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William Franklin Merrill 1847–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1847

Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 OCT 1924

Death Location: Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Merrill

Mother: Mary Cantrell

Spouse(s): Martha Orr, Nancy Orr, Martha Lindsey

Children(s): Flora Merrill, Walter Merrill, Julia Merrill, Charles Merrill, Robert Merrill, Ossie Merrill, Charles Merrell, Rachel Merrill, Rachel Merrell, William Merrill, William Merrell, Mary Merrill, Martha Merrill

William Franklin Merrill was born in 1847 in Henderson, North Carolina, USA, the child of John B Merrill And Mary Elizabeth Cantrell. William Franklin Merrill married Martha Ann Orr, Martha Arsula Lindsey, Nancy Catherine Orr, and had children including Charles E Merrell, Charles Ephraim Merrill, Flora Agnes Merrill, Julia Alverta Merrill, Martha Anna Merrill, Mary Catherine Merrill, Ossie Elum Merrill, Rachel I Merrell, Rachel Isabel Merrill, Robert Leroy Merrill, Walter Jethro Merrill, William Ulyess Merrill, William Ulyles Merrell. William Franklin Merrill passed away in 1924 in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Franklin Merrill was born in 1847 in Henderson, North Carolina, USA, the child of John B Merrill And Mary Elizabeth Cantrell.
  • William Franklin Merrill married Martha Ann Orr, Martha Arsula Lindsey, Nancy Catherine Orr, and had children including Charles E Merrell, Charles Ephraim Merrill, Flora Agnes Merrill, Julia Alverta Merrill, Martha Anna Merrill, Mary Catherine Merrill, Ossie Elum Merrill, Rachel I Merrell, Rachel Isabel Merrill, Robert Leroy Merrill, Walter Jethro Merrill, William Ulyess Merrill, William Ulyles Merrell.
  • William Franklin Merrill passed away in 1924 in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

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William Merrill's Ancestors

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William Merrill
1847–1924
Birth Place: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John B. Merrill
1818–1880
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Cantrell
1817–1874
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Cantrell
1785–1873
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Lou) Giles
1793–1861
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Cantrell
1756–1789
Martha Savage
1761–1830
John Giles
1770–1850
Anna Trent
1773–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805
Elizabeth Cantrell
1729–1800
William Savage
1729–1790
Elizabeth Bell
1728–1800
Daniel Giles
1750–
Rebecca Hill
1750–1796

William Merrill's Descendants

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William (Franklin) Merrill (6 APR 1847–8 OCT 1924) m. Martha (Ann) Orr (5 SEP 1858–26 FEB 1882) m. Nancy (Catherine) Orr (13 OCT 1847–2 OCT 1874) m. Martha (Arsula) Lindsey (1 JUN 1862–28 SEP 1942)
  1. 1. Flora (Agnes) Merrill 1888–1982
  2. 2. Walter (Jethro) Merrill 1887–1960 m. Myrtle McCall 1894–1950
    1. 1. Dorothy (Louise) Merrill 1921–2010 m. Edward (Pinkney) Blythe 1919–2009
    2. 2. Geneva (Ethelene) Merrill 1917–2005
    3. 3. Earl Merrell 1915–
  3. 3. Julia (Alverta) Merrill 1902–1973 m. Charles (Freeman) Allison 1900–1970
    1. 1. Merrell (Alexander) Allison 1936–1971
  4. 4. Charles (Ephraim) Merrill 1874–1963 m. Eula (Ann) Spearman 1876–1929
    1. 1. James (William) Merrill 1907–1908
    2. 2. Lillian (Irene) Merrill 1899–1935 m. Samuel (Jackson) Bracken 1892–1957
      1. 1. Samuel (Clarence) Brackens 1920–1994 m. Geneva Bagwell 1923–2004
        1. 1. Clarence Bracken 1938–2005
      2. 2. James (Charles) Bracken 1918–1999 m. Virginia (Ruth) Pressley 1919–1971
        1. 1. Mildred (Annett) Bracken 1943–2002 m. Jack (Robert) Cox 1941–1999
      3. 3. William (Franklin) Bracken 1925–1974
    3. 3. Lillie (Marie) Merrill 1902–
    4. 4. Lelia (Malee) Merrill 1904–
  5. 5. Robert (Leroy) Merrill 1893–1970 m. Nancy (Myra) Picklesimer 1896–1999
  6. 6. Ossie (Elum) Merrill 1895–1975
  7. 7. Charles (E.) Merrell 1874–1924
  8. 8. Rachel (Isabel) Merrill 1868–1949 m. Benjamin (Perry) Merrill 1864–1914
    1. 1. George (Ephraim) Merrill 1900–1978 m. Lillian Scott 1906–1978
    2. 2. William (Ernest) Merrill 1906–1981 m. Opha (Bell) Henderson 1906–2009
    3. 3. David (Furman) Merrill 1902–1983 m. Ruth Acker 1903–1971
    4. 4. Clarissa (Catherine) Merrill 1890–1970 m. James (Marcus) Williams 1889–1965
      1. 1. Albert (Marcus) Williams 1920–2007
      2. 2. Rachel (Isabell) Williams 1914–1983
    5. 5. Minnie (Lorena) Merrill 1898–1946
    6. 6. Benjamin (Frank) Merrill 1893–1974
    7. 7. Riley (Arthur) Merrill 1895–1972 m. Marjorie (Helen) Hamilton 1913–2003
    8. 8. Sallie (Sarah) Merrill 1889–1972
    9. 9. Emma (Jane) Merrill 1887–1976 m. Alfred (Jervy) Beddingfield 1886–1972
      1. 1. Riley (Ephraim) Beddingfield 1919–1981
      2. 2. Rhuemma (Katherine) Beddingfield 1915–1995 m. Leo (Augustus) Reid 1917–1984
  9. 9. Rachel (I.) Merrell 1869–
  10. 10. William (Ulyess) Merrill 1870–1936 m. Lenora Powell 1882–1967
    1. 1. Emory (Clarence) Merrill 1905–1991 m. Ester Galyon 1906–
    2. 2. Coy Merrill 1903–1903
    3. 3. Geneva (Mildred) Merrill 1909–1966 m. Claude (Franklin) Bonham 1911–1980
    4. 4. Avery (Emmett) Merrill 1911–1991
  11. 11. William (Ulyles) Merrell 1870–1903
  12. 12. Mary (Catherine) Merrill 1881–1962 m. Leroy (Malgum) Watkins 1874–1962
  13. 13. Martha (Anna) Merrill 1891–1977

William Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1847
6 APR 1847
Birth of William Franklin Merrill in Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1924
8 OCT 1924
Age 77
Death of William Franklin Merrill in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 APR 1847
    Event Place: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
    [2] U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1924
    Event Place: Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975

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