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Laura Louise RYMER

Laura Louise RYMER

Female 1869 - 1942  (~ 73 years)

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  • Name Laura Louise RYMER 
    Born CA 1869  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Jan 17 1866, and date on headstone is 1865, both of which are inconsistent with other records. Her birth date was given in the 1900 Census as Oct 1870, but she appeared in the 1870 Census, age 1. Age 17 in he 1886 marriage record would also put birth in about 1869.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1940  Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 16 Nov 1942  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I45645  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2020 

    Father Silas T. RYMER,   b. CA 1834, Pendleton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1894, Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Mother Sarah C. HALTERMAN,   b. 1840, Pendleton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1923, Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F11557  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Crofton George MERRITT,   b. Jan 1862, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 1 Jul 1886  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
      Crofton G. Merritt, 38, b. Jan 1862, farmer, married 13 yrs; wife Lou (or Lora), 29, b. Oct 1870, married 13 yrs, mother of 5 children (all still living); dau Ada, 13, b. May 1887; son Ward, 11, b. Apr 1889; dau Ida, 9, b. Aug 1890; son Dewit, 5, b. Feb 1895; dau Carrie (or Cassie), 3, b. Apr 1897. [7]
    Children 
     1. Ada Mae MERRITT,   b. 10 May 1887,   d. 12 Jan 1974  (Age 86 years)
     2. Ida Katherine MERRITT,   b. Aug 1890, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1946, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years)
     3. Eddie Ward MERRITT,   b. 12 Apr 1892, Stanley, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1967, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. DeWitt Talmadge "Doc" MERRITT,   b. 23 Feb 1894, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1948, Williamsport, Lycoming Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     5. Carrie MERRITT,   b. Apr 1897
     6. Clemmie Gail "Pete" MERRITT,   b. 16 Apr 1902, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1983  (Age 80 years)
     7. Ben MERRITT,   b. 13 Mar 1903, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1986, Salem, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F18572  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    45645_MERRITT_LouiseRymer_DeathCertificate_16Nov1942.jpg    		45645_MERRITT_LouiseRymer_DeathCertificate_16Nov1942.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    3. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    5. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as George Merritt, 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Laura L. Rymer, 17, of Doddridge Co. Married Jul 1 1886.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.