Query: Richard A Merrill asked for any information from Theron back. Earliest member known is Theron Merrill who lived in New York. He had a son names James Myron. Theron came to Ohio in early 1800's maybe late 1700's. James moved later, somewhere around mid 1800's. One reference I found showed a possible 1830.
James Myron Merrill married Susan Tremaine. He was born New York state and buried South Clarksfield, Huron County, Ohio. They had four Children: Ebbenezer, Solon Earl, Dolly Loretta, Elihugh.
Solon Earl Married Louise Catherine Puder in Norwalk, Ohio, was buried in Rochester, Ohio.They had two sons, two daughters.
Son, Harvey Clyde, married Cora Mabel Tuttle, buried in Oberlin Ohio - age 84, Cora Mabel at age 78. Harvey Clyde had one son and two daughters.
Harvey's son, Howard Clyde, married Edna Mae Jones had three sons, two daughters: Eugene Howard ; Susanne Elaine; Walter Clyde; Richard Allen; Lisa Marie.
Answer: We could find no Therons or Myrons in the OH census 1820 - 1840. It wasn't until 1860 that we found a Myron in Clarkfield, Huron Co, OH. Myron, 40, b. Canada; Rosanna, 37, b. England; Eugene, 16, b. NY; Margaret, 15, b. NY; Almira, 13, b. NY; Myron, 10, b. NY; Triphina, 7, b. OH; Theoron, 4, b. OH; William, 2, b. OH; Arthur, 10 mo., b. OH. We also found this family in the 1850 census in Lewiston, Niagra Co, NY, but the wife's name was Sarah, 26, b. NY, and the son, Myron, was listed as James M., 1.
We found in the IGI the birth of your Solon Earl, 1873 June 14, to James M and Susan M Freeman in Huron Co, OH. We also found the m. of James M, 1870 Mar 24 to Susan Trisulin in Huron Co OH. Obviously there is some misinterpretation of handwriting in Susan's surname.
It certainly looks like the younger Myron in1860 is your James Myron,
but his father is Myron also, not Theron, unless he was Myron Theron, or
visa versa, but in the census he went by Myron. He did, however, name a
son Theron. His Canada bp makes it difficult to identify his parents. They
may have been in Canada only a few years, including Myron's birth, or for
generations. We do not know who Myrons parents were.
Query: Karen Sorensen of CA said she was researching Abijah Merrill Jr. who m. Anne Prichard 2 Nov. 1815 in Lee, Berkshire, MA. Who were their children and what do we know about Abijah? Anne is her ancestor's sister.
Answer: Your Abijah was b. 1791 Jan. 10, probably in Tyringham MA [his father was there in 1800 but had moved to Lee MA by 1810], son of Abijah and 2nd wife, Hannah Chadwick. The elder Abijah had also had a son named Abijah by his 1st wife, Sarah Barton, b. 1762 Feb. 5, who presumably had died by 1791. We know nothing about this 1762 Abijah except that in A Merrill Memorial he is mistakenly identified as the one who m. Anna Prichard.
Your Abijah m. Anna Prichard 1815 Nov. 2 in Lee MA. [MA vital records].
The MAvr also record that they had three children that died young in Lee:
Abijah 3rd [1816 Sept. _ -
1817 Feb. 16]; Harriet A [1817 Nov. _ - 1818 Dec. 17]; child name not recorded
[1825 Aug. _ - 1826 Feb. 23]. They also had in Lee: Juliann, 1819 Nov.
21, m. Jesse Mather in Columbia PA; and Flavia Augusta 1823 Sept. 4 - 1875
Jan 23, Savannah GA, m. 1845 Feb. 20, Aaron Reppard. The indexer did not
find them in the 1820 census in Lee. They apparently moved to PA sometime
between 1826 and 1832 when son, Abijah K, was b. there, but we didn't find
them in the PA census until 1850 in Pottsville, Schuylkill Co PA when Abijah
is listed as 60, Anna as 58, both b. MA. Son Abijah K, 18, b. PA, is boarding
in Lee MA. In 1860, Abijah, 69, and Anna, 68 are in Middletown, Bucks Co
PA with daughter Flavia and Aaron Reppard. In 1870 Abijah, 78 is in Ward
22, Philadelphia with Flavia and Aaron. Abijah d. 1872 Sept. 6 in Savannah
GA.
A Merrill Memorial has very little to say about your Abijah (6). it
is quoted below:
"Abijah (6) Merrill [Abijah (5), Caleb (4), John (3,2), Nathaniel
(1)] was b. 5 Feb. 1762 in West Hartford CT. [incorrect, see above] He
married Anna __?__, who d. 24 Jan. 1863 in Middletown PA age 70. Child:
Flavia (7); m. Reppard; three children." That's all there is!
Query: Doris Merrell Harlen of MO writes:I have just started trying to find my ancestry and having a lot of trouble. I am looking for information on Willie or Willey Merrell who married Margoutle Jennings. They were supposed to come from England . John Burd Merrell married Sarah Fine and had my grandfather Rolland Thomas who married Anna Jane Martin. He was from KY and was b. around 1864.
