Family: Crofton George MERRITT / Laura Louise RYMER (F18572)
m. 1 Jul 1886-
Father | Male
Crofton George MERRITT
Born Jan 1862 Ritchie Co, WV 
Died 1934 Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Married 1 Jul 1886 [1] Doddridge Co, WV [1] Father John MERRITT | F42339 Group Sheet Mother Eliza TATE | F42339 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Laura Louise RYMER
Born CA 1869 Gilmer Co, WV Died 16 Nov 1942 Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Father Silas T. RYMER | F11557 Group Sheet Mother Sarah C. HALTERMAN | F11557 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Female
+ Ada Mae MERRITT
Born 10 May 1887 Died 12 Jan 1974 Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Emery Devine BAKER | F4768 Married
Child 2 | Female
+ Ida Katherine MERRITT
Born Aug 1890 Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Died 11 Jun 1946 Salem, Harrison Co, WV Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse James Robert LIPSCOMB | F29009 Married 6 Oct 1911 Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Philip Wendel KECK | F34638 Married 15 Oct 1921 Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Child 3 | Male
+ Eddie Ward MERRITT
Born 12 Apr 1892 Stanley, Ritchie Co, WV Died 9 Aug 1967 Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Bessie Mae MOORE | F6596 Married 8 Oct 1921 Salem, WV
Child 4 | Male
+ DeWitt Talmadge "Doc" MERRITT
Born 23 Feb 1894 Ritchie Co, WV Died 6 Sep 1948 Williamsport, Lycoming Co, PA Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Etta Wanda HART | F18435 Married 26 Jan 1913 Doddridge Co, WV
Child 6 | Male
+ Clemmie Gail "Pete" MERRITT
Born 16 Apr 1902 Harrison Co, WV Died Jan 1983 Buried Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Spouse Jessie Lavina BAKER | F36841 Married 14 May 1921 Harrison Co, WV
Child 7 | Male
+ Ben MERRITT
Born 13 Mar 1903 Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Died 22 Feb 1986 Salem, Columbiana Co, OH Buried SEC NW ROW 7 Columbiana Cemetery, Columbiana Co, OH Spouse Acyneth Imogene GOLDSMITH | F55641 Married 6 Nov 1929 Patterson Fork, south of Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Eugenia SWISHER | F55642 Married 28 Jul 1946 Salem, Harrison Co, WV
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Notes - 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
Crofton G. Merritt, 38, b. Jan 1862, farmer, married 13 yrs; wife Lou (or Lora), 29, b. Oct 1870, married 13 yrs, mother of 5 children (all still living); dau Ada, 13, b. May 1887; son Ward, 11, b. Apr 1889; dau Ida, 9, b. Aug 1890; son Dewit, 5, b. Feb 1895; dau Carrie (or Cassie), 3, b. Apr 1897. [2]
- 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
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