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Willis Merritt 1909 - 1956

Willis Merritt was born on May 6, 1909, and died at age 47 years old in July 1956. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Willis Merritt.

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In 1909, in the year that Willis Merritt was born, the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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In 1913, when he was only 4 years old, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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Merritt, Marie (Jul 15, 1914 - Feb 1979) Merritt, Francis (Oct 5, 1909 - Oct 1983) Merritt, Frank (Oct 20, 1919 - Nov 1984) Merritt, Lawrence (Aug 27, 1916 - Jan 16, 2000) Merritt, Lillian (Jan 30, 1912 - Feb 2, 1998) Merritt, Francis (Apr 8, 1913 - Dec 27, 2000) Merritt, Bertha (Dec 20, 1928 - Aug 4, 2006) Merritt, Janet (May 1, 1933 - May 1985) Merritt, James (Sep 13, 1934 - Dec 23, 2004) Merritt, Edna (Sep 15, 1936 - Feb 11, 2005)
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