Merrill Family Archives | ||
Astoria
Cemetery, Fulton County, IL
Research Notes by Suz Evans, July 29, 2000 H S Merrill [Henry Sewall] Born Apr 12, 1826, Died Dec 27, 1913 Sarah Merrill [McNeill] Born Apr 21, 1829, Died May 27, 1904 J W Merrill [Joseph W B Merrill, son of Israel & Lydia] Born Apr 6, 1823 [No death date inscribed] Melvina Merrill [Hudnall] Born Sep 5, 1827 [Line repeated], Died Dec 22, 1908 Charles Sumner Merrill "Charley" [Son of Joseph W B & Melvina] Born Sept 21, 1856, Died Sept 24, 1883 Willard Son of L M & M J Merrill [Luther Martin/Martin Luther & Mary Jane] Died Jan, 1877 [Date was unclear, but was probably 1877] [Died Jan 15, 1897] Aged 2 yrs 9 ms 19 ds Carl? D? [Very hard to read] [Carl B] Son of W A & S J Merrill [I can't identify a W A Merrill] [Walter Abel & Sadie Jane] Died Oct 3, 1886, Aged 3 ms 7ds W H Merrill, 1841 1931 [William Henry Harrison Merrill, son of Stephen Sewall] Mary E Merrill, 1842 1921 [Wife of W H] William O Merrill, 1875 1975 [William Oliver Merrill, son of Henry Sewall] Margaret A Merrill, 1876 1961 [Wife of William O] Lulu E Dau of W O & M A Merrill, 1903 1913 [ William O & Margaret A] Stephen S Merrill [Stephen Sewall Merrill] Died May 8, 1890, Aged 91 ys 10 mos 14 ds Elizabeth Merrill [Marshall] Died Dec 20, 1899, Aged 86 ys & 4 ds [Died Dec 20, 1893] Margaret M Merrill [Daughter of Stephen Sewall & Elizabeth] Died Dec 21, 1862, Aged 19 ys & 16 ds Mary Olive Merrill Dau of H S & S Merrill [Henry Sewall & Sarah] Died Aug 15?, 1866, Aged 12 ys 10 mos ? ds [Died Aug 17, 1866, Aged 12y 10m 5d] Julia Dau of H S & S Merrill [Henry Sewall & Sarah] Died Nov 9?, 1854?, Aged 2? yrs [Died Nov 3, 1858, Aged 2y 11m] George Merrill [Son of Joseph W B & Melvina] Died Mar 14, 1880, Aged 22 yrs [Aged 21y 10m] Edwin Son of J W & M Merrill [Joseph W B & Melvina] [Date unreadable] [Died Jan 28, 1871, Aged 10y 15d] Henry Infant Son of J W & M Merrill [Joseph W B & Melvina] Died Jan 30, 1855 Benjamin R Son of I & L Merrill [Israel & Lydia] Died Aug 4, 1851, Aged 26 yrs [Aged 26y 9m 24d] Israel Merrill Died Nov 12, 1876, 84 ys 1 mo 6 ds Lydia Wife of Israel Merrill Died Sep 21, 1857, 66 yrs 6 ms 10 ds Warren R Merrill [Because the inscription is very had to read, initially I (Suz) --thought the year was 1829, which would be too early for the cemetery. (Astoria was established in 1837.) Also, I initially recorded the age as 22, but the two numbers are not the same, so it looks more like 27. This would make him the son of Joseph W B and Melvina, born about 1851.] [Warren B Merrill]Died Apr 8, 1879, Aged 27 ys 8 ms 9 ds [Died Apr 3, 1879, Aged 28y 3m 9d] David McNeill [Father of Sarah McNeill who was the wife of Henry Sewall Merrill] Died Sep 28, 1867, Aged 73 ys 5 ms 27 ds Nancy McNeill Dau of P? & J? or I? McNeill [d/o P & J] Died Aug 22, 1843? [Died Aug 22, 1835, Aged 1y 5m] P McNeill Sen. [Parker McNeill Sr] Died July 2, 1835, 33 yrs 11 mos 2 ds [Aged 33y 11m 20d] P McNeill Jnr. [Parker McNeill Jr] Died Nov 23, 1851, Aged 18? yrs 2 ms 5 ds [Died Nov 23, 1854, Aged 18y 9m 5d] |
U.S.
