Nels Merritt: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. Nels Merritt was born in 1900 in Jefferson Co, Texas (son of Emmett Merritt and Mrs. Helen (..) Merrett); died after 1920 in of, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Generation: 2

Emmett Merritt was born in 1874 in Chambers Co, or Jefferson Co, Texas (son of Hosea Holly Merritt and Sarah Frances (Sarah Belle) Sherman); died after 1940 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1920, Beaumont (Precinct 1), Jefferson Co, Texas

Notes:

Census:
Emmett Merritt 40
Hellen Merritt 38
Nels Merritt 20 son
Alfred Depolder 32 roomer
J H Baras 32 roomer
Mamie Johnson 27 black servant
Jack Johnson 5 (son of Mamie Johnson) black

Emmett married Mrs. Helen (..) Merrett about 1899 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Helen was born in 1882 in Louisiana; died after 1940 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mrs. Helen (..) Merrett was born in 1882 in Louisiana; died after 1940 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Children:

1. Nels Merritt was born in 1900 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died after 1920 in of, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Generation: 3

Hosea Holly Merritt was born in 1842 in Alabama; died on 6 Jun 1915 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1950, Liberty Co, Texas

Notes:

son of Daniel Merritt and Cynthia Cotton

Census:
Daniel Merritt 45 South Carolina
Cynthia A Merritt 44 Georgia
Wesley Merritt 18 Florida
Clarina Merritt 15 Florida
Joseph W Merritt 14 Alabama
Daniel W Merritt 11 Alabama
Hosea H Merritt 8 Alabama
Cynthia C Merritt 6 Alabama

Hosea married Sarah Frances (Sarah Belle) Sherman about 1868 in Chambers Co, or Jefferson Co, Texas. Sarah (daughter of John T. Sherman and Rachel Summers) was born in 1851 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co, Missouri; died on 13 Dec 1887 in Beaumont Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Frances (Sarah Belle) Sherman was born in 1851 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co, Missouri (daughter of John T. Sherman and Rachel Summers); died on 13 Dec 1887 in Beaumont Jefferson Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1870, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas
Census: 28 Jun 1880, Jefferson Co (Precinct 5), Texas

Notes:

Census:
Hosea Merritt 28
Sarah Merritt 19
Belle Merritt 1

(living next door to his brother Dane (Daniel) Merritt and family)

Census:
Merritt Hosey H. 38 1842 Self Alabama South Carolina Georgia
Merritt Sarah F. 29 1851 Wife Missouri New York Kentucky
Merritt Hattie Bell 11 1869 Daughter Texas Alabama Missouri
Merritt Ralpheal S. 8 1872 Son Texas Alabama Missouri
Merritt Emmit 6 1874 Son Texas Alabama Missouri
Merritt Byron 4 1876 Son Texas Alabama Missouri
Merritt Floy A. Female 2 1878 Daughter Texas Alabama Missouri

Children:

Hattie Bell Merritt was born on 21 Jan 1870 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 7 Jan 1947 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Rapheal S. Merritt was born on 8 Jun 1874 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 18 Oct 1931 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
2. Emmett Merritt was born in 1874 in Chambers Co, or Jefferson Co, Texas; died after 1940 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Byron Merritt was born in Nov 1876 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 17 Dec 1905 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Floy A. Merritt was born on 23 Dec 1878 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 5 Jan 1955 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Pansy Bernardo Merritt was born on 21 Feb 1887 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 14 Oct 1962 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Huil Holly Merritt, Sr. was born on 26 Dec 1883 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 4 Jun 1949 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Generation: 4

10.

