Washington Parish, Louisiana F. B. Merritt Bible, copyright 1870,
in possession of Ernestine Dyson, Mt. Herman, LA - 1963.
Submitted 2001 by Robert Leonard Merritt, Corvallis, OR.


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Marriages:
* Noah Merritt of Scituate, Mass. was married to Elizabeth Bryant Jan.
18th, 1787.
* Obadiah Merritt of Monroe Miss. was married to Ann S. Bingham August 23,
1820.
* Francis B. Merritt was married to Margaret J. Holliday Sept. 2nd, 1856.

Births:
* Noah Merritt, Jr. was born March 15th, 1788
* Betsy Merritt was born Nov. 18th, 1789
* Charles, born Oct. 12th, 1791
* Noah sec. Born March 13th, 1792
* Obadiah-Born Oct. 20th, 1794
* Polly-Born Sept 1797
* Polly sec. Born Feby 25th 1800
* Joseph Born Dec. 20th, 1802
* John Wesley Born Jary 5th, 1805

Deaths:
* Noah, Jr. died May 20 1792
* Charles Died June 6, 1792
* Polly Died Nov 1798
* Joseph died Jary. 22, 1803
* John Wesley died
* Obadiah Died may 3rd 1827

Births:
* Ann S. Bingham Born Aug. 9th, 1805
* Noah B. Merritt Born July 20th 1821
* Francis B. Merritt Born Apl 3rd 1824
* Katherine Merritt Born May 24th 1826

Deaths:
* Ann S. Bingham died March 27 1873
* Katherine Merritt died

Births:
* Alice Ann Born June 24th 1857
* Obadiah Ayers Born Dec. 4th 1858
* Emma Katherine Born Apl 1st 1861
* Francis Marcellus Born Jany 24th 1863
* Noah Metellus Born Jan. 22, 1866
* Louisa Jane Born Mch. 4ht, 1868
* Lamanda R. Merritt Born August 16, 1871

Deaths:
* Francis M. Merritt Died Decm. 19, 1886
* Margaret J. Merritt Died April 24th 1889
* Noah B. Merritt Died November 3rd 1891
* Lemanda R. Magee Died Jan. 8, 1923

From a newspaper clipping pasted in the F.B. Merritt Bible:

Obituary

HOLLIDAY: Mrs. Margaret J. Holliday was born Nov. 18, 1833 , and was
married to Francis B. Merritt, Sept. 2, 1856, and departed this life Apr.
24, 1889, in perfect peace with God and all mankind at her home near Sunny
Hill, La. She leaves a true and noble husband, and sons and daughters, with
grandchildren...