Brief Life History of Susan
When Susan Merritt was born about 1856, in Cabell, West Virginia, United States, her father, Samuel Merritt II, was 42 and her mother, Susan Jane Bowyer, was 41. She married John Henry Wheeler on 17 October 1907, in West Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States. She lived in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Grant District, Cabell, West Virginia, United States in 1920. She died on 17 April 1930, in Cabell, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Susan Merrett in household of Saml Merrett, "United States Census, 1860"
- Susan Merritt, "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932"
- Susan Wheeler, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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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