Joseph Melcher Merryman (1822 - 1904)

Born 1822 in Maine, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Angelina L. (Bartlett) Merryman — married 16 Mar 1847 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1904 at about age 82 in Colorado, USA

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Biography

Joseph Melchar Merryman. Given Name: Joseph Melchar. Surname: Merryman. ^[1]

Born 1822 Maine, USA. ^[2]

Died 10 Jun 1904. ^[3]

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FSFTID LHJH-Q6N.

FSLINK https:/familysearch.org/tree#view=ancestor&person=LHJH-Q6N.

Marriage Husband Joseph Melchar Merryman. PREF Y. Wife Angelina L Bartlett. PREF Y. Marriage 16 Mar 1847. Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. ^[4] Child: Helen M. Merryman. PREF Y. Child: Louisa Merryman. Child: Lester Merryman. Child: Eliza Merryman. Child: Emily Merryman. Child: Theresa Merryman. Child: Angelina R. Merryman.

Husband Timothy D. Merryman. PREF Y. Wife @I4214@. PREF Y. Marriage 23 Jun 1812. Event: Alt. Marriage. 20 Jan 1812. Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA. ^[5] Child: Albert Dunning Merryman. Child: Almira Merryman. Child: Thomas Merryman. Child: @I6413@. PREF Y. Child: Joseph Melchar Merryman. Child: Elizabeth Mary Merryman. Child: Timothy Dunning Merryman. Child: Ira D. Merryman. Child: Thirza Ann Judson Merryman.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S472 accessed 22 Aug 2015), entry for Timothy D. Merryman, person ID MRVG-75T. Certainty: 3
2. ↑ Source: #S472 accessed 22 Aug 2015), entry for Timothy D. Merryman, person ID MRVG-75T. Certainty: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S472 accessed 22 Aug 2015), entry for Timothy D. Merryman, person ID MRVG-75T. Certainty: 3
4. ↑ Source: #S472 accessed 23 Sep 2015), entry for Joseph Melchar Merryman, person ID LHJH-Q6N. Certainty: 3
5. ↑ Source: #S472 accessed 22 Aug 2015), entry for Timothy D. Merryman, person ID MRVG-75T. Certainty: 3

• Source: S472 "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: (http://www.familysearch.org) Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y accessed 22 Aug 2015), entry for Timothy D. Merryman, person ID MRVG-75T. Certainty: 3

Notes

Joseph Melcher Merryman, b. Chesterville, Me., Tuesday,

Jan. 1, 1822; d. June 10, 1904. He moved from Maine

to Illinois when about 15 years old; attended school at

Rock Island, 111.; worked at the carpenter's trade. His

home was in Moline, 111., from 1844 to 1853. He was

th'en on a farm at Mercer County, Illinois, for a few

years; then worked at his trade in Moline, 111., until

MERRYMAN GENE.VLOGY. 13

1872; then remained on the farm until 1883; after that he lived in Denver, Col. His was truly an honorable and successful life, in which he won the love and respect of all who knew him. M. (first), March IG, 1847, Angeline L. Bartlett, b. Bergen, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1827; d. June IG, 18G1; daughter of William Culver Bartlett and Catherine Culver; m. (second), Harriet Amanda Bartlett, b. Preble, N. Y., April 2, 1833; d. April 22, 1874; sister of the first wife. Children of first wife:

(6) Helen Maria Merryman, b. Moline, 111., Oct. 4, 1848; d. Jan. 25, 1898; m., March 19, 18G7, at Port Byron, 111., James G. Hartzell, b. Dec. 18, 1839; resides Golden, Col. (7) Lester James Hartzell, b. Jefferson County, Col., March 21, 1871; resides Phillipsburg, Mont.; grad- uated, June 11, 1895, from School of Mines, Golden, Col.; chief chemical assayer of the Granite Bime- tallic Mining Company; assistant professor of chemistry, Montana State School of Mines, Butte, Mont.; m., Dec. 31, 1S9G, Emma Hocking, b. March 29, 1876, daughter of Simeon Hocking. (8) Lester James Hartzell, Jr., b. Feb. 29, 1904. (7) Harry L. Hartzell, b. Jefferson County, Col., Dec. 19,

