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Emma Elizabeth Merritt
1897 - 1918 (21 years)-
Name Emma Elizabeth Merritt Birth 14 Sep 1897 Dewitt, Arkansas, Arkansas Gender Female Death 29 Oct 1918 Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas 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 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 Children 1. Dorothy Helen McWilliams, b. 16 Jan 1916, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas d. 29 Mar 2001, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois (Age 85 years) 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 12 Mar 2024
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Event Map Click to display Marriage - 6 Mar 1915 - Lee County, Arkansas Death - 29 Oct 1918 - Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas Burial - - Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas = Link to Google Earth
Photos Emma Merritt
Emma Merritt
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.
Headstones Emma Merritt McWilliams