Miles Matison Merritt (1809 - 1865)

Born 8 Apr 1809 in South Carolina, United States

Husband of Elizabeth Tines (Adkins) Merritt — married 12 Sep 1833 in Henry County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1865 at age 56 in Claiborne, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Private Miles Merritt served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 13 Apr 1863
Mustered out: 23 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. I, Regiment 10th Infantry

^[1]Miles M. Merrett Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950 Name: Miles M. Merrett Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Adkins Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Date: 12 Sep 1833 Marriage Place: Georgia, United States Marriage Place (Original): Georgia Event Type: Marriage

^[2]M M Meritt United States Census, 1850 Name: M M Meritt Sex: Male Age: 42 years Event Date: 1850 Event Place: Henry, Georgia, United States Event Place (Original): Henry county, Henry, Georgia, United States Event Type: Census Birth Year (Estimated): 1808 Birthplace: South Carolina Race: White Ethnicity: American House Number: 228 Schedule Type: 1850 Population Household Role Sex Age Birthplace H B Meritt Male 2 years Georgia E T Meritt Female 37 years South Carolina M M Meritt Male 42 years South Carolina W I Meritt Male 11 years Georgia M J Adkins Female 1 years Georgia J M Meritt Male 8 years Georgia M E Meritt Female 5 years Georgia M C Meritt Female 5 months Georgia C W Meritt Female 10 years Georgia M I Meritt Female 6 years Georgia S P Meritt Female 15 years Georgia

^[3]M M Merrett United States Census, 1860 Name: M M Merrett Sex: Male Age: 53 Event Date: 1860 Event Place: 7th Ward, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States Event Place (Original): 7 Ward, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States Event Type: Census Birth Year (Estimated): 1807 Birthplace: S C Race: White Household Role Sex Age Birthplace M M Merrett Male 53 S C E T Merrett Female 45 S C W J Merrett Male 21 Ga J M Merrett Male 19 Ga M E Merrett Female 13 Ga H B Merrett Male 11 Ga R M Merrett Male 8 Ga L T Merrett Male 6 La

^[4]Miles Merritt United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865 Name: Miles Merritt Military Beginning Rank: Private Military Final Rank: Private Military Side: Union Military Unit: 10th Regiment, Tennnessee Infantry Military Company: I Event Type: Military Service Event Date: from 1861 to 1865 Event Place: Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original): Tennessee Note: _

^[5]Miles Madison Merritt BIRTH 8 Apr 1809 South Carolina, USA DEATH 23 Nov 1865 (aged 56) Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA BURIAL Adkins Cemetery Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA Middle name was Matison or Madison according to family history Family Members Parents John Merritt 1780–1854 Sarah Patterson Merritt 1780 – unknown Spouse Elizabeth Tines Adkins Merritt 1812–1880 (m. 1833) Half Siblings Mary Merritt Daniel Keith Merritt 1810–1874 Eliza Merritt 1811 – unknown William Merritt 1813 – unknown Nancy Merritt 1817 – unknown John Braxton Merritt 1818–1891 Richard Peter Merritt 1820–1861 Thomas C Merritt 1825 – unknown George Merritt 1833 – unknown Children Sarah Prudence Merritt Tinsley 1834–1927 William J. Merritt 1839–1913 Caroline Wineford Merritt Lewis 1840–1916 Joseph Marion Merritt 1842–1897 Miles Randolph Merritt 1851–1935 Lawson Taylor Merritt 1854–1939

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW7W-NZQ
2. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYR-DFD
3. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPS-XF2
4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS52-843
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59472308/miles-madison-merritt