Elmer Adelbert Merritt (1886 - 1961)

Born 12 Mar 1886 in Valonia Springs, Afton, Chenango, New York, United States

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Died 4 Jan 1961 at age 74 in Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson city, Broome, New York, United States

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Biography

Elmer Merritt was a New Yorker.

Elmer Merritt was born in 1886. He was the son of Adelbert Merritt and Betsy Gould. In 1900, Elmer was seen living with his parents, three sisters and three brothers, in Colesville Township, Broome County, New York.

In 1909, Elmer married Mabel Walling. The marriage took place in New York, United States.

Elmer was enlisted as part of the World War 1 Draft of 1917-1918. He was enlisted in Chenango County, New York. At the time, Elmer was 32-years-old and a self-employed farmer residing in Bainbridge, Chenango. On the draft registration he was described as being a white male, of medium height, slender build, with dark blue eyes and light brown hair. His wife was noted as his next of kin.

In 1925, Elmer was residing in Kirkwood, Broome County, New York.

In 1930, Elmer was living with his wife, three sons and four daughters, in Kirkwood, Broome County, New York. He was 44-years-old by this time.

In 1940, Elmer was 54. He, his wife and two of his children were residing in Windsor Town, Broome County. The census noticed that it was the same house as he was seen in from the previous census.

Elmer was a Christian man, attending the Ouaquaga Methodist Church.

Elmer passed away on January 4th 1961 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, New York. His death was a result of metastatic carcanoma of the stomach. Elmer was buried in Knox Cemetery, situated in Ouaquaga, Broome County, New York.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS6H-7M8 : accessed 3 November 2019), Adelbert E Merritt in household of Adelbert Merritt, Colesville Township, Election District 2-3, Broome, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 13B, family 339, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,009.
• Marriage: "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVPM-6P6 : 28 March 2019), Elmer Merritt, 17 Sep 1909, New York, United States; citing ref. ID 1235, county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 808,820.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXT2-5DR : 24 August 2019), Elmer Adelbert Merritt, 1917-1918.
• New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS9N-9W5 : 8 November 2014), Elmer Merritt, Kirkwood, A.D. 01, E.D. 02, Broome, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 12, line 49, New York State Archives, Albany.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7HZ-X7Z : accessed 3 November 2019), Elmer Merritt, Kirkwood, Broome, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 11B, line 88, family 279, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1409; FHL microfilm 2,341,144.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3TR-7F8 : 27 July 2019), Elmer Merritt, Windsor Town, Broome, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-148, sheet 1B, line 60, family 14, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2504.
• Religion and Cause of death: First-hand knowledge, Duane Merritt.
• Burial: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 November 2019), memorial page for Elmer A Merritt (1886–4 Jan 1961), Find A Grave Memorial no. 101755247, citing Knox Cemetery, Ouaquaga, Broome County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Doug Miller (contributor 47933422) .

Acknowledgements

Merritt-1908 was created by Duane Merritt through the import of Merritt.ged on Aug 17, 2015.