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Simeon Jesse Merritt 1855 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1855

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: BEF 1890

Death Location: Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio

Father: Henry MERRITT

Mother: Sarah Piggott

Spouse(s): Emma Gallegher

Children(s): Charles Merritt

In 1855, Simeon Jesse Merritt Sr entered the world in Ohio, born to Henry MERRITT and Sarah Piggott. Simeon Jesse Merritt Sr married Emma Lewis Gallegher, and had children including Charles Ellsworth Merritt. Simeon Jesse Merritt Sr passed away in 1890 in Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Simeon Jesse Merritt Sr entered the world in Ohio, born to Henry MERRITT and Sarah Piggott.
  • Simeon Jesse Merritt Sr married Emma Lewis Gallegher, and had children including Charles Ellsworth Merritt.
  • Simeon Jesse Merritt Sr passed away in 1890 in Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry MERRITT
1806 – 1893
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah Piggott
1827 – 1886
Birth Location: Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emma Gallegher
1867 – 1933
Birth Location: Belmont County, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Merritt
1881 – 1946
Birth Location: Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, USA
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Simeon Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Simeon Merritt
1855 – 1890
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Henry MERRITT
1806 – 1893
Virginia
Sarah Piggott
1827 – 1886
Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Ebenezer Piggott
1776 – 1840
Hilsboro,Loundon County, VA
Ann (Nancy) Loudon
1791 – 1870
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Piggott
Phebe Harris
1743 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Simeon Merritt's Descendants

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Simeon (Jesse) Merritt (abt 1855 – BEF 1890) m. Emma (Lewis) Gallegher (5 Sep 1867 – 21 DEC 1933)
  1. 1. Charles (Ellsworth) Merritt (30 May 1881 – 17 Aug 1946) m. Hannah (M Anna) Moore (26 Jul 1881 – 2 Nov 1917)
    1. 1. Emma (Francis) Merritt (abt 1911 – 1 Jun 1970) m. Earnest (A) Messerschmidt (4 Feb 1905 – 8 Oct 1990) m. Ernest (A) Messerschmidt (abt 1906 – 8 Oct 1990)
      1. 1. Sharon (Lee) Messerschmidt (1 Aug 1933 – 1 Aug 1933)
      2. 2. Mary (Lou) Messerschmidt (abt 1938 – )
    2. 2. C (Elsworth) Merritt (abt 1908 – )
    3. 3. Hazel (Cleo) Merritt (abt 1913 – )
    4. 4. William (M I) Merritt (abt 1916 – )

Simeon Merritt's Timeline

4 Records

1855
abt 1855
Birth of Simeon Jesse Merritt Sr in Richland, Belmont, Ohio
Richland, Belmont, Ohio
1855
abt 1855
Birth of Simeon Jesse Merritt Sr in Ohio
Ohio
1879
04 May 1879
Age 24
Simeon Jesse Merritt Sr was married in Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Belmont County, Ohio, USA
1890
BEF 1890
Age 35
Death of Simeon Jesse Merritt Sr in Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio
Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1855
    Event Place: Richland, Belmont, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1855
    Event Place: Ohio

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 May 1879
    Event Place: Belmont County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1890
    Event Place: Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio
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