George R. Merritt (Lyon County, Kentucky, teacher and provisional government convention member)
b. 1833?
Lyon County, Kentucky, teacher and provisional government convention member. Tennessee native. Married to Nancy M. Merritt. Father of William Merritt, James Merritt, and Mary Merritt. Teacher in Lyon County in 1860. Member of the convention of the provisional government held at Russellville in November 1861.
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- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 770.
KYR-0004-033-0001.
Citation
Merritt, George R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199240 (November 12, 2026).
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