If that is the case, then this family has a darker side to its history as well. If people are really interested in Chapel Hill history, then I would strongly recommend reading THE FREE MEN by John Ehle. It was published in 1965 and tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill. Absolutely fascinating and not the prettiest picture. Names names and places. Ehle was a resident of Chapel Hill (a professor?) and a writer who was pretty intimately acquainted with many of the major players, but not directly involved, so his account, particularly since it was written so soon after events unfolded, is intimate but balanced. The book is out of print and it is quite expensive to buy a used copy, but it is available at the Wilson Library at UNC and probably at most other libraries in the area. Ava -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Richmond Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Bebe, wasn't it a Merritt family that owned the Pines Restaurant out on 54 East? I seem to remember a Mrs. Merritt "suggesting" wines to go with meals out there. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Ellington Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 9:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up was a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long to include here. - Richard Bebe and John wrote: > Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would > appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt > who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek > bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or > Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must > be in her early 70's. > > Bebe > > > Researching North Carolina and Virginia families > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm > Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > > > > > Forwarded > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mabel & Reece Dillard > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > Hi, > > I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose > brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. > His son > John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on > the > 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age > 16 > and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. > The > family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is > always > listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a > headstone > in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. > > I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the > Jack > Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to > college. > Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would > seem to > eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. > > I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt > Research > and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of > Merritt's > in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more > information > about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to > share but > you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. > > Mabel Dillard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Bebe and John > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I > especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING > RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to > acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. > > Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at > Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I > cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township > just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have > been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... > > This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking > at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington > Merritt. > > Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or > someway in security at UNC for many years. > > Any clues greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Bebe Fox > > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > the message > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. 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Bebe, I will write down what stories I remember and send them to you via separate email. We can't send attachments through the D-OGS mail list. Maybe Jim Richmond and others also know Eben Merritt stories. Jim was correct in saying that a Merritt owned the Pines Restaurant. Their names were Leroy and his wife Gladys. The restaurant was located on NC54 east at the Finley golf Course turnoff. It was sold and became the Aurora Restaurant for quite a few years. Aurora moved there from Carr Mill Mall in Carrboro. - Richard Bebe and John wrote: > OH, pleazzzz send them to me for my Orange Co. book as Eben sounds as > funny/interesting/whatever as ole Doc Lloyd!! I am still irritated, ha > ha, at g'daddy Bruce, AND my mother, both long ago deceased,!! When I > was about 6 we stopped at Eben's to get chewing gum on the way to > Grouchbuster, Mann's Chapel Rd., in Chatham. When they came back to > the car I was handed my very own first pack of gum, JUICY FRUIT, THEN > both stuck a hand over into the backseat and ASKED FOR A PIECE!! Well, > I HAD thought it was mine to offer or not and said so and my mama sd. I > was selfish!! > > I feel like I have now been to therapy...tee hee. > > PS I like redneck stories and farms! A lot more interesting than > overly proper plus no good stories from the latter, in my opinion! > > Best, Bebe > > Researching North Carolina and Virginia families > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Ellington <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 9:12 am > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > > > > > Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew > up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling > station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. > > Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up > was > a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the > place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. > > My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late > 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and > earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long > to > include here. > > - Richard > > > Bebe and John wrote: >> Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would >> appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt >> who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek >> bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or >> Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she > must >> be in her early 70's. >> >> Bebe >> >> >> Researching North Carolina and Virginia families >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm >> Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Forwarded >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Mabel & Reece Dillard >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM >> Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt > whose >> brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. >> His son >> John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on >> the >> 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. > age >> 16 >> and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm > laborer. >> The >> family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is >> always >> listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a >> headstone >> in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. >> >> I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the >> Jack >> Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to >> college. >> Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would >> seem to >> eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. >> >> I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt >> Research >> and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of >> Merritt's >> in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more >> information >> about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to >> share but >> you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. >> >> Mabel Dillard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] >> On >> Behalf Of Bebe and John >> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I >> especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE > BATTERING >> RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to >> acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. >> >> Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at >> Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I >> cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township >> just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have >> been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... >> >> This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not > looking >> at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington >> Merritt. >> >> Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or >> someway in security at UNC for many years. >> >> Any clues greatly appreciated! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bebe Fox >> >> >> ************************* >> Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ >> Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >> body of >> the message >> >> >> >> >> > ________________________________________________________________________ >> Email and AIM finally together. 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I don't know, Jim, as we moved to FL when I was 12 and maybe ate there once or twice later...great steak!! When I was growing up in C.H. even Gooches Cafe was gone, or at least Mr. Gooch had died. My Mother talked about GOOCHED EGG SANDWICHES. She loved them, now my husband does! There was just Brady's or drive to Durham to visit g'parents and eat at the Little Acorn and sometimes Bullock's, as I recall. Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Jim Richmond <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 10:27 am Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Bebe, wasn't it a Merritt family that owned the Pines Restaurant out on 54 East? I seem to remember a Mrs. Merritt "suggesting" wines to go with meals out there. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Ellington Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 9:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up was a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long to include here. - Richard Bebe and John wrote: > Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would > appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt > who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek > bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or > Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must > be in her early 70's. > > Bebe > > > Researching North Carolina and Virginia families > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm > Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > > > > > Forwarded > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mabel & Reece Dillard > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > Hi, > > I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose > brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. > His son > John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on > the > 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age > 16 > and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. > The > family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is > always > listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a > headstone > in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. > > I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the > Jack > Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to > college. > Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would > seem to > eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. > > I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt > Research > and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of > Merritt's > in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more > information > about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to > share but > you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. > > Mabel Dillard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Bebe and John > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I > especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING > RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to > acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. > > Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at > Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I > cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township > just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have > been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... > > This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking > at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington > Merritt. > > Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or > someway in security at UNC for many years. > > Any clues greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Bebe Fox > > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > the message > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. 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wonder how Eben made that gravel...a combo of ? and ? maybe from Morgan's Creek area? Was Eben a descendant of Rev. James Merritt, Merritt Mill fellow, do you think? Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Richard Ellington <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 9:12 am Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up was a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long to include here. - Richard Bebe and John wrote: > Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would > appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt > who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek > bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or > Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must > be in her early 70's. > > Bebe > > > Researching North Carolina and Virginia families > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm > Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > > > > > Forwarded > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mabel & Reece Dillard > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > Hi, > > I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose > brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. > His son > John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on > the > 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age > 16 > and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. > The > family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is > always > listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a > headstone > in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. > > I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the > Jack > Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to > college. > Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would > seem to > eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. > > I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt > Research > and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of > Merritt's > in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more > information > about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to > share but > you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. > > Mabel Dillard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Bebe and John > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I > especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING > RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to > acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. > > Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at > Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I > cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township > just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have > been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... > > This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking > at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington > Merritt. > > Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or > someway in security at UNC for many years. > > Any clues greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Bebe Fox > > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > the message > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. 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OH, pleazzzz send them to me for my Orange Co. book as Eben sounds as funny/interesting/whatever as ole Doc Lloyd!! I am still irritated, ha ha, at g'daddy Bruce, AND my mother, both long ago deceased,!! When I was about 6 we stopped at Eben's to get chewing gum on the way to Grouchbuster, Mann's Chapel Rd., in Chatham. When they came back to the car I was handed my very own first pack of gum, JUICY FRUIT, THEN both stuck a hand over into the backseat and ASKED FOR A PIECE!! Well, I HAD thought it was mine to offer or not and said so and my mama sd. I was selfish!! I feel like I have now been to therapy...tee hee. PS I like redneck stories and farms! A lot more interesting than overly proper plus no good stories from the latter, in my opinion! Best, Bebe Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Richard Ellington <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 9:12 am Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up was a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long to include here. - Richard Bebe and John wrote: > Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would > appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt > who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek > bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or > Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must > be in her early 70's. > > Bebe > > > Researching North Carolina and Virginia families > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm > Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > > > > > Forwarded > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mabel & Reece Dillard > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > Hi, > > I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose > brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. > His son > John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on > the > 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age > 16 > and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. > The > family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is > always > listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a > headstone > in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. > > I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the > Jack > Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to > college. > Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would > seem to > eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. > > I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt > Research > and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of > Merritt's > in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more > information > about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to > share but > you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. > > Mabel Dillard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Bebe and John > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I > especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING > RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to > acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. > > Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at > Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I > cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township > just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have > been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... > > This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking > at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington > Merritt. > > Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or > someway in security at UNC for many years. > > Any clues greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Bebe Fox > > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > the message > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. 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Franklin St., CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu 919-698-8591 (voice) 919-843-9153 (fax) [email protected] "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". -Winston Churchill =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

Bebe, wasn't it a Merritt family that owned the Pines Restaurant out on 54 East? I seem to remember a Mrs. Merritt "suggesting" wines to go with meals out there. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Ellington Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 9:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up was a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long to include here. - Richard Bebe and John wrote: > Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would > appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt > who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek > bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or > Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must > be in her early 70's. > > Bebe > > > Researching North Carolina and Virginia families > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm > Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > > > > > Forwarded > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mabel & Reece Dillard > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > Hi, > > I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose > brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. > His son > John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on > the > 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age > 16 > and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. > The > family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is > always > listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a > headstone > in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. > > I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the > Jack > Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to > college. > Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would > seem to > eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. > > I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt > Research > and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of > Merritt's > in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more > information > about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to > share but > you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. > > Mabel Dillard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Bebe and John > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I > especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING > RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to > acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. > > Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at > Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I > cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township > just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have > been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... > > This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking > at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington > Merritt. > > Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or > someway in security at UNC for many years. > > Any clues greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Bebe Fox > > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > the message > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. 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Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up was a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long to include here. - Richard Bebe and John wrote: > Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would > appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt > who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek > bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or > Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must > be in her early 70's. > > Bebe > > > Researching North Carolina and Virginia families > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm > Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > > > > > Forwarded > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mabel & Reece Dillard > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > Hi, > > I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose > brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. > His son > John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on > the > 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age > 16 > and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. > The > family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is > always > listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a > headstone > in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. > > I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the > Jack > Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to > college. > Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would > seem to > eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. > > I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt > Research > and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of > Merritt's > in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more > information > about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to > share but > you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. > > Mabel Dillard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Bebe and John > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I > especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING > RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to > acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. > > Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at > Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I > cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township > just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have > been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... > > This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking > at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington > Merritt. > > Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or > someway in security at UNC for many years. > > Any clues greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Bebe Fox > > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > the message > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. 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Chauncey Merritt's dad was named Lonnie and it appears they lived on Franklin St. Think I'll contact the police dept. in C.H. as surely if he were the Battering Ram they would talk about him to this day, I would think. Here goes! Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Bebe and John <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 8:22 pm Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

