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

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

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

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

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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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

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, 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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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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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. 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 -- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Richard K. Ellington ITS Facilities Manager Information Technology Services University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 440 W. 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