Born in Georgia
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Robert Maxwell
and Mary Caroline (Herring) Maxwell
Sister of
Julia Florence (Maxwell) Rawls, Mary Virginia (Maxwell) Bell, Henry A Maxwell, Ora Thankful (Maxwell) Walsh, Myra Belle (Maxwell) Williams, Claudia Catherine (Maxwell) Brown, Beatrice Herring (Maxwell) Peacock and Charles Osborne Maxwell
Wife of
John Wiley Merritt
— married
22 Jan 1902 in Decatur County, Georgia
Died
at about age 54
in Florida
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Nov 2013
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Biography
Lula Maxwell married John Wiley Merritt on January 22, 1902 in Decatur County, Georgia.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJG-NGB : accessed 16 June 2015), J. Wiley Merritt and Lula A. Maxwell, 22 Jan 1902; citing Marriage, Decatur, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 249,482.
United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LG-9LK : 14 July 2016), Lula Maxwell in household of John N Maxwell, Harrison, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 17, sheet 208B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0143; FHL microfilm 1,254,143.
"United States Census, 1910," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLKR-XKQ : accessed 16 June 2015), Lula Merritt in household of John W Merritt, Cairo, Grady, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 29A, family 454, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,202.
United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJDY-Q8M : 14 December 2015), Lula A Merritt in household of John W Merritt, Cairo, Grady, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,257.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Kristin Merritt for creating Maxwell-2132 on 3 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 Lula 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 Lula:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lula 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 Lula:
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~1.56%
Hubert French
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23andMe, GEDmatch A714847 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A714847 [compare], Ancestry member bubbatx1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A714847 [compare], FTDNA kit #180776
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~0.78%
Gale French :
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Living DNA, GEDmatch T322820 [compare]
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~0.78%
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