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Margaret A Merritt 1831–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 9 January 1909

Death Location: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Father: Harmon Merritt

Mother: Mary Pridgeon

Spouse(s): Bryant Blackburn

Children(s): Lucian Blackburn, Bryant Blackburn, Julia Blackburn, Allen Blackburn, William Blackburn, James Blackburn, Civil Blackburn, James Blackburn

In 1831, Margaret A Merritt entered the world in Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States, born to Harmon Merritt And Mary Pridgeon. Margaret A Merritt married Bryant B Blackburn, and had children including Allen M Blackburn, Bryant Lee Blackburn, Civil Sylvia April Blackburn, James Blackburn, James Hillary Blackburn, Julia Blackburn, Lucian Blackburn, William H Blackburn. Margaret A Merritt passed away in 1909 in Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Margaret A Merritt entered the world in Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States, born to Harmon Merritt And Mary Pridgeon.
  • Margaret A Merritt married Bryant B Blackburn, and had children including Allen M Blackburn, Bryant Lee Blackburn, Civil Sylvia April Blackburn, James Blackburn, James Hillary Blackburn, Julia Blackburn, Lucian Blackburn, William H Blackburn.
  • Margaret A Merritt passed away in 1909 in Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harmon Merritt
1802–1871
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Pridgeon
1820–1850
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Bryant Blackburn
1823–1914
Birth Location: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Lucian Blackburn
1850–1916
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Bryant Blackburn
1870–1941
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Julia Blackburn
1867–1954
Birth Location: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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Allen Blackburn
1854–1926
Birth Location: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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William Blackburn
1856–1870
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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James Blackburn
1868–1911
Birth Location: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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Civil Blackburn
1859–1934
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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James Blackburn
1868–
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Merritt
1831–1909
Birth Place: Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Harmon Merritt
1802–1871
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Mary Pridgeon
1820–1850
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Henry Merritt
1775–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Merritt's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (A) Merritt (1831–9 January 1909) m. Bryant (B.) Blackburn (23 October 1823–13 Feb 1914)
  1. 1. Lucian Blackburn 1850–1916 m. Margiana Blackburn 1856–1924
    1. 1. Mary Blackburn 1887–1982 m. Ralph Mears 1880–1935
      1. 1. Mary (L) Mears 1916–1917
      2. 2. Ola (Mae M) Everette 1918–1983 m. Dannie (James) Everette 1909–1967
        1. 1. MARY (SWANSON) EVERETTE 1938–1991
        2. 2. J (Glenn) Everette 1940–2003
      3. 3. Bessie (Jane) Mears 1911–2002 m. Wade Dyson 1906–1987 m. Benjamin (Evans) Dyson 1898–1982
        1. 1. Mildred Dyson 1929–2009
        2. 2. J (B) Dyson 1943–1946
        3. 3. Ruby (Gray) Dyson 1936–1939
      4. 4. Russell Mears 1921–1990
      5. 5. David Mears 1913–1915
      6. 6. Idell Mears 1912–1912
      7. 7. Nena (M.) Cashwell 1908–1982 m. F (D) Cashwell 1903–1976
        1. 1. Rome (R.) Cashwell 1929–1996
        2. 2. Hubert (G) Cashwell 1938–1986
        3. 3. Erma (D) Matthews 1932–1992
      8. 8. Waldon Mears 1928–1999 m. Ida Meares 1934–2009
      9. 9. Clavelia Mears 1925–1926
      10. 10. Ralph (John Meares) Jr 1930–1985 m. Libby Meares 1933–2023
    2. 2. Maggie Blackburn 1886–1939
    3. 3. Laura (J) Blackburn 1883–1907
    4. 4. Elidie Blackburn 1881–1951
    5. 5. Addison Blackburn 1873–1948
    6. 6. Florence (Blackburn) Tatum 1893–1968 m. M. (G.) Tatum 1893–1963
      1. 1. Tessie (Mae) Jackson 1930–1976 m. Durwood Jackson 1925–2000
      2. 2. Thelma (Lee) Satmire 1915–1917
      3. 3. Harry (J) Tatum 1920–1971 m. Dorothy Baker 1926–1983
      4. 4. Alma (Jane) Tatum 1922–2001
      5. 5. Annie (Lee) Tatum 1925–1976
      6. 6. Louise Tatum 1927–1974 m. Logan Streeter 1923–1973
        1. 1. Linda (Gayle) Johnson 1947–2010
      7. 7. Inez (Leta) Carver 1938–1998
    7. 7. George (L.) Blackburn 1876–1954
    8. 8. Carrie Blackburn 1896–
    9. 9. Katie Blackburn 1890–1932
    10. 10. Lucien (Earl) Blackburn 1923–1968
  2. 2. Bryant (Lee) Blackburn 1870–1941
  3. 3. Julia Blackburn 1867–1954
  4. 4. Allen (M.) Blackburn 1854–1926
  5. 5. William (H) Blackburn 1856–1870
  6. 6. James (Hillary) Blackburn 1868–1911
  7. 7. Civil ((Sylvia) April) Blackburn 1859–1934 m. David (James) Evers 1869–1957
    1. 1. Bryant (Joshua \\) Evers 1891–1975
    2. 2. Mollie (1\\) Evers 1900–1968
  8. 8. James Blackburn 1868–

Margaret Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1831
1831
Birth of Margaret A Merritt in Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States
Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States
1909
9 January 1909
Age 78
Death of Margaret A Merritt in Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1909
    Event Place: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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