====== Joseph (Franklin) Maret ======
Son of [[Isom Maret|Isom Maret]] (June 17, 1792 – July 16, 1865)((https://secure.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73257801)) and Phoebie Walters (Dec. 25, 1795 – March 17, 1861)((https://secure.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73257916)), Joseph (Franklin) Maret was born on Sept. 19, 1824 in Hart County, Georgia.
Joseph Maret married Sarah Ann Holland. Sarah Ann Holland (June 11, 1830 - May 2, 1882)((https://secure.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73257651)) was born in South Carolina; the daughter of Robert Holland & Sarah Jones.
They had the following children:
- Robert W. Merit
- Margaret E. Merit
- Pheobe Merit
- Benjamin Isham Merit
- Martha Frances "Fannie" Maret-Burton (Mar. 25, 1856 - Feb. 22, 1898)((http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83807972)) She married William Peter Burton (July 8, 1850 - July 1, 1912)((http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34397979)) on September 17, 1872 in Hart County, Georgia.
- [[joseph_william_maret|Joseph William Maret]]
- Albin J. Merit
- Sallie J. Merit
- Elvira F. Merit
- Liesa "Lou" A. Maret
[{{ :joseph_maret:joseph_maret-us_census-1860.jpg?direct&800 |1860 U.S. Census. Joseph Maret's family begins on line 5.}}]
**1860 United States Federal Census**
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State: Georgia \\
County: Hart \\
Free Inhabitants in: Shoal Creek District \\
Post Office: Parkers Store \\
Date: June 22, 1860
^ Name ^ Age ^ Gender ^ Occupation ^ Birthplace ^
| Joseph Merit | 34 | M | Farmer | Georgia |
| Sarah Merit | 30 | F | Mrs. | Georgia |
| Robert W. Merit | 13 | M | | Georgia |
| Margaret E. Merit | 10 | F | | Georgia |
| Pheobe Merit | 9 | F | | Georgia |
| Benjamin J. Merit | 6 | M | | Georgia |
| Martha F. Merit | 4 | F | | Georgia |
| Joseph W. Merit | 1 | M | | Georgia |
Note 1: The Surname is misspelled in the census as "Merit" rather than "Maret".
Note 2: Benjamin Merit's middle initial was incorrectly recorded as "J." in this census. It should have been "I." as his middle name was Isham (as indicated in the 1880 U.S. Census).\\
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Source: "United States Census"; Year: 1860; Census Place: Shoal Creek, Hart, Georgia; Roll: M653_126; Page: 458; Image: 458; Family History Library Film: 803126
[{{ :joseph_maret:joseph_maret-us_census-1870.jpg?direct&800 |1870 U.S. Census. Joseph Maret's family begins on line 9.}}]
**1870 United States Federal Census**
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State: Georgia \\
County: Hart \\
Inhabitants in: Shoal Creek Dist. \\
Post Office: Parkers Store \\
Date: July 8, 1870 \\
^Name ^ Gender ^ Age ^ Birthplace ^ Occupation ^
|Joseph Merit | M | 45 | Georgia | Farmer |
|Sarah Merit | F | 40 | South Carolina | Keeping House |
|Robert W. Merit | M | 22 | Georgia | Works on Farm |
|Benjamin I. Merit | M | 16 | Georgia | Attending School |
|Martha F. Merit | F | 14 | Georgia | Attending School |
|Joseph W. Merit | M | 10 | Georgia | Attending School |
|Albin J. Merit | M | 8 | Georgia | At Home |
|Sallie J. Merit | F | 6 | Georgia | At Home |
|Elijah F. Merit | M | 4 | Georgia | At Home |
|Lou A. Merit | F | 1 | Georgia | At Home |
|David Merit | M | 20 | Georgia | Works on Farm |
|Henry Merit | M | 17 | Georgia | Works on Farm |
Note 1: The Surname is misspelled in the census as "Merit" rather than "Maret". \\
Note 2: Elvira F. Merit (Female) was misidentified by the census taker as "Elijah F. Merit" (Male).
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Source: "United States Census"; Year: 1870; Census Place: Shoal Creek, Hart, Georgia; Roll: M593_157; Page: 276B; Image: 120; Family History Library Film: 545656
Sarah Ann Holland-Maret died on May 2, 1872, and was buried in the "Maret Family Cemetery" located in Hart County, Georgia.((http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73257651))
[{{ :joseph_maret:joseph_maret-us_census-1880.jpg?direct&800 |1880 U.S. Census. Joseph Maret's family begins on line 38.}}]
**1880 United States Federal Census**
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State: Georgia \\
County: Hart \\
Inhabitants in: 1117 G.M. Dist. \\
Date: June 11-12, 1880 \\
^ Name ^ Gender ^ Age ^ Relation ^ Status ^ Occupation ^ Sick ^ Birthplace ^ Birthplace of Father ^ Birthplace of Mother ^
| Joseph Maret | M | 55 | Head | Widow | Farmer | Yes | Georgia | South Carolina | South Carolina |
| Robert Maret | M | 33 | Son | Single | Works on Farm | Yes | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina |
| Isham Maret | M | 26 | Son | Single | Works on Farm | Yes | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina |
| Joseph W. Maret | M | 21 | Son | Single | Works on Farm | Yes | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina |
| Albin J. Maret | M | 18 | Son | Single | Works on Farm | Yes | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina |
| Sallie Maret | F | 15 | Daughter | Single | At Home | No | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina |
| Elvia F. Maret | F | 13 | Daughter | Single | At Home | No | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina |
| Liesa A. Maret | F | 11 | Daughter | Single | At Home | No | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina |
| Charlott Maret | F | 80 | Servant | Widow | Cooks in House | Yes | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia |
Note 1: All of the Maret men, and their cook, were "sick" at the time of the 1880 U.S. Census. \\
Note 2: The Maret family had an 80 year old black woman named Charlott working as a cook at the time of the 1880 U.S. Census. It is not known whether she was a former slave who had taken the Maret name, or whether the "Maret" name was incorrectly attached to her by the census taker.
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Source: "United States Census, 1880," Census Place: Grimlog, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 147; Family History Film: 1254147; Page: 570D; Enumeration District: 030; Image: 0424
Joseph Maret died on April 14, 1882, and was buried in the "Maret Family Cemetery" located in Hart County, Georgia.((http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73257571))
Sarah Ann Holland-Maret died the following month, on May 2, 1882. She was also buried in the "Maret Family Cemetery" located in Hart County, Georgia.((https://secure.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73257651)