Descendants of James Sterling Merrell
Generation No. 5
JAMES STERLING MERRELL (GARRETT, BENJAMINE WISEMAN MERRILL, ANDREW, Captain Benjamin Merrill & Jemima Smith) was born 08 Mar 1839 in Tennessee, and died 23 Mar 1914 in Giles County, Tennessee. He married LOUISA JOSEPHINE REED Dec 1860 in Giles County, Tennessee, daughter of GEORGE REED and CYNTHA MCREE. She was born 22 Jul 1843 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, and died 29 Aug 1900 in Giles County, Tennessee.
Notes for JAMES STERLING MERRELL:
James Sterling Merrell enlisted in 1861 in County, F., 44th Tennessee Infantry of the Confederate Army. He served in the battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Siege of Knoxville and many smaller engagements. He returned home in Dec. 1863.
More About JAMES STERLING MERRELL:
Burial: Reed-Merrell Cem. Lincoln County, Tennessee
Census: 1860, Lincoln County, Tennessee, living with W. F. Smith family
More About LOUISA JOSEPHINE REED:
Burial: Merrell-Reed Cem. Lincoln County, Tennessee
Children of JAMES MERRELL and LOUISA REED are:
i. JENNIE MERRELL.
ii. SUSAN MERRELL.
iii. MARTHA MERRELL, b. 02 Aug 1862, Tennessee; d. 19 Oct 1879, Tennessee; m. ANDREW J. SMITH, Abt. 1878, Tennessee.
iv. CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, b. 22 Mar 1865, <Giles County, Tennessee>; d. 02 May 1931, Baugh, Tennessee.
v. CORA G. MERRELL, b. Abt. 1867, <Giles County, Tennessee>.
vi. JAMES ERNEST MERRELL, b. Abt. 1873, <Giles County, Tennessee>.
vii. HUGH FRANKLIN MERRELL, b. 21 Jan 1873, <Giles County, Tennessee>; d. 28 Sep 1955.
viii. MOLLIE B. MERRELL, b. 20 Jun 1875, <Giles County, Tennessee>; d. 17 May 1891, Giles County, Tennessee.
Generation No. 6
JENNIE MERRELL (JAMES STERLING). She married MILTON JONES.
Children of JENNIE MERRELL and MILTON JONES are:
i. JEAN MYRTLE JONES, m. ? LATEN.
ii. CLIFFORD JONES.
Notes for CLIFFORD JONES:
Went to California, no further record.
SUSAN MERRELL (JAMES STERLING). She married (1) BOB MERRELL. She married (2) ? WILLIAMS. She married (3) BUCK LEWTER.
Children of SUSAN MERRELL and BUCK LEWTER are:
ii. LORENE LEWTER.
iii. JERRY STERLING LEWTER, b. 19 Oct 1899; d. 23 Oct 1973.
iv. ERNEST HUGHLEWTER, SR., b. 10 Mar 1905; d. 17 Jun 1975.
v. JENNY LEWTER.
CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL (JAMES STERLING) was born 22 Mar 1865 in <Giles County, Tennessee>, and died 02 May 1931 in Baugh, Tennessee. She married PERRY LAWSON HALL. He was born 04 Oct 1858 in Molina, Tennessee, and died 02 Jul 1927 in Baugh, Tennessee.
Children of CYNTHIA MERRELL and PERRY HALL are:
ii. MARCELLA HALL.
iii. LLOYD HALL.
iv. SAM HALL.
v. BERTHA HALL.
vi. INFANT HALL, b. 10 Dec 1893; d. 28 Feb 1894.
JAMES ERNEST MERRELL (JAMES STERLING) was born Abt. 1873 in <Giles County , Tennessee>. He married EMMA O'NEAL.
Notes for JAMES ERNEST MERRELL:
He was a Baptist Minister and lived in Arkansas.
Children of JAMES MERRELL and EMMA O'NEAL are:
ii. LOUISE MERRELL.
iii. NEIL MERRELL.
