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Lilla Ellafair Merritt 1876–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 November 1876

Birth Location: Miller, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1967

Death Location: Brinson, Decatur County, Georgia, USA

Father: Willard Merritt

Mother: Attaly Tipton

Spouse(s): Hugh Cofty

Children(s):

The story of Lilla Ellafair Merritt began in 1876 in Miller, Georgia, USA. Lilla Ellafair Merritt married Hugh B Daniel W Tootle Cofty. Lilla Ellafair Merritt passed away in 1967 in Brinson, Decatur County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lilla Ellafair Merritt began in 1876 in Miller, Georgia, USA.
  • Lilla Ellafair Merritt married Hugh B Daniel W Tootle Cofty.
  • Lilla Ellafair Merritt passed away in 1967 in Brinson, Decatur County, Georgia, USA.

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Lilla Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Lilla Merritt
1876–1967
Birth Place: Miller, Georgia, USA
Parents
Willard Hinton Merritt
1849–1929
Morgan, Baker, Georgia, United States
Attaly (Beatrice Batch) Tipton
1851–1889
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
David (Thornton) Merritt
1824–
North Carolina
Benj Tipton
1808–1876
Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth Bostick
1814–1872
Twiggs County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tipton
1762–1820
Littleberry Bostick
1764–1853
Sarah Chapman
1784–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Waterhouse
1736–1765
William Match)
1738–1796

Lilla Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1876
4 November 1876
Birth of Lilla Ellafair Merritt in Miller, Georgia, USA
Miller, Georgia, USA
1967
16 May 1967
Age 91
Death of Lilla Ellafair Merritt in , Miller, Georgia, USA
, Miller, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 November 1876
    Event Place: Miller, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1967
    Event Place: , Miller, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brinson, Decatur County, Georgia, USA

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