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William Jackson Merritt 1882 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1882

Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 April 1939

Death Location: Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Merritt

Mother: Catherine Warrick**

Spouse(s): Hattie “Grant”

Children(s): William Merritt

The story of William Jackson Merritt began in 1882 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA. William Jackson Merritt married Hattie Louise Mills “Merritt” “Grant”, and had children including William Jack Merritt. William Jackson Merritt passed away in 1939 in Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Jackson Merritt began in 1882 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Jackson Merritt married Hattie Louise Mills “Merritt” “Grant”, and had children including William Jack Merritt.
  • William Jackson Merritt passed away in 1939 in Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Merritt
1849 – 1913
Birth Location: Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Catherine Warrick**
1854 – 1940
Birth Location: Grayson County Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Hattie “Grant”
1888 – 1974
Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Merritt
Birth Location: –
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William Merritt's Ancestors

Self
William Merritt
1882 – 1939
Birth Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Huey Merritt
1849 – 1913
Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Catherine (Jane) Warrick**
1854 – 1940
Grayson County Virginia
Grandparents
John (Rand) Merritt
1824 – 1888
Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Jane) Musick
1826 – 1911
Washington County, Virginia, USA
John (Fontaine) Warrick
1832 –
, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Susan (Elizabeth) Porter
1829 – 1862
Grayson, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
**Sherrod Merritt
1780 – 1866
Tabitha Edwards**1A
1803 – 1859
JOHN MUSICK
1786 – 1875
Isabella Harris
1784 – 1875
Robert Warrick
1789 – 1856
MARY CANNOY
1793 – 1890
James Porter
1802 – 1874
Rachel Daniels
1802 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel War
1762 – 1810
Nancy Howard
1761 – 1845
JAMES MUSICK
1765 – 1806
Winifred Gillispie
1771 – 1841
Dabney Harris
1745 – 1810
Susannah Slatton
1748 – 1831
John Warrick
1773 – 1859
Elizabeth Roberts
1760 – 1797
Barnabus Cannoy
1748 – 1816
Catherine Hoppes
1765 – 1844
James Porter
1781 – 1830
Susannah Keith
1772 – 1853
Zachariah McDaniel)
1775 – 1866
Elizabeth Miller
1780 – 1850

William Merritt's Descendants

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William (Jackson) Merritt (18 May 1882 – 19 April 1939) m. Hattie (Louise Mills “Merritt”) “Grant” (21 Jan 1888 – 2 December 1974)
  1. 1. William (Jack) Merritt m. Mildred McKee (abt 1922 – )
    1. 1. Janice (Lee) Merritt (abt 1946 – 18 SEP 2013) m. Jerry Blair (5 DEC 1943 – 2019)
      1. 1. Brent Blair (11 AUG 1963 – ) m. Joan (Marie) Boyce (7 MAY 1965 – )
        1. 1. Brandon (Thomas) Blair (10 JUN 1992 – )
        2. 2. Cameron (Thomas) Blair (25 SEP 1996 – )
      2. 2. Bryan (David) Blair (29 OCT 1965 – )
      3. 3. Beverlee (De Ann) Blair (22 JUL 1970 – )

William Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1882
18 May 1882
Birth of William Jackson Merritt in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
1939
19 April 1939
Age 57
Death of William Jackson Merritt in Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1882
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 April 1939
    Event Place: Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
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