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William Jacob "Hamp" Merchant 1877–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1877

Birth Location: Edgefield (Saluda) Co, SC USA

Death Date: 11 DEC 1959

Death Location: Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Merchant

Mother: Julia Lindler

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In 1877, William Jacob "Hamp" Merchant entered the world in Edgefield (Saluda) Co, SC USA, born to James Suddath Merchant And Julia Magdalene Lindler. William Jacob "Hamp" Merchant passed away in 1959 in Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1877, William Jacob "Hamp" Merchant entered the world in Edgefield (Saluda) Co, SC USA, born to James Suddath Merchant And Julia Magdalene Lindler.
  • William Jacob "Hamp" Merchant passed away in 1959 in Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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William Merchant's Ancestors

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William Merchant
1877–1959
Birth Place: Edgefield (Saluda) Co, SC USA
Parents
James Suddath Merchant
1851–1910
Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Julia (Magdalene) Lindler
1855–1912
Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James (William) Merchant
1828–1902
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edwina ((Elvira) Jemima) Suddath
1830–1890
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Anderson (Wiley) Lindler
1825–1922
Richland County, SOUTH CAROLINA
Elizabeth (C) Meetze
1821–1884
Saluda County, SOUTH CAROLINA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Lindler
1802–1892
Margaret Boyd
1807–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Lindler
1783–1854
Regina Lucas
1775–1850

William Merchant's Timeline

2 Records

1877
2 April 1877
Birth of William Jacob "Hamp" Merchant in Edgefield (Saluda) Co, SC USA
Edgefield (Saluda) Co, SC USA
1959
11 DEC 1959
Age 82
Death of William Jacob "Hamp" Merchant in Richmond Co, GA
Richmond Co, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1877
    Event Place: Edgefield (Saluda) Co, SC USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 DEC 1959
    Event Place: Richmond Co, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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