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Harry Brinton Merritt

Born 18 May 1897 in Genoa, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Son of Henry James Merritt and Sarah Annetta (Thompson) Merritt

Brother of Albert Henry Merritt Sr. [half], Jennie (Merritt) Headley [half], Mary Merritt [half] and Orrin Merritt Sr.

Husband of Lorena E M (Wells) Van Wie — married 1915 in Belvidere, Boone, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Father of Evelyn Ella May (Merritt) Vaughn and Donald Brinton Merritt

Died 13 Jan 1943 at age 45 in Genoa, Illinois, USA

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1 Biography
2 Sources
- 2.1 Footnotes
- 2.2 Acknowledgments

Biography

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Sources

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6D7-43Z : accessed 30 Aug 2013), Harry Brinton Merritt, 1917-1918.
"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQCL-CWH : accessed 30 Aug 2013), Harry Brinton Merritt, 13 Jan 1943.
Harry Britton Merritt memorial, Find A Grave. Created by: Orrin Merritt III Record added: Apr 10, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 25901881. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25901881 Accessed 30 August 2013)
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS72-BL7 : accessed 30 Aug 2013), Harry Merritt in entry for Henry Merritt, 1900.
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MK85-V16 : accessed 30 Aug 2013), Harry A Merritt in entry for Henry Merritt, 1910.
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJSC-7GJ : accessed 30 Aug 2013), Sarri Merritt, 1920.
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSB4-BFR : accessed 30 Aug 2013), Harry B Merritt, 1930.
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KW4J-49F : accessed 30 Aug 2013), Harry Merrit in entry for William W Wells, 1940.

Footnotes

↑ Entered by Erin Breen.

Acknowledgments

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