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Margaret Malinda Merrill 1861–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JAN 1861

Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 JUL 1925

Death Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Merrill

Mother: Mary Cantrell

Spouse(s): John Picklesimer

Children(s): Dudley Picklesimer, Florida Picklesimer, Geneva Picklesimer, John Picklesimer, Thomas Picklesimer, Mary Picklesimer

Margaret Malinda Merrill was born in 1861 in Henderson, North Carolina, USA, the child of John B Merrill And Mary Elizabeth Cantrell. In 1870, Margaret Malinda Merrill resided in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA. In 1880, Margaret Malinda Merrill resided in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA. Margaret Malinda Merrill married John Luther Picklesimer, and had children including Dudley Rasom Picklesimer, Florida Ada Picklesimer, Geneva Mae Picklesimer, John Luther Picklesimer, Mary E Picklesimer, Thomas Lillington Picklesimer. Margaret Malinda Merrill passed away in 1925 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Malinda Merrill was born in 1861 in Henderson, North Carolina, USA, the child of John B Merrill And Mary Elizabeth Cantrell.
  • In 1870, Margaret Malinda Merrill resided in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, Margaret Malinda Merrill resided in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.
  • Margaret Malinda Merrill married John Luther Picklesimer, and had children including Dudley Rasom Picklesimer, Florida Ada Picklesimer, Geneva Mae Picklesimer, John Luther Picklesimer, Mary E Picklesimer, Thomas Lillington Picklesimer.
  • Margaret Malinda Merrill passed away in 1925 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Merrill's Ancestors

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Margaret Merrill
1861–1925
Birth Place: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John B. Merrill
1818–1880
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Cantrell
1817–1874
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Cantrell
1785–1873
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Lou) Giles
1793–1861
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Cantrell
1756–1789
Martha Savage
1761–1830
John Giles
1770–1850
Anna Trent
1773–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805
Elizabeth Cantrell
1729–1800
William Savage
1729–1790
Elizabeth Bell
1728–1800
Daniel Giles
1750–
Rebecca Hill
1750–1796

Margaret Merrill's Descendants

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Margaret (Malinda) Merrill (3 JAN 1861–7 JUL 1925) m. John (Luther) Picklesimer (25 JAN 1855–23 NOV 1902)
  1. 1. Dudley (Rasom) Picklesimer 1890–1939 m. Katherine Ellis 1888–1979
    1. 1. Dale (Richard) Picklesimer 1919–
  2. 2. Florida (Ada) Picklesimer 1885–1924 m. Itless (Fleetwood) Shipman 1877–1947
    1. 1. Marjorie (Katherine) Shipman 1919–1939
    2. 2. Lois Shipman 1917–1917
    3. 3. Flamma Shipman 1906–
    4. 4. Gertha (Fleetwood) Shipman 1911–1976
    5. 5. William (Luther) Shipman 1907–
    6. 6. Thomas (Glenn) Shipman 1913–1984
    7. 7. Flunn (L.) Shipman 1905–
  3. 3. Geneva (Mae) Picklesimer 1898–
  4. 4. John (Luther) Picklesimer 1883–1936 m. Anna (Maria) Hopkins 1884–1949
    1. 1. Helen (M.) Picklesimer 1906–1990
    2. 2. Dudley (E.) Picklesimer 1907–1997 m. Ruth (Eleanor) Sargent 1909–1963
      1. 1. Joanne (Eleanor) Picklesimer 1929–2001
  5. 5. Thomas (Lillington) Picklesimer 1881–1962 m. Myra T. 1884–
    1. 1. Hoover (L.) Picklesimer 1909–2004 m. Pauline Powell 1910–2004
    2. 2. Larue Picklesimer 1902–
  6. 6. Mary (E.) Picklesimer 1879–

Margaret Merrill's Timeline

6 Records

1861
3 JAN 1861
Birth of Margaret Malinda Merrill in Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 9
Margaret Malinda Merrill resided here in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 19
Margaret Malinda Merrill resided here in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 39
Margaret Malinda Merrill resided here in Little River Township, Transylvania, North Carolina
Little River Township, Transylvania, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 59
Margaret Malinda Merrill resided here in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1925
7 JUL 1925
Age 64
Death of Margaret Malinda Merrill in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JAN 1861
    Event Place: Henderson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 JUL 1925
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Little River Township, Transylvania, North Carolina

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