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Hosea Holly Merritt

Male 1842 - 1915  (73 years)


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  1. 1.  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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Hattie Bell Merritt  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    2. 3. Rapheal S. Merritt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1874 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 18 Oct 1931 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
    3. 4. Emmett Merritt  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1874 in Chambers Co, or Jefferson Co, Texas; died after 1940 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
    4. 5. Byron Merritt  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    5. 6. Floy A. Merritt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1878 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 5 Jan 1955 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
    6. 7. Pansy Bernardo Merritt  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    7. 8. Huil Holly Merritt, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point 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.

    Hosea married Mary Matilda Johnson on 2 Apr 1892 in Jefferson Co, Texas. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Johnson and Martha Strahan) was born on 29 Aug 1861 in Johnson Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 2 Apr 1911 in Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 3 Apr 1911 in Block Cem, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hattie Bell Merritt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hosea1) 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.

    Hattie married Hardy Sylvester Blanchette after 1900 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Hardy was born on 1 Oct 1870 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 6 Dec 1920 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rapheal S. Merritt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hosea1) was born on 8 Jun 1874 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 18 Oct 1931 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1930, Jefferson Co (Precinct 1), Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    Raphael S. Merritt 58 1872 Texas sta engineer city
    (living alone, indicated married)

    next door to Harry Merritt 40 1890 tool maker oil company


  3. 4.  Emmett Merritt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hosea1) was born in 1874 in Chambers Co, or Jefferson Co, Texas; 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]

    Children:
    1. 9. Nels Merritt  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1900 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died after 1920 in of, Jefferson Co, Texas.

  4. 5.  Byron Merritt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hosea1) 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.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Beaumont Police Department, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
    • Census: 1900, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    Ryan Merritt 23 carpenter
    Gertrude Merritt 18


    Died:
    died from a gunshot wound to the chest

    Byron married Gertrude "Gertie" Stovall about 1900. Gertrude was born in Aug 1881 in Texas; died after 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Floy A. Merritt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hosea1) was born on 23 Dec 1878 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 5 Jan 1955 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: May 1881, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; 1900 census
    • Census: 1900, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    Ivey Tivis 25 1874 Texas
    Belle Tivis 26 1894 wife married 6 yrs 0 children
    Merritt Tivis 18 brother-in-law
    Hue Merritt 16 brother-in-law
    Floy Merritt 19 sister-in-law
    J W Mollie 25 servant

    Floy married Grayson B. Watkins on 18 Dec 1907 in Jefferson Co, Texas. Grayson was born on 5 May 1878 in Virginia; died on 28 Aug 1934 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Greyson B. Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1912 in Texas; died on 24 Feb 1944 in Cambridge, England.
    2. 11. Robert Everett Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1914 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 30 Apr 1956 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

  6. 7.  Pansy Bernardo Merritt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hosea1) 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.

    Notes:

    The estate auction of Mildred Jr.?s grandmother Pansy was a spectacle that drew some 25,000 Houstonians to Rice University in 1962. It was Pansy?s daughter, Mildred 1, who at 14 was in 1935 was described by The Beaumont Enterprise as a successor to Doris Duke for the honor of ?the richest girl in the world.?
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/us/sometimes-the-things-are-not-all-aubusson.html?_r=0

    Pansy married Miles Frank Yount about 1900 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Miles was born on 3 Jan 1880 in Monticello, Drew Co, Arkansas; died on 13 Nov 1933 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Mildred Frank "Mildred 1" Yount  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 May 1920 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 29 Jan 1969 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

  7. 8.  Huil Holly Merritt, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hosea1) 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.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Merritt Paint Company, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; owner
    • Residence: 911 North Street, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
    • Census: 1900, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
    • Census: 1910, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    Ivey Tivis 25 1874 Texas
    Belle Tivis 26 1894 wife married 6 yrs 0 children
    Merritt Tivis 18 brother-in-law
    Hue Merritt 16 brother-in-law
    Floy Merritt 19 sister-in-law
    J W Mollie 25 servant


    Census:
    Hurt H Merrett 27 Texas Texas Texas
    Frankie Merrett 22 Texas Mississippi Mississippi
    Sam W Clinton 51 mother-in-law Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi


    Huil married Frances Ann "Frankie" Merritt about 1913 in Jefferson Co, Texas. Frances was born about 1888 in Texas; died after 1949 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Huil Holly Merritt, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1915 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 19 Jul 1965 in Los Angeles Co, California.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Nels Merritt Descendancy chart to this point (4.Emmett2, 1.Hosea1) was born in 1900 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died after 1920 in of, Jefferson Co, Texas.

  2. 10.  Greyson B. Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (6.Floy2, 1.Hosea1) was born in 1912 in Texas; died on 24 Feb 1944 in Cambridge, England.

