Hello All, I live in Louisiana, which is a closed record state. I am also African-American. For me,

Cerlida

Hello All, I live in Louisiana, which is a closed record state. I am also African-American. For me, research is a difficult task because records were not always kept for us.

If anyone comes across records for Oscar Merrick (Any-Born 1845), Pauline Poche/Porche - Oscar's wife (no info currently), Ernest Merrick (Born 1884), Cook Merrick (Born 1885) or Walter Merrick (Born 1887), I will be in your debt. I have much more to ask for but I don't want to be greedy. I found a census record for Oscar from 1900 which indicates he was a widower at that time. Thanks so much and Happy Holidays.

X24 MOM

Hi @Cerlida Cerlida​ :) could you post a link to the census record? Or a ss of it? What city/state? Do you know where all these people were born? Lived? Died? Were Ernest, Cook and Walter the children of Oscar?

X24 MOM

I’m going to share this with the @General Questions​ @Southern States Family History Research​  groups as well

Cerlida

I retrieved the record from US Census, 1900, ED 33 16th Precinct New Orleans, Ward 3 Image 15 of 29. Yes they are the children of Oscar as well as a daughter Jeanne, my Grandmother. I was always told that her Birthday was Dec 19, 1880. Viewing this record says differently. The only brother I ever heard about was Walter. I have no other info on any of them. Due to Hurricane Katrina and now Covid, research is at a minimum. I have looked at State Vital Records website and others. I also know of an alternate spelling, MERRITT. Changing spelling due to whatever circumstances is not uncommon in some families.

LegacyUser

Here is a link to a whole book devoted to the Merrick family history that I found by doing a Google search : https://books.google.com/books?id=2rU0AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA300&lpg=PA300&dq=oscar+merrick+family+tree&source=bl&ots=xQAcQDpaBi&sig=ACfU3U0X5a80GyndWvajRFizQnb8Ca1K4A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwig1ZK2rd3tAhUEHqwKHZvsApY4ChDoATAJegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=oscar merrick family tree&f=false. Also, keep in mind that there may be various different spellings of the last name when you do your sear​ch Myrrick Marrick...

LegacyUser

Here's another link to a Merrick Family history, look at pages 14 and 15: ​https://books.google.com/books?id=KItRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=oscar+merrick+family+tree&source=bl&ots=qGhftzsbIC&sig=ACfU3U1KRD-wzyEWOIvBUIa2Hkmby85WKg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfiu-Isd3tAhUH26wKHRVaDU04FBDoATAEegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=oscar merrick family tree&f=false

X24 MOM

@Cerlida Cerlida​ were the links/resources that @SandraClark9 SandraClark9​ shared helpful? I’m curious if you were able to find some answers

LegacyUser

One thing you can look at is that there are other census records now. There is other census' before and after 1900. You may pull up other information from those. 1890 census, what does it say?

 

LegacyUser

Yes alternate spelling can be helpful. It can sometimes be helpful to find other living relatives that may have records or know more about people farther down the tree.

 

There has also been more Freedman's Bureau records put out in recent years also. So there are more possibilities than there used to be.

 

You can try looking under some of those other names to find more information. And then you can link it all in, and build up the whole tree. Sometimes that's one way of eventually finding other ways to get to the area of the tree you want to eventually go to.

Miss Jessie

Joseph Walter Merrick death certificate

 

 

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 28 Jun 1957

Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Event Place (Original): New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States

Event Place Note: 1858-1959

Name: Joseph Walter Merric

Gender: Male

Age: 72

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1885

Father's Name: Oscar Merric

Father's Gender: Male

Mother's Name: Pauline Portia

Mother's Gender: Female

Record Number: 574296

 

Digital Folder Number: 005542513

Image Number: 00353

 

Citing this Record

"Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1900-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG5K-JXML : 30 December 2020), Joseph Walter Merric, 28 Jun 1957; citing Death 28 Jun 1957, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, certificate ; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.

Miss Jessie

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 15 May 1874

Event Place: Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Name: Oscar Meric

Gender: Male

Age: 22

Birth Year (Estimated): 1852

Father's Name: Emile Meric

Father's Gender: Male

Mother's Name: Jeannette Johnson

Mother's Gender: Female

Spouse's Name: Miss Pauline Pochee

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 21

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1853

Spouse's Father's Name: Alexandre Pochee

Spouse's Father's Gender: Male

Spouse's Mother's Name: Marie Jeanne Favre

 

Reference ID: 717

Digital Folder Number: 004145864

Image Number: 00383

 

Citing this Record

"Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJW-4167 : 8 November 2020), Oscar Meric and Miss Pauline Pochee, 15 May 1874; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm .