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Vernon DeWhitt Merritt 1921–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1921

Birth Location: Carthage Cin, Ohio

Death Date: 8 July 2004

Death Location: Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Preston Merritt

Mother: Ida Sluder

Spouse(s): Virgina Matthew

Children(s):

The story of Vernon DeWhitt Merritt began in 1921 in Carthage Cin, Ohio. Vernon DeWhitt Merritt married Virgina Irene Matthew, and had children including Beverly Parchman Merritt. Vernon DeWhitt Merritt passed away in 2004 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Vernon DeWhitt Merritt began in 1921 in Carthage Cin, Ohio.
  • Vernon DeWhitt Merritt married Virgina Irene Matthew, and had children including Beverly Parchman Merritt.
  • Vernon DeWhitt Merritt passed away in 2004 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Vernon Merritt's Ancestors

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Vernon Merritt
1921–2004
Birth Place: Carthage Cin, Ohio
Parents
Preston Merritt
1896–1959
Casey County, Kentucky, USA
Ida (W) Sluder
1896–1991
Yosehmite, Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Richard) Sluder
1867–1936
McKinney, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Adeline) Trusty
1875–1910
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
David Trusty
1815–1900
Fannie Fraley
1846–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Fraley
1783–1870
Hannah Russell
1790–1850

Vernon Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1921
13 April 1921
Birth of Vernon DeWhitt Merritt in Carthage Cin, Ohio
Carthage Cin, Ohio
2004
8 July 2004
Age 83
Death of Vernon DeWhitt Merritt in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 April 1921
    Event Place: Carthage Cin, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 2004
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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