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MERRILL   GENEALOGY 


DESCENDANTS    OF 

BARZILLA    MERRILL 
1764—1850 


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To  My  Mother 

HULDAH   MERRILL  ALLEN 

This  Book  Is 
Affectionately  Dedicated  by  the  Compiler. 


PREFACE. 

The  name  Merrill  is  said  to  be  of  French  origin, 
although  our  ancestors  of  that  name  came,  we  believe, 
from  England.  BARZILLA  was  the  son  of  David, 
who  was  the  common  ancestor  of  most,  if  not  all,  of 
the  Merrills  in  this  country.  Barzilla  came  into  the 
town  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  N".  Y.,  from  or 
near  Stephentown,  Rensselaer  county,  N.  Y.  and  settled 
on  a  farm  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town.  He  was 
among  the  pioneers  of  Onondaga  county,  who  lived 
in  log  houses,  and  cleared  the  timber  for  their  farms, 
I  understand  that  Barzilla  lived  on  his  farm  till  late 
in  life,  then  being  bereft  of  his  life  companion,  he 
went  to  live  for  a  time  with  his  granddaughter  in 
SpafTord,  Onondaga  county,  after  which  he  lived  with 
his  son  Edward  for  some  time.  He  came  once  with 
his  son  Edward  to  visit  Heman  and  Anson  in  the 
town  of  Davton,  Cattaraugus  county:  This  visit  is 
well  remembered  by  Norman  M.   Allen  and  his  wife. 

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He  returned  to  Fabius,  and  lived  with  his  daughter 
Mary  until  his  death  in  1850.  He  lies  buried  in  a 
small  plot  of  ground  near  to  the  old  Merrill  house  on 
the  Merrill  farm,  on  the  side  of  a  large  hill.  This 
plot  has  been  sadly  neglected  and  allowed  to  grow 
up  to  weeds  and  bushes.  Not  a  vestige  of  fence  re- 
mains, and  cattle  roaming  over  it  have  broken  down 
manv  headstones.     The  tenant  burned  the  ground  over 


6  Preface. 

last  year,  thus  making  a  decided  improvement  in  this, 
"God's  Acre."  In  one  corner  is  a  low,  white  slab, 
leaning  considerably.  Upon  it  is  written,  "In  mem- 
ory of  David  Merrill,  who  departed  this  life  Dec.  1, 
1821.  In  the  86th  year  of  his  age."  This  man  (Da- 
vid) was  in  his  prime  at  the  time  of  the  Revolution- 
ary War.  The  second  stone  bore  this  inscription,  "Bar- 
zilla  Merrill,  died  April  14,  1850,  aged  85  years  and 
five  months."  The  headstone  belonging  to  his  wife 
Electa  had  fallen  and  was  broken.  She  also  died  in 
Eabius,  August  4th,  1840.  On  the  next  stone  in  order 
was  written,  "In  memory  of  Esther  (daughter  of  Bar- 
zilla  Merrill)  wife  of  Alfred  Negus,  who  departed  this 
life  April  13,  1829,  aged  21  years,  four  months  and 
fourteen  days.' 

Then  came  a  vacant  place  from  which  the  body  of 
Ruth  (daughter  of  Barzilla  Merrill)  had  been  taken 
up  and  removed  to  the  village  cemetery.  The  last 
grave  there  was  that  of  Edward  (son  of  Barzilla).  I 
would  suggest  that  some  interested  descendant  of  Bar- 
zilla have  a  suitable  fence  placed  about  this  burial 
place  and  see  that  the  graves  are  well  taken  care  of. 


IN  TRODUCTION . 

At  a  reunion  of  the  Merrill  family,  held  at  the 
home  of  William  Merrill,  Versailles,  N.  Y.,  1905,  it 
was  decided  that  a  genealogical  record  of  the  descend- 
ants of  Barzilla  Merrill,  (Father  of  Heman  Merrill) 
as  far  as  practicable,  be  made  and  printed  in  the  proper 
form,  and  I  was  selected  to  procure  the  proper  data, 
and  compile  a  book  therefrom.  It  has  been  a  pleasant 
task,  and  cheerfully  accomplished,  and  as  well  as  I 
was  able.  If  errors  appear,  please  remember  it  is  hu- 
man to  err,  and  divine  to  forgive.  It  is  hereby  respect- 
fully submitted  to  my  kindred. 

Mary  Thrasher, 
Dayton,  K  Y. 
January  21,  1907. 


ORiaiNA^L    FAMILY. 


BAEZILLA  MERRILL,  born  November  17,  1764,  and 
died  April  11,  1850. 

ELECTA  MERRILL,  (his  wife),  bom  May  3,  1770, 

and  died  August  4,  1840. 

Children  of  Barzilla  and  Electa  Merrill 

1.  Diantha  Merrill,  born  September  17,  1788, 

She  died  October  21,  1868. 

2.  Heman  Merrill,  born  March  27,  1791.     He 

died  June  1,  1871. 

3.  Aj\tso^  Merrill,  born  April  8,  1793.    He  died 

January  27,  1870. 

4.  Ira  Merrill,  born  September  23,  1795.     He 

died  July  6,  1828. 

5.  Silas  Merrill,  born  November  27,  1797.     He 

died  December  28,  1827. 

6.  Emma    Merrill,   born    April    8,    1800.      She 

died  February  12,  1841. 

7.  Ruth  Merrill,  born  July  11,  1802.     She  died 

June  24,  1832. 

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10  Merrill   Genealogy. 

8.  Edward  Merrill,  born  July  19,   1805.     He 

died  October  12,  1852. 

9.  Esther  Merrill,  born   November   29,   1807. 

She  died  April  13,  1829. 

10.  Mary   Merrill,   born   September   18,    1810. 

She  died  June  7;  1896. 

11.  David  M.  Merrill,  born  June  4,  1815.     He 

died  February  4,  1881. 


FAMILY  I. 

DIANTHA  MEEEILL,  daughter  of  Barzilla,  was 
born  September  17,  1788 ;  married  Luke  Pierce. 
To  them  were  born  ten  children,  all  in  the  Town  of 
Fabius.  One  child  not  named  died  at  four  months 
of  age. 

2.  Caleb  M.,  born  April  9,  1811. 

3.  Euretta    E.,    born    October    2,    1812,    married 

William  Densmore. 

4.  Electa,    born    April    19,    1815,    married    Asel 

Shafter. 

5.  Washington   S.,   born   August   29,    1816,   mar- 

ried Polly  Brasted. 

6.  Daniel  S.,  born   September   3,   1818,  married 

Jerusha  Colby. 

7.  Barzilla,  born  June  10,  1820.     Died. 

8.  Lovina,   born  October  30,   1822,  married  Eli- 

jah Holliday. 


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9.  Polly,    born     September    24,     1824,    married 

George  Hibner,  July  15,  1847. 

10.  Silas  L.,   born  December  20,   1829,   married 

Nancy  Purinton. 

All  this  family  are  dead  except  Polly  Hibner,  aged 
82  years  (1907).     Her  address  is  Plainville,  Minn. 

Diantha  Merrill  died  October  21,  1868,  and  her  hus- 
band died  on  September  15,  1856. 

11.  Caleb  M.  Pierce,  born  April  9,  1811,  mar- 

ried   Nancy    Schermerhorn,    December    31, 
1835.     To  them  were  born  two  children. 

1.  Ira  M.,    September  25,    1836,   married   Lo- 

rinda  Davis,  at  Cuba,  N".  Y.     He  died  Sep- 
tember 23,  1874. 

2.  David  J.,  February  18,  1842,  married  Lucy 

J.  Coon  at  Dayton,  N.  Y.,  January  5,  1857. 
He  died  in  Bradford,  Pa. 
To  them  were  born: 

1  Byron  E.,  December  10,  1870,  at  Dayton, 

E".  Y.    Married  Anna  F.  Hayes,  Decem- 
ber 28,  1896,  at  Salamanca,  K  Y. 

2  Eva  K,  June  1,  1873,  married  Elmer  T. 

Stevenson,  December  7,  1896,  at  Brad- 
ford, Pa.     To  them  was  born : 
a  Khea,  September  11,  1897. 

3  Floyd  B.,  born  May  25,  1878. 

Caleb  M.  Pierce  was  married  the  second  time  to 
Ellen  Merrill,  widow  of  Ira  Merrill  (son  of 


12  Merrill  Genealogy. 

Anson)  on  May  27,  1858.     Died  August  18, 

1891. 
Ellen   Pierce   adopted   as   a   child   Grace   Darbee, 

daughter  of  Augustus  Darbee,  of  Cottage,  !N'. 