HUGH FRANKLIN MERRELL (JAMES STERLING) was born 21 Jan 1873 in <Giles County , Tennessee>, and died 28 Sep 1955. He married EMMA W. MCNEELY. She was born 10 Mar 1873, and died 01 Mar 1927.
Notes for HUGH FRANKLIN MERRELL:
The World Was I Draft Registration Cards dated 9/12/1918 lists Henry Franklin Merrell with the following information:
Address: Elora? Lincoln County TN
Age: 45 Birth: 1/21/1873
Race: W
Born in USA
Occupation: Minister
Wife: Emma Merrell
Ht: Tall
Build: medium
eyes: gray
hair: gray
More About HUGH FRANKLIN MERRELL:
Burial: Elora Cemetery, Elora, Tennessee
Census: 1900, Lincoln County, Tennessee
Children of HUGH MERRELL and EMMA MCNEELY are:
i. ESTHER L. MERRELL, b. Abt. 1894, Tennessee.
ii. HUGH HORTON MERRELL, b. 28 Feb 1895, Tennessee; d. May 1971, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; m. (1) BYRD HAMILTON; m. (2) OLA MAE PUGH.
Notes for HUGH HORTON MERRELL:
The World War I Draft Registration info for Hugh Horton Merrell dated: 6/5/1917 in Lincoln County, TN:
Address: Elora, Lincoln County, TN
Birth date: 2/28/1895
Born in USA at Blanche, Tennessee
Occupation: farmer
Marital Status: single
HT: Tall
Build: Stout
Eyes: blue
hair: dark
iii. ERNEST LEE MERRELL, b. 01 Jan 1897, Tennessee; d. 27 Nov 1925.
iv. SERENA MERRELL.
Generation No. 7
CARLTON LEWTER (SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). He married IRENE MCNEESE.
Children of CARLTON LEWTER and IRENE MCNEESE are:
i. W.C. LEWTER.
ii. PHILLIP LEWTER.
iii. MARGIE LEWTER.
iv. ALLEN LEWTER.
v. VIVIAN LEWTER.
vi. JERRY LEWTER.
LORENE LEWTER (SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). She married ROBERT WELDON.
Children of LORENE LEWTER and ROBERT WELDON are:
i. SUE RUTH WELDON.
ii. BILLIE WELDON.
iii. SONNY WELDON.
iv. BARBARA WELDON.
v. RAY WELDON.
JERRY STERLING LEWTER (SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born 19 Oct 1899, and died 23 Oct 1973. He married OZELLA BOGGS, daughter of WILLIAM BOGGS and IDA BRYANT. She was born 11 Jul 1905 in Madison County, Alabama, and died 08 Jul 1985.
Children of JERRY LEWTER and OZELLA BOGGS are:
i. ANNIE LEE LEWTER.
ii. EDWIN REED LEWTER, d. 27 Aug 1986.
iii. WADE LEWTER.
iv. ROY LEWTER.
ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR. (SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born 10 Mar 1905, and died 17 Jun 1975. He married LOU ALSIE MAUD VICKERS 17 Oct 1931 in Jeff, Alabama. She was born 11 Oct 1908 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, and died 19 Jul 1991 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.
Children of ERNEST LEWTER, SR. and LOU VICKERS are:
i. ERNEST HUGH, JR. LEWTER, b. 16 Aug 1933, Giles County, , Tennessee; d. 01 Feb 1975, Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama.
ii. EVA CLAIRE LEWTER, b. 19 Aug 1943, Giles County, Tennessee.
iii. VICKIE LEWTER, b. 15 Jul 1949, Pulaski, Giles County , Tennessee.
iv. OWEN JULIAN LEWTER, b. 07 Mar 1952, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.
JENNY LEWTER (SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). She married YOUNG WALKER.
Children of JENNY LEWTER and YOUNG WALKER are:
i. ANNIE SUE WALKER.
ii. MERRELL WALKER.
iii. GENEVA WALKER.
iv. CLYDE WALKER.
