Merritt Alexander Violette, Sr
1812 - 1853 (40 years)-
Name Merritt Alexander Violette Suffix Sr Birth 5 Oct 1812 Alsace-Lorraine, France Gender Male Death 2 Aug 1853 FL, Monroe Co., MO Person ID P38375 Violette Family Last Modified 16 Dec 2023
Family Eliza Ann Damrell, b. 20 Feb 1821, Greenup, KY d. 12 Jan 1908, FL, Monroe Co., MO (Age 86 years) Marriage 22 Sep 1837 Monroe Co., MO Children 1. Juliet Elizabeth Priscilla Violette, b. 16 Aug 1838, FL, Monroe Co., MO d. 13 Jun 1861, FL, Monroe Co., MO (Age 22 years) 2. Ambrus Leland Violette, b. 13 Nov 1840, FL, Monroe Co., MO d. 18 Sep 1844, FL, Monroe Co., MO (Age 3 years) 3. Edwin Theodore Violette, b. 13 Aug 1843, FL, Monroe Co., MO d. 24 Jun 1895, FL, Monroe Co., MO (Age 51 years) 4. Ann Eliza Violette, b. 6 Oct 1846, FL, Monroe Co., MO d. 14 Nov 1848, FL, Monroe Co., MO (Age 2 years) 5. Merritt Alexander (Dad) Violette, Jr, b. 18 Feb 1849, FL, Monroe Co., MO d. 30 Jan 1931, FL, Monroe Co., MO (Age 81 years) 6. Violette, b. 21 May 1853, FL, Monroe Co., MO d. 8 Jan 1854, FL, Monroe Co., MO (Age 0 years) Family ID F19053 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - DOB: Ancestry.com. Damrell family Tree submitted by Thomas Phillips.
Marriage record for Merrit A. Violet and Eliza Ann Damrell of Monroe Co., Missouri states Merritt Sr. was born in Alsace-Lorraine, France.
The Mark Twain Pilot House publication of 5 June 1986 states that M. A. Violette Sr. fled the French Revolution. This was not possible as he was born after the end of the revolution (1788-1804).
He purchased 40 acres (accession nr. MO2150_.358) on 11/2/1837 and 41 acres (accession nr. MO2170_.286) on 8/2/1838 of Federal land along Mark Twain Lake in Monroe Co., MO on 8/2/1838.
- DOB: Ancestry.com. Damrell family Tree submitted by Thomas Phillips.