John
William
Merritt
Born about in Illinois
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Martha Alice (Carpenter) Merritt
— married
25 Sep 1879 in Bond County, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Isaac Newton Merritt, William Andrew Merritt, Ethel Alvina Merritt, Bethria Elizabeth Merritt, Laura E. Merritt, Alice Emmiline Gert Merritt and John Wesley Merritt
Died
at about age 72
in Bond County, Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Oct 2016
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Biography
Rupert listed on the 1920 census
Census indicates he is white, can read, can write, owns home. Father born in Ohio, Mother born in Tennessee.
1860 census: Lives with Isaac and Elizabeth, his parents, Easter age 7, and Benjamin age 4. Pg 163
1880 census: Married to Martha, who is 19. He is 26, Lives in Okaw, Bond County, IL. A farmer. Source sheet A #300 Vol 1
1900 Census: Lives in Keyesport Village, Illinois with Isaac N., William A., Ethel A., Laura E., Emeline, and John W.
Sources above: Federal Census information
Sources
- Ancestry.com
My Trees mc000985-167-432 My Heritage.com [1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~12.50%
Eileen (Hardesty) Segall
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A937711 [compare], Ancestry member Eilsegall1
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