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Samuel Merritt 1869–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1869

Birth Location: Hill County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 28 May 1870

Death Location: Hubbard, Hill County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Silas Merritt

Mother: Anna Powell

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In 1869, Samuel Merritt entered the world in Hill County, Texas, USA, born to Silas Foster Merritt And Anna Lizabeth Powell. Samuel Merritt passed away in 1870 in Hubbard, Hill County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Samuel Merritt entered the world in Hill County, Texas, USA, born to Silas Foster Merritt And Anna Lizabeth Powell.
  • Samuel Merritt passed away in 1870 in Hubbard, Hill County, Texas, United States of America.

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Samuel Merritt's Ancestors

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Samuel Merritt
1869–1870
Birth Place: Hill County, Texas, USA
Parents
Silas Foster Merritt
1842–1919
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Anna (Lizabeth) Powell
1850–1925
DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Sylvanus (V) Merritt
1818–1901
Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Eliza (Catherine) Bennett
1822–1894
Tennessee, USA
William (G. W.) Powell
1807–1849
Franklin County, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth Killough
1816–1907
Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Silas Merritt
1790–1875
Sarah Merritt
1795–1865
John Bennett
1784–1854
Patience Watson
1782–1870
*John Killough
1785–1830
Anna Peeler
1791–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Merritt
1755–1831
Nancy COGGIN
1749–1850
Nathaniel War
1762–1810
Nancy HOWARD
1761–1846
Joseph BENNETT
1750–1815
Lewis Watson
1750–1846
Celia Williams
1765–1875
James Killough
1763–1814
Margaret Wallace
1766–1814
Frederick Peeler
1761–

Samuel Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1869
21 Sep 1869
Birth of Samuel Merritt in Hill County, Texas, USA
Hill County, Texas, USA
1870
28 May 1870
Age 1
Death of Samuel Merritt in Hill County, Texas, USA
Hill County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1869
    Event Place: Hill County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1870
    Event Place: Hill County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hubbard, Hill County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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