William "Will" was the son of James S. and Mary Alice (McCants) Merritt
He married Sarah "Fannie" Wood in Pulaski County, Arkansas in 1889. [1] - at 1940 census he was widowed and lived with his daughter
Fact 1900 Census, Bayou Metoe Township, Pulaski County, Arkansas. [2]
Fact, 1910 Census, Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States. [3]
He is buried at Bayou Meto Cemetery, Jacksonville, Pulaski, AR
Sources
↑ Name: W. T. Merritt
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Spouse's Name: Fannie Wood
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
Marriage Date: 8 Aug 1889
Marriage Place: Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Event Type: Marriage
Reference: Volumes 13-14
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Fannie Wood Wife F 18
Digital Folder Number: 007721229
Microfilm Number: 560144
Originating System: ODM
Indexing Batch: M58607-5
Citing this Record
"Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73S-BYV : 22 July 2021), W. T. Merritt, 1889.
↑ Name: Willie T Merritt
Sex: Male
Age: 33
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Bayou Meto Township, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original): Bayou Metoe Township, ED 67, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Event Type: Census
Birth Date: Feb 1867
Birthplace: Arkansas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Years Married: 10
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Household Identifier: 29
Line Number: 51
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 2
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Fannie Merritt Wife F 23 Arkansas
Earnest Merritt Son M 8 Arkansas
Evar P Merritt Daughter F 6 Arkansas
Leala M Merritt Daughter F 1 Arkansas
Digital Folder Number: 004119764
Microfilm Number: 1240073
Image Number: 00336
Indexing Batch: N00814-3
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3X9-2RZ : 10 March 2022), Willie T Merritt, 1900.
↑ Name: William T Merritt
Sex: Male
Age: 42
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original): Bayou Meto, , Arkansas
Event Type: Census
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Birthplace: Arkansas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Fannie Merritt Wife F 35 Arkansas
Earnest W Merritt Son M 18 Arkansas
Eva P Merritt Daughter F 15 Arkansas
Sala M Merritt Daughter F 10 Arkansas
Household Identifier: 19
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Affiliate Film Number: 62
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Digital Folder Number: 004970240
Microfilm Number: 1374075
Image Number: 00079
Indexing Batch: N03326-4
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKVP-1RM : accessed 14 June 2022), William T Merritt, Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 101, sheet 1B, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 62; FHL microfilm 1,374,075.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Will 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 Will: