Edna Seegers) Long
1892 – 1974
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Adolphus Long
1866 – 1941
Martha Fields
1874 – 1922
Richard Seegers
1873 – 1938
Elizabeth Horton
1874 – 1967
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Long
1821 – 1911
Mary Backus
1846 – 1923
John Seegers
1849 – 1944
Emily Seegers
1845 – 1911
Charles HORTON
1834 – 1910
Susannah Horton
1840 – 1900

James Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1951
13 January 1951
Birth of James Larry Merritt in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
2020
11 September 2020
Age 69
Death of James Larry Merritt in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 January 1951
    Event Place: Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 2020
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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