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THANK YOU!! VERY COOL...ESP. the gravel story. I see that stuff in my sleep. The gravel and the rock walls and the beautiful people and what Bruce called the CHAR-AC-TORS, of whom he was one...wonderful!! Will go to Ancestry.com and try to find Chauncey right now! Eben won 10.00 for driving the fastest BACKWARDS at Bruce's 1926 opening of the dealership. Sounds like Eben didn't need it, though! Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Jim Richmond <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 7:00 pm Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Bebe I seem to remember there was a Chauncey Merritt who was also a policeman and football player who lived near the old town hall and police station on Rosemary Street in a house on the street that runs parallel to South Columbia and a block west of it. He had a real pretty daughter a few years older than you who was Miss Chapel Hill. Eben Merritt was the godfather of "Chapel Hill Gravel", that mixture of gravel and clay that covered so many walkways and driveways in Chapel Hill. He flirted with robbery by flashing a big wad of money every time he made change at the gas pump. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bebe and John Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 5:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must be in her early 70's. Bebe Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Forwarded ----- Original Message ----- From: Mabel & Reece Dillard To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hi, I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. His son John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on the 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age 16 and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. The family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is always listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a headstone in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the Jack Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to college. Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would seem to eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt Research and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of Merritt's in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more information about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to share but you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. Mabel Dillard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bebe and John Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington Merritt. Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or someway in security at UNC for many years. Any clues greatly appreciated! Thanks, Bebe Fox ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. 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Bebe I seem to remember there was a Chauncey Merritt who was also a policeman and football player who lived near the old town hall and police station on Rosemary Street in a house on the street that runs parallel to South Columbia and a block west of it. He had a real pretty daughter a few years older than you who was Miss Chapel Hill. Eben Merritt was the godfather of "Chapel Hill Gravel", that mixture of gravel and clay that covered so many walkways and driveways in Chapel Hill. He flirted with robbery by flashing a big wad of money every time he made change at the gas pump. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bebe and John Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 5:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must be in her early 70's. Bebe Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Forwarded ----- Original Message ----- From: Mabel & Reece Dillard To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hi, I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. His son John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on the 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age 16 and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. The family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is always listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a headstone in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the Jack Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to college. Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would seem to eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt Research and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of Merritt's in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more information about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to share but you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. Mabel Dillard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bebe and John Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington Merritt. Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or someway in security at UNC for many years. Any clues greatly appreciated! Thanks, Bebe Fox ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must be in her early 70's. Bebe Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Forwarded ----- Original Message ----- From: Mabel & Reece Dillard To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hi, I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. His son John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on the 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age 16 and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. The family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is always listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a headstone in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the Jack Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to college. Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would seem to eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt Research and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of Merritt's in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more information about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to share but you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. Mabel Dillard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bebe and John Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington Merritt. Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or someway in security at UNC for many years. Any clues greatly appreciated! Thanks, Bebe Fox ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

Thanks for sending this Merritt info to me!!! I would love to know two things in particular...how does the Barbee name get into your family?? I am from Joseph Barbee, uncle of Christopher, Old Kit. Joseph died in the 1760's. My line m. into Boothe, Atwater, and Strowd. The other question at the moment is does/how your Merritt family ties in with Baptist Rev. James Merritt who had the mill in Chapel Hill? I look forward to hearing from you soon. Bebe Johns Fox Winston Salem Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Forwarded ----- Original Message ----- From: Mabel & Reece Dillard To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hi, I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. His son John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on the 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age 16 and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. The family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is always listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a headstone in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the Jack Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to college. Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would seem to eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt Research and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of Merritt's in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more information about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to share but you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. Mabel Dillard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bebe and John Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington Merritt. Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or someway in security at UNC for many years. Any clues greatly appreciated! Thanks, Bebe Fox ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

Forwarded ----- Original Message ----- From: Mabel & Reece Dillard To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hi, I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. His son John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on the 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age 16 and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. The family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is always listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a headstone in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the Jack Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to college. Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would seem to eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt Research and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of Merritt's in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more information about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to share but you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. Mabel Dillard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bebe and John Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington Merritt. Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or someway in security at UNC for many years. Any clues greatly appreciated! Thanks, Bebe Fox

Volume 4 of the Granville County Genealogical Society cemetery books will be available November 1, 2007 ! There are two cemeteries in this book Elmwood and Old Oxford Cemetery, with over 4500 burials listed in the two cemeteries. This book represents an incredible amount of time and research by several society members to record all the information on every grave marker in these old cemeteries. The price will be $30.00 per book, which includes shipping and handling charges. The book has a special section of pictures and genealogical information that is inscribed on slabs located in Elmwood. It also includes the Laws and Statutes pertaining to cemeteries in the state, and deeds to the Elmwood Cemetery as additional information. Look at our web site for more details: http://www.gcgs.org and ordering information. ----- Allen Dew Webmaster, GCGS .

