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William Edward Merritt

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William Edward Merritt

Birth
Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Death
26 May 1946 (aged 78)
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section2, Lot 5, Plot 3
Memorial ID
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He was a pioneer Mount Airy merchant being the founder of the W. E. Merritt Company and co-founder of Renfro Hosiery Mills.

Although he was known as "Ed Merritt," he was known to a generation of Kochtitzky children as "Uncle Merritt" because his brother-in-law, Edward Hugh Kochtitzky, was known as "Uncle Ed."
He was a pioneer Mount Airy merchant being the founder of the W. E. Merritt Company and co-founder of Renfro Hosiery Mills.

Although he was known as "Ed Merritt," he was known to a generation of Kochtitzky children as "Uncle Merritt" because his brother-in-law, Edward Hugh Kochtitzky, was known as "Uncle Ed."


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