Brief Life History of Francis Kathin
When Francis Kathin Merritt was born on 27 September 1903, in Sampson, North Carolina, United States, her father, Charles D. Merritt, was 44 and her mother, Katie Ida Ever Williams, was 33. She married Oscar Obed Peterson on 25 December 1919, in South Clinton Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Yadkin Township, Stokes, North Carolina, United States in 1940 and Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, United States in 1989. She died on 19 December 1989, in Taylors Bridge, Sampson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Mount Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery, Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
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- Francis C Merritt in household of Charlie D Merritt, "United States Census, 1910"
- Fannie Merritt, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
- Fannie C. Merritt, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"
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1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1918 · Fort Bragg Established
Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Merriott , Marriott , or Marritt. The last of these is most often a variant of Merriott or Marriott , but possibly in some instances from Middle English Marret or Merret, a syncopated form of Margaret, Mergeret.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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