FOURTH GENERATION

115. William Merritt M.D. was born on 20 Jun 1824 in Virginia, Halifax County. He died on 2 May 1904 in North Carolina, Person County. He was buried in North Carolina, Person County, Merritt Cemetery.

He was married to Eglantine Long about 1855. Eglantine Long died on 4 Aug 1864 in North Carolina, Person County. She was born in Virginia. She was buried in North Carolina, Person County. William Merritt M.D. and Eglantine Long had the following children:

+358 i. Susan Frances Merritt.
+359 ii. James Shanks Merritt.

He was married to Mary Catherine Hamlett on 25 Jun 1868 in Kittrell Springs, North Carolina, Granville County. Mary Catherine Hamlett was born on 6 Feb 1848 in North Carolina, Granville County. She died on 27 May 1925 in Durham, North Carolina, Durham County. She was buried in North Carolina, Person County, Merritt Cemetery. William Merritt M.D. and Mary Catherine Hamlett had the following children:

+360 i. Nannie Lou Merritt.
+361 ii. William Daniel Merritt Sr..
362 iii. Addie May Merritt was born on 27 Feb 1875 in North Carolina, Person County, at home. She died on 25 Jan 1959 in Roxboro, North Carolina, Person County. She was buried in North Carolina, Person County, Merritt Cem..
+363 iv. Anna Price Merritt.
+364 v. John Hamlett Merritt M.D..