In a message dated 10/2/2007 8:45:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Spencer Wells is a very good presenter. He has spoken twice to the > FamilyTreeDNA group administrators and always has something new and exciting to > present. Too bad he can't speak to the D-OGS meeting someday! Carol ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Program: Genealogy 101: How to Research Your Family Tree Date/Time: Thursdays, Oct. 11, 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8 and 15, 2007 from Noon - 1:30 p.m. Location: Durham County Library Main Library 300 N. Roxboro St. Durham, NC 919-560-0171 3rd Floor Conference Room Cost: Free and open to the public North Carolina Collection Presents Genealogy 101: How to Research Your Family Tree Durham County Library's North Carolina Collection will present six 90-minute sessions titled Genealogy 101: How to Research Your Family Tree. The six sessions will be held on Thursdays, Oct. 11, 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8 and 15 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend the free session held in the Main Library's 3rd floor conference room, 300 N. Roxboro Street. Learn how to gather basic genealogical information, interpret records, overcome roadblocks, organize and write your family history; get the most out of Internet resources, and use local, regional and national libraries and archives. For more information about the program, please call 560-0171 or e-mail [email protected] Each session will focus on a different topic. Oct. 11: Introduction: Birth, Marriage and Death Records. Oct. 18: Census Records. Oct. 25: Library and Archive Skills, Software Suggestions. Nov. 1: Planning the Genealogical Trip. Nov. 8: Writing Your Ancestor's Story Finding More Information on the Internet. Nov. 15: Overcoming Brick Walls. Genealogy 101 will be led by husband-and-wife team Rob and Cathy Elias. Rob serves as president of the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society (D-OGS) and is a member of the National Genealogical Society (NGS). Cathy is on the staff at Wake County's Olivia Raney History Library and is an active member of NGS and D-OGS. They have conducted extensive genealogical research throughout the United States and in Great Britain and have presented talks and workshops on basic, African-American, Scots-Irish, and Welsh genealogy. Durham County Library provides the entire community with books, services and other resources that inform, inspire learning, cultivate understanding and excite the imagination. # # # For more information: Durham County Library. News Release Date: Sept. 27, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lynn Richardson 560-0171 or [email protected]

An Evening with Chris Rabb: Genealogy, Identity and Family Culture Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 7 p.m. Hayti Heritage Center 804 Old Fayetteville Street Durham, NC Chris Rabb is a consultant, writer and social commentator who has been covered by or featured on C-SPAN, Fox News, NPR, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He will discuss how genealogy and the legacy of the civil rights movement contribute to personal identity and family culture, especially for black Americans. Free and open to the public. For more information call 560-0268 or visit www.durhamcountylibrary.org An Evening with Chris Rabb is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Durham Library Foundation. This event is a partnership with the John Hope Franklin Collection in the Rare Book, Manuscript, Special Collections Library at Duke University and St. Joseph's Historic Foundation Inc. at the Hayti Heritage Center.

Spencer Wells is a very good presenter. He has spoken twice to the FamilyTreeDNA group administrators and always has something new and exciting to present. Anne Crocker ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2007 11:09:24 AM Subject: [NCDOGS] Spencer Wells in Charlotte I don't know whether I just missed this, or if it has not been widely distributed, but I just saw this today. If you're near Charlotte and have lots of spare change in your pocket, you might find it interesting. Event Title: ScienceFIRST (Future Innovations: Redefining Society and Technolgy) Executive Speaker Series Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project with Dr. Spencer Wells Date: Oct 16, 2007 Time: 5:00PM - 9:30PM Location: Hilton Charlotte Center City Charlotte, NC http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/NNC/events/event_order.cgi?tmpl=events&event=2098550.0 Carol ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington Merritt. Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or someway in security at UNC for many years. Any clues greatly appreciated! Thanks, Bebe Fox Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Ava H. 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