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Martha Jane Merrill 1839–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1839

Birth Location: Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 5 Feb 1920

Death Location: Bellvue, Clay, Texas, United States

Father: Pleasant Merrill

Mother: Elizabeth Roberts

Spouse(s): Sidney Reeves

Children(s): Lena Reaves-Shaw, Nannie Reaves, James Reeves, Claudia Reaves, Sidney Reaves, Edgar Reaves, Mary Wetsel, Ada Whittington, Howard Reaves, Robert Reaves, Anna Reaves, Frank Reaves

The story of Martha Jane Merrill began in 1839 in Mississippi, United States. Martha Jane Merrill married Sidney Franklin Reeves, and had children including Ada Reaves Whittington, Anna Aidora Dora Reaves, Claudia Ethela Reaves, Edgar Merrill Reaves, Frank Reaves, Howard Malcolm Reaves, James A Reeves, Lena Pearl Reaves Shaw, Mary Emma Reaves Wetsel, Nannie E Reaves, Robert F Reaves, Sidney Walton Reaves. Martha Jane Merrill passed away in 1920 in Bellvue, Clay, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Jane Merrill began in 1839 in Mississippi, United States.
  • Martha Jane Merrill married Sidney Franklin Reeves, and had children including Ada Reaves Whittington, Anna Aidora Dora Reaves, Claudia Ethela Reaves, Edgar Merrill Reaves, Frank Reaves, Howard Malcolm Reaves, James A Reeves, Lena Pearl Reaves Shaw, Mary Emma Reaves Wetsel, Nannie E Reaves, Robert F Reaves, Sidney Walton Reaves.
  • Martha Jane Merrill passed away in 1920 in Bellvue, Clay, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Martha Merrill
1839–1920
Birth Place: Mississippi, United States
Parents
Pleasant Merrill
1807–1896
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ((Betsy) Price) Roberts
1811–1890
Smith, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Abner Merrell
1782–1858
Hopewell, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Rita Jones
1779–1850
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Robert (Whyte) Roberts
1784–1865
Kent County, Delaware, USA
Nancy (Anne) Gibbons
1781–1822
Baltimore Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Merrell\Merrill
1757–1835
Rachel ++
1758–1821
Rev. Gibbons
1751–1804
Elizabeth Carpenter
1752–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gibbons
1712–1785
Capt War
1731–1790
Avis Tillinghaust
1738–1819

Martha Merrill's Descendants

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Martha (Jane) Merrill (7 Nov 1839–5 Feb 1920) m. Sidney (Franklin) Reeves (3 May 1836–28 Jul 1915)
  1. 1. Lena (Pearl) Reaves-Shaw 1879–1964
  2. 2. Nannie (E) Reaves 1875–1899
  3. 3. James (A) Reeves 1869–1947
  4. 4. Claudia (Ethela) Reaves 1866–1917
  5. 5. Sidney (Walton) Reaves 1864–1942 m. Emma (Esther) Hodge 1868–1962
    1. 1. James (Dean) Reaves 1898–1971
    2. 2. Gilbert (Franklin(Gib)) Reaves 1902–1979
    3. 3. William (Alby(Pete)) Reaves 1904–1978
    4. 4. Lila (T.) Reaves 1907–1999
    5. 5. George (Paxton( Shorty)) Reaves 1910–1994
  6. 6. Edgar (Merrill) Reaves 1873–1940
  7. 7. Mary (Emma Reaves) Wetsel 1885–1961
  8. 8. Ada (Reaves) Whittington 1892–
  9. 9. Howard (Malcolm) Reaves 1881–1957
  10. 10. Robert (F) Reaves 1860–1875
  11. 11. Anna (Aidora Dora) Reaves 1858–1895
  12. 12. Frank Reaves 1877–

Martha Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1839
7 Nov 1839
Birth of Martha Jane Merrill in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1920
5 Feb 1920
Age 81
Death of Martha Jane Merrill in Bellvue, Clay, Texas, United States
Bellvue, Clay, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1839
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Bellvue, Clay, Texas, United States

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