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Paul Wayne Merritt 1946 – 2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1946

Birth Location: Vallejo, Solano County, California, United States of America

Death Date: 18 May 2019

Death Location: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Paul Merritt

Mother: Edna Long

Spouse(s): Linda Merritt

Children(s): Paul Merritt, John Merritt, Kimberly Merritt

The story of Paul Wayne Merritt began in 1946 in Vallejo, Solano County, California, United States of America. In 1949, Paul Wayne Merritt resided in Minden, Louisiana, USA. In 1950, Paul Wayne Merritt resided in Webster, Louisiana, USA. Paul Wayne Merritt married Linda Merritt, and had children including Paul Darin Merritt, John Anthony Merritt, Kimberly Lynn Merritt. Paul Wayne Merritt passed away in 2019 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Paul Wayne Merritt began in 1946 in Vallejo, Solano County, California, United States of America.
  • In 1949, Paul Wayne Merritt resided in Minden, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1950, Paul Wayne Merritt resided in Webster, Louisiana, USA.
  • Paul Wayne Merritt married Linda Merritt, and had children including Paul Darin Merritt, John Anthony Merritt, Kimberly Lynn Merritt.
  • Paul Wayne Merritt passed away in 2019 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paul Merritt
1922 – 1997
Birth Location: Cotton Valley, Louisiana
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Edna Long
1923 – 1996
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Linda Merritt
1945 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Paul Merritt
1972 –
Birth Location: –
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John Merritt
Birth Location: –
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Kimberly Merritt
1970 –
Birth Location: Minden, Louisiana, USA
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Paul Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Paul Merritt
1946 – 2019
Birth Place: Vallejo, Solano County, California, United States of America
Parents
Paul Henry Merritt
1922 – 1997
Cotton Valley, Louisiana
Edna Long
1923 – 1996
Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
James (Solon) Long
1891 – 1933
Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America
Beulah (Edna Seegers) Long
1892 – 1974
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Adolphus Long
1866 – 1941
Martha Fields
1874 – 1922
Richard Seegers
1873 – 1938
Elizabeth Horton
1874 – 1967
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Long
1821 – 1911
Mary Backus
1846 – 1923
John Seegers
1849 – 1944
Emily Seegers
1845 – 1911
Charles HORTON
1834 – 1910
Susannah Horton
1840 – 1900

Paul Merritt's Descendants

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Paul (Wayne) Merritt (15 October 1946 – 18 May 2019) m. Linda Merritt (Apr 1945 – )
  1. 1. Paul (Darin) Merritt (abt 1972 – )
  2. 2. John (Anthony) Merritt
  3. 3. Kimberly (Lynn) Merritt (Mar 1970 – )

Paul Merritt's Timeline

14 Records

1946
15 October 1946
Birth of Paul Wayne Merritt in Vallejo, Solano County, California, United States of America
Vallejo, Solano County, California, United States of America
1949
6 May 1949
Age 3
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Minden, Louisiana, USA
Minden, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 4
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Webster, Louisiana, USA
Webster, Louisiana, USA
1961
1961
Age 15
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Minden, Louisiana, USA
Minden, Louisiana, USA
1962
1962
Age 16
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Minden, Louisiana, USA
Minden, Louisiana, USA
1970
1970
Age 24
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Minden
Minden
1986
1986-1997
Age 40
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
1992
1992
Age 46
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Shreveport, LA
Shreveport, LA
1995
1995
Age 49
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Haughton, LA
Haughton, LA
1997
1997-2000
Age 51
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Haughton, Louisiana, USA
Haughton, Louisiana, USA
1999
1999-2005
Age 53
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Plano, Texas, USA
Plano, Texas, USA
2002
2002-2020
Age 56
Paul Wayne Merritt resided here in Wylie, Texas, USA
Wylie, Texas, USA
2019
18 May 2019
Age 73
Death of Paul Wayne Merritt in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
2019
21 May 2019
Age 73
Burial of Paul Wayne Merritt in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1946
    Event Place: Vallejo, Solano County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Minden High School; Year: 1962
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Minden High School; Year: 1961
    [3] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
    [4] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
    [5] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Homes, Crematorium and Cemeteries, Inc.; Publication Date: 2023; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    [6] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 15 Oct 1946; Birth County: Solano
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 20 May 2019; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.9343257,0.96659005,0.9821531&xid=3355
    [9] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Webster, Louisiana; Roll: 4480; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 60-39

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 May 1949
    Event Place: Minden, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Louisiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Minden Herald and the Webster News; Publication Date: 6 May 1949; Publication Place: Minden, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Webster, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Webster, Louisiana; Roll: 4480; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 60-39

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Minden, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Minden High School; Year: 1961

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Minden, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Minden High School; Year: 1962

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1970
    Event Place: Minden
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Birth Index, 1800s-2003, The Bernice News-Journal; Publication Date: 19/ Mar/ 1970; Publication Place: Bernice, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986-1997
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Shreveport, LA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Haughton, LA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1997-2000
    Event Place: Haughton, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1999-2005
    Event Place: Plano, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2002-2020
    Event Place: Wylie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Homer, LA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Homer, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Minden, Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Homes, Crematorium and Cemeteries, Inc.; Publication Date: 2023; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shreveport, LA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Town, State
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 20 May 2019; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.9343257,0.96659005,0.9821531&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 2019
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Homes, Crematorium and Cemeteries, Inc.; Publication Date: 2023; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 20 May 2019; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.9343257,0.96659005,0.9821531&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 May 2019
    Event Place: Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Homes, Crematorium and Cemeteries, Inc.; Publication Date: 2023; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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