Hardy
Lewis
Merritt
Born in Gadsden County, Florida
Ancestors 
Brother of
William Patrick Merritt [half], Joseph Irwin Merritt [half], Mary Little Merritt [half], Lura Jane (Merritt) Dortch [half], Sarah Catherine (Merritt) Holt [half], Margaret Rebekah (Merritt) Roland [half], John Wiley Merritt [half], Emily Jonathan (Merritt) Scott [half], Lillie Ellen (Merritt) Tanner, Lucius Oscar Merritt, Wyett Homer Merritt and Thomas Robert Merritt
Husband of
Vera Gladys (Perkins) Merritt
— married
about 1918 in Gadsden County, Florida
Father of
Mabel B Merritt, Christell (Merritt) Hurst, Lois (Merritt) Sellars, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], [private daughter (1930s - unknown)] and [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 65
in Gadsden County, Florida
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Nov 2013
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Biography
Hardy was born in 1879. He was the son of Jonathan Merritt and Rhoda Marsh.[1][2]
Census
1900: Concord, Gadsden, Florida[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Roda A Merritt | F | 43 | Widowed | Head | Farmer | Georgia, USA |
| Hardy L Merritt | M | 20 | Single | Son | Farm Laborer | Florida, USA |
| Lilly E Merritt | F | 18 | Single | Daughter | Florida, USA | |
| Lucius O Merritt | M | 16 | Single | Son | Farm Laborer | Florida, USA |
| Wyatt H Merritt | M | 12 | Single | Son | Farm Laborer | Florida, USA |
| Thos R Merritt | M | 9 | Single | Son | Florida, USA |
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZS-X2Y : 14 July 2016), Meret in household of Johnathon Meret, Precinct 3, Gadsden, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district ED 52, sheet 211B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0127; FHL microfilm 1,254,127.
- ↑ Florida State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJ3-8LS : 14 November 2014), Hardy L Merritt in household of J W Merritt, , Gadsden, Florida; citing p. 6, sheet letter B, number , line 7, NARA microfilm publication M845 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 888,964.
- ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Concord, Gadsden, Florida; Roll: 169; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240169
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #34021089 (accessed 15 March 2023)
Hardy L Merritt (20), single son, Farm Laborer, in household of Roda A Merritt (43) in Concord, Gadsden, Florida. Born in Florida, USA.
- 1910 US Census: Concord, Gadsden, Florida, page 14A
- 1920 US Census: Hinson, Gadsden, Florida, page 5A
- United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SRRP-2ZM : 8 December 2015), H L Merritt, 1930.
- United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHK-1JP : accessed 16 October 2016), Hardy L Merritt, Election Precinct 14, Gadsden, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-23, sheet 2A, family 24, 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 587.
- United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35H-T8Z : 12 December 2014), Hardy Lewis Merritt, 1917-1918; citing Gadsden County, Florida, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,556,855
- Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVJT-2R3 : 25 December 2014), Hardy Louis Merritt, 1944; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 1125, certificate number 24689, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
Acknowledgments
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hardy by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hardy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hardy by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hardy:
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