====== 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** ---- \\ 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).\\ ---- 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** ---- 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). ---- 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** ---- \\ 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. ---- 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)