Y.     Grace  married  Burt  Perrin  of  Markham, 

K  Y.    Ellen  died  January  14,  1899. 
IX.  Polly   Pierce/  bom   September   24,    1824, 

married  George  Hibner,  July  15,  1847.     To 

them  was  born: 
1.  Electa,  March  1,  1849,  married  William  Saf- 
ford,  September  13,  1866. 

To  them  were  born: 

1  George  M.,  October  1,  1867,  married  Meta 

Guetner,  March  2,  1897.     To  them  were 
born : 

a  Lynn,  March  5,  1888. 
b  Paul,  April  22,  1891. 
c  George  D.,  November  22,  1905. 

2  William  L.,  born  August  28,  1870,  married 
Flora  Meredith,  May  9,  1894.  To  them 
was  born: 

a  Harold,  June  5,  1897. 

3  Rose  Ella,  born  August  6,  1876,  died  April 

26,  1877. 

4  Katherine,  born  March  24,  1879,  married 

Marshall  Humphrey,  June  20,  1898. 
2  Ivan  A.,  born  December  23,   1854,  married 
Erne  Freer,   October  20,   1873.     To  them 
was  born: 


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a 


Ida  May,  June  1,  1875,  died  September 
12,  1887. 
Ivan  died  November  19,  1876. 
X.   Silas  L.   Pierce,   born  December  20,   1829, 
married  Nancy  Purinton,   October  9,   1857. 
To  them  was  born : 
1.  Dora,   on   October  9,   1861,  married  Forest 
L.  Miller,  June  16,  1880.     To  them  were 
born: 

1  M.  Alleen  on  October  16,  1884. 

2  Harry  Pierce,  on  November  3,  1887. 
Silas  L.  Pierce  died  December  30,  1901. 


14  Merrill  Genealogy. 

It  is  a  most  pleasant  duty  for  me  to  write  a  few 
lines  in  memory  of  my  grandfather,  Heman  Merrill, 
of  his  good  life  and  genial  ways,  and  of  his  intrinsic 
worth  as  a  man.  He  was  most  highly  esteemed  (not 
only)  by  his  relatives,  but  by  all  who  had  the  pleasure 
of  his  acquaintance.  Even  as  a  child  I  felt  how  truly 
he  loved  his  Creator  and  how  faithfully  he  performed 
the  duties  he  owed  to  Him,  and  I  knew  then  he  was 
a  noble  Christian  gentleman.  He  loved  his  neighbor 
as  himself,  and  in  return  he  had  the  love  and  esteem 
of  all  his  neighbors.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  character- 
istics, affable  and  with  kindly  words  for  all.  It  can 
trul v  be  said  of  him  that  all  that  knew  him  were  his 
friends.  The  peace  which  he  had  was  the  peace  that 
passeth  all  understanding,  and  with  him  it  never  faded. 
A  great  mass  of  people  who  knew  him  relied  upon 
his  judgment,  and  when  life  closed  with  him  it  might 
well  be  said  that  he  had  fought  the  good  fight  and 
kept  the  faith.  I  loved  him  while  living  and  I  love 
now   the    memory    of   his   great   goodness   to   me,    his 

grandchild.  I  remember  his  form — how  it  shook  when 
he  laughed,  his  nicely-formed  features,  his  fine  black 
eyes  and  heavy  brows,  and  his  silver  hair.  From  my 
earliest  recollection  he  had  a  kindly  greeting  for  me. 
If  he  had  faults  I  never  knew  them  or  heard  of  them. 
He  seemed  always  to  live  for  some  good  purpose.  He 
was  faithful,  patient  and  gentle  and  an  honest  man. 
He  was  a  most  kind  husband,  a  loving  father  and 
brother — and  had  a  deep  and   abiding  interest  in  the 


Merrill  Genealogy.  15 

welfare  of  his  grandchildren.  They  in  return  loved 
him  and  his  death  was  a  personal  loss  to  each  of  them. 
He  lived  six  years  after  the  death  of  his  wife. 
We  need  not  mourn  too  much  when  good  men  die. 
In  the  annual  reunions  held  by  his  relatives  and 
friends  he  lives  again  and  will  be  remembered  until 
the  name  which  he  bore  shall  cease  to  be  called  on 
the  earth.  We  need  not  say  more  of  him,  we  cannot 
say  less.  If  it  be  ours  to  enter  into  the  rest  that 
remains  for  the  good  and  the  true,  we  shall,  I'm  sure, 
meet  him,  whose  life  was  a  daily  eulogy  and  th© 
perfection  of  his  highest  ideals.  The  good,  not  the 
evil  that  men  do,  lives  after  them,  and  the  good  alone 
are  great. 

MARY  THRASHER. 


FAMILY  II. 

HEMAN  MERRILL  was  born  March  27,  1791,  mar- 
ried Amelia  Hawkins  November  13,  1811,  in  the 
town  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.  He  died 
June  1,  1871,  at  Dayton,  N.  Y. 

AMELIA  MERRILL  (his  wife)  was  born  December 
2,  1793,  died  January  16,  1865.  LTnto  them  were 
born  twelve  children. 

1.  Maryette  M.,  born  August  13,  1812,  died  June 

4,  1813. 

2.  Juliette,  born  March  5,   1814. 

3.  Leonard,   born  February  3,   1816. 

4.  Barzilla,   March  29,   1818.     .. 


16  Merrill  Genealogy. 

5.  Emily,  born  March  1,  1820. 

6.  Mercy,  born  June  4,  1822. 

7.  Eliza,   born   August   16,    1824,   died   July   15, 

1828. 

8.  Huldah,  born  March  5,  1827. 

9.  Silas,  born  July  28,  1830. 

10.  Celestia,     born     September     19,     1832,     died 

April   30,    1833. 

11.  Edward,  born  May  28,  1834. 

12.  Heman  Resign,  born  February  2,  1836. 
He  had  two  adopted  children. 

Almira  Divers  Hurd,  now  living  at  Killbuck,  Catt. 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  who  was  a  niece  of  Amelia  Merrill 
(Heman's  wife).,  and 

Milo  T).  Cole,  his  grandson. 

I.  Juliette  Merrill,  daughter  of  Heman  and 
Amelia  Merrill,  was  born  March  5,  1814,  at 
Fabius,    Onondaga   county,    N".    Y.,    married 
Samuel  D.   Cole,   September  27,   1840.     To 
this  union  was  born  one  son: 
1.  Milo  D.,  born  November  24,  1842,  at  Day- 
ton,   X.    Y.,    married    Betsy   E.    Park   of 
Leon,  K  Y.,  September  11,  1864.     To  this 
union  were  born  five  children: 
1  Juliette,    born   January   7,    1866,    married 
P.  J.  Rickard  of  Findley  Lake,  "N,  Y., 
Januarv  27,  1884.     To  them  were  born 
three  children: 

a  Grace  Frances,  born  February  27,  1894. 


Mere  ill  Genealogy.  17 

b  Rilla  Eleanor,  born  September  9,  1900. 
c  Josephine,  born  November  26,  1901. 

2  Grace  Edith,  born  October  3,  1869. 

3  Eva   M.,   born   January  7,    1872,   married 

John  Morgan  of  Leon,  N.  Y.,  April  28, 
1890.     They  have  one  child. 
a  Gladys  Bell,  born  February  22,  1892. 

4  Clarence  L.,  born  February  24,  1875,  mar- 

ried Mabel  Hubbart,  of  Perrysburg, 
N.  Y.,  October  5,  1904.  They  have 
two  children. 

a  Clara  L.,  born  September  12,  1905. 
b  Nellie  II.,  born  November  12,  1906. 

5  Clara  E.,  born  February  24,  1875,  married 

Stoddard.     Unto  them  was  born  one 

son. 

a  Harold  Laverne,  born  January  22,  1907. 
II.  Leonard  Mere  ill,  son  of  Hem  an  and  Amelia 
Merrill,  was  born  February  3,  1816,  at 
Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  married 
Eliza  Judd,  March  9,  1837,  at  Versailles, 
N.  Y.,  the  marriage  ceremony  was  performed 
bv  Rev.  J.  B.  Preston.  Leonard  died  Au- 
gust  9,  1899,  at  Perrysburg,  N.  Y.,  and 
Eliza  died  September  21,  1887,  at  Versailles, 
N.  Y.  She  taught  the  first  school  in  Ver- 
sailles. Unto  them  were  born  six  children. 
1  Heman,  born  April  17,  1838,  at  Dayton,  Catt. 

county,  N.  Y.,  married  Charlotte  J.  Beebe, 


18  Merrill  Genealogy. 

January  3,  1860.  Charlotte  died  Septem- 
ber 13,  1877,  at  Perrysburg,  K  Y.  Two 
children  were  born  to  Charlotte  and 
Heman. 

