MERRITT, William Franklin^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1889 - 1928  (39 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	MERRITT, William Franklin  [4]
  Birth	14 May 1889	Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 June 1928	Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America   [4]
  Burial	Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America   [4]
  Person ID	I422330314292	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	MERRITT, William Addison,   b. 18 April 1847, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America d. 30 May 1903, Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America (Age 56 years)
  Mother	HIPES, Hester Virginia,   b. 7 August 1849, Botetourt Co., VA. d. 11 June 1891, Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	05 Nov 1874	Botetourt, Virginia   [6]
  Family ID	F8177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	HEARN, Almira,   b. 6 April 1894, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America d. 1917, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1912	Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia   [2]
  Children	+ 1. MERRITT, Melvin Addison,   b. 27 Feb 1913, Mount Hope, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America d. 6 Jun 1986, Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years) + 2. MERRITT, Earl,   b. 28 January 1915, Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America d. 22 February 1945, Alteckendorf, Departement du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	SWEETWOOD, Effie,   b. 11 November 1883, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America d. 6 December 1974, Fairlea, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1918	Roncerverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia   [2]
  Children	+ 1. MERRITT, William Burnside,   b. 1 Apr 1919, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia d. 5 November 1995, Mims, Brevard County, Florida, United States of America (Age 76 years) + 2. MERRITT, Lewis Franklin,   b. 2 Jul 1921, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia d. 13 Mar 2011 (Age 89 years)   3. MERRITT, Lawrence Andrew,   b. 18 May 1924, Suddeth Pike, Kentucky d. 17 Jul 2004 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

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