Federal Census
1850 Twn of Astoria,
Fulton Co.IL
Merrill, Henry S. 24
Farmer 1000Sarah 22 Luther 1 August 1860:
Banner Twp. Fulton Co. IL.
HH 2376/2380Henry S Merrill -34 farmer 2000, 1000 Maine Sarah -30 Indiana Luther-11 IL Ellery-8 " Olive-7 " Lydia-4 " Harry-4/12 " Fulton, IL
1870 Federal Census
309a 328 335 Henry, his father,
Israel and brother Joseph are living close
to each other. There is no mention of Olive, who was reported in the
household in the 1860 census as 8 years old. There
is a gravestone
for a "Mary Olive Merrill, Dau of HS & S Merrill, Died Aug
17, 1866, Aged 12y 10m 5d" in the Astoria Cemetery, which is
probably
the right Olive. If so, her age in the
1860 Census or on the stone
is off by a couple years.
Merril Henry S 44 M Farmer Md. (sic) He was born in Maine. Merril Sarah 41 F Keeping house Ind Merril Luther M. 20 M works on farm Illinois Merril Ellery 18 M works on farm " Merril Lyddia 12 F " Merril Henry 10 M " Merril Arabell 7 F " Merril Mitta/Hitta 5 F (Named Mehitable after a grandmother?) Merril Jacob 4 M " Merril Nellie 2 F " Merril Not named 1/12 M (Benjamin Rush b 5-2-1870) 312a 372 379 Merrill Joseph 47 M W Farmer Maine Merrill Malvina 43 F W Keeping house Ill Merrill Warren 19 M W works on farm " Merrill Chas S 13 M W works on farm Merrill George 11 M W works on farm Merrill Edwin 10 M W Merrill Mary 7 F W Merrill Wm S 5 M W 312a 376 383 Merril Israel 76 M W Retired Farmer Maine Are the Hetzels living with Israel hired help or relatives? Hetzel Daniel 25 M W works on Farm Ohio Hetzel Lucinda 20 F W Keeping house Ill Hetzel Olive 1 F W Ill 1880 Census
Astoria, Fulton, Illinois
Henry S. MERRILL Self M 54 ME Farming ME ME Sarah MERRILL Wife M 51 IN Keeping House NH NY Lydia MERRILL Dau S 22 IL Teaching School ME IN Henry L. MERRILL Son S 20 IL Farm Laborer ME IN Arabella MERRILL Dau S 18 IL At Home ME IN Hattie MERRILL Dau S 16 IL At Home ME IN Jacob MERRILL Son S 14 IL At Home ME IN Nellie MERRILL Dau S 12 IL At Home ME IN Benjamin MERRILL Son S 10 IL At Home ME IN Brothers Joseph and Luther and their families are neighbors. 1910 Astoria, Fulton Co., Illinois (twp Dist 62) Henry S. Merrill 84 Belle (daug) 48 1892 Pierce
Co. WA Census
Merrill E.C.
40
Druggist
IL (Henry's son Ellery)M.E. 44 wife " (Mary Bell Merrill) Jennie 17 student " B.T. 14 " (Bayard) Ralph 11 " Carl 1 WA Kate 3 WA Nellie 22 teacher IL (Ellery's sister) 1900
Buena Vista Dst 177 Polk Co. OR
Merrill, Ellery
C. Feb 1852 48 IL ME
IN FarmerMary E Apr 1849 57 IL KY KY 7(children) 5(living) Bayard T.Sept 1878 21 IL sch.teacher 5-m.unemp. Cody Aug 1888 11 WA Carl Feb 1891 9 WA 1900 Tacoma
Ward 3 Dst.169, Pierce Co. WA
Merrill, R(alph) Lodger
b.Sept 1882 age 17 IL IL IL Fireman Engineer1910 Corning, Tehama,
California
Merrill Ellery C
57 IL ME
ME
farm labor Mary E. 60 IL KY KY M(29 yrs) 7chd. 5 living Carl 19 WA farm labor 1920
Santa Barbara, Lompoc, California
Adams,
Theodore
44 CA Frnc NYJennie B 43 IL IL IL (Jennie Merrill Adams) Theo. Jr. 8 OR IL CA Merrill, Mary E. 70 IL KY VA (mother-in-law) |