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Richard Southard Merrick (1911 - 1984)
Born 26 Jun 1911 in Mendenhall, Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Died 11 May 1984 at age 72 in Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, USA
Son of Robert John Merrick Jr. and Edna W (Martin) Harner
Brother of John Leon Merrick
Husband of Yvonne Aimee (Conord) Merrick — married 1 Oct 1938 in Bloomfield, NJ map icon at age 27
Father of [private daughter (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Richard Southard Merrick was born on 26 Jun 1911 in Mendenhall, Chester, Pennsylvania, the second son of Robert John Merrick Jr and Edna W Martin.[1] In 1918, when Richard was about seven years old his parents divorced and he and his brother Leon would live with their father in Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania.[2] Sometime in the early 1920's, Richard's father, Robert, took Leon with him to Texas leaving Richard to be shuffled between his mother and grandparents. When his mother remarries on 31 July 1922 to a Mahlon Charles Harner, Richard was living with his grandparents Lee and Mary Martin.[3]
1924 was not a good year for the 12-13 year old Richard. On 6 Jan 1924 his great uncle Richard Merrick dies, on 21 Jun 1924 his great aunt Ellen Merrick Farrar dies, on 4 Aug 1924 his grandfather Robert John Merrick dies and on 20 Dec 1924 his grandmother Mary Walker Martin dies. It is believed that his father had returned from Texas by this time to attend the many funerals and the following year Richard had a new step-mother when is father marries Elizabeth Jenkins on 24 Oct 1925.[4]
Residence
1930 - Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA. [5]
1940. - Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head. [6]
Died
11 May 1984. Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, USA.[7]
Royal Ancestors
Through his mother:
William I, "The Conqueror", King of England[8] - 28th great grandfather.
Henry II, King of England[9] - 25th great grandfather.
Philippe IV, King of France [10] - 22nd great grandfather.
Edward I, "Longshanks", King of England[11] - 22nd great grandfather.
Edward III, King of England[12] - 20th great grandfather.
Sources
1) Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1908. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1911; Box Number: 448; Certificate Number Range: 218326 - 220560
2) Year: 1920; Census Place: Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1550; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 398
3) The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, 01 Aug 1922, Tue Page 2
4) Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968. Film Number 00055669 page 85, image 375 of 625.
5) Year: 1930; Census Place: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2019; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0044; Image: 1016.0; FHL microfilm: 2341753
6) Year: 1940; Census Place: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3465; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 15-46
7) State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
8) Great grandfather of Henry II (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror)
9) Great grandfather of Edward I (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England)
10) Maternal grandfather of Edward III of England (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_IV_of_France)
11) Grandfather of Edward III (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England)
12) Mahler, Leslie: "Samuel Levis, Quaker Immigrant to Pennsylvania", The Genealogist, Spring 1999, Vol 13, No 1, p. 30-36 (PDF download)