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Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Merrill 1844–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1844

Birth Location: Carroll County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1926

Death Location: Salona, Montague County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Pleasant Merrill

Mother: Elizabeth Roberts

Spouse(s): Mathew McPherson

Children(s): Maude Mcpherson, Harriet Speir, Elizabeth Kayser, E McPherson, Eula McPherson, Mattie McPherson, Hugh McPherson, Gabriella McPherson, Loula Mcpherson, Eula McPherson, Maude Mcpherson, Mcpherson None

In 1844, Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Merrill entered the world in Carroll County, Mississippi, USA, born to Pleasant Merrill And Elizabeth Betsy Price Roberts. Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Merrill married Mathew Lawson Mcpherson, and had children including E D Mcpherson, Elizabeth C Kayser, Eula Mcpherson, Eula Theresa Mcpherson, Gabriella Mcpherson, Harriet Lee Lee Speir, Hugh Hiram Mcpherson, Loula Mcpherson, Mattie G Mcpherson, Maude Mcpherson, Maude Nancy Mcpherson, Mcpherson. Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Merrill passed away in 1926 in Salona, Montague County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Merrill entered the world in Carroll County, Mississippi, USA, born to Pleasant Merrill And Elizabeth Betsy Price Roberts.
  • Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Merrill married Mathew Lawson Mcpherson, and had children including E D Mcpherson, Elizabeth C Kayser, Eula Mcpherson, Eula Theresa Mcpherson, Gabriella Mcpherson, Harriet Lee Lee Speir, Hugh Hiram Mcpherson, Loula Mcpherson, Mattie G Mcpherson, Maude Mcpherson, Maude Nancy Mcpherson, Mcpherson.
  • Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Merrill passed away in 1926 in Salona, Montague County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pleasant Merrill
1807–1896
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Roberts
1811–1890
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mathew McPherson
1833–1896
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Children(s)

Maude Mcpherson
1878–1965
Birth Location: Montague, Texas
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Harriet Speir
1882–1942
Birth Location: Montague County, Texas, United States of America
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Elizabeth Kayser
1872–1949
Birth Location: Collin County, Texas, United States of America
EK
E McPherson
1866–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Eula McPherson
1885–1972
Birth Location: Montague, Montague, Texas, USA
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Mattie McPherson
1875–
Birth Location: Desdemona, Eastland, Texas, USA
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Hugh McPherson
1868–1956
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Gabriella McPherson
1859–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Loula Mcpherson
1901–
Birth Location: Chatham, N.C.
LM
Eula McPherson
1885–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Maude Mcpherson
1878–
Birth Location: Desdemona, Eastland, Texas, USA
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Mcpherson None
1880–
Birth Location: Texas
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Mary Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Mary Merrill
1844–1926
Birth Place: Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
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

Mary Merrill's Descendants

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Mary (Margaret 'Maggie') Merrill (2 Nov 1844–26 Jan 1926) m. Mathew (Lawson) McPherson (11 Feb 1833–16 Sep 1896)
  1. 1. Maude (Nancy) Mcpherson 1878–1965 m. John (H) Blair 1870–1934
    1. 1. Gladys (Gertrude) Blair 1905–2003 m. Kent (Walter) Dunkelberg 1900–1994
      1. 1. Walter (Rienzi) Dunkelberg 1928–2007 m. Carolyn (Ruth) Harris 1927–1969
      2. 2. Stephen (Blair) Dunkelburg 1929–2015 m. Nancy (Jane) West 1929–2020
      3. 3. Rachel (Jane Dunkelberg) Sonntag 1934–2009
      4. 4. John (Roy) Dunkelberg 1936–2015
  2. 2. Harriet (Lee "Lee") Speir 1882–1942
  3. 3. Elizabeth (C) Kayser 1872–1949 m. John (Moretti) Kayser 1874–1929
    1. 1. Eulas (Doris) Kayser 1907–2006
    2. 2. John (Merrill) Kayser 1911–1997
    3. 3. Lura (Lee "Lulu") Kayser 1908–2001
    4. 4. Ray (Cecil) Kayser 1913–1975
    5. 5. John (Moretti) Kayser 1911–
    6. 6. Lyda (Elizabeth) Kayser 1912–2011
    7. 7. Mary (Lois) Kayser 1909–2002
  4. 4. E (D) McPherson 1866–
  5. 5. Eula (Theresa) McPherson 1885–1972
  6. 6. Mattie (G) McPherson 1875–
  7. 7. Hugh (Hiram) McPherson 1868–1956
  8. 8. Gabriella McPherson 1859–
  9. 9. Loula Mcpherson 1901–
  10. 10. Eula McPherson 1885–
  11. 11. Maude Mcpherson 1878–
  12. 12. Mcpherson 1880–

Mary Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1844
2 Nov 1844
Birth of Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Merrill in Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
1926
26 Jan 1926
Age 82
Death of Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Merrill in Bowie, Montague, Texas, USA
Bowie, Montague, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1844
    Event Place: Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Bowie, Montague, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salona, Montague County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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