Born in Decatur County, Georgia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Marsh
and Rhoda Angeline (Clay) Marsh
Sister of
John R Marsh, Rhoda Angeline (Marsh) Merritt, Amanda Jane (Marsh) Singletary and Charles Edgar Marsh
Wife of
Joseph Irwin Merritt
— married
28 Jan 1883 in Thomas County, Georgia
Descendants 
Mother of
Lela Merritt, Benjamin Lee Merritt, Ollie Mae Merritt, Kedar Harris Merritt, Mellie (Merritt) Gandy, Carol Merritt, Joel A Merritt and Rhoda (Merritt) Singletary
Died
at age 89
in Grady County, Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Nov 2013
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Contents |
Biography
Amelia was born in 1863. Amelia Marsh ... She passed away in 1952.
Census
1870:Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Rhoda Marsh | F | 23 | Farmer | Alabama |
| Ann Marsh | F | 13 | At Home | Georgia |
| John Marsh | M | 15 | At School | Georgia |
| Amanda Marsh | F | 11 | At Home | Georgia |
| Charles Marsh | M | 9 | Georgia | |
| Netta Marsh | F | 8 | Georgia |
Sources
- ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: M593_146; Page: 105A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #14088719 (accessed 15 March 2023)
Netta Marsh (8) in Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia. Born in Georgia.
- "United States Census, 1900," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VD-GW2 : accessed 16 June 2015), Netta Merit in household of Joe Merit, Militia District 753, Cairo (north part), Thomas, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 14B, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,224.
- "United States Census, 1910," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLKT-93C : accessed 16 June 2015), Nettie Merrett in household of Joseph I Merrett, Pine Park, Grady, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100, sheet 4A, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,202.
- 1920 US Census: Pine Park, Grady, Georgia, Enumeration District 88, page 4B
- "United States Census, 1930," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:37TZ-PZM : accessed 16 June 2015), Nettie Merrett, Pine Park, Grady, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0018, sheet 8A, family 139, line 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 366; FHL microfilm 2,340,101.
- 1940 US Census: Cairo, Grady, Georgia, Enumeration District 65-11, page 11A
- Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967 Link
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Kristin Merritt for creating Marsh-2309 on 2 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Kristin and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amelia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amelia:
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~3.12%
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