Winston Merritt (abt. 1850 - 1912)

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Biography

Name

Winston /MERITT/^[1]

29 JUN 1871^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S141 Page: > Olive C. CRAVENS <. CONT "Mrs. W. C. POTTORFF" CONT Evelyn GOLD's G-grandmother CONT 1934 obit. Data: Text: "Mrs. W. C. POTTORFF" CONT Olive C. CRAVENS, daughter of Y. B. and Jane CRAVENS, was born 20Mar1849 near Burnt Prairie, Illinois. She spent her entire life in and near this area. For nearly 70 yrs. she was a humble servant of Christ and worked for his cause and the uplift of mankind. CONT She was united with W. C. POTTORFF 10Sep1868. To this union 8 children were born. 2 infants, Mertie and Edgar, and Mrs. J. E. MURPHY and Mrs. Emma Johnson had preceded her in death. She left behind a husband who traversed life's pains with her for more than 65 yrs. Also surviving were 2 sons, Millard and Oscar, 2 daughters; Mrs. A. O. FUNKLHOUSER, and Mrs. J. F. FUNKHOUSER, 21 living grandchildren, 20 g-grandchildren, 3 sisters (Mrs. Alice MERITT, Mrs. Mag MERITT and Mrs. Emmer HANNAFORD). CONT At the time of her death she lacked buy 21 days of being 85 yrs. old. CONT The funeral was at the Burnt Prairie C. P. Church on the morning of March 1st with burial in the cemetery.
2. ↑ Source: #S141 Page: > Olive C. CRAVENS <. CONT "Mrs. W. C. POTTORFF" CONT Evelyn GOLD's G-grandmother CONT 1934 obit. Data: Text: "Mrs. W. C. POTTORFF" CONT Olive C. CRAVENS, daughter of Y. B. and Jane CRAVENS, was born 20Mar1849 near Burnt Prairie, Illinois. She spent her entire life in and near this area. For nearly 70 yrs. she was a humble servant of Christ and worked for his cause and the uplift of mankind. CONT She was united with W. C. POTTORFF 10Sep1868. To this union 8 children were born. 2 infants, Mertie and Edgar, and Mrs. J. E. MURPHY and Mrs. Emma Johnson had preceded her in death. She left behind a husband who traversed life's pains with her for more than 65 yrs. Also surviving were 2 sons, Millard and Oscar, 2 daughters; Mrs. A. O. FUNKLHOUSER, and Mrs. J. F. FUNKHOUSER, 21 living grandchildren, 20 g-grandchildren, 3 sisters (Mrs. Alice MERITT, Mrs. Mag MERITT and Mrs. Emmer HANNAFORD). CONT At the time of her death she lacked buy 21 days of being 85 yrs. old. CONT The funeral was at the Burnt Prairie C. P. Church on the morning of March 1st with burial in the cemetery.

• WikiTree profile Meritt-20 created through the import of GOLDevelyn-ancestors-2013-01-13.ged on Jan 16, 2013 by Lowell Gold.
• Source: S141 Author: various Title: Evelyn GOLD's Genealogy files, Mary Evelyn GOLD, Compiler, Anderson, IN 46012 Publication: Name: various letters, notes, clippings, etc. collected from 1955 through 2000; Repository: #R11 NOTEEvelyn GOLD's Genealogy files. GOLD Mary Evelyn, compiler. miscellaneous, various. Privately held by Mary Evelyn GOLD & Lowell GOLD GOLD, Anderson, IN 46012. CONT CONT much of this info is not indexed nor well organized nor adequately sourced CONT
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