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Lillian Irene Merrill 1899–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 OCT 1899

Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 APR 1935

Death Location: Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Father: Charles Merrill

Mother: Eula Spearman

Spouse(s): Samuel Bracken

Children(s): Samuel Brackens, James Bracken, William Bracken

The story of Lillian Irene Merrill began in 1899 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA. Lillian Irene Merrill married Samuel Jackson Bracken, and had children including Annette Lillian Bracken, James Charles Bracken, Samuel Clarence Brackens, William Franklin Bracken. Lillian Irene Merrill passed away in 1935 in Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lillian Irene Merrill began in 1899 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.
  • Lillian Irene Merrill married Samuel Jackson Bracken, and had children including Annette Lillian Bracken, James Charles Bracken, Samuel Clarence Brackens, William Franklin Bracken.
  • Lillian Irene Merrill passed away in 1935 in Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Merrill
1874–1963
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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Eula Spearman
1876–1929
Birth Location: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Bracken
1892–1957
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Brackens
1920–1994
Birth Location: –
SB
James Bracken
1918–1999
Birth Location: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
JB
William Bracken
1925–1974
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
WB

Lillian Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Lillian Merrill
1899–1935
Birth Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Charles Ephraim Merrill
1874–1963
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Eula (Ann) Spearman
1876–1929
Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Franklin) Merrill
1847–1924
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Catherine) Orr
1847–1874
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Merrill
1818–1880
Mary Cantrell
1817–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cantrell
1785–1873
Mary Giles
1793–1861

Lillian Merrill's Descendants

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Lillian (Irene) Merrill (7 OCT 1899–29 APR 1935) m. Samuel (Jackson) Bracken (9 AUG 1892–28 OCT 1957)
  1. 1. Samuel (Clarence) Brackens 1920–1994 m. Geneva Bagwell 1923–2004
    1. 1. Clarence Bracken 1938–2005
  2. 2. James (Charles) Bracken 1918–1999 m. Virginia (Ruth) Pressley 1919–1971
    1. 1. Mildred (Annett) Bracken 1943–2002 m. Jack (Robert) Cox 1941–1999
  3. 3. William (Franklin) Bracken 1925–1974

Lillian Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1899
7 OCT 1899
Birth of Lillian Irene Merrill in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1935
29 APR 1935
Age 36
Death of Lillian Irene Merrill in Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 OCT 1899
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 APR 1935
    Event Place: Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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