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Ben MERRITT

Ben MERRITT

Male 1903 - 1986  (82 years)

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  • Name Ben MERRITT 
    Buried SEC NW ROW 7  Columbiana Cemetery, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Born 13 Mar 1903  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    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 
    Occupation 1920  [7] 
    teamster 
    Census 1930  Coburns Fork (Jarvisville), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • With is wife, in household of her parents and their other children.
    Occupation 1930  [8] 
    truck driver (chauffeur) 
    Census 1940  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [9] 
    machine operator for State Road Commission 
    Military From 1 Jul 1942 to 10 Aug 1945  [10] 
    U.S. Army, World War II 
    Residence Columbiana, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1946  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 22 Feb 1986  Salem, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 12] 
    Person ID I127745  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 Acyneth Imogene GOLDSMITH,   b. CA 1911, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 6 Nov 1929  Patterson Fork, south of Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Divorced Y  [14] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Harold MERRITT,   b. 24 Sep 1930, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1996, San Bernardino Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F55641  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eugenia SWISHER,   b. 3 Dec 1905, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Jul 1946  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F55642  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=177625&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

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

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

    9. [S2638] 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    10. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    11. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    12. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    13. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=34183&Type=Marriage.

    14. [S1966] Record of husband's remarriage.