Hello All, I live in Louisiana, which is a closed record state. I am also African-American. For me,
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.
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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.
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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 search Myrrick Marrick...
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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
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@Cerlida Cerlida were the links/resources that @SandraClark9 SandraClark9 shared helpful? I’m curious if you were able to find some answers
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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