1  Cora  P.,  born  July  15,  1864,  married  W. 

H.  Parker  of  Eden,  N".  Y.,  October  24, 
1890. 

2  Mary  E.,  born  January  21,  1867,  married 

Lester  W.  Kevins  of  Buffalo,  K  Y., 
September  25,  1888.  To  them  were 
born  two  children : 

a  Florence  M.,  born  April  26,  1891,  in 
Buffalo,   N".   Y. 

b  Charlotte  A.,  born  May  28,  1895. 

Heman  Merrill  was  married  the  second  time  to 
Agnes  M.  Freeman,  March  22,  1883 ;  she  died 
Februarv  28,  1905. 
2.   Wilbur   H.    Merrill,    second   child   of   Leon- 
ard and  Eliza  Merrill,  was  born  June  18, 
1840,  at  Dayton,  Catt.  County,  1ST.  Y.     He 
enlisted   in   1861   as  Private  in  Company 
H.,  44th  Regiment  New  York  Volunteers 
— Infantry.      He   served  three  years,   was 
in  eight  battles,  was  in  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac  all  the  time.     Served  under  Gen- 
erals McClellan,  Burnside,  Hooker,  Meade 
and  Grant.-     When     discharged  in     1864, 
was  Sergeant  of  Company  H.,  44th  Eegi- 
ment.      He   was   honorably   discharged   at 


Merrill  Genealogy.  19 

Albany,  1ST.  Y.,  October,  1864.  He  was 
married  to  Almira  H.  Wells  of  Dayton, 
]ST.  Y.,  November  8,  1865,  at  Forestville, 
N.  Y.,  by  Rev.  F.  E.  Miller.  Unto  them 
were  born : 

Flora  Bell,  born  October  27,  1867,  at 
Versailles,  X.  Y.,  married  Harvey  B. 
Sanders  at  Perrysburg,  N".  Y.,  Novem- 
ber 6,  1886,  and  died  March  19,  1904. 
Unto  them  were  born : 

a  Floyd  W.,  born  June  23,  1890,  died 
August   28,    1892. 

b  Alice  born  March  28,  1892. 

c  William,  born  December  25,  1895. 

Rosa  Nell,  born  May  16,  1871,  at  Perrys- 
burg,  N.  Y.,  married  Frank  Wells, 
June  14,  1905,  at  Perry sburg,  N.  Y., 
bv  Rev.  Patterson. 

Luther  Wells,  born  June  8,  1875,  at 
Perrysburg,  N.  Y.,  married  Glenn 
Clough  of  Smiths  Mills,  N.  Y.,  Janu- 
ary 1,  1900,  at  Forestville,  K  Y.,  by 
Rev.  Heald.     Unto  them  were  born : 

a  Gladys  L.,  born  October  1,  1900,  at 
Perrysburg,  !N~.  Y. 

b  Lucy  G.,  born  June  2,  1902,  at  Perrys- 
burg, K  Y. 

c  Alta  L.,  bora  February  13,  1906,  at 
Perrysburg,  ~N.  Y. 


20  Merrill  Genealogy. 

4  Ora  Dell,  born  March  22,  1877,  at  Perrys- 
burg,  X.  Y.,  married  Albert  Stone  of 
Smiths  Mills,  N".  Y.,  at  Forestville, 
X.  Y.,  bv  Rev.  Heald.  Unto  them 
were   born : 

a  Wilbur  Charles,  born  August  19,  1897, 
at  Smiths  Mills,  K  Y. 

b  Adelbert  Colon,  born  July  22,  1899,  at 
Smiths  Mills,  K  Y. 
Albert  Stone,  husband  of  Ora  Dell,  died  Janu- 
ary 30,  1901  at  Smiths  Mills,  K  Y. 
4  Ora    Dell    Merrill   Stone   was   married   to 
Frank  F.  Nolte  of  Balltown,  1ST.  Y.,  on 
March  1,   1904,  at  Cottage,  K  Y.,  by 
Eev.  F.  A.  Mills.     Unto  them  were  born 
Merrill  and  Mervil  on  January  28,  1905, 
at  Hanover,  "N.  Y. 
'  c  Merrill  died  March   24,   1905,   at  Han- 
over. 

d  Mervill  died  March  26,  1905. 
e  Harold  D.,  born  January  29,   1907. 
3.  Jane    Merrill    was    born    at    Dayton,    Catt. 
County,   K   Y.,   on  May  28,   1843.      She 
married  Alonzo  Waterman  of  Perrysburg, 
X.  Y.,  on  October  2,  1866,  at  Silver  Creek, 
X.    Y.,    by    Rev.    David    Mizener.     Unto 
them  were  born : 
1  Alice,  born  on  August  30,  1867,  died  Sep- 
tember  28,   1869. 


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2  Harvey  Allen,  born  July  22,  1870,  at  Han- 

over, Chautauqua  County,  1ST.  Y. 

3  Clara  born  August  24,  1876,  at  Greenfield, 

Erie  County,  Pa. 
4.  Adelbert  A.  Merrill  was  born  at  Davton, 
N.  Y.,  July  29,  1845,  married  Malvina 
Hugaboom,  March  9,  1869,  at  Forestville, 
N.  Y,  by  Rev.  M.  Clark.  They  have  two 
children : 

1  Ida  M.,  born  February  10,  1872,  married 

Charlie  Bennett,  November  10,  1895,  at 
Gowanda,  N.  Y.     To  them  were  born: 
a  Florence  M.,  born  on     September     13, 
1896. 

b  Henry  N.,  born  on  February  20,  1900. 
.   c  Bertha  P.,  born  on  September  15,  1902. 
d  John,  born  on  January  4,   1905. 

2  Nettie  E.,  born  November  21,  1873,  mar- 

ried William  C.   Dabolt,   December  28, 

1892,  at  Gowanda,  N.  Y.     There  were 

born  to  them: 
a  Clifford  L.,  born  on  February  2,  1894. 
b  Carmie  T.,  born  on  August  4,  1896. 
5.  Maryette   A.    Merrill   was   born   at   Davton, 
N.  Y.,  July  15,  1847,  married  George  Van 
Vlack  at  Forestville,  N.  Y.,  November  8, 

1865,  by  Rev.  F.  E.  Miller.     To  them 

were  born: 

1  Bertie   H.,   born   September   23,    1866,   at 


22  Merriix  Genealogy. 

Gasconade,  Mo.  He  died  at  Versailles, 
1ST.  Y.,  September  11,  1868. 

2  Clayton   K.,    bom   February   20,    1870,    at 

Brant,    Erie    County,    ~N.    Y.,      married 
Eva   Gardner   of  Harvey,   111.,   June   9, 
1892.     To  them  were  born: 
a  Mildred  B.,  Junior,  born  September  14, 
1893. 

b  Ruby  M.,  born  April  17,  1895. 

3  Herbert  J.,  born  May  29,  1874,  at  Perrys- 

burg,  N".  Y.,  married  Ivalo  Dague,  at 
Atlantic,  Iowa,  December  26,  1900,  by 
Rev.  Humphrey.  There  were  born  to 
them: 

a  Gerald  W.,  born  January  9,  1903. 
b  Nina  Mervl,  born  October  19,  1905. 

4  Mildred   B.,   senior,   was   born   at   Versail- 

les, N.  Y.,  April  1,  1879,  married  Rob- 
ert McCoy,  July  23,  1897,  at  Silver 
Creek,  1ST.  Y.,  by  Rev.  J.  Bates.  To 
them  were  born: 

a  Paul,  born  February  19,  1906. 

b  Maryette  A.,  born  February  7,  1907. 

5  Lynn  R.,  born   April  17,  1883,  at  Perrys- 

burg,  N.  Y. 

6  Hall  G.,  born  January  5,  1885,  at  Perrys- 

burg,  28".  Y. 
6.  William   W.    Merrill   was   born    at   Dayton, 
Catt.  County,  N.  Y.,  April  4,  1851,  mar- 


Merrill  Genealogy.  23 

riecl  Harriett  M.  Remington  on  July  3, 
1871,  at  Versailles,  1ST.  Y.  To  them  were 
born : 

1  Seth   W.,    born   October   2,    1872,   married 

Maud  E.  Mulkins,  December  24,  1891, 
at  Irving,  ~N.  Y.     To  them  were  born : 

a  Morris,  born  December  17,  1892. 

b  Harriett,  born  October  6,  1895. 

c  Harry  W.,  born  May  21,  1902. 

2  Alva  L.,   was  born  on  May  30,    1875,   at 

Perry  sburg,  X.  Y.,  married  Delia  B? 
Hawley,  April  28,  1894,  at  Perry  sburg, 
N\  Y.,  and  to  them  were  born: 

a  Lerov,  Mav  24,  1897. 

b  Yiola  K,  August  12,  1900. 

3  Clifford  was  born     March  13,  1876,     and 

died  Eebruarv  7,   1880. 

