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Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT 1876–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1876

Birth Location: Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA

Death Date: 23 Nov 1936

Death Location: Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA

Father: Marley MERRITT

Mother: Priscilla BULLARD

Spouse(s): Callie BOWEN, Cora GRAINGER

Children(s): Benjamin MERRITT, Joseph MERRITT, Helen MERRITT, Robert MERRITT, Lewis MERRITT, Louise MERRITT, T MERRITT, Lillie MERRITT, Alma MERRITT

Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT was born in 1876 in Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA, the child of Marley Merritt And Priscilla Bullard. In 1910, Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT resided in Tatoms, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT married Callie Missouri Bowen, Cora Adline Grainger, and had children including Alma Gertrude Merritt, Benjamin Bennie Merritt, Helen Elizabeth Merritt, Joseph Joe Merritt, Lewis Napoleon Merritt, Lillie Mae Merritt, Louise Maglene Merritt, Robert Franklin Frankie Merritt, T S Merritt. Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT passed away in 1936 in Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT was born in 1876 in Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA, the child of Marley Merritt And Priscilla Bullard.
  • In 1910, Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT resided in Tatoms, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
  • Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT married Callie Missouri Bowen, Cora Adline Grainger, and had children including Alma Gertrude Merritt, Benjamin Bennie Merritt, Helen Elizabeth Merritt, Joseph Joe Merritt, Lewis Napoleon Merritt, Lillie Mae Merritt, Louise Maglene Merritt, Robert Franklin Frankie Merritt, T S Merritt.
  • Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT passed away in 1936 in Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert MERRITT's Ancestors

Self
Robert MERRITT
1876–1936
Birth Place: Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA
Parents
Marley MERRITT
1835–1914
Sampson, NC USA
Priscilla BULLARD
1845–1900
Columbus, NC USA
Grandparents
Abraham MERRITT
1810–
Sampson, NC AMERICA
Catherine MERRITT
1815–
Sampson, NC AMERICA
John BULLARD
1805–1881
Tatums, Columbus, NC USA
Amelia HILBURN
1817–1870
Columbus, NC USA
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose BULLARD
1787–1881
Celia WHITE
1810–1881
Frederick HILBURN
1776–1866
Ann HILBURN
1790–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Vaughn Sr.
1732–1810
Elizabeth WORRELL
1742–1810

Robert MERRITT's Descendants

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Robert (Jackson 'Bob') MERRITT (18 Jun 1876–23 Nov 1936) m. Callie (Missouri) BOWEN (Jul 1879–) m. Cora (Adline) GRAINGER (02 Mar 1894–26 Feb 1963)
  1. 1. Benjamin ('Bennie') MERRITT 1908–
  2. 2. Joseph ('Joe') MERRITT 1906–
  3. 3. Helen (Elizabeth) MERRITT 1903–1991
  4. 4. Robert (Franklin 'Frankie') MERRITT 1903–
  5. 5. Lewis (Napoleon) MERRITT 1920–
  6. 6. Louise (Maglene) MERRITT 1925–
  7. 7. T (S) MERRITT 1917–1996
  8. 8. Lillie (Mae) MERRITT 1926–1946
  9. 9. Alma (Gertrude) MERRITT 1914–1991

Robert MERRITT's Timeline

3 Records

1876
18 Jun 1876
Birth of Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT in Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA
Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA
1910
1910
Age 34
Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT resided here in Tatoms, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Tatoms, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
1936
23 Nov 1936
Age 60
Death of Robert Jackson 'Bob' MERRITT in Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA
Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tatoms, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1104; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1375117
    [2] North Carolina, Marriage Index, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tatoms, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tatoms, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1104; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1375117

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1936
    Event Place: Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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