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John Abercrombie Merritt and Mary Rosa Turner Merritt were married in 1892 and moved directly into this house at 619 N. Baylen The home was built by her brother C.H. Turner.
John Abercrombie Merritt was named for his mother's brother, then fighting with Lee in Va., and Dr. Charles F. Abercrombie, on whose farm he was born (6 mi. southwest of Columbus GA on the Alabama side across Chattahoochee River). The Abercrombies were prominent Columbus businessmen, three brothers including Anderson who was a notable brick manufacturer. His father Lucius Manlius had been taken prisoner by U.S. (location unknown maybe Pensacola), was a blockade runner.