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Mary Caroline Blalock

• Birth*: Mary Caroline Blalock was born in 1835 at Missouri.
• Marriage*: She married John Wesley Merritt, son of John W. Merritt and Elizabeth Ferguson, on 19 November 1854 at Dent County, Missouri.
• Death*: Mary Caroline Blalock died in Dent County, Missouri, circa 1874.

• Census*: She appeared on the census of 22 October 1850 at Crawford County, Missouri.
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 21 July 1860 in the household of John Wesley Merritt at Osage, Crawford County, Missouri.
• (Witness) Census: Mary Caroline Blalock appeared on the census of 15 August 1870 in the household of John Wesley Merritt at Merimac, Dent County, Missouri.

Parents:

Monroe Blalock

• Birth*: Monroe Blalock was born in 1837.
• Marriage*: He married Ala Lunsford on 21 August 1856 at Dent County, Missouri.

Parents:

Margaret Blalock

• Birth*: Margaret Blalock was born in 1839.
• Marriage*: She married John Wesley Plank on 13 November 1856 at Dent County, Missouri.
• Death*: Margaret Blalock died in Dent County, Missouri, in 1910.
• Burial*: She was buried in 1910 in Bowers Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 42255809) at Howes Mill, Dent County, Missouri.

Parents:

Sarah Ann Blalock

• Birth*: Sarah Ann Blalock was born in 1842 at Missouri.
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Roberts Jr. on 18 January 1863 at Crawford County, Missouri.
• Burial*: Sarah Ann Blalock was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery at Salem, Dent County, Missouri.

• SOURCE*: Dent Co. History Book p 455.
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 22 October 1850 in the household of Mary Caroline Blalock at Crawford County, Missouri.
• Education*: Sarah Ann Blalock was educated Colleen Green states she was in school in Graves Co. KY.
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 21 July 1860 in the household of John Wesley Merritt at Osage, Crawford County, Missouri.
• Census*: Sarah Ann Blalock appeared on the census of 1880 at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.

Parents:

Nancy Elizabeth Blalock

• Birth: Nancy Elizabeth Blalock was born on 22 January 1836 at Crawford County, Missouri.
• Birth*: She was born in March 1836 at Missouri.
• Birth: She was born in 1844.
• Marriage*: She married Martin Taff on 11 October 1858 at Dent County, Missouri.
• Burial*: Nancy Elizabeth Blalock was buried in Pinto Cemetery at Dent County, Missouri.

• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 22 October 1850 in the household of Mary Caroline Blalock at Crawford County, Missouri.
• Education*: Nancy Elizabeth Blalock was educated Colleen Green states she was in school in Graves Co. KY.
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 7 July 1860 in the household of Martin Taff at Merimac, Dent County, Missouri.
• Census*: Nancy Elizabeth Blalock appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 11 June 1900 in the household of James Monroe Taff at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.

Parents:

John W. Merritt

• Birth*: John W. Merritt was born circa 1795 at North Carolina.
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Ferguson, daughter of William Ferguson and Catherine Gilmore, on 22 May 1815 at Barren County, Kentucky.
• Death*: John W. Merritt died in Kentucky circa 1840.

• Milit-1812*: He began military service during the War of 1812 in 1812 at North Carolina Name     John Merrit
  Company     7 REG'T (AUG., 1813) NORTH CAROLINA MIL.
  Rank - Induction     PRIVATE
  Rank - Discharge     PRIVATE
  Roll Box     143
  Microfilm Publication     M602.
• Note*: He Presume he died before 1841 as his wife married James Ritchey on 11 Mar 1841 in Allen Co. KY, then moved to Crawford Co. MO.

Elizabeth Ferguson

• Birth*: Elizabeth Ferguson was born in 1798 at Virginia.
• Marriage*: She married John W. Merritt on 22 May 1815 at Barren County, Kentucky.
• Marriage*: Elizabeth Ferguson married James Richey on 11 March 1841 at Allen County, Kentucky.

• Married Name: As of 22 May 1815,her married name was Merritt.
• (Witness) Census: Elizabeth Ferguson appeared on the census of 1850 in the household of James Richey at Crawford County, Missouri.