  3. 11.  Robert Everett Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (6.Floy2, 1.Hosea1) was born on 15 Sep 1914 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 30 Apr 1956 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

    Robert married Hazel Collins about 1934. Hazel was born about 1914 in Texas; died in 1985 in Greeley, Weld Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 12.  Mildred Frank "Mildred 1" Yount Descendancy chart to this point (7.Pansy2, 1.Hosea1) was born on 2 May 1920 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 29 Jan 1969 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Possessions: 13 Apr 1934, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Possessions:
    Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Texas)
    Apri 13, 1934
    Flashes from A.P. Wire
    Beaumont - Mildred Yount, 13 year-old daughter of the late Miles Frank Yount, Beaumont oil magnate who died last November, will receive an estate of $4,900,072.76 -- that figure being behalf of the community estate of the oil man and his widow, Pansy Yount - according to an inventory filed with the county clerk here Thursday.

    (the 2nd digit in the amount of estate is not clear; might be 0 or 9)

    Family/Spouse: Edward Daniel Manion. Edward was born in of, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Mildred "Mildred Jr." Manion, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1941 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died before 19 Apr 2012 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 20 Apr 2012 in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
    2. 15. Kathryn Manion-Haider  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. Edward Daniel Manion, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 13.  Huil Holly Merritt, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (8.Huil2, 1.Hosea1) was born on 26 Jul 1915 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 19 Jul 1965 in Los Angeles Co, California.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1935, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
    • Census: 1940, Houston, Harris Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    Huel Merritt 24 1916
    Frances Merritt 23 1917
    Frances Merritt 4 1936
    Nancy Merritt 1 1939

    Huil married Frances Marion "Taddy" Tuttle about 1835 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Frances was born on 19 Oct 1916 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas; died on 29 Dec 2010 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Frances Kirby Merritt  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Nancy Merritt  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Mildred "Mildred Jr." Manion, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mildred3, 7.Pansy2, 1.Hosea1) was born on 26 Feb 1941 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died before 19 Apr 2012 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 20 Apr 2012 in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

    Notes:

    never married. Lived in Tanglewood neighborhood in Beaumont.
    See The New York Times.com
    Texas Monthly: Sometimes the Things are Not all Aubusson
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/us/sometimes-the-things-are-not-all-aubusson.html?_r=0

    Died:
    Mildred Yount Manion, 71, was born on February 26, 1941, in Beaumont, Texas, the daughter of Mildred Frank Yount of Beaumont and Edward Daniel Manion of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the granddaughter of Miles Frank Yount and his wife, Pansy and J. R. Manion and his wife, Sara Kathryn. Mildred was a gentle soul, loved and appreciated by family and friends. Her love for cats and dogs brought her joy, and she was a supporter of the Galveston Island Humane Society. She was also a loyal supporter of free breast cancer screening by the Gift of Life Program. Mildred is survived by her sister, Kathryn Manion Haider; Kathryn's two children, Karyn Haider Goodrich and her husband, Paul and Edward Manion Haider; and by Kathryn's grandchildren, Melanie Anne Goodrich, Haley Hotton Goodrich, and Grace Manion Goodrich. She is also survived by her brother, Edward Daniel Manion, Jr.; Edward's two daughters are Kristin Cherry Acuņa and her husband, Augie and their children, Gus Acuņa and Ava Acuņa; and Courtney Yount Curtis and her daughter, Cammy Curtis. A gathering of her family and friends will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Friday, April 20, 2012, at Broussard's, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 21, 2012, at St. Anne Catholic Church, 2715 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery, under the direction of Broussard's. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Mildred's memory may be made to Galveston Island Humane Society, 6814 Broadway, Galveston, Texas 77554; or to Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program, PMB #46 148 S. Dowlen Road, Beaumont, Texas 77707

    Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on Apr. 19, 2012 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/beaumontenterprise/obituary.aspx?pid=157107697#sthash.f2C0Iori.dpuf -
    See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/beaumontenterprise/obituary.aspx?pid=157107697#sthash.f2C0Iori.dpuf


  2. 15.  Kathryn Manion-Haider Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mildred3, 7.Pansy2, 1.Hosea1)

  3. 16.  Edward Daniel Manion, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mildred3, 7.Pansy2, 1.Hosea1)

  4. 17.  Frances Kirby Merritt Descendancy chart to this point (13.Huil3, 8.Huil2, 1.Hosea1)

    Family/Spouse: Malcom Vaughn Matthews. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Marianne Matthews-Petry, (As-DNA-5th-8th)  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 18.  Nancy Merritt Descendancy chart to this point (13.Huil3, 8.Huil2, 1.Hosea1)


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