The Annual Merritt Family Reunion will be held on Saturday, June12th, 2004, starting at 9:30 A.M. and lasting until late afternoon. The location will be in Samson, Alabama at the Samson Housing Authority Community Center which is located on West Morris Street. From highway 52 turn beside the Methodist Church onto North West street and West Morris will be the next street on your right. We would love to meet and greet all of our extended family. This gathering is held in "Honor of all Descendants of the Merritt Family." 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. Again, please note related surnames and know that we truly want to meet you if you are related to any of us....the more that come, the more we learn about our family. COME EARLY AND STAY LATE, LET'S ENJOY THE GOD GIVEN TIME THAT WE HAVE LEFT, AND ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY. For more information please contact: Eldon & Dot Merritt e-mail unktrp@alaweb.com Virginia Merritt e-mail clinton@alaweb.com Bob & Mary Terry e-mail bob0130@earthlink.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.