Parents:

Vadein Merritt

• Birth*: Vadein Merritt was born in 1816 at Kentucky.
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Butler on 12 December 1836 at Barren County, Kentucky.
• Marriage*: Vadein Merritt married Susan Huston on 25 January 1846 at Scott County, Missouri.
• Marriage*: Vadein Merritt married Eva Hughes on 24 December 1848 at Scott County, Missouri.
• Marriage*: Vadein Merritt married Mary A. (?) in 1859 at Scott County, Missouri.
• Marriage*: Vadein Merritt married Dianah Y. (?)

• Census*: Vadein Merritt appeared on the census of 1840 at Perry County, Indiana.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 5 September 1850 at Scott County, Missouri.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1860 at Moreland, Scott County, Missouri.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 29 June 1870 at Moreland, Scott County, Missouri.

Parents:

William Riley Merritt

• Birth*: William Riley Merritt was born in 1823 at Kentucky.
• Marriage*: He married Mickey Selina Stafford on 25 May 1845 at Crawford County, Missouri.
• Death*: William Riley Merritt died before 1853.

Parents:

Obediah Merritt

• Birth*: Obediah Merritt was born on 12 January 1826 at Lawrence County, Tennessee.
• Marriage*: He married Matilda Orr on 25 March 1848 at Allen County, Kentucky.
• Marriage*: Obediah Merritt married Mary Adeline Jent on 25 January 1880 at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.
• Death*: Obediah Merritt died in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, on 15 February 1916, at the age of 90.
• Burial*: He was buried on 17 February 1916 in New Bethel Cemetery (MERRITT, Obediah, Jan. 17, 1826 - Feb. 15, 1916 age 90yrs 1mo 3das
  
  Allen County Kentucky Cemetery & Graveyards revisited p 16) at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.

• Census: He appeared on the census of 1860 at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.
• Milit-Beg*: He began military service on 10 September 1863 Civil War Service-Co. E 52nd KY Mounted Infantry 10 Sep 1863-18 Jan
  1865.
• Census*: He appeared on the census of 1870 at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1880 at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1910 at Hog Pen, Allen County, Kentucky.

Parents:

Martin D. Merritt

• Burial*: Martin D. Merritt was buried in Huston-Walker Cemetery at Sligo, Dent County, Missouri.
• Birth*: He was born in 1828.
• Marriage*: He married Sarah E. Gilbert Dennison on 10 October 1856 at Crawford County, Missouri.

Parents:

Mary Ann F. Merritt

• Birth*: Mary Ann F. Merritt was born on 20 July 1834 at Tennessee.
• Marriage*: She married John Bryant Roberts on 8 January 1852 at Dent County, Missouri.
• Death*: Mary Ann F. Merritt died in Sligo, Dent County, Missouri, on 20 November 1906, at the age of 72.
• Burial*: She was buried after 20 November 1906 in Roberts Cemetery at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.

• Emigration*: She emigrated in 1840.
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 11 July 1860 in the household of John Bryant Roberts at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• (Witness) Census: Mary Ann F. Merritt appeared on the census of 19 August 1870 in the household of John Bryant Roberts at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• (Witness) Census: Mary Ann F. Merritt appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 in the household of John Bryant Roberts at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• (Witness) Census: Mary Ann F. Merritt appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 in the household of John Bryant Roberts at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.

Parents:

James Richey

• Birth*: James Richey was born between 1783 and 1784.
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Ferguson, daughter of William Ferguson and Catherine Gilmore, on 11 March 1841 at Allen County, Kentucky.

• Census*: James Richey appeared on the census.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1850 at Crawford County, Missouri.

Margaret Butler

• Marriage*: Margaret Butler married Vadein Merritt, son of John W. Merritt and Elizabeth Ferguson, on 12 December 1836 at Barren County, Kentucky.

• Married Name: As of 12 December 1836,her married name was Merritt.