4  Bertie  was  born   December   11,   1882   and 

died  December  29,  1882. 

5  Leroy  was  born   June   9,    1890,   and  died 

May  28,  1895. 

6  Maud  P.,  was  born  November  15,  1885,  at 

Perrysburg,  N".  Y.,  married  Benjamin 
A.  Harvey,  April  4,  1904,  at  Versailles, 
Catt.  County,  N.  Y.  They  have  two 
sons: 

a  Howard  B.,  born  March  1,  1905. 
b  Elbert  Wallace,  born  Feb.  22,  1907. 
I  IT.  Barzilla  Merrill,     son  of     Heman     and 


24  Merrill  Genealogy. 

Amelia  Merrill,  was  born  in  what  is  now 
Dayton,  N".  Y.,  then  included  within  the  town 
of  Perry,  March  29,  1818.  He  married 
Euba  Cole,  February  28,  1839.  To  them 
were  born: 

1.-2.  Eber  and  Achsah  who  died  in  infancy. 

3.  JSTancy,  born  October  12,  1843. 

4.  Alva,  born  March  8,  1845.     He  enlisted  in 

the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  July  28,  1862. 
He  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Chancellors- 
ville,  Va.,  May  3,  1863,  aged  18  years. 
He  served  nine  months. 

5.  Irving  was  born  October  20,  1850,  married 

Eva  Shults  of  West  Perrysburg,  N".  Y., 
October  3,  1871.  To  them  were  born  three 
children : 

1  Alice,  April  10,  1873,  in  Cottage,  K  Y., 

married  Johnson  DeRemer  of  Nashville, 
N.  Y.,  October  IS,  1891.  To  them  were 
born: 

a  Elton,  Avho  died  at  the  age  of  four  and 
one-half  months. 

b  Ruth,  born  February  18,   1906. 

2  Alva,   born   at   Cottage,   August  25,   1877, 

married  Maud  Bassinger,  February  15, 
1903.     To  this  union  was  born: 
a  Neva,  born  April  28,  1906. 

3  Lee  L.,  born  at  Cottage,  !N".  Y.,  January 

8,  1886. 


Merrill  Genealogy.  25 

Barzilla  enlisted  in  Company  K.,  154th  Regi- 
ment New  York  Volunteers.  August  30, 
1862.  He  too  was  killed  at  the  battle  of 
Chancellorsville,  Va.,  on  May  2,  1863,  aged 
45  vears. 

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Ruba  C,  widow  of  Barzilla,  died  November  1, 
1897,  aged  81  years. 

IV.  Emily  Merrill,  daughter  of  Heman,  was 
born  March  1,  1820,  in  what  is  now  the 
town  of  Dayton,  Cattaraugus  County,  N.  Y. 
In  April,  1837,  she  was  married  to  Charles 
Park  at  Dayton,  N.  Y.  Six  children  were 
born  to  them  in  New  York  State. 

1.  Avery,  born  June  7,  1838.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Sarah  Bliss  Spencer  Stillman,  De- 
cember 18,   1867.     Unto  them  were  born: 

1  Earl  W.,   born  July   18,    1869.     He  died 

July  18,  1871. 

2  Charles  E.,  born  June  11,  1871.     He  mar- 

ried Mary  Kelsey,  January  25,  1898. 

3  Emily  N.,  born  February  14,  1873.     She 

married  John     Wood     September     17, 
1896. 

4  Ida  B.,  born  August  20,  1874.     She  mar- 

ried Wilber  I.  Dibble,  June  28,  1893. 

5  Edith  M.,  born  November  6,   1880.     She 

married     Delton  C.  Rand,     April     18, 
1904. 


26  Merbiix  Genealogy. 

6  Mary  A.,  born  July  19,  1883.     Died  Sep- 

tember 6,  1883. 

7  Pearl  S.,  born  August  11,  1887. 

8  Sarah  S.,  born  September  17,  1893.     Died 

December  13,  1893. 

2.  Walter,  born  October  6,  1840.     He  was  ac- 

cidentally shot  and  killed  by  his  cousin, 
Porter,  June  13,  1860.  Walter,  Avery 
and  Porter  were  together  on  their  way  to 
mill  with  their  first  wheat  on  the  occasion 
of  the  accident  and  had  firearms  with  them 
intending  to  shoot  prairie  chickens. 

3.  Franklin,      born     April   6,   1843.      Married 

Amanda  Ayers  and  unto  them  were  born: 

1  Fred,  born  on  October  28,  1872. 

2  Minnie,  born  on  September  17,  1875. 

3  Chauncey,  born  on  October  23,  1880. 

4  Prank  G.,  born  on  September  1,  1885. 

5  Allen,  born  on  March  12,  1887. 

4.  Amelia,  born  February  7,  1846,  married  A. 

M.  Fancher.  To  them  were  born  four 
children. 

1  Mary  A.,   born   September  21,   1864,   died 

October  1866. 

2  Emily  A.,  born  March  4,  1866,  died  July, 

1868. 

3  Lura   M.,   born  March   21,    1872,   married 

Dell  Hill,  March  21,  1893,  died  Janu- 
ary 23.  1904. 


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4  .Frances,  born  December  10,  1878,  married 
Arthur   Mapson,    August   5,    1896,    and 
died  November  20,  1905. 
Amelia  died  in  1879   at  the  age  of  thirty-three. 

5.  Mary,    born    September    12,    1848,    married 

McKinney. 
To  them  were  born : 

1  Emma,  born  April  20,  1876,  died  July  25, 

1883. 

2  Cora,  born  March  5,  1875.     Married  Byron, 

Shannon,  November  10,  1892. 

6.  Judson,  born  October  1,  1853,  married  Jem 

nie  Hodgman,  January  1,  1874.     To  them 
were  born : 
1  Louie,  born  August  11,  1888. 

7.  Merrill,  born  November  14,   1855,   died  the 

following  December,  at  Rosendale,  Wis. 

8.  Marshall,  born  November  14,  1855,  died  the 

following  February,  at  the  same  place. 

9.  Heman,  born  March  14,     1856,  in     Martin 

County,   Minn.,  near  Winnebago  City. 

10.  Otis,  born  June  11,  1862,  at  the  same  place. 
Emily  Merrill  Park,  died  May  24,  190C,  and 

her  husband  Charles,  died  February  27,  1901. 
This  family  left  New  York  State  in  July,  1854, 
for  Wisconsin.  Thev  settled  there  on  a  farm  near 
Rosendale  and  remained  there  until  August,  1858y 
when  they  again  moved,  to  Martin  County,  Minnesota. 
This   journey  took   them   six  weeks,   as   they  made  it 


28  Merrill  Genealogy. 

with  ox  teams  and  were  hindered  much  by  wet  weather, 
some  days  making  no  progress  whatever.  They  took 
with  them  thirty-eight  head  of  cattle,  including  thir- 
teen yoke  of  oxen.  It  was  while  making  this  journey 
that  Avery  met  with  an  adventure  which  nearly  cost 
him  his  life.  Just  after  crossing  the  Mississippi 
river  they  came  up  with  a  man,  an  aold  timer,"  gold 
hunter,  he  had  been  in  California  in  1849  and  had 
not  lost  his  passion  for  gold  hunting  and  at  this  very 
time  was  on  a  new  quest.  He  persuaded  Avery  to  ac- 
company him  on  his  trip  northward  in  search  of  the 
precious  ore.  Their  search  was  in  vain  and  they  were 
obliged  to  return  without  any  valuable  addition  to 
their  property  and  Avery  was  destined  to  lose  what 
little  personal  property  he  had  with  him  which  was  a 
small  bundle  of  clothes.  The  river  they  had  to  cross 
was  very  much  swollen;  they  thought  they  could  ford 
the  stream  but  the  wagon  turned  completely  over. 
Avery  could  not  swim.  After  floundering  about  for 
a  while  he  got  hold  of  a  tree  and  his  companion  who 
could  swim  got  to  the  wagon  and  secured  a  rope  with 
which  he  got  Avery  and  the  horse  and  the  wagon  to 
land.  This  was  Avery's  first  and  last  gold  hunt.  All 
that  was  in  the  wagon  was  lost  so  Avery's  small  bundle 
of  clothes  were  gone  and  he  was  going  to  a  new  country 
with  no  wearing  apparel,  save  what  he  had  on  which 
did  not  include  a  coat  as  he  was  in  his  shirt  sleeves. 
Soon  after  this  Avery  learned  that  his  parents  had  not 
arrived  at  this  point  so  he  waited  for  them  and  on  the 


Merrill  Genealogy.  29 

28th  day  of  August  this  sturdy  pioneer  group  arrived 
at  the  site  of  what  is  now  Winnebago  City. 

