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Rachel Isabel Merrill 1868–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JUN 1868

Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 JUL 1949

Death Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Merrill

Mother: Nancy Orr

Spouse(s): Benjamin Merrill

Children(s): George Merrill, William Merrill, David Merrill, Clarissa Merrill, Minnie Merrill, Benjamin Merrill, Riley Merrill, Sallie Merrill, Emma Merrill

The story of Rachel Isabel Merrill began in 1868 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA. Rachel Isabel Merrill married Benjamin Perry Merrill, and had children including Benjamin Frank Merrill, Clarissa Catherine Merrill, David Furman Merrill, Emma Jane Merrill, George Ephraim Merrill, Minnie Lorena Merrill, Riley Arthur Merrill, Sallie Sarah Merrill, William Ernest Merrill. Rachel Isabel Merrill passed away in 1949 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Isabel Merrill began in 1868 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.
  • Rachel Isabel Merrill married Benjamin Perry Merrill, and had children including Benjamin Frank Merrill, Clarissa Catherine Merrill, David Furman Merrill, Emma Jane Merrill, George Ephraim Merrill, Minnie Lorena Merrill, Riley Arthur Merrill, Sallie Sarah Merrill, William Ernest Merrill.
  • Rachel Isabel Merrill passed away in 1949 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Merrill
1847–1924
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Orr
1847–1874
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
NO

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Merrill
1864–1914
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
BM

Children(s)

George Merrill
1900–1978
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
GM
William Merrill
1906–1981
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
WM
David Merrill
1902–1983
Birth Location: –
DM
Clarissa Merrill
1890–1970
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
CM
Minnie Merrill
1898–1946
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Merrill
1893–1974
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
BM
Riley Merrill
1895–1972
Birth Location: Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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Sallie Merrill
1889–1972
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
SM
Emma Merrill
1887–1976
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
EM

Rachel Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Merrill
1868–1949
Birth Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Franklin Merrill
1847–1924
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Catherine) Orr
1847–1874
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (B.) Merrill
1818–1880
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Cantrell
1817–1874
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cantrell
1785–1873
Mary Giles
1793–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Cantrell
1756–1789
Martha Savage
1761–1830
John Giles
1770–1850
Anna Trent
1773–

Rachel Merrill's Descendants

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Rachel (Isabel) Merrill (20 JUN 1868–24 JUL 1949) m. Benjamin (Perry) Merrill (27 MAR 1864–15 DEC 1914)
  1. 1. George (Ephraim) Merrill 1900–1978 m. Lillian Scott 1906–1978
  2. 2. William (Ernest) Merrill 1906–1981 m. Opha (Bell) Henderson 1906–2009
  3. 3. David (Furman) Merrill 1902–1983 m. Ruth Acker 1903–1971
  4. 4. Clarissa (Catherine) Merrill 1890–1970 m. James (Marcus) Williams 1889–1965
    1. 1. Albert (Marcus) Williams 1920–2007
    2. 2. Rachel (Isabell) Williams 1914–1983
  5. 5. Minnie (Lorena) Merrill 1898–1946
  6. 6. Benjamin (Frank) Merrill 1893–1974
  7. 7. Riley (Arthur) Merrill 1895–1972 m. Marjorie (Helen) Hamilton 1913–2003
  8. 8. Sallie (Sarah) Merrill 1889–1972
  9. 9. Emma (Jane) Merrill 1887–1976 m. Alfred (Jervy) Beddingfield 1886–1972
    1. 1. Riley (Ephraim) Beddingfield 1919–1981
    2. 2. Rhuemma (Katherine) Beddingfield 1915–1995 m. Leo (Augustus) Reid 1917–1984

Rachel Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1868
20 JUN 1868
Birth of Rachel Isabel Merrill in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1949
24 JUL 1949
Age 81
Death of Rachel Isabel Merrill in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1868
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1949
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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