Elizabeth (Slone) Merritt (abt. 1813 - abt. 1850)

Born about 1813 in Georgia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1850 at about age 37 in Coffee County, Georgia, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth Slone Merritt BIRTH 1813 DEATH 1850 (aged 36–37) Coffee County, Georgia, USA BURIAL McClelland Cemetery Coffee County, Georgia, USA

Elizabeth is the daughter of William Slone (1782 NC-1862 GA) and Mary Ann ____ (c.1790-1795 - died before the 1850 census.

William and Mary Ann Slone also died in the area of Irwin Co. that became Coffee Co., GA in 1854.

Luke and Elizabeth were married May 16, 1837 in Irwin Co., GA.. ^[1]

Children

1. William Slone Merritt 1831–1900
2. Thomas Merritt 1831–1916
3. Ann Jane Merritt Paulk 1839–1922
4. Alexander Merritt 1840–1902
5. Mary Elizabeth Merritt Pridgen 1845–1919

There was a young female in the household of Luke Merritt in 1840, and is likely Elizabeth.^[2]

Elizabeth likely died around 1850, for she is not present in the household with Luke in the 1850 census.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 January 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Slone Merritt (1813–1850), Find A Grave: Memorial #137477262, citing McClelland Cemetery, Coffee County, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-437 : 24 August 2015), Luke Merrett, District 690, Irwin, Georgia, United States; citing p. 10, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 44; FHL microfilm 7,045.