Born in Thomas County, Georgia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Wyley Merritt
and Mary (Welch) Merritt
Sister of
Uriah Merritt, Richard Jonathan Merritt, Mary C Merritt, Martha J (Merritt) Elkins, Olive Rhoda (Merritt) Barrett, Piety (Merritt) Mitchell, Noah Merritt, William Thomas Merritt, Carolyn Virginia (Merritt) Rich and Robert Lee Merritt
Wife of
Henry Gilbert Williams
— married
3 Aug 1889 in Decatur County, Georgia
Mother of
Beulah Williams, Carrie Lee Williams, Cato Williams, Kedar Williams, Mary Eva Williams, Cuthberth Williams, Zerda Williams, Eva Rae Williams and Henry Vasco Williams
Died
at age 68
in Grady County, Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Nov 2013
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Biography
Lydia was born in 1866. She was the daughter of Joshua Merritt and Mary Welch. She passed away in 1935.
Sources
- United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3B-8JZ : 17 October 2014), Savannah Merritt in household of Joshua Merritt, Georgia, United States; citing p. 13, family 91, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,676.
- 1880 US Census: Wights, Decatur, Georgia, page 206B
- Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJG-VKK : 7 February 2020), Henry G. Williams and Savannah L. Merritt, 3 Aug 1889; citing Marriage, Decatur, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 249,481.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Kristin Merritt for creating Merritt-1207 on 6 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Kristin and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
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~1.56%
Kristin Merritt
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A396543 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member km41566
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~1.56%
D McHenry :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member McHenryDL
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~0.78%
Carrie Kennedy :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CAR487270b6
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