Louis M Merritt (1912 - 1972)

Born 24 Sep 1912 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States

Husband of Hattie Walton (White) Merritt — married 29 Mar 1938 in Prince George, Virginia, United States

Died 8 Nov 1972 at age 60 in Hopewell, Virginia, United States

Biography

Louis was born in 1912.^[1] He passed away in 1972.^[2]

Louis married Hattie White in 1938 in Prince George, Virginia.^[3]

Louis enlisted in the US Army for World War II.^[4]

Census Records:

• 1920, enumerated in the home of his parents in Prince George, Virginia.^[5]
• 1930, enumerated in the home of his parents in Hopewell, Virginia.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-113," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYK-L5B4 : 1 March 2021), Lewis Madison Merritt, 21 Sep 1912; from Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : n.d.); citing , Alleghany, Virginia, United States, certificate 9720, Library of Virginia, Richmond.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRD-9D9F : 16 August 2019), Louis M Merritt, 08 Nov 1972; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Hopewell, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9J-TMM5 : 20 February 2021), Louis Madison Merritt and Hettie Walton White, 29 Mar 1938; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Prince George, Virginia, United States, certificate 5874, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
4. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TF-TBS : 5 December 2014), Louis M Merritt, enlisted 12 Dec 1944, Richmond, Virginia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJD-ZFH : 4 February 2021), Lewis M Merritt in entry for Walter L Merritt, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CHZZ-5N2 : accessed 16 September 2022), Louis M Merritt in household of Walter L Merritt, Hopewell, Virginia United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 5A, line 44, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2468; FHL microfilm 2,342,202.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58728308/louis-m-merritt: accessed 16 September 2022), memorial page for Louis M. Merritt (24 Sep 1912–8 Nov 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58728308, citing Appomattox Cemetery, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Anne D (contributor 50025304) .