Brief Life History of Susan Mary
When Susan Mary Merrit was born on 8 February 1833, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Hezekiah D. Merritt, was 34 and her mother, Lydia P. Suttles, was 34. She married Mathew Nathan Hilton on 5 February 1848, in Scott, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Mountain Township, Barry, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Crane Creek Township, Barry, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 18 June 1916, in Barry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hilton Cemetery, Crane Creek Township, Barry, Missouri, United States.
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- Susan Merrill in household of Robert Merrill, "United States Census, 1850"
- Susan M. Hilton, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
- Susan Mary Merrit Hilton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Merritt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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