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Walter Bell Merricks

Walter Bell Merricks[1]

Male 1891 - 1953  (62 years)

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  • Name Walter Bell Merricks 
    Born 1 Jan 1891  Henry County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 May 1953  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8119  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2016 

    Family Mabel Elizabeth Wells,   b. 27 Jun 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1997, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1913  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Children of Walter Merricks and Mabel Wells are:
      + 74 i. Janice9 Merricks.
      + 75 ii. Obie R. Merricks.
      76 iii. Peggy Merricks. She married Joe Davenport.
      77 iv. Angie Merricks. She married Talmadge Hatcher.
      78 v. Trenton Merricks.
      + 79 vi. Charles David Merricks, born March 15, 1916 in Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died
      July 01, 1990 in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia.
      80 vii. Jr. Walter Bell Merricks, Jr, born April 24, 1927 in Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died
      January 30, 1967 in Franklin Co., Virginia. He married Delpha Anne Shelton.
      + 81 viii. Garry Merricks, born October 14, 1914 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died December 23,
      1975 in Salem, Virginia.
    Children 
     1. Gary Edward Merricks,   b. 14 Oct 1914, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1976, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. Charles David Merricks,   b. 5 Mar 1917,   d. 1 Jul 1990, County Line Chriustian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +3. Obadiah Richardson Merricks,   b. 4 Apr 1921, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 2004, Martinsville City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Walter Bell Merricks, Jr,   b. 24 Apr 1927, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1967, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     5. Angie Merricks,   b. 2 Jun 1929, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 2013, Union City, Fulton County, Ga. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. Janice Allison Merricks,   b. 26 Apr 1932, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 2010, Moneta, Bedford, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Margaret 'Peggy' Ann Merricks,   b. 21 May 1934, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 2014, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     8. Trenton D. Merricks,   b. 31 Mar 1936, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F2729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Leslie Stone Wells & Walter Bell Merricks
    Leslie Stone Wells & Walter Bell Merricks
    Photo
Mabel Wells Family
    Photo Mabel Wells Family
    Mabel Wells Family.jpg
    The Walter Merricks Family
    The Walter Merricks Family
    merrickFamily.jpg
    Leslie Stone Wells - Walter Bell Merricks
    Leslie Stone Wells - Walter Bell Merricks
    Leslie Stone Wells - Walter Bell Merricks.jpg

    Headstones
    Headstone Walter and Mabel Wells Merricks
    Headstone Walter and Mabel Wells Merricks
    hs8119-7781Walter-MabelWellsMerricks.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Merricks&GSfn=Walter&GSmn=Bell&GSby=1891&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1953&GSdyrel=in&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=68616505&df=all&.
      Walter Bell Merricks
      Birth: Jan. 1, 1891, Henry County, Virginia
      Death: May 24, 1953, Henry County, Virginia
      Spouse:
      Mabel Wells Merricks (1898 - 1997)
      Children:
      Garry Edward Merricks (1914 - 1976)
      Charles David Merricks (1917 - 1990)
      Obadiah Richardson Merricks (1921 - 2004)
      Walter Bell Merricks (1927 - 1967)
      Angie Merricks Hatchett (1929 - 2013)
      Janice Allison Merricks Eggleston (1932 - 2010)
      Peggy Ann Merricks Davenport (1934 - 2014)
      Burial: County Line Christian Church Cemetery
      Axton, Henry County, Virginia

    2. [S67728] Cindy Hubbard Headen, See Docs.
      Descendants of Martin Martin
      57. Walter Bell8 Merricks (Mary Elizabeth7 Palmer, Elizabeth Anne6 Grant, Mary5 Martin,
      Orson4, Orson3, Valentine2, Martin1) was born January 01, 1891 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia,
      and died May 24, 1953 in Pittsylvania County Virginia. He married Mabel Elizabeth Wells
      December 24, 1913 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, daughter of Charlie Wells and Ida Hankins.
      She was born June 27, 1898 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, and died March 18, 1997 in Franklin
      County, Virginia.
      More About Walter Bell Merricks:
      Burial: County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Callands,Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      More About Mabel Elizabeth Wells:
      Burial: March 21, 1997, County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Callands,Pittsylvania County,
      Virginia
      Children of Walter Merricks and Mabel Wells are:
      + 74 i. Janice9 Merricks.
      + 75 ii. Obie R. Merricks.
      76 iii. Peggy Merricks. She married Joe Davenport.
      77 iv. Angie Merricks. She married Talmadge Hatcher.
      78 v. Trenton Merricks.
      + 79 vi. Charles David Merricks, born March 15, 1916 in Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died
      July 01, 1990 in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia.
      80 vii. Jr. Walter Bell Merricks, Jr, born April 24, 1927 in Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died
      January 30, 1967 in Franklin Co., Virginia. He married Delpha Anne Shelton.
      + 81 viii. Garry Merricks, born October 14, 1914 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died December 23,
      1975 in Salem, Virginia.