Lula Penelia (Rohrer) Merrick (1876 - 1963)

Born 18 Dec 1876 in Lamar, Texas

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas O. Merrick — married 15 Jan 1913 in New York, New York

Died 6 Jun 1963 at age 86 in Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Lula was born in 1876 in Lamar, Texas. Her name is variously typed as Lulu or Lula, but her brother always referred to her as Lula. Her middle name is variously spelled Pernelia, Penelia, or Parmelia. She was the daughter of Isaac Rohrer and Anna Henry. After her mother's death and father's remarriage, the family moved to Palmyra, Missouri. According to yellowed clippings in family scrapbooks, "she studied nursing at Blessing hospital in Quincy where she served on the faculty for a number of years after becoming a registered nurse. Later she held the position of superintendent of a hospital at Galesburg, IL. In 1912, she married Thomas Merrick" and they lived in the New York area. After retirement, she returned to MIssouri " to live with her sister, the late Mrs. J. T. Major at the family home in Mt Zion community." One son, Thomas, is mentioned in her obituary as a survivor. She passed away in 1963.

Sources

"New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:243P-B9P : 10 February 2018), Thomas Merrick and Lula Parmelia Rohrer, 15 Jan 1913; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,613,703.

• clippings in family scrapbook, unpublished memoir by her brother Isaac Henry Rohrer found in family papers.

• Death and burial - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96426216/lula-merrick