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Pleasant Merrill 1807–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1807

Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 14 Jan 1896

Death Location: Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, United States

Father: Abner Merrell

Mother: Rita Jones

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Roberts

Children(s): Mary Merrill, Henry Merrill, Emily Merrill, Nancy Merrill, Hiram Merrill, Theresa Merrill, Martha Merrill, Thomas Merrill, Robert Merrill, James Merrill, Amanda Merrill

The story of Pleasant Merrill began in 1807 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States. Pleasant Merrill married Elizabeth Betsy Price Roberts, and had children including Amanda Anna Merrill, Emily F Merrill, Henry Edgar Merrill, Hiram R Merrill, James Gibbons Merrill, Martha Jane Merrill, Mary Margaret Maggie Merrill, Nancy A Merrill, Robert A Merrill, Theresa O Merrill, Thomas D Merrill. Pleasant Merrill passed away in 1896 in Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Pleasant Merrill began in 1807 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States.
  • Pleasant Merrill married Elizabeth Betsy Price Roberts, and had children including Amanda Anna Merrill, Emily F Merrill, Henry Edgar Merrill, Hiram R Merrill, James Gibbons Merrill, Martha Jane Merrill, Mary Margaret Maggie Merrill, Nancy A Merrill, Robert A Merrill, Theresa O Merrill, Thomas D Merrill.
  • Pleasant Merrill passed away in 1896 in Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abner Merrell
1782–1858
Birth Location: Hopewell, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
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Rita Jones
1779–1850
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Roberts
1811–1890
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Merrill
1844–1926
Birth Location: Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
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Henry Merrill
1855–1937
Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi
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Emily Merrill
1852–1887
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Merrill
1849–1933
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
NM
Hiram Merrill
1847–1887
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Theresa Merrill
1842–1925
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Martha Merrill
1839–1920
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Thomas Merrill
1835–1835
Birth Location: –
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Robert Merrill
1832–1864
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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James Merrill
1831–1910
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Amanda Merrill
1837–1920
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Pleasant Merrill's Ancestors

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Pleasant Merrill
1807–1896
Birth Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Abner Merrell
1782–1858
Hopewell, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Rita Jones
1779–1850
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Andrew (J) Merrell\Merrill
1757–1835
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Rachel (Wiseman) ++
1758–1821
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Pleasant Merrill's Descendants

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Pleasant Merrill (11 Feb 1807–14 Jan 1896) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy) Price) Roberts (31 Mar 1811–01 Jan 1890)
  1. 1. Mary (Margaret 'Maggie') Merrill 1844–1926 m. Mathew (Lawson) McPherson 1833–1896
    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–
  2. 2. Henry (Edgar) Merrill 1855–1937
  3. 3. Emily (F) Merrill 1852–1887
  4. 4. Nancy (A) Merrill 1849–1933
  5. 5. Hiram (R) Merrill 1847–1887
  6. 6. Theresa (O) Merrill 1842–1925
  7. 7. Martha (Jane) Merrill 1839–1920 m. Sidney (Franklin) Reeves 1836–1915
    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–
  8. 8. Thomas (D) Merrill 1835–1835
  9. 9. Robert (A) Merrill 1832–1864
  10. 10. James (Gibbons) Merrill 1831–1910
  11. 11. Amanda (Anna) Merrill 1837–1920

Pleasant Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1807
11 Feb 1807
Birth of Pleasant Merrill in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1896
14 Jan 1896
Age 89
Death of Pleasant Merrill in Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, United States
Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1807
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, United States
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