Sarah
Ellen
"Sallie"
Merritt
Born in Bonanza, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Thomas Merritt
and Obedience Bidda (Dotson) Merritt
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Jerry May
— married
24 Jun 1899 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Garfield May and Willis May
Died
at age 78
in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 May 2016
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Biography
Ellen was born in 1879. Ellen Merritt ... She passed away in 1957.
-Buried: Pilot Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky - Located off U.S.27 south of Stanford on KY Hwy 328W [37.2926° N, 84.6924° W]
Sources
- "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCN-VPJ : Thu Aug 03 00:53:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Merrett and Biddy Merrett, 1880.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28H-3MZT : 22 July 2021), Thomas J May and Ellen Meritt, 24 Jun 1899; citing Marriage, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 837,285.
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M943-LW7 : Fri Aug 04 03:53:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas J May and Ellen May, 1900.
- "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ7-NJS : 4 March 2021), Ellen Marritt in entry for Garfield May, 1901.
- "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2D7-DJW : Tue Jul 18 17:36:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas J May and Ellen May, 1910.
- "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7T1-P63 : Fri Jul 21 13:32:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas G May and Ellen May, 1940.
- "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-VB7Y : 2 March 2021), Ellen May, 31 Jul 1957; citing Death, Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,709,308.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
-
~12.50%
~25.00%
Andrea (Varoscic Warsik) Nelson 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A125102 [compare], Ancestry member fishernelson1
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~1.56%
Robert Campbell :
23andMe, GEDmatch LT2714030 [compare]
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Anne Massey
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Anne Massey
Merritt-3116 and Merritt-2303 appear to represent the same person because: they are the same. Spouse was merged. Please merge.
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by Anne Massey
Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Merritt-3116 and Merritt-3117 appear to represent the same person because: same date and child
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on Merritt-3116 (merged)
by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
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