Answer: We found your John Byrd Merrell in the 1860 and 1870 census. In 1860, J B, 22, b. AL; Sarah F, 21 b. KY, were in Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY. In 1870, John B, 33, Sarah F, 33; Alanson, 10; Emma B, 9; Thomas R, 6; Charles, 4; Mary E, 2; Ulysses G, 6mo. were in Dixon, Webster Co, KY.
John Byrd is the son of William Roland [1816-1849] and Lucretia Gregory who he m. 1836 Mar 30 in Limestone Co, AL. John Byrd was b. there in 1838. John Byrd m. Sarah Fine Bourland 1859 Aug. 6 in Hopkins Co KY. William Roland d. in Athens, AL, 1849 Feb. 26 of illness contracted in the Mexican War.
John Byrd's lineage is John B (8), William R (7), John (6), Benjamin
(5), Andrew (4), Benjamin (3), William (2), William (1), immigrant to Staten
Island NY from Tysoe, Warwickshire, England in 1680.
Query: Lisa Keene said "I would appreciate any help you could give me regarding the Merrill family, from Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. I am looking for a Ruth Merrill born 4 Aug. 1730, she was the daughter of a Thomas Merrill and a Martha Silley or Cilley. She also married a Weymond or Wyman Eaton 17 Dec 1745. If you could give me any leads on these individuals I would be greatly appreciative. I have a great deal of information on the Eaton's but not on their wives.
Answer: Your Ruth Merrill, b. 1730 Aug 4 in Salisbury MA was
the daughter of Thomas
(4) [1708 Dec 18 - 1791 Feb 3] and Martha Cilley [1709 May 21 - 1773 Aug
2][m.
1728 July 18 in Salisbury]. Thomas was the s/o John (3) [1674-1756] and
Mary Allen,
s/o Daniel (2) [1742-1717] and Sarah Clough, s/o immigrant Nathaniel (1)[1601-
1655] and wife Susannah. Ruth m. 1745 Dec.17 Weymond Eaton.
Query: Dawn Taylor of NC wrote asking "I am looking for info on any Merrill's from the Morehead City, NC., area. I am trying to find ancestors of William Royal Merrill and Fulford Merrill. Fulford Merrill is William's father. William Merrill moved to Hatteras, NC, around the early 1930's. He married Senora Ballance of Hatteras. She was the daughter of Clarence Ballance and Nola Willis.
Answer: In the 1870 Census of Newport, Carteret, NC, we found
Fulford, b. Aug. 1869, in
the family of Aaron, 37, farmer; and Elizabeth, 37; with brothers, Calin,
12; and Zechariah, 3.
Also there are Aaron's brothers, William, 43, and Arthur, 26 and their
families. From earlier
census we know that they are the sons of Arthur jr. [1790/1800-1848/50],
who was the s/o
Arthur sr. [1740/50-1830/40]. We do not know who Arthur sr.'s parents were.
Query: Deane Merrill asked about several Merrills in connection
with his project on Merrills of Franklin Co MA: 1)James MERRILL who m.
Sally CATLIN 1801-1873?
2) Willard MERRILL who m.1858 Sept 8 Clarissa Lee DICKINSON b.1833 Mar
14?
3)Julia K. MERRILL who m. Frederick BOYDEN b. 20 Nov 1809 in Conway, Franklin
Co., MA?
4) Does anyone have marriage or death information for Annie Katherine MERRILL,
b.22 Sep.
1885, Franklin County, MA, daughter of Frank A. MERRILL 1852-1898 and Mary
C. PARTENHEIMER Hill Merrill 1856-1932?
Answer: 1) The James, 1792 Oct 8, West Hartford CT - 1852 Sept
8, Rome NY, who m. 1824
Sally Catlin is James (6), Gideon (5,4), Wilterton (3), John (2), Nathaniel
(1).
2) It is James and Sally Catlin's son Willard (7) [1831, Rome, NY-1905, Milwaukee, WI], who m. 1858 Sept 8, Clara L Dickenson in Conway MA. Willard was a lawyer and a VP of Northwestern Mutual Life Ins Co.
3) Re: the Julia K who m. (as second wife) Frederick Boyden, we couldn't find any info on her. Perhaps it was also her 2nd m., so she would not be listed in the MA vital records as a Merrill. We only have one Julia who m. in western MA, a Julia E, 34, d/o John who m. Jesse Smead, 1855 May 16, in Hinsdale. The lineage of Julia's parents, John (7) and Tryphena Chapin is John (6), Nathaniel (5), John (4), Nathaniel (3,2,1). We do not know if this Julia E m. a second time and, if so, if it was to Frederick Boyden.
4) We don't have any info on the m. or d. of Annie Katherine. These
would have been after 1900 and those vital records were not open to the
public [or to LDS microfilming] when we copied them. You could request
records on specific direct ancestors, but not all the records for the year.
We have Frank A (8)'s dates as 1851 Oct 6 - 1898 Nov 1 in Shelburne.
