Starr County, TX Family Group Sheet for Royal Fritz Merriweather Family *********************************************** Copyright © by the submitter. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Scott Grayson Email address: smpgrayson@hotmail.com Husband: Royal Fritz Merriweather Birthdate: 1823 Birthplace: Berlin, Germany Death date: 1877 Place of death: Rio Grande City, Starr Co. TX Father: unknown Mother: unknown Marriage date: 12 MAR 1852 Marriage place: Rio Grande City, Starr Co. TX Wife: Rafaela Shropshire Birthdate: APR 1839 Birthplace: Nacogdoches, TX Death date: JAN 1915 Place of death: Laredo, Webb Co. TX Father: David Milton Shropshire (d. in gunfight May 1850, Rio Grande City, TX) Mother: Maria Bernaldina Lopez CHILDREN Child No. 1: Alexander F. Merriweather Sex: M Birthdate: 21 DEC 1855 Birthplace: Rio Grande City, Starr Co., TX Death date: before 1900 Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 2: Emilia Merriweather Sex: F Birthdate: 23 APR 1860 Birthplace: Goliad, Goliad Co., TX Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: 1882? Marriage place: Spouse's name: Benito Rosales Child No. 3: Milton (Meliton) Merriweather Sex: M Birthdate: FEB 1862 Birthplace: ? Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: 1887 Marriage place: Goliad, TX Spouse's name: Maria Santas Leandro Child No. 4: Joseph (Jose) Merriweather Sex: M Birthdate: 1865 Birthplace: ? Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: 1887 Marriage place: Rio Grande City, Starr Co., TX Spouse's name: Genara Contreras Child No. 5: Anita Maria Merriweather Sex: Birthdate: 14 JUN 1867 Birthplace: Rio Grande City, Starr Co., TX Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: 1888? Marriage place: Spouse's name: Demitrio Moreno Child No. 6: Carmen Merriweather Sex: F Birthdate: 18 JUL 1870 Birthplace: Rio Grande City, Starr Co., TX Death date: bef 1880 Place of death: Rio Grande City, Starr Co., TX Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 7: Rafaela Merriweather Sex: F Birthdate: 18 JUL 1870 Birthplace: Rio Grande City, Starr Co., TX Death date: bef 1880 Place of death: Rio Grande City, Starr Co., TX Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 8: Charles Williams Merriweather Sex: M Birthdate: 7 SEP 1872 Birthplace: Rio Grande City, Starr Co., TX Death date: 1850 Place of death: Laredo, TX Marriage date: 21JAN 1897 Marriage place: Laredo, TX Spouse's name: Evangaline Smith Child No. 9: Carmen Merriweather Sex: F Birthdate: c. 1875 Birthplace: ? Death date: before 1900 Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: Birth and death records from source county (primarily church records). Additional information from census records and family sources.