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Lola Faye Merrill 1909–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 MAR 1909

Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 OCT 1978

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Merrill

Mother: Margaurette Kilpatrick

Spouse(s): James Knighten

Children(s): Thomas Knighten, Sybil Knighten

Lola Faye Merrill was born in 1909 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas G Merrill And Margaurette Kilpatrick. Lola Faye Merrill married James Marvin Knighten, and had children including Carroll Knighten, James Gerald Knighten, Laura Knighten, Marvin Bennarr Knighten, Sybil Faye Knighten, Thomas Gary Knighten. Lola Faye Merrill passed away in 1978 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Lola Faye Merrill was born in 1909 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas G Merrill And Margaurette Kilpatrick.
  • Lola Faye Merrill married James Marvin Knighten, and had children including Carroll Knighten, James Gerald Knighten, Laura Knighten, Marvin Bennarr Knighten, Sybil Faye Knighten, Thomas Gary Knighten.
  • Lola Faye Merrill passed away in 1978 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Merrill
1879–
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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Margaurette Kilpatrick
1881–1925
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

James Knighten
1903–1973
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Knighten
1936–2005
Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
TK
Sybil Knighten
1940–2002
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Lola Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Lola Merrill
1909–1978
Birth Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas G. Merrill
1879–
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Margaurette Kilpatrick
1881–1925
Grandparents
John (Baxter) Merrill
1853–1929
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Florida (Louisiana) Galloway
1849–1946
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Merrill
1818–1880
Mary Cantrell
1817–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cantrell
1785–1873
Mary Giles
1793–1861

Lola Merrill's Descendants

1.
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Lola (Faye) Merrill (2 MAR 1909–27 OCT 1978) m. James (Marvin) Knighten (24 AUG 1903–12 MAY 1973)
  1. 1. Thomas (Gary) Knighten 1936–2005
  2. 2. Sybil (Faye) Knighten 1940–2002

Lola Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1909
2 MAR 1909
Birth of Lola Faye Merrill in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1978
27 OCT 1978
Age 69
Death of Lola Faye Merrill in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1909
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1978
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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