Emma Elizabeth Merritt

1897 - 1918  (21 years)

• Name	Emma Elizabeth Merritt
  Birth	14 Sep 1897	Dewitt, Arkansas, Arkansas   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Oct 1918	Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas   [7]
  Burial	Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
  Person ID	I87	American Kindred
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	John Marion Merritt,   b. 25 Jun 1870, Dewitt County, Arkansas d. 26 Mar 1946, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Rosa Bell Richey,   b. 22 Jan 1881, Dewitt County, Arkansas d. 8 Mar 1952, Smallwood Township, Jasper County, Illinois (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1894	Arkansas County, Arkansas   [8]
  Divorce	19 Dec 1905	Sunflower County, Mississippi
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Conard McWilliams,   b. 7 Dec 1885, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	6 Mar 1915	Lee County, Arkansas   [9]
  Children	1. Dorothy Helen McWilliams,   b. 16 Jan 1916, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas d. 29 Mar 2001, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois (Age 85 years) m. Donald William Hopper (1932)   2. James Carlise McWilliams,   b. 24 Mar 1918, Helena, Phillips, Arkansas d. 29 Oct 1918, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas (Age 0 years)
  Documents		Celebrate Third Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Jas C. McWilliams entertained a few friends Tuesday evening on the occasion of the third anniversary of their wedding. Mr. and Mrs. McWilliams were the recipients of many warm congratulations and their friends wish them many happy returns of the day. (Note: the society column got it wrong, it would have been their 2nd anniversary)
  		James McWilliams and Emma Merritt Marriage Certificate
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2026

  
  

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  		Marriage - 6 Mar 1915 - Lee County, Arkansas Death - 29 Oct 1918 - Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas Burial - - Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Documents		James McWilliams Draft Registration United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
  		Birth record for James Carlise McWilliams Birth record for James Carlise McWilliams Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019. Original data:Arkansas Department of Vital Records. Birth Certificates. Little Rock, AR, USA.

  
  

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  Emma Merritt McWilliams

  
  

• Sources

  [S275] 1880 United States Census, Hutton, Coles County,. [S586] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Sunflower, Mississippi; Roll: T624_759; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374772. [S587] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: La Grue, Arkansas, Arkansas; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1240049. [S593] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. [S681] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957. [S941] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates. [S332] Phillips County Arkansas World War I registration. Funeral Home Records of Keeshan-Lambert [S427] 1900 U.S. Census, La Gru, Arkansas, John M. Merritt. [S316] McWilliams/Merrit Marriage.