Charles Emmett Merrill

Brief Life History of Charles Emmett

When Charles Emmett Merrill was born on 30 May 1895, in Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, United States, his father, Robert Edward Merrill Sr, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Austin, was 40. He married Hannah Francis Winston on 19 December 1911. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Election Precinct 2 Morrisons, Randolph, Alabama, United States in 1900 and Fulton, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in 1948. He died on 29 July 1948, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Charles Emmett Merrill
1895–1948
Hannah Francis Winston
1893–1919
Marriage: 19 December 1911
Charles Earl Merrill
1912–2000
Herbert Lew Merrill
1914–1948

Sources (15)

  • Charley E Merrill in household of Elizabeth H Merrill, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Charles Emmett Merrill - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Charles E Merrill
  • Chas Emmett Merrill, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1903 · Ford Motor Company

Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

Welsh and English: from a female personal name of Celtic origin, found in Welsh as Meriel and Meryl and in Irish as Muirgheal, earlier Muirgel (‘sea-bright’).

English: habitational name from one or more of the many places whose names derive from Middle English mirie, merie, murie ‘merry, pleasant’ (Old English myrge) + hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll), including two places called Merry Hill in Staffordshire and a third in Hertfordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Charles met Franny in Utah where she was visiting and he was working in a traveling show. They fell in love and married. They lived in Gooding, Idaho close to his in-laws, Charles and Lucinda Winsto …

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