Joseph
Irwin
Merritt
Born in Gadsden County, Florida
Ancestors 
Brother of
William Patrick Merritt, Mary Little Merritt, Lura Jane (Merritt) Dortch, Sarah Catherine (Merritt) Holt, Margaret Rebekah (Merritt) Roland, John Wiley Merritt, Emily Jonathan (Merritt) Scott, Hardy Lewis Merritt [half], Lillie Ellen (Merritt) Tanner [half], Lucius Oscar Merritt [half], Wyett Homer Merritt [half] and Thomas Robert Merritt [half]
Husband of
Amelia Nettie (Marsh) Merritt
— married
28 Jan 1883 in Thomas County, Georgia
Descendants 
Father 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 68
in Cairo, Grady, Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Nov 2013
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Biography
Joseph Irwin Merritt was born in 1860 in Gadsden County, Florida. He was the son of Jonathan William Merritt and Margaret Holland.[1]
Buried in Rawls Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.[2]
Census
1870: Gadsden County, Florida[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Johnathan Merrit | M | 30 | Farmer | Georgia |
| Margaret Merrit | F | 30 | Keeping House | Florida |
| William P Merrit | M | 11 | Florida | |
| Joseph I Merrit | M | 10 | Florida | |
| Laura J Merrit | F | 6 | Florida | |
| Sarah C Merrit | F | 4 | Florida | |
| Not named Merrit | F | 6/12 | Florida |
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZX-MX9 : 17 October 2014), Joseph I Merrit in household of Johnathan Merrit, Florida, United States; citing p. 114, family 948, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,628.
- ↑ Find A Grave
- ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Gadsden, Florida; Roll: M593_129; Page: 767B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #3285245 (accessed 15 March 2023)
Joseph I Merrit (10) in Gadsden, Florida. Born in Florida.
- "United States Census, 1880," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8P9-DT3 : accessed 16 June 2015), Joe Merritt, Cairo, Thomas, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 83, sheet 393B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0167; FHL microfilm 1,254,167.
- "United States Census, 1900," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VD-GWK : accessed 16 June 2015), 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-93H : accessed 16 June 2015), 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
- Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWCG-3XN : 24 December 2014), Joseph I. Merritt and Amelia Marsh, 28 Jan 1883; citing , Thomas, Georgia; FHL microfilm 164,389.
- Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ7K-GZY : 4 April 2016), Merritt, J T, 13 Oct 1928; citing Cairo, Grady, Georgia, United States, Georgia Archives, Morrow; FHL microfilm 4,337,244.
- Will of Jonathan William Merritt- Mentions wife Rhoda, children Joseph I, Sallie, Lou, Margaret, Emma, and John Wyley, brother Joshua W Merritt
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Kristin Merritt for creating Merritt-1155 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 Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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