MERRITT, John Jacob^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1882 - 1957  (75 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	MERRITT, John Jacob  [6]
  Birth	2 March 1882	Alleghany County, Virginia, United States of America   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 September 1957	Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia, United States of America   [6]
  Burial	Rich Patch, Alleghany County, Virginia, United States of America   [6]
  Person ID	I422328847024	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	MERRITT, Lewis Tyree,   b. 16 Jan 1842, Virginia d. 26 Nov 1929, Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	HIPES, Marietta Elizabeth,   b. 12 November 1850, Botetourt Co., VA. d. 11 January 1929, Covington City, Virginia, United States of America (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1870	Botetourt, Virginia   [7]
  Family ID	F12884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PAXTON, Mary Ellen,   b. 28 May 1889, Alleghany, Virginia d. Jan 1968 (Age 78 years)
  Children	+ 1. MERRITT, Irene Gertrude,   b. 5 Jul 1910, Alleghany, Virginia d. 22 Apr 1999, Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia, United States of America (Age 88 years)   2. MERRITT, Melvin Stuart,   b. 15 Jun 1912, Alleghany, Virginia, USA d. 24 Jul 1912, Alleghany, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)   3. MERRITT, Morgan,   b. 2 May 1914, Oswald, West Virginia, USA d. 20 Mar 1980 (Age 65 years) + 4. MERRITT, Buelah Frances,   b. 19 Feb 1924   d. 6 September 1993 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F9831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

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