ANNIE LEE HALL (CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). She married HERBERT HILL.
Child of ANNIE HALL and HERBERT HILL is:
i. HARRY HILL.
MARCELLA HALL (CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). She married JAMES LATEN.
Children of MARCELLA HALL and JAMES LATEN are:
i. PERRY LATEN.
ii. LUCIA LATEN.
LLOYD HALL (CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). She married (1) MONROE HILL. She married (2) BARNETT GABLE.
Child of LLOYD HALL and MONROE HILL is:
i. ELIZABETH HILL.
Children of LLOYD HALL and BARNETT GABLE are:
ii. BARNETT GABLE.
iii. JOHN GABLE.
iv. HARRY GABLE.
SAM HALL (CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). He married KATE PATTERSON.
Children of SAM HALL and KATE PATTERSON are:
i. WILLIAM HALL.
ii. ROBERT HALL.
iii. LOUISE HALL.
BERTHA HALL (CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). She married HERMAN MADDOX.
Children of BERTHA HALL and HERMAN MADDOX are:
i. EDITH MADDOX, m. FRED UPSHAW.
ii. MARY MADDOX.
EDWIN MERRELL (JAMES ERNEST, JAMES STERLING). He married ?.
Children of EDWIN MERRELL and ? are:
i. STEWART MERRELL.
ii. CHRISTINE MERRELL.
LOUISE MERRELL (JAMES ERNEST, JAMES STERLING). She married JOE MIDDLETON.
Child of LOUISE MERRELL and JOE MIDDLETON is:
i. JUDY MIDDLETON.
NEIL MERRELL (JAMES ERNEST, JAMES STERLING). He married JACQUELINE ONITA AINSWORTH.
Child of NEIL MERRELL and JACQUELINE AINSWORTH is:
i. ? MERRELL.
ESTHER L. MERRELL (HUGH FRANKLIN, JAMES STERLING) was born Abt. 1894 in Tennessee. She married GEORGE ARTHUR DONALDSON.
Child of ESTHER MERRELL and GEORGE DONALDSON is:
i. ELINOR REBECCA DONALDSON, m. ? PEPPER.
Notes for ELINOR REBECCA DONALDSON:
Adopted daughter.
ERNEST LEE MERRELL (HUGH FRANKLIN, JAMES STERLING) was born 01 Jan 1897 in Tennessee, and died 27 Nov 1925. He married STELLA ALLEN.
More About ERNEST LEE MERRELL:
Burial: Elora Cem. Elora, Tennessee
Children of ERNEST MERRELL and STELLA ALLEN are:
i. HUGH ALLEN MERRELL.
ii. HORTON MCNEELY MERRELL.
iii. AUDRY NORTH MERRELL.
SERENA MERRELL (HUGH FRANKLIN, JAMES STERLING). She married RICE GEORGE COLLINS.
Children of SERENA MERRELL and RICE COLLINS are:
i. MARVIN COLLINS.
ii. HARRY FRANKLIN COLLINS.
Generation No. 8
ANNIE LEE LEWTER (JERRY STERLING, SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). She married JESSIE LEE MITCHELL.
Child of ANNIE LEWTER and JESSIE MITCHELL is:
i. JERRY MITCHELL.
EDWIN REED LEWTER (JERRY STERLING, SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) died 27 Aug 1986. He married ELIZABETH BAILES.
Child of EDWIN LEWTER and ELIZABETH BAILES is:
ERNEST HUGH, JR. LEWTER (ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR., SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born 16 Aug 1933 in Giles County, , Tennessee, and died 01 Feb 1975 in Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama. He married REBA CAROLYN CHANDLER 08 Dec 1951 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee. She was born 25 Sep 1931.
Children of ERNEST HUGH and REBA CHANDLER are:
i. DESTA LAGATHA LEWTER, b. 01 Aug 1952, Indianapolis, IN..
ii. ERNEST EUGENE LEWTER, b. 03 Aug 1953, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.
iii. REDA COLLETTE LEWTER, b. Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama.
