Family Card 9/13/21 - Person Sheet
Family Card 9/13/21 - Person Sheet
NameJames H. Merrimon
BirthDec 1842, Buncombe Co., North Carolina
Deathaft 1900, probably Buncombe Co., North Carolina
OccupationLawyer, Superios Court Judge
FatherBranch H. Merrimon (ca1803-)
Misc. Notes
CSA Soldier. 65th North Carolina Regiment-6th Cavalry
Spouses
Birthca 1846, Rutherford Co., North Carolina
Deathbef 1880, probably Buncombe Co., North Carolina
EducationGraduated from Limestone College, Gaffney, South Carolina
FatherElias Madison Lynch (1817-1906)
Misc. Notes
In the spring of 1864 a regiment of calvary of the Confederate army was sent to Rutherford county for the purpose of recruiting and purchasing horses for the regiment. There were companies of North Carolinians, Virginians, and Tennesseeans in the regiment, which was commanded by Colonel Folk, of Virginia….

…was Captain Folk, brother of the colonel; Lieutenant James Merrimon and Assistant Surgeon Sensabaugh, whose first name I have forgotten in the intervening years," says the late Dr. William Anderson, of Blacksburg, S. C., who was a native of Rutherford county.

…Lieut. Merrimon was quite a gay youth and made good use of the time in wooing and winning for his wife the attractive and beautiful Miss. Julia Lynch, the eldest daughter of Madison Lynch, and who had only recently graduated from Limestone College, under the famous educator, Dr. Curtis. They were married about, or just after war, and in due time he was elected superior court judge and served with distinction

Above from "Essays On North Carolina" by Clarence W. Griffin, 1951, pages 10 & 11
Marriageca 1865
ChildrenJames E. (ca1866-)
 Eaving Houston (1869-)
Last Modified 18 Nov 2006Created 13 Sep 2021 using Reunion for Macintosh
Revised September 13, 2021