Mary A (Merrill) Bobo (1923 - 2017)

Ancestors

Died 3 Sep 2017 at age 93 in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Mary was born in 1923,^[1], the youngest child of John Baxter and Minnie Morgan Merrill. Her twin sister, Martha (Lytle), was born 15 minutes earlier. The sisters operated a beauty shop in Asheville, North Carolina, for 50 years. She passed away in 2017, a few days before her 94th birthday, and was buried in Sharon Methodist Cemetery, Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina.^[2]

1930 Household, Fairview, North Carolina:^[3]

Household Role....Sex....Age....Birthplace

John B Merrill Head Male 56 North Carolina

Minnie M Merrill Wife Female 44 North Carolina

John B Merrill Son Male 20 North Carolina

Elwood A Merrill Son Male 18 North Carolina

Margaret A Merrill Daughter Female 13 North Carolina

Martha A Merrill Daughter Female 6 North Carolina

Mary A Merrill Daughter Female 6 North Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHK6-WSL : 8 December 2014), Mary Anice Merrill, 08 Sep 1923; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 11, p. 392, Buncombe, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
2. ↑ With photo and detailed obituary: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 May 2020), memorial page for Mary Merrell Bobo (8 Sep 1923–3 Sep 2017), Find A Grave: Memorial #198652137, citing Sharon Methodist Cemetery, Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by dora brown (contributor 47895331) .
3. ↑ United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X39B-3D3 : accessed 6 May 2020), Mary A Merrill in household of John B Merrill, Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 2B, line 96, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1676; FHL microfilm 2,341,410.

See also

• Twin sisters now living with mother: United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW9F-LD8 : 29 February 2020), Mary A Merrell in household of Minnie M Merrell, Fairview Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-63, sheet 3B, line 47, family 44, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2879.