They  commenced  their  new  life  about  six  miles  from 
there  in  a  shanty  made  of  logs.  Many  were  the  hard- 
ships they  were  called  upon  to  endure  and  many  cold 
days  in  winter  Emily  Parke  has  cooked  dinner  then 
carried  it  afoot  across  the  prairie  to  the  river  where 
the  men  were  cutting  timber  and  then  returned  over 
the  same  path  to  the  shanty. 

In  August  of  1802,     occurred  the     terrible  Indian 
Massacre  when  the  community  where  Emily  Parke  and 
her  family  lived,  became  alarmed.     They,  with  all  the 
settlers,   left  their  homes  and  formed  a  camp  a  few 
miles  from  Winnebago  at  Wizards  Grove.     Avery  had 
just  finished  cutting  ten  acres  of  wheat  with  a  scythe. 
They  could  not  take  much  with  them  in  their  flight 
but  they  did  take  their  cattle  and  turned  their  hogs 
loose.      A   few   hours    after   reaching   the   camp    they 
found  Heman  missing,  it  was  by  that  time  getting  dark. 
What  terror  filled  this  mother's  heart  for  fear  her  six- 
year-old   son  had  been  captured  by  the  Indians  and 
perhaps  already  had  met  with  some  terrible  fate.     He 
was  soon  found  on  a  farm  adjoining  the  camp  much 
interested  in  watching  the  farmer  feed  the  hogs.     They 
all  remained  in  camp  for  three  weeks,  then  returned 
to  their  homes  to  find  that  they  had  lost  all  their  crops, 
upon  which  they  had  spent  such  hard  and  unceasing 
labor,  but  better  times  were  now  in  store  for  our  pio- 
neers  and  as  each  season  came  and  went  they  were 


30  Merrill  Genealogy. 

enabled  to  add  new  comforts  and  conveniences  and  the 
hardships  became  less. 

Emily  Parke  was  ever  to  be  found  ministering  to 
the  needs  of  others  and  her  advice  and  help  were  es- 
pecially sought  after  in  sickness.  It  was  an  oft  repeat- 
ed injunction  "Go  for  Grandma  Parke"  as  they  called 
her,  she  was  an  authority  in  the  sick  room  and  had 
sympathy  and  cheer  for  all.  Four  of  the  sons  are 
farming  now,  where  they  first  settled  in  Martin  Coun- 
ty, Minnesota  and  Mary  (the  daughter)  resides  in 
Winnebago  City,  in  the  same  state. 

V.  Mebcy  Merrill,  daughter  of  Heman,  born 
June  21,  1822,  married  Orsman  Markham, 
February  14,  1841.  To  them  were  born  four 
children : 

1.  Ann   Eliza,    died  when   about   two  years   of 

age. 

2.  Solon,    born    April    22,    1842,    in    Dayton, 

N.  Y.  He  married  Elizabeth  Ann  Gregg 
of  Washington  County,  Arkansas,  Novem- 
ber 26,  1868.  To  them  were  born  two 
children : 

1  Viola    Maria,    born    August   22,    1869,    in 

Bourbon  Co.,  Kan.,  married  A.  L.  East, 
November  5,  1901. 

2  Lily  May,  born  August   12,   1872,   at  the 

same  place.      Married  C.   D.   Anderson, 
Februarv  2,  1897.     To  them  were  born: 

a  Wilma  G.  born  September  10,  1899. 

b  C.  D.  Jr.,  born  December  5,   1903. 


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3.  Eugene,  born  July  2,   184-4,  married  Sarah 

Jane  Tee,  of  Jackson  County,  111.,  October 
22,  1865.     They  have  three  children: 

1  Annettie,  bom  October  28,   1866,  married 

James  Howell,  December  23,  1886. 
Thev  have  four  children : 

a  Eugene,  born  January  30,  1888. 

b  Mary,  born  January  10,  1890. 

c  Merrill,  born  October  19,  1897. 

d  Theresa  Jane,  January  19,  1904. 

2  Edward  J.,  born  September  25,  1868,  mar- 

ried Maude  Busby,  May  25,  1891.  They 
have  five  children : 

a  Hazel,  born  June  23,  1897. 
b  Gladvs,  born  Januarv  12,  18 — . 
c  Oscar,  born  September  10,  1899. 
d  Ola,  born  May  6,  1902. 
e  Rachael,  born  May  6,  1905. 

3  Emma,  born  February  3,  1871,  married  to 

W.  J.  Horton,  March  28,  1902.  He 
died  May  1,  1904.  They  had  no  chil- 
dren.    She  lives  in  New  York  City. 

4.  Henry  J.  Markham,  born  May  4,  1850,  mar- 

ried Emma  Myers,  December  29,  1870.  To 
them  were  born: 

1  Charles  A.,   born   February  9,    1877,   died 

February  2,   1881. 

2  Reginald  M.,  born  April  26,  1880. 


32  Merrill  Genealogy. 

3  Henry  R,  born  August     14,  1883,     died 
February  20,  1889. 
VI.  Huldah  Merrill,  daughter  of  Heman  and 
Amelia  Merrill,  was  born  March  5,  1827,  at 
Perrysburg,    N.    Y.,     now    Dayton,     N.     Y. 
She   married   Norman   M.    Allen,    March   7, 
1848.     To  them  were  born  five  children: 
1.  Mary  A.  F.,  born  April  20,  1849,  married 
W.  S.  Thrasher  at  Dayton,  N.  Y.,  on  No- 
vember 16,  1869,  by  Sylvester  Cowles  Pas- 
tor of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Gowanda 
N.  Y.     To  them  were  born  ten  children : 

1  Norman  S.,  born  August  3,  1870,  married 

Leva  Wallace  June  30,  1894. 
They  have  one  child : 

a  Carl  Norman,  born  October  21,  1906. 

2  Alice  M.,   born  March  16,   1872,  married 

James  E.  Bixby,  August  31,  1889.  To 
this  union  have  been  born  five  children: 

a  Oscar  W.,  June  19,  1890. 

b  Mary  H.,  born  April  3,  1893.  (Died 
July  21,  1899.) 

e  Henry  Scott,  January  14,  1898. 

d  Lois,  born  December  8,  1901. 

e  Dorothy,  born  May  1,  1906. 

3  Flora  L.,  born  May  4,  1874. 

4  Ward  J.,  born  March  19,  1877.     (He  died 

June  6,  1880,  at  Dayton,  N.  Y.) 

5  Allen  S.,  born  September  22,  1878.     (Died 

May  20,  1898,  at  Fredonia,  N.  Y.) 


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6  Louis  L.,  bom  October  11,  1880. 

7  Gertrude  L.,  born  November  29,  1882. 

s   Amy  Amelia,  born  December  11,  1884. 

9  Ned  L.,  born  November  16,  1886. 

10  DeWitt  K,  born  July  10,  1888. 

2.  Kate  C.  E.,  was  bom  July  27,  1853,  married 

William  W.  Brand  July  27,  1871.  Of 
their  children  three  died  in  infancy,  one 
was  born  and  died  April  7,  1887,  one  of 
these  children  was  named: 

1  Henry,  born  January  5,  1878,  and  died  Au- 

gust 11,  1878,  and  another  named: 

2  Hem  an  was  born  November  26,  1881,  and 

died  September  16,  1882.  Two  chil- 
dren still  survive  named  Huldah  and 
Hovt. 

:!   Huldah  born  July  17,  1879,  married  Lewis 
Stewart  March  30,  1898. 
Thev  have  three  children : 

a  Katie,  born  June  25,   1899. 

'b  Mary,  born  September  29,  1902. 

c  William,  born  February  21,  1905. 

4   Hovt  was     born  Mav     6,  1883,     married 
Pearl  Bobbins,  November  1,  1903. 

3.  Milton  was  bom  June  15,   1856,    (he   died 

in  infancy). 

1.   Carlton  W.,  was  born  January  5,  18 5 S. 

5.  Hoyt  M.,  was  born  October  23,   1863,  and 


34  Merrill  Genealogy. 

was  married  to  Bell  E.  Howland  August 
1883.     (She  died  May  10,  1889.) 

Hoyt  Allen  married  the  second  time  to  Nellie 
L.  Smith,  February  27,  1890.  To  this 
union  was  born  one  son: 

1  Norman  Boyd,   May  2,   1891. 

Hoyt  Allen  died  October  12,  1892. 

VII.  Silas  H.  Merrill,  son  of  Heman  and 
Amelia  Merrill,  born  in  what  is  now  Dayton, 
N.  Y.j  July  28,  1830,  and  was  married  to 
Maria  J.  Marshall  of  North  East,  Pa.,  Sep- 
tember 23,  1851.  To  them  were  born  two 
children : 

1.  Ara  N.,  born  November  30,  1852,  married 
Hortie  Greenman  of  North  East,  Pa., 
January  12,  1874.  To  them  were  born 
one  son,  to  whom  was  given  the  name  o* 
his  grandfather,   Silas: 

1  Silas  was  born  at  Dayton,  N.  Y.,  November 

14,   1874,  he  now  resides  at  Bradford, 
Pa. 

