William Thomas Merritt (1870 - 1941)

Born 20 Nov 1870 in Thomas County, Georgia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Gainous) Merritt — married 2 Nov 1892 in Decatur County, Georgia

Died 4 Sep 1941 at age 70 in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina

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Biography

William was born in 1870. He was the son of Joshua Merritt and Mary Welch. He passed away in 1941.

Sources

• United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LG-MZ7 : 13 January 2022), William T. Merritt in household of Joshua W. Merritt, District 1258, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJG-XR6 : 7 February 2020), William T. Merrett and Sarah Gainous, 2 Nov 1892; citing Marriage, Decatur, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 249,481.

• North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPG4-L61 : 2 July 2015), William Thomas Merritt, 04 Sep 1941; citing Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, fn 2294 cn 64, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,204.

Acknowledgments

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