I am posting to several digests in order to reach the most relatives. Please forgive if you receive this more than one time. The Annual Merritt Family Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2007, starting at 9:00 A.M. and lasting as long as people wish to stay. The location is the Samson Community Center located at the dead-end of North Ripley Street in downtown Samson, Alabama. Please bring yourself, a "filled" dinner basket, old family photos, copies of genealogy material, and family stories to share with others. Below you will see some related surnames written in capital letters in the brief list of the older generations. You are encouraged to come or to contact us if you are related to us.....the more that come, the more we learn about our family For more information please contact: Eldon & Dot Merritt e-mail unktrp@alaweb.com <mailto:unktrp@alaweb.com> or dottiepooh@cox.net Bob & Mary Terry e-mail bob0130@earthlink.net <mailto:bob0130@earthlink.net> MERRITT Line: Jesse MERRITT b.in NC c.1789 m.2. Nancy __ probably in Early Co. GA. 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.