Rosanna P. Dillon Midyett

b. 2 October 1825, d. 2 July 1869
  • Rosanna P. Dillon Midyett was born on 2 October 1825 in Tennessee.
  • She was known as Rose.
  • She married Thomas J. Tarkington on 30 March 1843 in Williamson County, Tennessee.
  • She married Thomas Edward Adams, son of Hodge Rayburn Adams and Elizabeth D. Smith, on 3 January 1850 in Panola County, Texas, or possibly 12 Dec 1849, which mayhave been the date of the marriage bond.
  • Thomas Edward Adams and Rosanna P. Dillon Midyett appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Monroe PO, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included William Hodge Adams, Keron A. Adams and Catherine S. Adams. Also in the household was farmer Thomas Simons, age 46, born in South Carolina.
  • Rosanna P. Dillon Midyett became a widow at the 28 March 1867 death of her husband Thomas Edward Adams.
  • She married George W. Merriman on 7 July 1867 in Panola County, Texas.
  • Rosanna P. Dillon Midyett died on 2 July 1869 at age 43 in Panola County, Texas.
  • Her husband George W. Merriman became a widower at her death.
  • Last Edited: 18 Feb 2011

Family 1: Thomas J. Tarkington b. circa 1821

Family 2: Thomas Edward Adams b. 26 July 1813, d. 28 March 1867

Family 3: George W. Merriman b. circa 1821