Meritt Riley McGaha^{[1, 2]}

1893 - 1929  (35 years)

• Name	Meritt Riley McGaha
  Born	9 Jun 1893	Mt. Sterling, Haywood County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Cataloochee, Haywood County, North Carolina   [3]
  Census	1920	Haywood County, North Carolina   [4]
  Died	24 Feb 1929
  Buried	Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina   [5]
  Person ID	I109933	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Wilson McGaha
  Mother	Rachel T. Smith,   b. 1 Feb 1859, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Mar 1930, Gaston County, North Carolina  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1889	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F130753	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Caldonia Barnes,   b. 12 Feb 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Oct 1993  (Age 95 years)
  Married	13 Dec 1913	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	1. Charlie Angelo McGaha,   b. 28 Feb 1915, Mt. Sterling, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Feb 1926, Cataloochee, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 11 years) + 2. Ivalee Beatrice McGaha,   b. 7 Jun 1917, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 5 Aug 2015  (Age < 98 years)   3. Thomas William McGaha,   b. 12 Apr 1920, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 104 years)   4. Hilliard McGaha,   b. 16 Mar 1921, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 7 Sep 1944, Belgium  (Age 23 years)   5. Thomas Wilson McGaha,   b. 11 Jun 1923, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 101 years)   6. Ada Mae McGaha,   b. 6 Jul 1925, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 99 years) + 7. Lillian McGaha,   b. 22 Jul 1928, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F11319	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1910 - Cataloochee, Haywood County, North Carolina Married - 13 Dec 1913 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Haywood County, North Carolina Buried - - Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S58] Marriage Certificate. [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 333. [S112] Census, 1910. name: Merit R Mcgaha birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Step Son residence: Cataloochee, Haywood, North Carolina marital status: Single race : White gender: Male immigration year: father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee family number: 51 page number: 3 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Edward A Leatherwood M 62y North Carolina wife Rachel T Leatherwood F 48y Tennessee Merit R Mcgaha M 16y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. name: Riley Mcgaha residence: , Haywood, North Carolina estimated birth year: 1894 age: 26 birthplace: North Carolina relationship to head of household: Self gender: Male race: White marital status: Married father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee film number: 1821304 digital folder number: 4384896 image number: 00758 sheet number: 1 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Riley Mcgaha M 26y North Carolina wife Caldona Mcgaha F 20y Tennessee son Carl Mcgaha M 4y11m North Carolina dau Ivalee B Mcgaha F 2y7m North Carolina [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 14355111). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Wilson Mcgaha Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 01 Sep 1889 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Rachel Smith Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 319 GS Film number: 956182 Digital Folder Number: 004485956 Image Number: 00504 [S58] Marriage Certificate. groom's name: Riley Mcgaha groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Caledona Barnes bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 23 Dec 1913 marriage place: Cocke, Tennessee groom's father's name: groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: I03286-2 system origin: Tennessee-EASy source film number: 1928644 reference number: pg 371