1875; farmer at Golden, Col. (7) Roy Allen Hartzell, b. Jefferson County, Col., July 6, 1881. (6) May Louise Merryman, b. Moline, 111., Aug. 11, 1850; resides 2127 W. 4Gth Street, Denver, Col.; a very successful teacher; m., Dec. 22, 1878, R. S. Allen, an editor, now mining and reporting on mines at Silver City, New Mexico. (6) Lester Pearl Merryman, b. Moline, 111., March 1, 1852; m., Aug. 17, 1877, at Trenton, Nev., Ellen Johnson. He is agent of the North American Trading & Trans- portation Company, with trading quarters at Eagle City, Alaska. He made a trip to Dawson in the fall of 189G, braving the dangers of the overland trip from Skagway via the Chilcoot Pass. (7) Laura Elizabeth Merryman, b. Aug. 5, 1882. (7) Edith Merryman (dead). (7) Lynn Merryman. (G) Eliza Ann Merryman, b. Richland Grove, 111., July 23, 1854; resides at Fort Logan, Col.; m., Nov. 2G, 1SG9, W. C. Henry, formerly of Denver, Col.

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(7) Laura Ella Henry, b. Denver, Col., Oct. 3, 1880.

(7) Carl Henry, b. Golden, Col., Aug. 22, 1882.

(7) Mary Frances Henry, b. Jefferson County, Colorado,

Dec. 1, 1883. (7) Blossom Henry, b. March 1, 1885. (7) Annie Merryman Henry, b. May 24, 1886. (7) Francis Joseph Henry, b. July 23, 1889. (7) William Charles Henry, b. Nov. IG, 1894. (G) Emily Elizabeth Merryman, b. Richland Grove, 111., Feb. 25, 185G; resides at Rivola Township, 111.; m., Jan. 29, 1886, William Nelson Powell, b. Rivola Town- ship, 111., May 15, 1858. (7) Still A. Powell, b. Dec. 5, 1881; d. Sept. 3, 1882. (7) Harry Nelson Powell, b. May 19, 1883. (7) Archie Edwin Powell, b. Aug. 28, 1890. (6) Thirza Irene Merryman, b. Richland Grove, 111., Jan. 5, 1858; m., at Denver, Col., Joseph G. Schnell of Golden, Col. (6) Edwin Joseph Merryman, b. Mercer County, Illinois,

July G, 1859; m. Mary Louise Gilman. (G) Angeline Rosalia Merryman, b. Mercer County, Illinois, April 23, 1861; resides Canon City, Col.; a fine teacher. Children of the second marriage of Joseph Melcher Merry- man: (6) Olive Winnifred Merryman, b. Dec. 19, 18G7; d. May 11,

18G8. (G) Herbert Eugene Merryman, b. Moline, 111., Oct. 2, 1869; resides Cripple Creek, Col.; graduated at School of Mines, Golden, Col.; an engineer of mines and mining; m., at Denver, Col., 1895, Mary A. Putnam of Denver, Col. (7) Angeline Louise Merryman, b. Oct., 1897. (5) Elizabeth Merryman, b. Chesterville, Me., Monday, June 7, 1824; d. July 29, 1849; m., Nov. 25, 1842, Edwin Littlefield of Canton, 111., (6) The children all died in infancy — Olive; Frank; Eme- line and Edwin. (5) Timothy Dunning Merryman, b. Chesterville, Me., Jan. 11, 1827; resides 820 Hivver Street, Los Angeles, Cal.; m., Dec. 1, 18G4, Mary Manning. (6) The adopted daughter, Nellie Littlefield, is a young - lady of strong Christian character. (See Note 1 for Mr. T. D. Merryman's account of his trip across the plains to California in 1853.)