Andrew
D
Merritt
Born in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Merritt
and Lucinda (Adams) Merritt
Brother of
Nancy B (Merritt) Palmer, Jeptha Foster Merritt, Mary (Merritt) Hollingsworth, William A Merritt, Sarah (Merritt) Freeman, James Jasper Merritt, Alfred R Merritt, Stephen Reed Merritt and Lucinda Jane (Merritt) Nix
Husband of
Martha Ann McAfee
— married
2 Dec 1866 (to 1876) in White, Georgia, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 36
in White County, Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Apr 2013
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Biography
Andrew Merritt served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 24, 1862
Mustered out: Oct 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 24th Georgia Infantry
Enlisted: Aug 24, 1862
Mustered out: Oct 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 24th Georgia Infantry
Andrew Merritt was born in 1840. He was the son of James Merritt and Lucinda Adams. [1]
Andrew enlisted in Company C, 24th Georgia Infantry, like his brothers. He was discharged in October 1862 due to disability.[2][3]
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJC-KTT : 9 November 2014), A Merett in household of James Merritt, Habersham county, Habersham, Georgia, United States; citing family 14, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9XV-L3V : 4 December 2014), A.D. Merritt, Private, Company C, 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M226 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 42; FHL microfilm 821,741.
- ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/white/military/civilwar/rosters/coc24.txt
- Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVX-NFF : 18 July 2016), Andrew Merritt and Martha Mc Afee, 02 Dec 1866; citing Marriage, White, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 418,665.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #85696265
- United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQS-QP4 : 17 October 2014), Andrew Merrit, Georgia, United States; citing p. 69, family 9, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,682.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Dennis Soules for creating WikiTree profile Merritt-779 through the import of Never Ending Story_2013-04-18_01.ged on Apr 18, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andrew by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Andrew:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andrew by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Andrew:
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~1.56%
James Wilson
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~1.56%
Oreeda (McClure) Burnette :
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~0.78%
Katherine (Sisson) Collins :
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Martha (Strong) Slater :
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~0.78%
Ervin Adams :
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Donna Adams :
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~0.78%
Dorothy Jackson :
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~0.78%
Lucy (Wilson) Robinson :
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~0.78%
Delma (Hamm) Holcombe :
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Merritt-2523 and Merritt-779 appear to represent the same person because: Based on the sources posted in the comments for Merritt-779, this is the same person and can be merged.
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Please add sources:
- "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWC1-65N : 24 December 2014), Andrew Merritt and Martha Mc Afee, 02 Dec 1866; citing , White, Georgia; FHL microfilm 418,665.
- "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG1D-LQQ : 18 April 2016), Andrew D. Merritt in entry for Eva Earl, 08 Apr 1947; citing , Earl, Eva, 1947, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 2,396,198.
- "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXM-2SBJ : 4 April 2016), Andrew Merritt in entry for Charles Wilburn Merritt, 23 Feb 1935; citing Atlanta, Dekalb, Georgia, United
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