Lilly Ellen Merritt

1885 - 1975  (89 years)

• Name	Lilly Ellen Merritt  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	9 Jun 1885	Anderson County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Feb 1975	Houston, Harris County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Burial	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Her headstone reads "Chose to serve God in your hour of decision." Leatha Betts shows that she married second a BRONSON. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/MMG9-GQ5/p1 Name: Lilly Ellen Carter Death Date: 27 Feb 1975 Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas Gender: Female Race: Death Age: 89 years Estimated Birth Date: 1886 Birth Date: Birthplace: Marital Status: Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Columbus Edmon Merritt Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Alice Howard Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Place of Residence: Cemetery: Burial Place: Burial Date: Additional Relatives: Film Number: 2243706 Digital Film Number: 4167392 Image Number: 2582 Reference Number: 19582 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
  Person ID	I1509	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Edmon Columbus Merritt,   b. 22 Jun 1854, Perry County, Mississippi d. 26 Feb 1934, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Alice Ann Mary Howard,   b. 20 Aug 1860, Wakulla County, Florida d. 15 Sep 1942, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1876	Vernon Parish, Louisiana   [4]
  Family ID	F11771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Redmond Carter,   b. 31 Jul 1878, Pendleton, Sabine Parish, Louisiana d. 29 Dec 1966, Pendleton, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1902	Sabine Parish, Louisiana
  Children	1. Ellen Elizabeth Bethel Carter,   b. 12 Feb 1903, Texas d. 7 Jun 1982, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)   2. Lily Ethur Carter,   b. 10 Jul 1907, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas d. 25 Nov 1990, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 83 years)   3. James Edward Charles "Charlie" Carter,   b. 24 Apr 1918, Sabine County, Texas d. 15 Mar 1990, Sabine County, Texas (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F1043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jun 1885 - Anderson County, Texas Marriage - 30 Mar 1902 - Sabine Parish, Louisiana Death - 27 Feb 1975 - Houston, Harris County, Texas Burial - - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S607] McCary, Kay P. "Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, San Augustine County, JP 4 Enumerated 3 May 1910 SD 2 ED 141 Sheet 10B 196-225 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S339] Betts, Leatha A--Family Researcher (jlabetts@burgoyne.com) 777 West 1000 South Woods Cross, UT 84087, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=leathaabetts).