Mary Ann Merritt (abt. 1832 - 1909)

Born about Apr 1832 in Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John Leonard Goodman — married 12 Sep 1852 in Early, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 16 Feb 1909 at about age 76 in Clarke county, Alabama

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Biography

Mary Ann engaged in farming in Clarke County, Alabama.

Mary Ann was born about 1832. She passed away in 1909 at the age of 76 and is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery, Chilton, Alabama.^[1]

Mary Ann's birth year on records dates anywhere from 1830 to 1832. However, both the 1900 census and her Find A Grave memorial list the date Apr 1832. I went with the date to 1832 until more records can be found. This will stop the error/suggestion messages. Huggins-2519. PM, change it back if you'd like.

Early Life

Mary Ann was the daughter of Elisha Williams Merritt and Anna Mahala Garvin. In 1850 she was about 20 years old and still living with her parents in Hall County Georgia. Note: there are mistakes in the spelling of the names in the census. The census also lists her birthplace as South Carolina, the same as her father, but all future census reports list her birthplace as Georgia. Other information from the census:

Name M Morett

Gender Female

Race White

Age 20

Birth Year 1830

Birthplace South Carolina

Home in 1850 District 38, Hall, Georgia, USA

Inferred Father E W Morett

Inferred Mother A M Morett

Household members - Name, Age:

E W Morett 50

A M Morett 45

M Morett 20

A A Morett 18

E A Morett 16

J P Morett 14

H Morett 12

D G Morett 10

J Morett 8

Mary Morett 6

L Morett 4

J F Morett 0 ^[2]

Marriage / Children

Mary Ann married John Goodman on September 12, 1852, in Early County, Georgia. She was his second wife, his first wife had died within the last year.^[3][4]

In the 1860 census, Mary Andd (age 29) and John (40) were living in Election Precinct 4, Coffee, Alabama. They had six children in the household.^[5]

In 1870, Mary Ann and John were living in Clarke County, Alabama. They had six children at home:

Name Mary Ann Goodman

Age in 1870 40

Birth Date abt 1830

Birthplace Georgia

Dwelling Number 409

Home in 1870 Mitchams, Clarke, Alabama

Race White

Gender Female

Post Office Coffeeville

Occupation Keeping House

Household Members- Name, Age:

John Goodman 50

Mary Ann Goodman 40

Ceburn Goodman 17

M A Goodman 15

J M Goodman 12

Crawford Goodman 10

Burrel Goodman 7

R A Goodman 5

Henry Goodman 20 (a nephew or ?) ^[6]

In the 1900 census, Marian (age 68) was the widowed head of household in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, United States.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213862721/mary-ann-goodman: accessed 29 June 2023), memorial page for Mary Ann Merritt Goodman (Apr 1832–16 Feb 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 213862721, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Chilton, Clarke County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by G.B. Nichols (contributor 46558461).
2. ↑ "US Census, 1850" The National Archives, Washington D.C.; Record Group: Census Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 38, Hall, Georgia; Roll: 72; Line Number: 36, Dwelling Number 943, Family Number 943 Page: 796 (handwritten). 397 (stamped). Imaged at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/4627024?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22377a396e30725478444b36333254695555496d69695a476c583944336c626d49785a334e472f664f586c773d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d : accessed June 29, 2023)
3. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJ8-7SM : 7 February 2020), John Goodman and Mary Ann Merritt, 12 Sep 1852; citing Marriage, Early, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 164,093.
4. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW82-3MY : 11 January 2020), Mary Ann Merritt in entry for John Goodman, 1852.
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," database with images
   FamilySearch Record: MHD8-JXX (accessed 17 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBJ-RV4 Image number 00253
   Mary A Goodman (29) in Election Precinct 4, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Gea.
   citing Page: 53; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 6; FHL microfilm: 803006; Record number: 9760.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVB-QLX : 28 May 2021), Mary Ann Goodman in entry for John Goodman, 1870.
7. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images
   FamilySearch Record: M983-BX8 (accessed 17 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6P74-VLY
   Marian Goodman (68), widowed head of household in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, United States. Born in Georgia.
   citing enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 5B, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,008.

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4J4-YY1 : 13 January 2022), Mary A. Goodman in household of John Goodman, Chilton, Clarke, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW42-8QY : 12 January 2020), Mary Ann Merritt in entry for John Goodman, 1852.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDRH-R6P : 11 January 2021), Mary Ann Shiry in entry for John Crawford Goodman, 1936.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD1L-LG6 : 11 January 2021), Ann Merritt in entry for Berle Steward Goodman, 1943.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J67V-M2H : 7 September 2021), Ann Merritt in entry for William Matthew Goodman, 1952.