Ara  N.,  was  married  the  second  time  to  Addie 
C.  Baker  of  North  East,  Pa.,  and  to  this 
marriage  was  born  two  children: 

2  Ara   Jr.,   born   at  Dunkirk,   N.   Y.,   April 

18,  1887. 

3  Mildred   born   at   Dunkirk,    N,   Y.,    April 

28,  1889. 


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These  two  children  now   (1907)   reside  at  North 

East,  Pa. 

2.  Mattie  L,  was  born  October  10,   1854  and 

was  married  to  Marcus  J.  Rhodes  of  JSTorth- 

ville,  Pa.,  October     10,  1872.     To     them 

were  born  five  children: 

1  Maria  B.,   born  May  25,    1876,     married 

Truman  E.  Strickland  of  Dayton,  N". 
Y.,  May  23,  1894.  To  them  were  born 
four  children: 

a  Irwin  M.,  born  May  23,   1896. 

b  Lewis  E.,  born  June  26,   1897,  died  at 

Dayton,  K  Y.,  Sept.  24,  1897. 
c  Mattie  B.,  born  June  20,  1899. 
d  Lester  T.,  born  September  11,  1901. 

2  Merrill  H.,  was  born  December  27,  1879, 

married  Bertha  Wolf  of  Fairplain,  N. 
Y,  February  27,  1897. 

3  Sarah  A.,  bom  June  15,   1883,     married 

Clayton  Grantier  of  Cottage,  N.  Y., 
February  12,  1901.    To  them  were  born : 

a  Florence  M.,  born  March  18,  1902. 

b  Bertha  L,  born  September  7,  1904. 

4  Silas    A.,    born    April    22,    1886,    married 

Laura  Wolf  at  Fairplain,  N".   Y.,   Sep- 
tember 3,  1905. 
*  Mattie  I.  Rhodes  died  at  Dayton,  !N".  Y., 
April  22,  1899. 

Silas  H.  Merrill  met  death  in  the     Ashtabula 


36  Merrill  Genealogy. 

disaster  at  Ashtabula,  Ohio,  December  29, 
1876,  and  his  body  lies  with  the  unrecognized 
dead  at  that  place. 
VIII.  Edward  Merrill,  son  of  Heman  and 
Amelia  Merrill,  was  born  in  Perrysburg, 
now  Dayton,  N.  Y.,  May  28,  1833.  He  was 
married  to  Margaret  M.  Marshall  of  North 
East,  Pa.,  December  6,  1854.  To  them  were 
born  five  children.  One  died  in  infancy.  Of 
the  others : 

2.  Marshall   H.,    born   February   23,    1856,    in 

North  East,  Pa.,  married  E.  May  Blais- 
dell,  April  12,  1882.  To  this  union  was 
born: 

1  Dora,  born  at  Conneaut,  O.,  April  8,  1888. 
Marshall  died  in  Conneaut,  O.,  April  16,  1898. 

3.  Mary   I.,    was   bom   August   30,      1857,    in 

North  East,  Pa.,  married  Frank  L.  Blais- 
dell,  September  3,  18^4.  To  them  has 
been  born  five  children : 

1  David  J.,  born  May  12,  1886. 

2  Edward  M.,  bom  December  26,  1888. 

3  Jennie  A.,  born  February  7,  1891. 

4  Robert  A.,  born  December  18,  1892. 

5  Flora  M.,  born  November  23,  1894. 

4.  Jennie  M.,    daughter  of  Edward   and  Mar- 

garet Merrill,  was  born  February  4, 
1864,  in  North  East,  Pa. 

5.  George,  son  of  Edward  and  Margaret  Mer- 


Merrill   Genealogy.  37 

rill,  was  born  December  6,  1866,  married 
Abbie  E.  Lattin  of  Cattaraugus,  N.  Y., 
June  6,  1894.  To  them  have  been  born 
two  children: 

1  Lucile  L.,  June  4,  1898. 

2  Laura   Irene,   February  7,   1901. 

IX.  IIeman  Resign  Merrill,  youngest  child  of 
Heman  and  Amelia  Merrill,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1836,  in  the  town  of  Dayton,  Coun- 
ty of  Cattaraugus,  and  State  of  New  York. 
He  was  married  to  Lydia  Day,  April  1,  1855. 
Unto  them  were  born: 

1.  Lewis   N".,   born   April    10,    1856,      married 

Eliza   Cain,   August  1883. 

Unto  them  were  born: 

1  Lewis  I).,     born  November  5,  1883,  mar- 

ried Georgia  Bates,  October,  1904. 

2  Melville  E.,  was  born  January  2,  1889. 

3  Ethel  M.,  was  born  July  13,  1890. 

2.  Elmer  C,  was  born  September  2,  1857,  mar- 

ried Rose  H.  Dewey,  July  4,  1881.  Unto 
them  were  born: 

1  A] dean,  born  August  14,  1885. 

2  Clarence  D.,  born  August  26,  1888. 

3  Ethel  R.,  born  December  10,  1891. 

4  Hortie  L.,  born  May  2,  1901. 

3.  Josephine  was  born  March   14,   1859.      She 

was  married  to  Wilber  J.  Hurd,  Novem- 
ber 22,  1881.     Unto  them  were  born: 


38  Merrill  Genealogy. 

1  Merritt  M.,  born  April  28,  1884,  married 

Eetta  Mattoon,  July  3,  1906. 

2  Floyd,  born  October  22,  1887. 

3  Kay,  born  January  14,  1890. 

4  Ward,  born  October  14,  1892. 

4.  Scott  B..  born  Sept.  5th,  1862. 

5.  Rose  A.,  born  Nov.  10th,  1868.  | 

6.  Laura  C,  born  Aug.  24th,  1870. 

ANSON"  C.  MERRILL,  third  child  of  Barzilla,  born 
April  15,  1793,  married  Bethany  Elms,  January 
1,  1816.  Their  oldest  child  Mary  Ann  was  born 
June  7,  1817.  When  she  was  about  one  year  old 
they  came  from  what  was  then  called  the  "far  east" 
(Onondaga  County)  and  settled  on  the  farm  owned 
by  his  grandson,  William  Merrill  about  one  mile 
southwest  of  Dayton.  The  team  they  moved  with 
consisted  of  an  ox  and  a  cow  yoked  together  and 
hitched  to  a  cart,  which  he  himself  had  made.  They 
came  through  what  is  now  the  thriving  village  of 
Gowanda  and  what  then  was  composed  of  only  two 
log  buildings.  In  order  to  get  from  Gowanda  to 
the  place  where  he  settled,  he  had  to  cut  a  road 
through  the  trees.  The  wild  animals  were  very 
numerous  in  that  vicinity.  Some  were  bears,  wolves, 
wildcats  and  deer.  Braving  all  the  hardships  of 
a  pioneer  life,  they  lived  and  died  in  this  place  in 
the  town  now  called  Davton  on  lot  30.  Unto  them 
were  bom  four  boys  and  four  girls.     They  were  a 


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highly  respected  family.  Only  one  daughter  sur- 
vives them,   Euth  Eedfield  of  Eden,  N".  Y.     They 

have  nine  grandchildren.  Anson  died  January  27, 
1870.     His  wife  died  February  26,  1880. 

These  are  the  names  of  his  children: 

1.  Mary  Ann,      4.  Euth,  7.  David. 

2.  Electa,  5.  Ira  the  2nd.       8.  Albert, 

3.  Ira,  6.  Esther  M. 

I.  Mary  Ann  Merrill  married  Darius     Mark- 
ham. 

Unto  them  were  bom  ten  children: 

1.  Electa,    born    January    11,    183 — ,    married 

James  Fluker,  May  1855,  and  died  May 
25,  1890.  To  them  were  born  two  chil- 
dren: 

1  Willis  G.,  born  August  27,  1859,  married 

Elsie  L.  Matteson,  January  26,  1881. 
To  them  a  daughter  was  born  and  died 
March  29,  1889. 

2  Anna  E.,  born  February  9,  1860,  at  Ville- 

novia,  Chautauqua  County,  N".  Y.,  mar- 
ried Willis  J.  Fluker  of  Warsaw,  Wyo- 
ming County,  N.  Y.,  January  6,  1885. 
To  them  were  born  two  sons : 

a  Ernest  J.,  born  March  11,  1888. 

b  Floyd  E.,  born  March  12,  1891. 

