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Lillian Merriman 1921–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1921

Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 31 October 2016

Death Location: Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Thomas Merriman

Mother: Susie Ferrell

Spouse(s): Henry Ford

Children(s):

In 1921, Lillian Merriman entered the world in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Thomas Jefferson Merriman And Susie Ferrell. In 1935, Lillian Merriman resided in Rural, Cannon, County. In 1940, Lillian Merriman resided in Cannon, Tennessee, USA. Lillian Merriman married Henry Ford, and had children including Giles L Ford, Helen M Ford, Jerry D Ford. Lillian Merriman passed away in 2016 in Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Lillian Merriman entered the world in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Thomas Jefferson Merriman And Susie Ferrell.
  • In 1935, Lillian Merriman resided in Rural, Cannon, County.
  • In 1940, Lillian Merriman resided in Cannon, Tennessee, USA.
  • Lillian Merriman married Henry Ford, and had children including Giles L Ford, Helen M Ford, Jerry D Ford.
  • Lillian Merriman passed away in 2016 in Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lillian Merriman's Ancestors

Self
Lillian Merriman
1921–2016
Birth Place: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Merriman
1886–1946
Woodbury, Tennessee
Susie Ferrell
1891–1967
Cannon County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Erven (Jeff) Merriman
1861–1925
Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mary (Ann) Prater
1859–1917
Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lillian Merriman's Timeline

5 Records

1921
23 May 1921
Birth of Lillian Merriman in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 14
Lillian Merriman resided here in Rural, Cannon, County
Rural, Cannon, County
1940
1940
Age 19
Lillian Merriman resided here in Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Lillian Merriman resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
2016
31 October 2016
Age 95
Death of Lillian Merriman
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1921
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 8-10
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 3373; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 85-1276

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Cannon, County
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 8-10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 8-10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, 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: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 3373; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 85-1276

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 2016
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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