The New York Times carried this story in 1866 of Nelson G. Merry’s arrest for marrying a William A. Johnson (white) and Josephine McConico (black) Just another tidbit I’ve found as I research the Merry family.
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The New York Times carried this story in 1866 of Nelson G. Merry’s arrest for marrying a William A. Johnson (white) and Josephine McConico (black) Just another tidbit I’ve found as I research the Merry family.
Filed under: Merry
This is great stuff you have uncovered.Keep it up.
Bob
I am a Nashvillian,now living in Bowie, Md.
Fisk 1956
I found my grand father,s name in the Meharry 1901 book
Bob Hunter