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William Merritt 1885–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1885

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Death Date: 13 Mar 1892

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: William Merritt

Mother: Julia Merritt

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William Merritt was born in 1885 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, the child of William Gude Merritt And Julia A Merritt. William Merritt passed away in 1892 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • William Merritt was born in 1885 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, the child of William Gude Merritt And Julia A Merritt.
  • William Merritt passed away in 1892 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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William Merritt's Ancestors

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William Merritt
1885–1892
Birth Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Parents
William Gude Merritt
1859–1903
Alabama
Julia (A) Merritt
1862–1927
Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
James (A) Merritt
1818–
South Carolina, USA
Mary (A) Merritt
1824–
Tennessee, USA
A (J) Malone
1837–1897
Madison Co, Ala
N Giles
1838–1908
Coffee Co., Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Merritt
1779–1862
Nancy (Merritt)
1786–1850
Elizabeth Harbin
1820–1882
Allen Giles
1807–1862
Mary McFarland
1822–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Harbin
1789–1860
Casann Casander
1794–1860
Josiah Giles
1756–1837
Martha Abbott
1772–1854
Robert McFarland
1776–1850
Sarah Hayes
1778–1856

William Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1885
1885
Birth of William Merritt in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
1892
13 Mar 1892
Age 7
Death of William Merritt in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, MI
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

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