Sarah (Huff) Merriam (1795 - 1872)

Born 12 Oct 1795 in Virginia, United States

Wife of Smith Burnett — married about 1816 in , of Trumbull Co., Ohio

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1872 at age 76 in Brookfield, Trumbull, Ohio, United States

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Biography

Daughter of Peter Huff (c 1751 - 1837 Ohio), who was born in Germany to Adam Huff and Hannah (Hall) Huff. Peter married Elizabeth Stephens and passed away on 20 Jun 1837 in Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio.

Sarah married: 1) Smith Burnett in 1816 2) Sylvester Merriam

Burial

Burial:

Place: Old North Cem, Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio

 !DAUGHTER'S BIOGRAPHY: HISTORY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND THE MAHONING VALLEY, OHIO. Vol III, by Joseph G. Butler, Jr., American Historical Society, 1920 p 734-5 It says Sarah Huff's ancestry was of German descent. It gives her full birth date.

 !CENSUS: 1850 Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio house 139, family 141

1860 Brookfield Twp, Trumbull County, Ohio house 270, family 264 In this census, she has married Sylvester Marian, but some of her children are living with her.

 !HUSBAND'S PROBATE: GS#0905563 Vol 15 pages 115-121, 130, 457, GS#0905564 Vol 16 pages 138, 235, 283-285, 413, 418-419 and Vol 17 pages 305-306, 313, 379, and 406. She is appointed legal guardian of her minor children.

 !MAIDEN NAME: It is found on a biographical card for Edmund Burnett in the Grace M. Winnagle Collection, Warren Public Library, Warren, Ohio.

 !SON'S BIOGRAPHY: THE HISTORY OF TRUMBULL AND MAHONING COUNTIES, OHIO, Vol II page 368. GS#1000346. This says she had 12 children including one who died in infancy. It does not list Eunice, Jemimah, or Louisa. They are well documented through census and probate records. Louisa's obituary says she was the sister of Lucy (Burnett) Early.

 !BURIAL: Records of the Old North Cemetery, Hubbard, Trumbull Co., Ohio. Xerox copy in possession of Loretta Evans. Also found in GS# 0317511 p. 29.

 !DEATH RECORD: GS# 0904251 Vol 1 page 144.

 !ADDITIONAL SOURCE: GS#1009032 Genealogical Data Relating to Women in the Western Reserve Before 1850. Hubbard, Trumbull Co. Page 26. It says she died in Brookfield.

 !DEATH NOTICE: WESTERN RESERVE CHRONICLE, Warren, Ohio 11 Dec 1872.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #88593743

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88593743/sarah-merriam : accessed 23 October 2021), memorial page for Sarah Huff Merriam (12 Oct 1795–6 Sep 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88593743, citing Old North Cemetery, Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Robert Michael Field (contributor 47323027) .

• WikiTree profile Huff-617 created through the import of Bartlett_Barden_Gray Family.ged on Jun 11, 2012 by David Bartlett. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.

• Source: S-1367290641 Title: The Burnett Family History Author: Mrs Carl McCain and Mrs. Naomi Hayman Publication: Hubbard, Ohio, Public Library web site http://www.hubbard.lib.oh.us/HPL_Pages/action/Files.htm
• Source: S-1367290929 Repository: #R-1564081723 Title: History of the Burnet Family Author: Esther Luse Hannah Publication: unpublished typescript Note: Photocopy of this source is in possession of Loretta Luce Evans.

No REPO record found with id R-1564081723.

• Source: S-1367290930 Title: Bobbi Parker's Internet Site: http://maxpages.com/burnetgenes/chart5 Publication: June and July 2001