Austin Raymond Merry, Sr.

1854 - 1921

• Suffix	Sr.
  Born	06 Jun 1854	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	05 Dec 1921	Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee   [1, 3, 4]
  	Age: 67
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I16	Nashville
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Liverpool Napoleon Merry,   b. abt. 1826, Tennessee
  Mother	Leah,   b. abt. 1835, Tennessee
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Maggie V. Rankin,   d. 1895
  Married	10 Apr 1881	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Hellen L. Merry,   b. Jul 1891, Tennessee
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2007
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth "Bessie" L.,   b. Jun 1873, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Feb 1962
  Married	abt. 1900
  Children	1. Austin Merry, Jr.,   b. 03 Nov 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Oct 1948   2. Williard Merry,   b. abt. 1903, Tennessee   3. Elizabeth Merry,   b. 06 Aug 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jul 1930   4. Dorothy Merry,   b. 06 Aug 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Nov 1943   5. Mary Katherine Merry,   b. abt. 1905, Tennessee   6. Preston Merry,   b. abt. 1907, Tennessee   7. Allen Merry,   b. abt. 1912, Tennessee   8. Elmer Merry,   b. abt. 1912, Tennessee   9. J.S. Merry
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2007
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Marriage Certificate: Austin R. Merry & Maggie V. Rankin
  		1900 TN Census: Austin & Bessie Merry Enumeration Date: 11 Jun 1900 Enumeration District: 104 Sheet: 12A Location: Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Family #442 South Church Street 1. Austin R - born Jun 1854, age 46, teacher 2. Bessie - born Nov 1873, age 26 3. Hellen L. - daughter, born Jul 1891, age 8 Link to full image.
  		1910 TN Census: Austin & Elizabeth Merry Enumeration Date: 15 Apr 1910 Enumeration District: 168 Sheet: 2A Location: Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Dwelling #412 South Church Street 1. Prof. Austin R. Merry - age 55, second marriage, married 10 years, principal at city school 2. Elizabeth - age 35, first marriage, six kids, six kids still alive 3. Hellen L. - daughter, age 17 4. Austin R. Jr - son, age 9 5. Williard - daughter, age 7 6. Elizabeth - daughter, age 6 7. Dorothy - daughter, age 6 8. Mary C. - daughter, age 5 9. Preston - daughter, age 3 Link to full image.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Death Certificate: Austin R. Merry Informant: Bessie Merry Father: Napoleon Merry

  
  

  Headstones

  Austin Merry Sr. is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery

  
  

• Notes

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• Sources

  [S12] Death Certificate. [S19] Mt. Olivet Cemetery Listing: Madison County TNGenWeb, (http://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison/blackcem/03-mo-w.htm). has birth year of 1855. [S3] Tennesse Death Index, http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/vital/tndeath... [S19] Mt. Olivet Cemetery Listing: Madison County TNGenWeb, (http://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison/blackcem/03-mo-w.htm). [S7] Marriages Recorded in Nashville, 1864-1905 , (http://library.nashville.org/localhistory/his_lochisindexes.asp#marriages). [S18] Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Fisk University, Nashville TN 1897-1898, (http://books.google.com/books?id=tfE2AAAAMAAJ), 78. http://tinyurl.com/2duhfw