John T. Sherman was born on 11 Jun 1823 in Sherburne, Chenango Co, New York (son of Jacob* Haven Sherman, Sr and Rebecca* Stebbins); died on 18 Jul 1902 in Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Military: Civil War
Census: 1859, Chambers Co, Texas; tax roll
Census: 20 Jul 1860, Chambers Co, Texas
Census: 1 Jun 1870, Wallisville, Chambers Co (Subdivision 17), Texas
Census: 9 Jun 1880, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas

Notes:

Beaumont card catelog: obit (Ent 7-18-1902 p 13 col 6)
Sherman, John H : "Civil War Vet - listed under Conf Vets meeting"
1860 Census listed from Maine
1865 listed in Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas 1863-1865.
1867 Voters Registration List, Chambers Co, listed birth at 1822 NY, 16 yrs in state, county, pct.
1870 Census listed from NY

There is a reference to J.T. as "Dr."
Civil War - Enlisted on August 7, 1863 in Captain Thomas A. Wooten's Company B of the Texas State Troops Cavalry. He was 40 years old at the time, entering the company as a private. Records in the Texas State Library indicate that he was stationed at Camp Wood near Liberty five days after his enlistment.
1870 census showed real and personal property valued at $10,500. "The most obvious documentary evidence of the impact of the Reconstruction can be found in the census and tax records kept both befoe and after the war. Most property holders suered. With much of their material wealth tied up in newly enfranchised slaves, such a downturn in personal wealth is hardly surprising."
Source: (Chambers County, Texas in the War Between the States, by Kevin Ladd, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, 1994)

alternate birth location: Madison, Madison Co, NY
alternate death date: 23 Sep 1923

Census:
Residence 419
John L. Sherman 35 farmer 300 200 Maine
Rachel 28 Kentucky
Sarah F. 10 1850 Missouri
Richard H. 8 1852 Missouri
Ellen A 6 1854 Texas
Charles 4 1956 Texas

residence 421 3,000 700 New Hamshire farmer
L.R. Sherman 43 Ohio
Margaret 35 Illinois
Edward 17 Illinois
John 13 Missouri
Levret 13 Missouri

Census:
Subdivision 17 (Wallisville), Chambers County, Texas 2 Jun 1870
(page 3)
residence 24
Sherman, John 47 New York
Sherman, Rachel 39 Kentucky
Sherman, Hamilton 17 Missouri
Sherman, Augusta 15 Texas
Sherman, Charles 13 Texas

residence 28
Sherman, Haml 42 1828 New York
Sherman, Mary 32 1838 Texas
Sherman, Martha 12 1858 Texas
Sherman, Richard 6 1864 Texas
(page 4)
Sherman, Edgar 5 1865 Texas
Sherman, Oliver 1 1860 Texas
Sherman, Rebecca 84 1786 New Hampshire

residence 27
Barnes, Willie 50 1820 Connecticut
Barnes, Rebecca 566 1814 New Hampshire
Barnes, Jake 27 1843 Illinois
Barnes, John 18 1852 Missouri
Barnes, Linus 14 1856 Texas
Doebner, Sam 31 1839 Sachsen (Kgr./Land in Bundesrepublik)/Saxony (Kingdom/State)
Doebner, Rebecca (dau) 23 1847 Missouri
Doebner, William 1 1869 Texas

Census:
3rd Precinct or Wallisville, Chambers County 9th June 1880

residence 31/33 (page 4)
Sherman Lotrop B. 55 1825 Self Married New York New Hampshire New Hampshire farmer
Sherman Mary S. 44 1836 wife Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee
Sherman Amanda 14 1866 Daughter Texas New York Tennessee
Sherman Lotrop L. 12 1868 Son Single Texas New York Tennessee
Jones Mrs. Devilla E. 22 1858 Daughter Widowed Texas New York Tennessee
Jones Oscar 3 1877 Grandson Single Texas New York Tennessee
Jones Abbie A. 3m Feb 1880 Granddaughter Single Texas New York Tennessee

residence 32/34
Wm. A. Smith 48 1832 Alabama
Emily Smith 46 1834 Georgia
Lena Smith 5 1875 Texas
Wm. H. Miller 23 1857 stepson Texas
Geo. C. Miller 18 1862 stepson Texas
Emily V. Merritt 14 1866 stepdau Texas
Joseph Hill 9 1871 nephew Texas
Hattie Hill 7 1873 niece Texas
Ben Hill 5 1875 nephew Texas
Ettie Hill 14 1866 niece Texas
P. C. Hill 38 1842 Texas Georgia SC widower

