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Rachel Frances Merritt 1856 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1856

Birth Location: Richhill, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1939

Death Location: Portage, Ohio, USA

Father: Levi Merritt

Mother: Elizabeth Sharnock

Spouse(s): Henry King

Children(s): Nevada King, John King, Charles King

Rachel Frances Merritt was born in 1856 in Richhill, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Levi Jr Merritt and Elizabeth Sharnock. Rachel Frances Merritt married Henry Daniel King, and had children including Nevada Bell King, John Wesley King, Charles Arthur King. Rachel Frances Merritt passed away in 1939 in Portage, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Frances Merritt was born in 1856 in Richhill, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Levi Jr Merritt and Elizabeth Sharnock.
  • Rachel Frances Merritt married Henry Daniel King, and had children including Nevada Bell King, John Wesley King, Charles Arthur King.
  • Rachel Frances Merritt passed away in 1939 in Portage, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Levi Merritt
1828 – 1908
Birth Location: Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Sharnock
1830 –
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henry King
1848 – 1923
Birth Location: Wetzel, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Nevada King
1884 – 1961
Birth Location: Tyler, West Virginia, USA
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John King
1888 – 1960
Birth Location: Tyler, West Virginia, USA
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Charles King
1894 – 1964
Birth Location: Luka, Tyler, West Virginia, USA
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Rachel Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Merritt
1856 – 1939
Birth Place: Richhill, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Levi Jr Merritt
1828 – 1908
Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Sharnock
1830 –
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Merritt's Descendants

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Rachel (Frances) Merritt (Mar 1856 – 10 May 1939) m. Henry (Daniel) King (12 Jul 1848 – 29 Sep 1923)
  1. 1. Nevada (Bell) King (17 Nov 1884 – 6 Apr 1961) m. Jonathan (H) Dawson (3 Aug 1869 – 31 May 1942)
    1. 1. Sherman (J) Dawson (8 May 1912 – Nov 1971) m. Helen (M) Hydock (12 Jul 1910 – 1998)
      1. 1. Richard (Jerome) Dawson (6 Sep 1937 – ) m. Paula (Marie) Amato (27 Feb 1943 – )
      2. 2. Monica (Beverly) Dawson (24 Oct 1941 – ) m. David (Lee) Bartee (15 Jul 1939 – ) m. David (Sanford) Schneier (1 Mar 1945 – )
      3. 3. Geraldine (Elizabeth) Dawson (26 Oct 1943 – ) m. Robert (Gene) Balough
    2. 2. Glenn (Raymond) Dawson (24 Aug 1914 – 29 Aug 1986) m. Viola (Geraldine) Whitney (11 Jan 1915 – 21 Apr 2001)
      1. 1. Glenna (Lou) Dawson (29 Jul 1936 – 16 Apr 2007) m. James (Gerald) Corsello (26 Aug 1935 – 23 May 1995)
      2. 2. David (A) Dawson (20 Mar 1938 – 1 Jan 2017)
      3. 3. Barbara (Joan) Dawson (13 Mar 1941 – ) m. Raymond (Edward) Boley (30 Jan 1937 – )
      4. 4. Daniel (Oliver) Dawson (9 Aug 1941 – 13 Jan 2015) m. Rita (Faye) Fauber
    3. 3. Daniel (Henry) Dawson (23 Apr 1917 – 30 Jan 1980)
    4. 4. Rose (Ann) Dawson (29 Jan 1923 – 27 Mar 2013) m. Ronald (Nelson) Chastain (7 Aug 1927 – 4 Jun 2005)
    5. 5. Joseph (Harvey) Dawson (23 Mar 1926 – 10 Apr 2006)
  2. 2. John (Wesley) King (15 Jan 1888 – 29 May 1960) m. Ada (Loraine) Hartman (22 Oct 1895 – 12 Jun 1985)
    1. 1. Wayman (Robert) King (16 Nov 1919 – 7 Oct 1950)
    2. 2. Mary (Alberta) King (30 Apr 1921 – 4 Oct 2002) m. Raymond Sander (7 Jan 1910 – 11 Nov 1999)
    3. 3. James (Wesley) King (14 Nov 1923 – 17 Oct 1994)
    4. 4. Ida (Eileen) King (4 Nov 1926 – 4 May 2013) m. Ralph Stricklin (4 Sep 1922 – 14 Mar 2014)
    5. 5. Frances (Irene) King (31 Aug 1929 – Mar 1980) m. Robert (Alvin) Clifford (26 Aug 1922 – 7 Oct 1994)
      1. 1. Alvin (John) Clifford (13 Jan 1949 – ) m. Anita (Kay) Cole (18 Sep 1956 – )
      2. 2. Rhonda (Darlene) Clifford (25 Apr 1961 – ) m. Ronald (E) Adamovich (1961 – )
    6. 6. George (Dewey) King (9 Nov 1932 – 14 Aug 2015) m. Paula (Jean) Knight (7 Feb 1935 – 14 Oct 1991)
      1. 1. Stacy (DeAnn) King (15 Sep 1959 – ) m. Ronnie (Brad) Hudnell (3 Nov 1958 – ) m. Noel (Curtis) Frisbie (21 Dec 1959 – )
        1. 1. Laurie (Hope) Hudnell (13 Jul 1976 – ) m. Jackie (Lee) Elliott m. Ben (H Jr) Milam (1981 – )
        2. 2. Courtnee (Autumn) Frisbie (6 Dec 1981 – ) m. Kelly (R) Peterson (1982 – )
      2. 2. Patricia (Louise) King (26 Jun 1965 – ) m. Wesley (Hamilton Lee) Hunt (17 May 1987 – )
        1. 1. Richard (Daniel) Hunt (1 Feb 1986 – )
      3. 3. Jerry (Alan) King (2 Aug 1966 – ) m. Debbie King
  3. 3. Charles (Arthur) King (17 Jul 1894 – 3 Jan 1964) m. Ida (Loretta) Hartman (22 Oct 1895 – 8 May 1979)
    1. 1. Freda (Mae) King (15 May 1915 – 9 Dec 2003)
    2. 2. Charles (Arthur Jr) King (22 Nov 1916 – )
    3. 3. Jessie (A) King (5 Mar 1920 – 1 Feb 2001)
    4. 4. Vera (Marie) King (24 Jan 1923 – 28 Jan 2011) m. Carl (Ray) Summers (21 May 1908 – 29 Nov 1987)
      1. 1. Carl (William) Summers (3 Apr 1938 – 13 Feb 2006)
    5. 5. Ada (Aldean) King (18 Oct 1934 – )

Rachel Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1856
Mar 1856
Birth of Rachel Frances Merritt in Richhill, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Richhill, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
1939
10 May 1939
Age 83
Death of Rachel Frances Merritt in Portage, Ohio, USA
Portage, Ohio, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1856
    Event Place: Richhill, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1939
    Event Place: Portage, Ohio, USA
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