Mickey Selina Stafford

• Birth*: Mickey Selina Stafford was born on 12 September 1828.
• Marriage*: She married William Riley Merritt, son of John W. Merritt and Elizabeth Ferguson, on 25 May 1845 at Crawford County, Missouri.
• Death*: Mickey Selina Stafford died in Dent County, Missouri, on 15 April 1881, at the age of 52.
• Burial*: She was buried after 15 April 1881 in Hight Cemetery at Dent County, Missouri.

• SIBLINGS*: She Richard (married Eliza Ann Key), Samuel Ellis, Matilda (married Elijah Key), Louvina (married William Key.)
• PARENTS*: She was the child of Sarah Blackwell & Noah E Stafford.
• Married Name: As of 17 March 1853,her married name was Goade.

A. A. Merritt

• Birth*: A. A. Merritt was born in 1846 at Missouri.

Parents:

James Wesley Merritt

• Birth*: James Wesley Merritt was born on 29 February 1848 at Missouri.
• Marriage*: He married Harriet E. Hight on 30 October 1870 at Dent County, Missouri.
• Death*: James Wesley Merritt died in Dent County, Missouri, on 25 March 1925, at the age of 77.
• Burial*: He was buried after 25 March 1925 in Hight Cemetery at Dent County, Missouri.

Parents:

Matilda Orr

• Birth*: Matilda Orr was born in 1813 at Kentucky.
• Marriage*: She married Obediah Merritt, son of John W. Merritt and Elizabeth Ferguson, on 25 March 1848 at Allen County, Kentucky.
• Death*: Matilda Orr died in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, on 11 May 1879.

• Married Name: Her married name was Sikes.
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 1860 in the household of Obediah Merritt at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.
• (Witness) Census: Matilda Orr appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of Obediah Merritt at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.

Catherine Merritt

• Birth*: Catherine Merritt was born in 1849 at Allen County, Kentucky.
• Death*: She died before April 1915.

• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 1860 in the household of Obediah Merritt at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.

Parents:

Mary Adeline Jent

• Birth*: Mary Adeline Jent was born on 10 November 1849 at Tennessee.
• Marriage*: She married Tom Farley.
• Marriage*: Mary Adeline Jent married Obediah Merritt, son of John W. Merritt and Elizabeth Ferguson, on 25 January 1880 at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.
• Death*: Mary Adeline Jent died in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, on 6 July 1898, at the age of 48.
• Burial*: She was buried after 6 July 1898 in New Bethel Cemetery (MERRITT, Mary A., Nov. 10, 1849-July 6, 1898 age 49yrs 7mos 26days
  
  Allen County Kentucky Cemetery & Graveyards revisited p 16) at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.

• Married Name: Her married name was Farley.
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of Obediah Merritt at Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.

Sarah E. Gilbert Dennison

• Birth*: Sarah E. Gilbert Dennison was born in 1837.
• Marriage*: She married Martin D. Merritt, son of John W. Merritt and Elizabeth Ferguson, on 10 October 1856 at Crawford County, Missouri.
• Death*: Sarah E. Gilbert Dennison died in 1921.

• Biography*: She MERRITT, Sarah E., mother of John W. Merritt, was born in 1837 and died in 1921 (p 59.)
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 11 June 1900 in the household of John Wesley Merritt at Short Bend, Dent County, Missouri.

Nathan Wiseman Merritt

• Birth*: Nathan Wiseman Merritt was born in September 1858 at Missouri.
• Marriage*: He married Alice E (?) in 1887 at Missouri.
• Death*: Nathan Wiseman Merritt died in Missouri.
• Burial*: He was buried in Masonic Cemetery at Bismarck, St. Francois County, Missouri.

• Census*: He appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 at Short Bend, Dent County, Missouri.

Parents:

Mary L. Merritt

• Birth*: Mary L. Merritt was born in 1862 at Missouri.

Parents:

Martha J. Merritt

• Birth*: Martha J. Merritt was born in 1865.

