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Eddie Ward MERRITT

Eddie Ward MERRITT

Male 1892 - 1967  (75 years)


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  • Name Eddie Ward MERRITT
    Birth 12 Apr 1892  Stanley, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Apr 1889, age 11. But birth and death records state Apr 12 1892, and date on headstone is also 1892.
    Gender Male
    Military World War I  [3] 
    Census 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1930  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 5, 6] 
    Residence 1942  Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 9 Aug 1967  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I18111  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2017

    Father Crofton George MERRITT,   b. Jan 1862, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1934 (Age ~ 71 years)
    Mother Laura Louise RYMER,   b. CA 1869, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1942, Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years)
    Family ID F18572  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie Mae MOORE,   b. 1893, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1972 (Age 79 years)  [8]
    Marriage 8 Oct 1921  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    >1. Genevieve Louise MERRITT,   b. 13 Apr 1923, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 2015, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +2. Cecil Herbert MERRITT,   b. 1 Mar 1929   d. 24 Jul 1985 (Age 56 years)
    >3. Betty Elizabeth MERRITT,   b. 3 Aug 1931, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 2016, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     4. George Edward MERRITT,   b. 18 Apr 1933, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1934, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +5. Eddie Lee MERRITT,   b. 25 Oct 1934, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 2003 (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F6596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    4. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2645] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

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

    7. [S1671] Death record of mother.

    8. [S1570] Obituary of son.