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John MERRITT

John MERRITT

Male 1901 - 1976  (75 years)


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  • Name John MERRITT
    Birth 27 Apr 1901  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Military Pvt, U.S. Army, World War I  [3] 
    Residence 1922  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1930  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation loader in coal mines  [4] 
    Residence Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 19 Dec 1976  [2] 
    Burial Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I16536  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2012

    Father Ben Baily MERRITT,   b. CA 1859   d. 18 May 1946, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 87 years)
    Mother Arthelwa BONER,   b. CA 1872
    Family ID F25638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Thelma FOX,   b. 2 Nov 1903, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1986 (Age 83 years)  [7, 8]
    Marriage 29 Jul 1922  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. John MERRITT, Jr.,   b. 7 Jul 1923   d. 2 Jun 2008 (Age 84 years)
     2. Bernard MERRITT,   b. 3 May 1925   d. 28 Jun 2004 (Age 79 years)
    +3. Phyllis Jean MERRITT,   b. 3 Nov 1929, Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1988, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    >4. Wanda Rose MERRITT,   b. 16 Jul 1934, Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 2009, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +5. Elmarie MERRITT,   b. 14 Nov 1938, Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 2013, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F5961  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Wolverton Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV    		Wolverton Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S97] Cemetery marker.

    4. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    7. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.

    8. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.