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Silas Warner Merritt 1857–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 December 1857

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 13 February 1934

Death Location: Rebecca, Turner, Georgia, USA

Father: William MERRITT

Mother: Isabelle Kristoff

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Silas Warner Merritt was born in 1857 in Georgia, the child of William Merritt And Isabelle Lanier Von Kristoff. Silas Warner Merritt passed away in 1934 in Rebecca, Turner, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Warner Merritt was born in 1857 in Georgia, the child of William Merritt And Isabelle Lanier Von Kristoff.
  • Silas Warner Merritt passed away in 1934 in Rebecca, Turner, Georgia, USA.

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Silas Merritt's Ancestors

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Silas Merritt
1857–1934
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
William MERRITT
1831–1875
Telfair County, Georgia
Isabelle (Lanier Von) Kristoff
1834–1910
, , Alabama, U.S.A.; of Lake County, Florida
Grandparents
George (Matthew) Merritt
1799–1871
North Carolina, USA
Euphronia (Ella) Merritt
1810–1880
South Carolina, USA
Ivy Lanier
1808–1850
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Gwinn
1812–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Frederick BH
1772–1860
Anna BH
1776–1861
William Sr.
1787–1859
Mary PEARCE
1790–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Merritt
1753–1835
Mary Hall
1755–1805
John Sloan
1760–1824
Nancy Wells
1756–1810

Silas Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1857
5 December 1857
Birth of Silas Warner Merritt in Georgia
Georgia
1934
13 February 1934
Age 77
Death of Silas Warner Merritt in Rebecca, Turner, Georgia, USA
Rebecca, Turner, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1857
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1934
    Event Place: Rebecca, Turner, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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