This year the Merritt Reunion (June 3, 2006)will be held in the Samson City Community Center on North Ripley Street, in Samson, Alabama. Below you will see some related surnames written in capital letters in the brief list of the older generations. Please bring a "filled" dinner basket, and don't forget to bring any old family photos, copies of genealogy material, or family stories to share with others. Remember: Saturday,June 3rd, 2006, 9:00 am in Samson, Alabama For more information contact: Eldon Merritt unktrp@alaweb.com, or dottiepooh@cox.net MERRITT Line: Jesse MERRITT b.in NC c.1789 m.2. Nancy __ probably in Early Co. GA. Children:(m1.) Jesse Charles MERRITT b.NC 1805 m. Sarah __ --5 children...Talitha, Cintha, Betty, Annie, and Missouri Jane (m2) A. Marion MERRITT b. GA in 1826 m. Nancy WHITE---8 children...John Thomas b.1858 m.Sarah OWENS, William Henry b.1859 m. Syvel DREDING, Nancy Jane b.1861 m. Andrew Jackson "Blackjack" LEE Jr., Sarah Ann b. 1862 m. Bill THOMPSON, Marion Lafayette b.1863 m.Sugar Roper LASSITER, James "Jim" G. b.1865 m. Lougenia __, Mary Ann b. 1867 d.1886, Isaac David b. 1870 m Phoebe Lucinda LASSITER B. John R. Merritt b. 1832 m. Elizabeth __----4 daughters C. Jasper Marion b. 1836 m. Eliza GWALTNEY from Mobile---4 children D. Thomas J. Merritt b. 1837 m. Lucy A.E. in 1900 and lived in Hardwicksburg AL E. James A.J. Merritt b. 1839 m. Edie OWENS---1 child....James Levy Merritt "Bud" F. Mary Ann Merritt b. 1845 ---1 child...Mary A. "Molly" m. Absalom HENDRIX Except for one, Jasper Marion Merritt, these children lived in SE Alabama Counties. Jasper lived in Walton Co. FL. Their descendants are scattered all over the United States, but many have remained in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi