Thanks Clyde for the info on Merritt. I really appreciate it and it helps o straighten out the Merritts in my file. Joyce 1 Merritt Meeks .. +Frances Douglas b: 1833 in Appling (Bacon) County, Georgia Father: Alexander Douglas Mother: Dicy Watson Yes, I can do that. Below are my paragraphs on Frances and Merritt. Hope it > helps. I usually forget to say it, but I do appreciate additions and > corrections. > > Clyde > > Page 1235: > > Children of Alexander Douglas: > > Frances Douglas was born Feb. 18, 1832, in Appling County, Georgia (see pg. 17, > 1235). She was listed with her parents in Appling County during the 1850 > census. She married first John Meeks, son of Hymrick Meeks. See Meeks Family > in this section, pg. 1359. After John died, Frances married Merritt Meeks (pg. > 16, para. #bc). > > > Pages 16 & 17: > > Grandchildren of Amos and Elizabeth Riner continued: > > Children of Charles C. and Lydia (Riner) Meeks continued: > > #bc. Merritt Meeks was born Apr. 29, 1827, in Emanuel County, Georgia (see pg. > 7). Although his tombstone says he was born in 1826, census reports indicate > he was born in 1827. A male in his age group was listed with his parents in > Emanuel County during the 1830 census and with them in Appling County, Ga., > during the 1840 census. He married first Mary Ann Morrison in 1847 in Appling > County, Georgia. Their family is in Cole-Meeks, I, 199 & II, 74; Douglas > Enterprise, Aug. 30, 1973; and Wiregrass, III, 205-06. [Mary Ann was born Mar. > 12, 1826, in Montgomery County and was the daughter of Hugh and Mary (-?-) > Morrison.] Their children: Malcolm H. (see pg. 51), John James (see pg. 51), > Mary Jane (see pg. 52), Merritt "Bud" Jr. (see pg. 52), Hymrick M. "H. M." > "Little Hymrick" (see pg. 52), Daniel (see pg. 53), Charles Francis "Frank" > (see pg. 53) and Mary Ann (see pg. 53). They were farming, next door to his > brother, Hymerick, in Appling County during the 1850 census. They were > farming, next door to his nephew, Redding Green Meeks (pg. 43, para. #baa), in > Coffee County, Ga., during the 1860 census. Merritt was a private in Company > I, 4th Ga. Cavalry Regiment, during the War Between the States. They were > farming, next door to his brother, Hymerick, and two houses from his nephew, > Merritt Meeks (pg. 47, para. #bbb), in Coffee County during the 1870 census. > He was a justice of the peace for Coffee County. They were charter members of > Union Baptist Church in Coffee County. Mary Ann died Feb. 2, 1879. Merritt > married second Frances (Douglas) Meeks Oct. 27, 1879, in Ware County, Georgia. > [Frances was born Feb. 18, 1832, in Appling County; was the daughter of > Alexander and Dicy (Watson) Douglas; and was the widow of John Meeks. See > Douglas in the Related Families Section, pg. 1235.] They were farming, next > door to his son, John, and four houses away from his nephew, Stafford Meeks > (pg. 47, para. #bbd), in Coffee County during the 1880 census. Merritt died > July 16, 1884, at Nicholls, Georgia. He and Mary Ann are buried in Old Meeks > Cemetery, northeast of Nicholls. Frances was listed with her son-in-law, > Elisha Moore, in Ware County, Ga., during the 1910 census. She died Feb. 4, > 1913, and is thought to be buried in an unmarked grave in Meeks Cemetery, at > Nicholls. > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Please do not send any attachments or photos to the list. Rootsweb will not accept them. Send them to either Melody at mmccook@bellsouth.net or to Karen at bordeaux@surfsouth.com