2.  Ellen  C,  born  April  6,  1839,  married  David 

T.  Mills,  July  3,  1856.  To  them  was  born 
one  child: 


40  Merriix  Genealogy. 

1  Merrill  C,  born  on  December     21,   1857, 

married  Emma  J.     Shaw,     March     14, 

1877.     To  them  were  born  two  children: 

a  lone  B.,  born  March  IS,  1879,  married 

Axel  E.   Theltberg,  July  3,  1905. 
b  Jessie   O.,   born     November  26,      1885, 
died   June   27,    1902. 

Emma  J.  Mills  died  June  30,  1899. 
Merrill    C.    Mills    was    married    the    second 
time  to  Bessie  E.   Hnlbnrt,   October   9, 
1901.     To  them  was  born: 
a  Doris  L,  born  August  11,   1903. 

3.  Matilda  died 

when  a  young  child. 

4.  Euth  A.,  bom     April  11,     1841,     married 

Chas.  1ST.  Wright,  January  11,  1863.     To 
them  were  born : 

1  Ithamer,  born  October  8,  1863,  died  July 

12,  1902. 

2  Xellie  V.,  born  April  1,   1865,   died  May 

29,  1865. 

3  Frank  L.,  born  February  1,  1867. 

4  Flora,  born  September  27,   1868,  died  De- 

cember 23,  1878. 

5  Cora,  born  September  27,   1868. 

6  Bert  C,  bom  June  18,  1870. 

7  Ellen,  born  January  29,  1873. 

8  Amy,  born  July  11,   1874. 

9  Gertrude,  born  April  26,  1876. 


Mebbiix  Genealogy.  41 

10  Mabel,  born  May  28,  1877. 

11  Harvey,  born  March  8,  1881. 

12  Homer,  born  March  8,  1881,  died  Novem- 

ber 9,  1883. 

13  Jackson,   born  February   24,      1885,   died 

November  26,   1887. 
Chas.  Wright  died  June  7,  1900. 

5.   Emma  born  March  23,   1842,  married  Wil- 
liam W.   Remington,   June  1G,  1861.      To 
them  were  born  eight  children : 
1  Ida  born  June  3,  1862,  married  Walter  B. 
Waite,   on   May   26,    1878.        Ten   chil- 
dren were  born  to  them : 
a  Angie  O.,  born  January  16,  1879,  mar- 
ried William  II.     Ileidell,     July     3, 
1905. 

b  Ray  W.,  born  September  5,  1880,  mar- 
ried Ad  die  E.  Scott,  September  20, 
190.1.     They  have  one  child: 

Ida  Lucile,  born  December  22,  1905. 

c  Leigh,   born  December  28,   1881. 

d  Glenn,  born  June  14,   1883. 

e  Hattie  M.,  born  February  8,  1885,  died 
Aug.  24,  1886. 

f  Arthur  H.,  born  May  12,  1886,  mar- 
ried Bessie  M.  Taylor  March  10, 
1907. 

g  Ella  H.,%born  April  14,  1888. 

h  George  B.,  born  August  12,  1889. 


42  Merrill  Genealogy. 

1  Emma  L.,  born  August  11,  1893. 
j  Effie  M.,  born  Mav  13,   1898. 

2  Norton,   born  January  4,   1864,   died  Au- 

gust 7,  1864. 

3  George,  born  August  20,  1865,  died  April 

24,  1893. 

4  Frank,  born  July  24,  1867,  married  Jessie 

E.  Vickery  of  Salamanca,  1ST.  Y.,  April 
20,  1893.  To  them  were  born  five  chil- 
dren : 

a  Carey  V.,  born  January  25,  1894. 
b  Coralyn,  born  September  5,   1895. 
c  Arthur  B.,  born  June  12,  1897. 
d  M.   Jay,  born  February  8,  1902. 
e  Carl  A.,  born  May  21,  1904,  died  Sep- 
tember 25,  1904. 

5  Newell,  born  December  25,  1870,  died  De- 

cember 25,  1871. 

6  Millie,   born  May  22,   1874,  married  Sel- 

den  M.  Clark,     March  21,     1891.     To 

them  were  born: 
a  Homer    L.,    born    December    20,    1891, 

died  May  1,  1905. 
b  Averna  L.,  born  September  10,  1898. 

7  Adelbert,    born    April    24,    1876,    married 

Hattie  Howell,  December  7,  1897.  To 
them  were  born  three  children: 

a  Geneva  M.,  born  April  27,  1899. 

b  E.  Eernice,  born  September  19,  1901. 


Merrill  Genealogy.  43 

c  Bertha  E.,  born  October  31,  1903. 
8  William,  born  December  12,  1892. 

6.  Augusta,   born   January   20,    1816,    married 

Garrett  P.  Remington,  July  14,  1861, 
died  March  11,  1907. 

7.  Mary,  born  1847,  married  A. 

J.  Edick,  February,  1869.  They  have 
one  child: 

1  Clarence  J.,  born  March  11,   1877. 
Mary  died  July  4,   1885,   aged  38  years. 

8.  Harvey,  born  May  8,  1851,  at  Markham,  N. 

Y.,  married  Rose  A.  Hall  at  Villenova, 
Chautauqua  Co.,  N.  Y.,  December  24,  1879. 
To  them  were  born  three  children: 

1  Myrl  R.,  November  28,  1881,  at  Markham, 

Catt.   Co.,  ~N.  Y.,  married  Rose  Blanch 
Jolls  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.     September     7, 
1904.      To  them  was  born: 
a  Irma    Rose,    June    5,    1906,    at    Silver 
Creek,  K  Y. 

2  Lola    A.,    April    10,    1884,    at    Markham, 

Catt.    Co.,    K    Y.,    died   November   26, 

1886. 

3  Sarah  E.,   born  December     21,   1889,     at 

Markham,  Catt.  Co.,  E".  Y., 

9.  Hannah,  born  died  when 

nine  years  of  age. 

10.  Homer,   born  died 

when  nearly  five  years  of  age. 


44  Merrill  Genealogy. 

II.  Electa,  second  daughter  of  Anson  C.  Mer- 
rill,  born  April   5,    1819,   died  August     16, 

1838. 

ITL  Ira  Merrill,  born  May  17,  1821,  died 
March  23,  1823. 

IV.  Ruth  Merrill  born  September  8,  1824,  at 
Dayton,  N.  Y.  Married  Homer  J.  Redfield, 
at  Dayton,  X.  Y.,  by  Nelson  Welch,  J.  P., 
September  17,  1844.  To  them  were  born  in 
Eden,  1ST.  Y. 

1.  Merrill   C,   born   December   26,    1848,  mar- 

ried to  Ella  M.  Ansley  at  Eden,  N.  Y., 
January  18,  1882,  by  Rev.  Thos.  Green. 
To  them  were  born  at  Eden,  1ST.  Y. 

1  Mabel  H.,  born  on  February  4,  1884. 

2  Mary  R.,  born  on  June  9,  1886. 

2.  Florence  M.,  born  .  mar- 

ried Newton  McLaury  at  Eden,  N.  Y., 
August  28,  1878,  by  Rev.  Ward  Piatt.  To 
them  was  born: 

1  Burten,  born  November  21,  1879,  married 
Jessie  DeWitt  at  Hornell,  N.  Y.,  June 
24,   1901.      To  them  was  born: 
a  Marion  R.,  born  on  February  25,  1902, 

at  Canaseraga,   N.  Y. 
b  Olive  B.,  born  November  16,  1881. 

3.  Newton  McLaury  died   at     Eden,   N.      Y^., 

March  20,   1884. 

V.  Ira  the  Second,  born  February  2,  1827,  mar- 


Merrill  Genealogy.  45 

ried  Ellen  Darby,  November  14,  1850,  at 
Dayton,  N.  Y.,  died  November  30,  1852. 
Ellen  Merrill  married  C.  M.  Pierce  May  27, 
1859,  she  died  January  14,  1899.  She  adopt- 
ed a  child,  a  niece,  Grace  Darbee,  daughter 
of  Augustus  Darbee.  Grace  was  born  De- 
cember 25,  1867,  married  Bert  Perrin  of 
Dayton,  1ST.  Y.,  September  26,  1893. 

VI.  Esther  M.,  born  May  2,  1829,  married  Alex- 
ander Hunt,  October  ,  she  died  in 
Hamburg,  1ST.  Y.,  April  23,  1853. 

VII.  David,  born  April  5,  1831,  married  Mar- 
garet McMillen,  April  7,  1853.  He  died 
May  7,  1874.     To  them  was  born  one  son: 

1.  Albert  M.,  born  on  June  15,  1854,  mar- 
ried Emma  W.  Davis.  They  have  one 
child   named   Lucia   Esther. 

