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Ida Katherine MERRITT

Ida Katherine MERRITT

Female 1890 - 1946  (~ 55 years)

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  • Name Ida Katherine MERRITT 
    Born Aug 1890  Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Aug 30 1892, but 1900 Census shows it as Aug 1890. Date on headstone is also 1890.
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1911  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1920  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1921  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [5] 
    laundress (at home) 
    Residence Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 11 Jun 1946  Salem, 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] 
    Person ID I68886  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2020 

    Father Crofton George MERRITT,   b. Jan 1862, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Laura Louise RYMER,   b. CA 1869, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1942, Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Family ID F18572  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James Robert LIPSCOMB,   b. 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)  [7] 
    Married 6 Oct 1911  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 18 1900:
      Samuel H. Douglass, 66, b. May 1834, farmer, married 44 yrs; son David b, 38, b. Feb 1862, single, farm laborer; dau Mary, 32, b. Nov 1867, single; hired hand James Lipscomb, 12, b. Jan 1888, at school; hired hand Lena L. Hart, 19, b. Aug 1880, single, housekeeper.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, City of Salem), enumerated on Jan 15 1920:
      James Lipscomb, 32, teamster; wife Ida, 29; dau Virchie, 7; son Edward, 5; dau Mary, 2 yr 9 mo; dau Violet, 11 months; brother-in-law Ben Merritt, 17.

      As a widow, Ida remarried Philip Keck, a native and resident of Illinois, in Clarksburg on Oct 21 1921. But they were not together in the 1930 Census, with her marital status given as widowed, but with her retaining the Lipscomb surname.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, City of Salem), enumerated on Apr 5 1930 at #3 Lynch Street:
      Ida Lipscomb, 49, widowed, laundress (at home); dau Mary, 13; son Edward, 15; dau Violet, 11.
    Children 
    +1. Virchie Louise LIPSCOMB,   b. 30 May 1912, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1934, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     2. Edward Ward LIPSCOMB,   b. 27 Oct 1914, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1974, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     3. Mary Esther LIPSCOMB,   b. 14 Mar 1916, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1982  (Age 66 years)
    +4. Violet Lorraine LIPSCOMB,   b. 22 Feb 1918, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1971, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    Documents
    68885_JamesLipscomb_IdaMerritt_MarriageRecord_6Oct1911.jpg    		68885_JamesLipscomb_IdaMerritt_MarriageRecord_6Oct1911.jpg
    Family ID F29009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Philip Wendel KECK,   b. CA 1887, St. Clair Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 15 Oct 1921  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Documents
    80993_PhilipWendelKeck_IdaMerrittLipscomb_MarriageRecord_15Oct1921.jpg    		80993_PhilipWendelKeck_IdaMerrittLipscomb_MarriageRecord_15Oct1921.jpg
    Family ID F34638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    68886_LIPSCOMB_IdaKatherineMerritt_DeathRecord_11Jun1946.jpg    		68886_LIPSCOMB_IdaKatherineMerritt_DeathRecord_11Jun1946.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    5. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S2201] City Directory.

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.