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   1000
            Sarah        22
            Luther        1


August 1860:  Banner Twp. Fulton Co. IL.
HH 2376/2380
Henry 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  

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. 
                                    
  309a 328 335
 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 Farmer
           Mary 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 Engineer


1910 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   NY
             Jennie B      43   IL      IL      IL      (Jennie Merrill Adams)
              Theo. Jr.       8   OR   IL     CA
 Merrill, Mary E.         70   IL    KY    VA
 (mother-in-law)