William Franklin "Billy" Merrell

1847 - 1924  (77 years)

• Name	William Franklin "Billy" Merrell  [1]
  Nickname	Billy
  Born	6 Apr 1847	Transylvania County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  1880 Census	1880	Little River, Transylvania County, North Carolina
  	Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace William F. MERRELL   Self   M   Male   W   33   NC   Farmer   NC   NC Martha A. MERRELL   Wife   M   Female   W   22   NC   Keeping House   NC   NC Rachel I. MERRELL   Dau   S   Female   W   11   NC   At Home   NC   NC William U. MERRELL   Son   S   Male   W   10   NC      NC   NC Charles E. MERRELL   Son   S   Male   W   6   NC      NC   NC -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Source Information:   Census Place Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina   NA Film Number   T9-0983   Page Number   216A
  Died	8 Oct 1924	Little River, Transylvania County, North Carolina
  Buried	Aft 8 Oct 1924	Little River Baptist Church Cemetery - Little River, Transylvania County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I9364	DNA Family 1 Genealogies
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2009

  
  

  Father	John Merrill,   b. 17 Jan 1818, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 22 Sep 1880, Little River, Transylvania County, North Carolina  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mary "Molly" Cantrell,   b. Feb 1817, South Carolina ,   d. 8 Aug 1874, Little River, Transylvania County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Family ID	F6847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Catherine "Kate" Orr,   b. 13 Oct 1847, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Oct 1874, Transylvania County, North Carolina  (Age 26 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1867	Transylvania County, North Carolina
  Children	1. Rachel I. Merrill,   b. 20 Jun 1868,   d. 24 Jul 1949  (Age 81 years)   2. William Ulys Merrill,   b. 27 Dec 1870,   d. Unknown   3. Daughter Merrill,   b. 22 Oct 1872,   d. 13 Nov 1872  (Age 0 years)   4. Charles Ephram Merrill,   b. 7 Mar 1874, Pickens County, South Carolina ,   d. 18 Apr 1955, Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	4 May 2006
  Family ID	F4185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Ann "Anna" Orr,   b. 5 Sep 1858, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Feb 1882  (Age 23 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1875	Transylvania County, North Carolina
  Alt. Marriage	1 Apr 1878
  Children	1. Mary Katherine "Kate" Merrill,   b. 29 Oct 1881, North Carolina ,   d. Unknown
  Last Modified	4 May 2006
  Family ID	F6846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Martha E. Arsula "Sula" Lindsay,   b. 1 Jun 1861, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Sep 1942  (Age 81 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1883
  Children	1. Walter Jethro Merrill,   b. 26 Apr 1887, Transylvania County, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Jul 1960, Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina  (Age 73 years)   2. Flora Agnes Merrell,   b. 24 Dec 1888, North Carolina ,   d. 1 May 1982  (Age 93 years)   3. Martha Anna Merrell,   b. 8 Mar 1891, Little River, Transylvania County, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Jul 1977  (Age 86 years)   4. Robert Leroy Merrill,   b. 2 Jul 1893, Penrose, Transylvania County, North Carolina ,   d. 8 Oct 1970, Oteen, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 77 years)   5. Ossie Elum Merrell,   b. 2 Dec 1895, North Carolina ,   d. 19 Apr 1975  (Age 79 years)   6. Julia Alverta Merrill,   b. 19 Mar 1902, Little River, Transylvania County, North Carolina ,   d. Unknown
  Last Modified	4 May 2006
  Family ID	F6274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Apr 1847 - Transylvania County, North Carolina Married - 7 Aug 1867 - Transylvania County, North Carolina Married - 28 Mar 1875 - Transylvania County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Lambert Clayton, Mary Maxwell, (1927), p. 11 (Reliability: 3).