VIII.  Albert  J.,  born  July  23,  1833,  married 
Nancy  B.  Blakely,  December  31,  1857.  To 
them  were  born: 

1.  Willie,   born   on   August   17,    1859,   married 

Hattie  Dutton,     February  28,     1900.     To 
them  was  born : 

1  Albert,   Jr.,   born  March  22,   1904. 

2  Ruth,  born  April  15,  1907. 

2.  Esma  Corene,  born  July  25,  1867,  died  Sep- 

tember 14,  1868. 

3.  Minnie,  born  July  23,  1871,  married  Clyde 


46  Merrill   Genealogy. 

Innman,  January  25,  1892.     To  them  was 
born: 

1  Merrill  B.,  born  January  26,  1900. 

2  Burdette,  born  March   28,   1904. 
Minnie  died  April  4,  1904. 

4.  Freddie,    born    November    24,    1873,    died 
May  13,  1875. 
Nancy  Merrill  died  January  28,  1874. 
Albert  J.,  married  the  second    time     Sarah  B. 
Sherman  of   Collins,   N.    Y.,   September  19, 
1878.     Albert  died  November  25,  1884. 


FAMILY  IV. 

SILAS  MERETLL,  son  of  Barzilla,  born  November 
27,  1797,  married  Lucinda  Morey.  To  them  were 
born: 

1.  Polly  married  George  Wallace.  Most  of 
their  lives  were  spent  in  the  town  of  Fabius. 
Their  children  were: 

1  Warren,   address   Pierceton,   Ind. 

2  Wilson,    married   Rozella   Clark.      Address 

Fabius,  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y. 

3  Judith,    married    James    Barnard.     They 

have  four  children.     Address  Fabius,  N. 
Y. 

4  Mary,  married  Giles  Hackett.     They  have 

two   children.      Address   Ballina,   Madi- 
son County,  N.  Y. 


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5  Edward,  married  Stella  Cummings.  They 
have  one  son.  Address  Apulia,  Onon- 
daga County,  N.  Y. 

2.  Mary,    married   William    Stearns.      Said   to 

have  lived  at  Fonda,  1ST.  Y. 

3.  Ira,  married  Elizabeth   Conkey. 

4.  Silas,   lived   in  Appleton,   Wis.      Was  mar- 

ried three  times  had  no  children. 
Silas  Merrill  died  December  28,  1827. 


FAMILY  V. 

EMMA  MEERILL,  daughter  of  Barzilla,  born  April 
8,  1800,  married  Milo  Lewis.     Their  children  were: 

1.  Lucia,  married  Ileman  Yale — became  a  widow, 

married  the  second  time  a — Stuart. 

2.  Emma,  died  December  19,   1849. 
Emma  Merrill  died  Feb.  12,  1841. 


FAMILY  VL 

RUTH  MERRILL,  daughter  of  Barzilla,  born  July 
11,  1802,  maried  Dr.  H.  K.  Webster.  To  them  was 
born: 

1.  Ruth,   married   Riley     Graves.      They     had 
one   child.        Address    Winnetka,    Cook 
County,  111. 
Ruth  Merrill  died  June  24,  1832. 


48  Merrill   Genealogy. 

FAMILY  VII. 

EDWARD  MERRILL,  son  of  Barzilla,  was  born 
July  19,  1805.  He  was  married  to  Helen  Conklin. 
To  them  was  born  one  son : 

1.   William   H.,   born  mar- 

ried Mary  F.  Morehouse  on  Dec.  22,  1858. 
To  them  was  born  one  son : 
1  Edward  S.,  born  on  July  6,  1860,  married 
Mary  C.  Ferris  on  November  15,  1882. 
She  was  born  January  20,  1862.     They 
have  had  seven  children : 
a  Edward  Ferris,  born  February  24,  1884. 
b  Robert  Sherman,  born  April  24,  1886. 
0  Albert  Bacon,  born  December  10,  1888. 
d  Mary  Grace,  born  February  8,  1891. 
Laura  Amelia,  born  May  11,  1892,  died 
August  20,  1892. 
f  William  Henry,  born  October  2,  1893. 
g  Charles  Lockwood  born  August  20,  1895. 


FAMILY  VIII. 

MARY  MERRILL,  daughter  of  Barzilla,  born  Sep- 
tember IS,  1810,  married  Albert  G.  Bacon,  Jan- 
13,  1831.  They  always  resided  in  Fabius.  The 
earlier  years  of  their  married  life  being  spent  on 
a   farm   and   the    later    years    in    the  village   of 

'J  o 

Fabius.      They   were  noted   for  their  hospitality, 


Merrill  Genealogy.  49 

their  home  being  open  to  old  and  young,  stranger 
and   friend.        No   children   were  given   to   them. 
They  lived  together  about  sixty  years. 
Mary  Merrill  died  June  7,   1896. 


FAMILY  IX. 

DAVIT)  MEERILL  son  of  Barzilla,  was  bom  June 
4,  181 5,  and  died  February  4,  1881,  at  North  East, 
Pa.  He  married  Deborah  Wallis,  October  17,  1838, 
who  was  born  April  22,  1820.  Their  family  con- 
sisted of: 

1.  Wallis   E.,   born   November   12,    1841.      He 

was  drowned  March  19,  1847. 

2.  Maria  J.,  born  August  8,  1843,  married  By- 

ron Bramer,  October  5,  1864  and  are  now 
living  at  545  Cedar  street,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

3.  Edward    W.,    born      September    20,      1850, 

married  Amanda  Wolf,  January  17,  1872. 
Thev  are  now  living  at     Frontier     Farm, 
Erie,  Pa.     To  them  was  born : 
1  Nellie  M.,  born  on  September     18,   1872, 
married  Lafey  G.   French,  January  17, 
1894.     To  them  were  born: 
a  Puth  G.,  born  May  11,  1895. 
b  Helen  N.,  born  October  5,  1896. 
c  Edward  M.,  born  July  27,  1899. 
d  Florence  E.,  born  April  18,  1^02. 
All  living  at  North  East,  Erie  Countv,  Pa. 


5'0  Merrill  Genealogy. 

4.  Evangeline  A.,  born  May  16,  1855,  married 
Frank  II.  Perkins  in  1882.  They  are 
now  living  at  Delray,  Mich. 

Deborah  W.,  died  March  15,  1907. 

Amy  Merrill  (or  Ama,  as  their  records  gave  it) 
was  a  sister  of  Barzilla  the  first,  was  born 
April  16,  1769,  married  Thaddens  Beach 
about  1793,  was  mother  of  eight  children. 
Her  son  Hiram  born  in  1802,  married  Pollv 
Sprague.  To  them  were  born  two  children. 
Only  one  lived  to  grow  up — Calvin  Beach — 
three  of  his  daughters  are  living  on  the  Beach 
farm  near  Fabius,  N.  Y.  The  oldest  daugh- 
ter is  Mary  L.  Beach,  her  address  is  New 
Woodstock,  IsT.  Y.,  R.  F.  D. 

Clavin   Beach   died   in   1903. 


ADDENDUM. 

It  seems  that  John  Merrill  and  Nathaniel  Merrill, 
brothers,-  first  came  to  this  country  in  1633  from  Salis- 
bury, Wilt  County,  England,  to  Ipswich,  Mass.,  and 
established  themselves  in  the  town  of  Newbury,  Mass., 
in  1634,  as  charter  members  of  the  town.  It  is  claimed 
that  thev  were  descended  from  the  Hueenot  familv 
of  De  Merle,  who  escaped  to  England  after  the  St. 
Bartholomew  Massacre  in  August,  1572.  This  family 
of  De  Merle  belong;  to  the  Auversrne  nobility  and  had 
its  ancestral  estate  near  Place  de  Dombes  in  that 
Province:  John  Merrill  died  Sept.  12,  1673,  and  by 
his  wife  Elizabeth,  who  died  July  14,  1682,  had  only 
one  child,  Hannah,  born  in  England  and  married  to 
Stephen  Swett,  May  24,  1647,  and  died  April  4,  1662. 
Nathaniel  Merrill  of  Newbury,  was  born  about  1610, 
f  and  died  Mar.  16,  1654,  he  married  Susannah  Wilter- 
ton.  Their  children  were  John,  born  in  1635,  Na- 
thaniel, born  in  1638,  Abraham,  Susannah,  Daniel, 
born  August  20,  1642,  and  Abel,  born  Feb.  20,  1644. 
In  my  judgment  by  looking  through  the  records  of 
the  various  towns  in  Massachusetts,  to  which  the  sev- 
eral branches  of  the  familv  moved,  the  connection  be- 
tween  Barzilla  Merrill  and  his  father,  David,  mav  be 
traced  to  one  or  the  other  of  these  Merrill  brothers, 
and  it  would  not  be  a  hopeless  task  to  fill  in  the  inter- 
val of  one  hundred  years,  if  any  person  desired  to 
do  so. 


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