Husband: DeWitt Talmadge "Doc" Merritt 1
Birth name: T. Dewitt Merritt 2
Born: Feb-23-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,2 (see note 1)
Died: Sep- 6-1948 in Williamsport, Lycoming Co, PA 4,1
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4,5
Cause of death: crushed chest from tractor rolling over 4
Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4
Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 4
Father: Crofton George Merritt (1862 - 1934)
Mother: Laura Louise Rymer (1869 - 1942)
Wife: Etta Wanda Hart
Also known as: Ettie Hart 6
Married: Jan-26-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: Mar-19-1893 in Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8 (see note 2)
Died: Mar- 8-1975 in Salem, WV 9,10
Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11
Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12,13
Census: 1920, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1940 grinder in glass factory 14
Father: Andrew Nutter Hart (1846 - 1911)
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Harlow (1847 - 1918)
F Child 1: Pauline Virginia Merritt Born: Feb- 4-1914 in Salem, WV 15,12 Died: Sep- 6-2007 12 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15,16,12 Occupation: librarian assistant, Salem College 12 Census: 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Francis Marion Swiger b. Dec- 7-1911 d. Feb- 2-1976 Married: Oct- 8-1942 in Salem, WV 15,1
M Child 2: Oral Ralph Merritt Born: May- 1-1916 in Harrison Co, WV 15,10,17 Died: Nov-25-1992 10,17 Buried: in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray, Washington Co, PA 5 Resided: in Washington, Washington Co, PA 16,13 Resided: 1937, 1948 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15,18 Census: 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Vivian Emma Poole b. Feb-11-1916 Married: Jun-12-1937 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15 Divorced: bef Sep 1948 19 Wife: Delma Comeal Blake b. Mar-22-1910 d. 1963 Married: Sep- 4-1948 in Salem, WV 20 Wife: Dorothy H. ___ b. 1922 d. 1998
M Child 3: Alaska Ward Merritt Born: Apr-27-1919 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15,10 Died: Aug- -1981 10 Resided: in Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH 13 Resided: 1975 in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH 16 Resided: 1944 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Mary Belle Cornell b. Aug-31-1925 Married: May-18-1944 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15
M Child 4: James Edward "Archie" Merritt Also known as: Archie Edward Merritt Born: Jan- 8-1921 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10,21 Died: May-16-2005 10 Resided: in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 16,13 Census: 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Freda Cathryn Wright b. May-28-1926 Also known as: Cathryn Wright Married: Feb-23-1946 in Salem, WV 21
M Child 5: Charles Louis "Louie" Merritt Also known as: Louie Merritt 22 Born: Jan-13-1923 in Salem, WV 6,12 Died: Oct-15-2014 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 23 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Resided: in Salem, WV 12,6,16,24 Census: 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Military: U.S. Navy 12 Wife: Chesna Helen McConnell b. Jun- 8-1930 d. Jun-22-2016 Also known as: Helen McConnell 25 Married: Apr-10-1953 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 26
M Child 6: Hayward Lee Merritt Born: Sep-15-1926 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 12 Died: Mar- 3-1993 at Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12 Resided: at Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 12 Resided: 1944, 1956 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 27,28 Occupation: CSX Railroad (retired 1985, 38 yrs) 12 Occupation: 1956 trucker 28 Occupation: 1944 McBride Glass Co. 27 Census: 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Military: (enlisted 12/13/45) U.S. Army, WW II (Philippines and Europe) 12,29 Wife: Virginia Mae Frashure b. May-29-1931 Married: Apr-27-1951 in Salem, WV 6,30
F Child 7: Hester Merritt Died: bef Mar 1975 16
Sources: (1) Obituary of wife. (2) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Dock Merritt, 18, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Ettie Hart, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jan 26 1923 "at the residence of Isaac Williamson.", MR p. 128 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794530&Type=Marriage. (8) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified in birth record only as a female born on Mar 19 1893, no name given. Parents listed as "H. N. & S. E. Hart," with the father born in Doddridge Co and the mother in Virginia. Listed as parents' sixth child. BR Bk 2, p. 155. (9) Obituary - At home. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (12) Obituary. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (14) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (15) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (16) Obituary of mother. (17) Headstone (year only) (18) Death record of father. (19) Record of husband's remarriage. (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Oral Ralph Merritt, divorced, b. May 1 1916 at Salem, son of Dewitt Merritt & Etta Hart Merritt; and Delma Comeal Hayes, divorced, b. Mar 22 1910 at Coburns Fork in Harrison Co, dau of William Blaine Blake & Tacy Ann Stickle Blake. Married Sep 4 1948 at Salem. MR p. 135. (21) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (22) Obituary of brother. (23) Obituary - Nursing home. (24) Obituary of sister. (25) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 203. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Charles Louis Merritt, 30, b. & res. in Salem WV, son of Dewitt Meritt (deceased) & Etta Hart Merritt; and Chesna Helen McConnell, 22, b. & res. in Smithburg WV, dau of Chesna McConnell & Claire McConnell. Married Apr 10 1953 at Morgansville WV. MR p. 482. (27) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (28) City Directory. (29) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (30) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1895, but birth record shows it as Feb 23 1894. Note (2) Obituary and SSDI state birth date as Mar 19 1892, but birth record indicates Mar 19 1893, and 1900 Census, enumerated in June, gives her age as 7.