Husband: John Merritt
Born: Apr-27-1901 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2
Died: Dec-19-1976 2
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Resided: in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 4
Census: 1930 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1922 in Wood Co, WV 1
Occupation: loader in coal mines 5
Military: Pvt, U.S. Army, World War I 6
Father: Ben Baily Merritt (1859 - 1946)
Mother: Arthelwa Boner (1872 - )
Wife: Barbara Thelma Fox 7,8
Married: Jul-29-1922 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 1
Born: Nov- 2-1903 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 9,2,10
Died: Dec- 6-1986 2,10
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Resided: in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 2
Resided: 1975 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 12
Census: 1930 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: James Arzie Fox (1859 - 1930)
Mother: Malinda Jane Vincent (1861 - 1930)
M Child 1: John Merritt, Jr. Born: Jul- 7-1923 2 Died: Jun- 2-2008 2 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 4 Census: 1930 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 2: Bernard Merritt Born: May- 3-1925 2 Died: Jun-28-2004 2 Resided: in Williamsburg, VA 4 Census: 1930 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 3: Phyllis Jean Merritt Born: Nov- 3-1929 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 13,14 Died: Mar-13-1988 in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 15,14 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1956 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: in Niles, Trumbull Co, OH 15 Husband: Robert Edward Hickman b. Dec-28-1927 d. Nov-30-1973 Married: Jun-30-1956 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 13 Husband: ___ Pierce
F Child 4: Wanda Rose Merritt Born: Jul-16-1934 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 16 Died: Dec- 1-2009 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Buried: in Shriver Cemetery, Hundred, Wetzel Co, WV 16 Resided: in Salem, WV 16 Resided: formerly in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 16 Resided: 1952 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 18 Husband: Charles Leslie "Les" Kirkpatrick b. Dec-22-1930 d. Nov-18-1989 Married: Mar-29-1952 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 18
F Child 5: Elmarie Merritt Born: Nov-14-1938 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 13 (see note 1) Died: May-22-2013 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 17 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16,12 Resided: 1955 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 13 Occupation: certified nursing assistant 16 Husband: James Albert Hickman b. Dec- 3-1935 d. May- 5-1976 Married: Mar-15-1955 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 13
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) Social Security Death Index. (3) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (4) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (5) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (6) Cemetery marker. (7) Obituary of wife's sister. (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Findagrave.com. (12) Obituary of sister. (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) Headstone. (15) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (16) Obituary. (17) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (18) Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Wolf Summit, but obituary states Reynoldsville.