Parents:

John Wesley Merritt

• Birth*: John Wesley Merritt was born on 30 December 1868 at Sligo, Dent County, Missouri.
• Marriage*: He married Eva Baker on 10 January 1889 at Dent County, Missouri.
• Marriage*: John Wesley Merritt married Amanda Florence "Florence" Adams on 26 December 1898 at Dent County, Missouri.
• Death*: John Wesley Merritt died in Crawford County, Missouri, on 5 April 1932, at the age of 63.
• Burial*: He was buried after 5 April 1932 in Boss Cemetery at Boss, Dent County, Missouri.

• Biography*: He MERRITT, John Wesley born 12-30-1868 at Sligo and died 4-5-1932. As a young man, he was married to Eva Baker of Crawford County and they had one daughter, Icelene Aubuchon who is buried at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. 12-26-1889, he was married to Florence Adams of Crawford County and they had five children, Esther (Mrs. Teed Andrews), Carl, Mabel (Mrs. Carl V. Herren), Raymond; and Joseph Earl who died in infancy. He lived around Sligo and Dillard later moving to Boss. He was converted many years before his death and was a member of Macedonia United Baptist Church. ( p 59.)
• Census*: He appeared on the census of 11 June 1900 at Short Bend, Dent County, Missouri.

Parents:

S. Elizabeth Merritt

• Birth*: S. Elizabeth Merritt was born on 30 December 1868 at Missouri.

Parents:

John Bryant Roberts

• Birth*: John Bryant Roberts was born on 10 May 1834 at Dent County, Missouri.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Ann F. Merritt, daughter of John W. Merritt and Elizabeth Ferguson, on 8 January 1852 at Dent County, Missouri.
• Death*: John Bryant Roberts died in Sligo, Dent County, Missouri, on 7 February 1913, at the age of 78.
• Burial*: He was buried on 8 February 1913 in Roberts Cemetery at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.

• PARENTS*: He was the child of Thomas Roberts & Sarah Farris.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 11 July 1860 at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• Milit-Beg*: He began military service in August 1862 Civil War Service 15-26 Aug 1862 in 3rd MO Cavalry, from 20 Sep 1964 as a Pvt in Co I 63rd MO Regt Militia (Capt WH Ferguson's Co) discharged 5 Apr 1865 in Steeleville MO, In Capt. NG Clark's Co. Crawford Co. E MM as pvt. from 1 May -11 Jul 1865.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 19 August 1870 at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• Census*: He appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• PENSION*: He applied for a pension No Filed 21 Mar 1891. Declaration filed 19 May 1905. Rejected 6/1905
  as he wasn't found on the rolls of said divisions in the War Dept. on on 21 March 1891 from the state of.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.

Catherine Minerva Roberts

• Birth*: Catherine Minerva Roberts was born in 1858 at Missouri.
• Marriage*: She married Rufus Henson at Sligo, Dent County, Missouri.

• (Witness) Census: Catherine Minerva Roberts appeared on the census of 19 August 1870 in the household of John Bryant Roberts at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• (Witness) Census: Catherine Minerva Roberts appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 in the household of Rufus Henson at Short Bend, Dent County, Missouri.

Parents:

Millard Filmore Roberts

• Birth*: Millard Filmore Roberts was born on 10 March 1856 at Sligo, Dent County, Missouri.
• Marriage*: He married Margaret (?) in 1882 at Missouri.
• Death*: Millard Filmore Roberts died in Courtoise, Crawford County, Missouri, on 31 August 1914, at the age of 58.

• (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 19 August 1870 in the household of John Bryant Roberts at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• (Witness) Census: Millard Filmore Roberts appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 in the household of John Bryant Roberts at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• Census*: Millard Filmore Roberts appeared on the census of 25 June 1900 at Courtoise, Crawford County, Missouri.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 at Courtoise, Crawford County, Missouri.

Parents:

Wesley John Roberts

• Birth*: Wesley John Roberts was born on 1 August 1861 at Crawford County, Missouri.
• Death*: He died in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, on 27 February 1940, at the age of 78.

• Name Variation: Wesley John Roberts was also known as John Wesley Roberts.
• (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 19 August 1870 in the household of John Bryant Roberts at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.
• (Witness) Census: Wesley John Roberts appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 in the household of John Bryant Roberts at Union, Crawford County, Missouri.

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