EVA CLAIRE LEWTER (ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR., SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born 19 Aug 1943 in Giles County, Tennessee. She married WILLIAM MALCOLM SMITH 22 May 1965 in Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee. He was born 09 Apr 1938 in Morgan County, Alabama.
Children of EVA LEWTER and WILLIAM SMITH are:
i. DAVID BRIAN SMITH, b. Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee.
ii. KRISTIAN KELLYE SMITH, b. Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.
iii. AMBER LEIGH SMITH, b. Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.
Notes for AMBER LEIGH SMITH:
Born with severe birth defects, according to mother, Claire Lewter Smith.
VICKIE LEWTER (ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR., SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born 15 Jul 1949 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee. She married (1) ROY LEE, JR. KENT. She married (2) WILLIAM RONALD DURHAM 20 Dec 1972 in Pulaski, Giles County , Tennessee. He was born 12 Oct 1949.
Children of VICKIE LEWTER and WILLIAM DURHAM are:
i. LAYLA CLAIRE DURHAM, b. Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.
ii. WILLIAM OWEN DURHAM, b. Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.
iii. LINDSEY ELIZABETH DURHAM, b. Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.
iv. VICKI LOREN DURHAM, b. Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.
OWEN JULIAN LEWTER (ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR., SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born 07 Mar 1952 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee. He married MARY ANN MILLICAN 29 Jul 1972 in Wheelerton, Giles County, Tennessee. She was born 08 May 1954.
Child of OWEN LEWTER and MARY MILLICAN is:
i. OWEN JULIAN LEWTER, II, b. Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
HARRY HILL (ANNIE LEE HALL, CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). He married JOSEPHINE MANSFIELD.
Child of HARRY HILL and JOSEPHINE MANSFIELD is:
i. HARRY DALE HILL.
LUCIA LATEN (MARCELLA HALL, CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). She married (1) FELIX GRUNDY BUCHANAN Oct 1946, son of ROBERT BUCHANAN and SAYDE RAMBO. She married (2) JOHN ROBINSON 31 Mar 1971.
Children of LUCIA LATEN and FELIX BUCHANAN are:
i. JAMES ROBERT BUCHANAN, b. 25 May 1947, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee; d. 25 Sep 1989, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
ii. MARY BUCHANAN, b. 21 Jul 1949, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.
MARY MADDOX (BERTHA HALL, CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). She married AUDREY MINOR.
Children of MARY MADDOX and AUDREY MINOR are:
i. OLENA MINOR.
ii. ALICIA MINOR.
iii. JAIRNA MINOR.
Generation No. 9
KATHY LEWTER (EDWIN REED, JERRY STERLING, SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING). She married ? ABERNATHY.
Children of KATHY LEWTER and ? ABERNATHY are:
i. MANDY ABERNATHY.
ii. AMY ABERNATHY.
DESTA LAGATHA LEWTER (ERNEST HUGH, JR. LEWTER, ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR., SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born 01 Aug 1952 in Indianapolis, IN.. She married WILLIAM KEITH BURNS 15 Dec 1972 in Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama. He was born 01 Nov 1952.
Children of DESTA LEWTER and WILLIAM BURNS are:
i. TARA SHANDELLE BURNS
ii. MISTY BRIANNA BURNS
ERNEST EUGENE LEWTER (ERNEST HUGH, JR. LEWTER, ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR., SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born 03 Aug 1953 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee. He married BRENDA GAY LIGHT 18 Aug 1972 in Morgan County, Alabama. She was born 26 Dec 1951 in Arab, Morgan County, Alabama.
Children of ERNEST LEWTER and BRENDA LIGHT are:
i. MICAH ERNEST LEWTER, b. Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama; m. APRIL ERIN WELLS, Lacy's Spring, Morgan County, Alabama.
ii. KRISTEN NICOLE LEWTER
REDA COLLETTE LEWTER (ERNEST HUGH, JR. LEWTER, ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR., SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born in Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama. She married DWIGHT GARRETT in Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama.