residence 33/35
Miller, James A. 26 TX Florida Georgia
Sophronia 18 1862 Texas NY TN

residence 34/35
Barnes Willis 63 1817 Self Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut farmer
Barnes Rebecca 66 1814 wife New Hampshire New Hampshire Massachusetts
Barnes Jacob 37 1843 Son Single Illinois Connecticut New Hampshire laborer
Barnes Lannis 23 1857 Son Single Texas Connecticut New Hampshire
Doebner Willie 10 1870 Grandson Texas Prussia Missouri

residence 35/37
Sherman Richd. H. 50 1830 Self Widower New York New Hampshire New Hampshire farmer
Sherman Martha 21 1859 Daughter Single Texas New York Texas
Sherman Richard 17 1863 Son Texas New York Texas
Sherman Edgar 15 1865 Son Texas New York Texas
Sherman Oliver 11 1869 Son Texas New York Texas
Sherman Annie 5 1875 Daughter Texas New York Texas

residence 37/36
Sherman R. H. 27 1853 Self Missouri New York Missouri
Sherman Susan S 24 1856 wife Texas Tennessee Louisiana
Sherman Boyd O. 7m 1879 Son Texas Missouri Texas

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residence 38/40
Sherman, John T. 55 widowed New York New Hampshire Connecticut
Sherman, Chas 23 son married farmer Texas New York Kentucky
Sherman, Mary A 20 daughter-in-law married Texas Tennessee Tennessee
Sherman, Leonard 1 grandson Texas Texas Texas

John married Rachel Summers on 8 Nov 1849 in St.Louis Co, Missouri. Rachel (daughter of Walter Scott Summers and Mary Eleanor Shuttleworth) was born in Jul 1832 in Owensboro, Daviess Co, Kentucky; died on 17 Jul 1902 in Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rachel Summers was born in Jul 1832 in Owensboro, Daviess Co, Kentucky (daughter of Walter Scott Summers and Mary Eleanor Shuttleworth); died on 17 Jul 1902 in Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1 Jun 1870, Wallisville, Chambers Co (Subdivision 17), Texas

Notes:

daughter of Walter Scott SUMMERS and Mary Eleanor SHUTTLEWORTH

Census:
Subdivision 17 (Wallisville), Chambers County, Texas 2 Jun 1870
(page 3)
residence 24
Sherman, John 47 New York
Sherman, Rachel 39 Kentucky
Sherman, Hamilton 17 Missouri
Sherman, Augusta 15 Texas
Sherman, Charles 13 Texas

residence 28
Sherman, Haml 42 1828 New York
Sherman, Mary 32 1838 Texas
Sherman, Martha 12 1858 Texas
Sherman, Richard 6 1864 Texas
(page 4)
Sherman, Edgar 5 1865 Texas
Sherman, Oliver 1 1860 Texas
Sherman, Rebecca 84 1786 New Hampshire

residence 27
Barnes, Willie 50 1820 Connecticut
Barnes, Rebecca 566 1814 New Hampshire
Barnes, Jake 27 1843 Illinois
Barnes, John 18 1852 Missouri
Barnes, Linus 14 1856 Texas
Doebner, Sam 31 1839 Sachsen (Kgr./Land in Bundesrepublik)/Saxony (Kingdom/State)
Doebner, Rebecca (dau) 23 1847 Missouri
Doebner, William 1 1869 Texas

Children:

5. Sarah Frances (Sarah Belle) Sherman was born in 1851 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co, Missouri; died on 13 Dec 1887 in Beaumont Jefferson Co, Texas.
Richard Hamilton Sherman was born in 1852 in Missouri; died in 1923 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Augusta Ellen Sherman was born on 1 Sep 1854 in Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1946 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Charles Sherman was born in 1856 in Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas; died in 1904 in Jefferson Co, Texas.