Elizabeth J (Hooker) Merritt (1818)

Born 1818 in South Carolina

Wife of Gabriel Merritt — married 12 Nov 1842 in Montgomery County, Alabama

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Biography

Elizabeth Hooker married Gabriel Merritt on November 12, 1842 in Montgomery County, Alabama.^[1] In 1850, Elizabeth and Gabriel were living in Montgomery County, Alabama, with a 10 year old boy named George in the household.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ8G-TYW : accessed 4 July 2015), Gabriel Merritt and Elizabeth J. Hooker, 12 Nov 1842; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,492,030.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH58-SSZ : 9 November 2014), Elizabeth Merritt in household of Gabriel Merritt, Montgomery county, Montgomery, Alabama, United States; citing family 599, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Montgomery Co, Alabama Probate Court Minutes (Vol 12, pages 485-486)- Elizabeth J Merritt presents Gabriel's will to the court after his death. The will mentions Elizabeth J Merritt as the widow of Gabriel Merritt. It also lists the following children of Gabriel: Joshua & Ingram Merritt, who reside in Montgomery Co, AL; George W Merritt, who resides in Tallapoosa Co, AL; Hinyard Merritt, who resides in Texas; Nicholas Merritt, who resides in Louisiana; Dicey Bruce, who resides in Pike County, AL; Eliza Carslisle, wife of Jefferson Carslisle of Pike County, AL; Rebecca Bruce, wife of Joseph Bruce of Pike County, AL; Elizabeth Rollo, wife of Laurence Rollo of Milton, Santa Rosa, FL.