Merritt Franklin Bartholomew (1889 - 1960)

Born 16 Jun 1889 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ethel May (Reed) Bartholomew — married 16 Jun 1910 (to Dec 1922) in Northampton, Lehigh, Pennsylvania

Husband of Anna Alexandria (Thurman) Bartholomew — married 14 Feb 1923 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1960 at age 71 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Merritt Bartholomew was born in Pennsylvania.

Merritt was born 16 June 1889 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania to Franklin J. Bartholomew and Mary Etta Dunbar.^[1] He was married to 1) Ethel May Reed; they divorced in December 1922, and 2) Anna A. Thurman on 14 Feb. 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio.^[2] Merritt died 2 Oct. 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio^[3] and is buried at the Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.

Children with Ethel Reed:

1. Grant Reed Bartholomew, b. 5 Mar. 1911 in Port Kennedy, Pennsylvania, d. 10 Oct. 1992 in Chagrin Falls, Ohio
2. George L. Bartholomew, b. 5 July 1912 in Pennsylvania, d. 23 Nov. 1918 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
3. Baby Bartholomew, b. 22 April 1917 Penn., d. 22 April 1917 Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.

Children with Anna Thurman:

1. Franklin Merritt Bartholomew, b. 20 Jan. 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio, m. Charlotte M. Reeves, d. 23 Aug. 1997 in Lexington, Kentucky
2. Meery Anna Bartholomew, b. 28 Jan. 1925 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, d. 5 Sept. 1925 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
3. William Edward Bartholomew, b. 24 June 1926 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, m. Edna Tishell, d. 30 Sept. 2007 in Painsville, Ohio
4. Beatrice Rose Bartholomew, b. 25 Oct. 1928 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, m. 1. Stanley Sulkowski 2. Tomas Calez, d. 24 Apr. 2012 in Louisville, Ohio

Sources

1. ↑ State of Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Certificate
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q7H-NKX : accessed 16 October 2015), Merritt F Bartholomew and Anna Thurman, 14 Feb 1923; citing Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,889,009. Marriage Record
3. ↑ State of Ohio Death Certificate

See also:

• 1900 US Federal Census, Allentown, Northampton, Penn., Allen, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1446; Page: 36A; Enumeration District: 94. "Birth date: Jun 1889 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Allen Township, Lower District, Northampton, Pennsylvania"
• 1910 US Federal Census, Northampton Ward 3, Northampton, Penn., Northampton Ward 3, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1381; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 1001.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF13-7D5 : accessed 16 October 2015), Merit Bartholomew, North Catasauqua, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 11B, family 238, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,607. Frank Bartholomew as head of household.
• 1930 Census, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1780; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0516; Image: 1097.0; FHL microfilm: 2341514 Record at Ancestry.com
• 1940 Census, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T627_3217; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 92-347 Record at Ancestry.com
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6JT-31N : accessed 16 October 2015), Merritt Franklin Bartholomew, 1917-1918; citing Allentown City no 1, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,506. WWI Draft Registration Card
• "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKL9-W46 : accessed 16 October 2015), Merritt F Bartholomew, 02 Oct 1960; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 16288, certificate number 69670, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
• "Ohio, Cleveland Cemetery Interment Records, 1824-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6WF-GHN : accessed 16 October 2015), Merritt F Bartholomew, 05 Oct 1960; citing p. 102, vol. 6, Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society, Lyndhurst. Interment Record
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X54G-YX7 : accessed 16 October 2015), Merritt Franklin Bartholomew, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). WWII Draft Registration Card
• Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL8-418R : 16 June 2020), Merritt Franklin Bartholomew, 1960; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave,

Acknowledgments

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