Children of REDA LEWTER and DWIGHT GARRETT are:
i. SUMMER LEAH GARRETT
ii. JARRED CHASE GARRETT
DAVID BRIAN SMITH (EVA CLAIRE LEWTER, ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR., SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born in Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee. He married (1) KIMBERLY LYNN LEIGHTNER in Wheelerton, Giles County, Tennessee. He married (2) JEANNIE MARIE VINNEMAN SLICK in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.
Child of DAVID SMITH and KIMBERLY LEIGHTNER is:
i. BRITNEY NICOLE SMITH
Child of DAVID SMITH and JEANNIE SLICK is:
ii. AMANDA MARIE SMITH
KRISTIAN KELLYE SMITH (EVA CLAIRE LEWTER, ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR., SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. She married (1) JEFFERY LYNN GOWAN in Wheelerton, Giles County, Tennessee. He was born in Giles County, Tennessee. She married (2) JAMES JOHN ROBERTSON in Wheelerton, Giles County, Tennessee.
Child of KRISTIAN SMITH and JEFFERY GOWAN is:
i. KRISTALYN KASEY GOWAN
LAYLA CLAIRE DURHAM (VICKIE LEWTER, ERNEST HUGH LEWTER, SR., SUSAN MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born in Pulaski, Giles County , Tennessee. She married WILLIAM ROBERT CHASE in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Children of LAYLA DURHAM and WILLIAM CHASE are:
i. WILLIAM CONNER CHASE
ii. CODY CHASE
JAMES ROBERT BUCHANAN (LUCIA LATEN, MARCELLA HALL, CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born 25 May 1947 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, and died 25 Sep 1989 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He married (1) ROBERTA WELTY. He married (2) GRETA KAUFMANN.
Notes for JAMES ROBERT BUCHANAN:
James Robert Buchanan MD, was an Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Hershey Medical Center. He discovered the corelation between osteoperosis and vitamin D. Information from his sister, Mary Buchanan Selzer.
Children of JAMES BUCHANAN and ROBERTA WELTY are:
i. LAUREN ELAINE BUCHANAN
ii. KELLY MARIE BUCHANAN
Child of JAMES BUCHANAN and GRETA KAUFMANN is:
iii. COLETTE LATEN BUCHANAN
MARY BUCHANAN (LUCIA LATEN, MARCELLA HALL, CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born 21 Jul 1949 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. She married BENJAMIN JOSEPH SELZER 30 Jun 1974 in Severna Park, Maryland, son of WILLIAM SELZER and FRANCES SCLAR. He was born 24 Dec 1951 in Frederick, Maryland.
Children of MARY BUCHANAN and BENJAMIN SELZER are:
iii. CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL SELZER
Generation No. 10
JACOB MORGAN SELZER (MARY BUCHANAN, LUCIA LATEN, MARCELLA HALL, CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born in Baltimore, MD. He married TAMARA MICHELLE FIPPS. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina.
Children of JACOB SELZER and TAMARA FIPPS are:
i. MADDISON MICHELLE SELZER, Columbia, South Carolina.
ii. NAOMI RUTH SELZER, Columbia, South Carolina.
iii. SARENNA MORGAN SELZER, Jacksonville , IL..
iv. ALYSSA WHITE SELZER, Jacksonville , IL..
BRIAN FRANCIS SELZER (MARY BUCHANAN, LUCIA LATEN, MARCELLA HALL, CYNTHIA JANE MERRELL, JAMES STERLING) was born in Baltimore, MD. He married JAMIE LYNN WALKER in Severna Park, Maryland.
Children of BRIAN SELZER and JAMIE WALKER are:
i GAVIN BUCHANAN SELZER
ii HUNTER KINSEY SELZER
iii MIKHAIL BENJAMIN SELZER