Susan Jane (Jacobs) Merryman (abt. 1864)

Born about Feb 1864 in Madison Magisterial District, Orange, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Susan Jane Jacobs Merryman, (x Feb 1864 - Unknown)

Birth & Parents

She is the daughter of William Jacobs and Sarah Richardson.

1900 Residence: Alexandria, Virginia

Susan Jane Jacobs Merryman and her husband, Frank Benjamin Merryman, are living at 513 North Alfred Street. Ward 3, Alexandria, Virginia, the home of her father-in-law, Thomas Merryman.

Sources

Census Records

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Madison, Orange, Virginia; Roll: M593_1669; Page: 318B; Image: 265409; Family History Library Film: 553168 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. In 1870, Susan Jacobs is living in Madison, Virginia with her parents, two siblings and a 24 year old black servant named Nellie Burton who was also born in Virginia.

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar Mountain, Culpeper, Virginia; Roll: 1361; Page: 329C; Enumeration District: 033. In 1880, Susan Jacobs is living in Cedar Mountain, Virginia with her parents, brother, sister, brother-in-law and two nephews, Robert J Jones and William P. Jones

Death Notice of Father-In-Law

“Mr. Thomas Merryman, a venerable resident of the third ward, died last night at his home, No. 710 North Columbus Street. Deceased was about seventy-three years of age. He is survived by a widow and several grown children. The funeral will take place Saturday afternoon.” Published in the Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia), 12 Sep 1901, Thursday, Page 5; Accessed via https://www.newspapers.com/image/161603500/

Husband Denies He Threatened Wife

When Frank Merryman was arraigned in the Alexandria police court yesterday morning, charged with failing to support his wife, he entered an emphatic denial to her statement that she had been forced to leave their home. Mrs. Merryman said she was married to the defendant nearly three years ago, and that she had been forced to leave him March 3. Since which time he had failed to provide for her. The court decided that the case belonged in a civil and not a criminal court and dismissed Merryman.” The Washington Post (Washington, District of Columbia) 24 Mar 1910, Thursday, Page 3; Accessed https://www.newspapers.com/image/28973598/

Frank Hits his Knee with Hatchet

“While chopping wood at his home, 814 Princess Street, Frank Merryman sustained painful injuries, due to the slipping of the hatchet, fracturing the bone at the knee.” Published in The Washington Times (Washington, District of Columbia), 14 Feb 1911, Tuesday, Page 16; Accessed https://www.newspapers.com/image/80663567/

Also published in the Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia) 23 Mar 1910, Wednesday, Page 10. Accessed https://www.newspapers.com/image/330878569/