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John Alexander Merriman 1848–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1848

Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 17 Jan 1905

Death Location: Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, United States

Father: John Merriman

Mother: Margaret Merryman

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Children(s):

In 1848, John Alexander Merriman entered the world in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, born to John Morgan Merriman And Margaret Scribner Merryman. John Alexander Merriman passed away in 1905 in Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1848, John Alexander Merriman entered the world in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, born to John Morgan Merriman And Margaret Scribner Merryman.
  • John Alexander Merriman passed away in 1905 in Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, United States.

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John Merriman's Ancestors

Self
John Merriman
1848–1905
Birth Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Parents
John "Morgan" Merriman
1813–1848
Bledsoe Co, Tennessee, USA
Margaret (SCRIBNER) Merryman
1813–1854
Tennessee
Grandparents
Charles (Merryman) Jr.
1780–1863
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Cook) Merryman
1790–1818
Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
William ("Bucky") Scribner
1769–1853
VA
Mary (Elizabeth Payne) Scribner
1783–1850
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Merriman
1733–1782
Elizabeth Merriman
1733–1789
James ?
1760–
Margaret ?
1765–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Merriman
1709–1789
Millicent Hale
1711–1790
William Longbottom
1700–1733
Jane Pennington
1683–1750

John Merriman's Timeline

2 Records

1848
16 Sep 1848
Birth of John Alexander Merriman in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
1905
17 Jan 1905
Age 57
Death of John Alexander Merriman in Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1905
    Event Place: Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, United States

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