William
F
Merriam
Born in Cicero, Onondaga, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Nathan Merriam
and Harriet (Hart) Merriam
Brother of
Almira (Merriam) Yorker, Horace B Merriam, Alice (Merriam) Schontz, Effie Mae (Merriam) Shepard, Burton Merriam, Helen (Merriam) Vollmer, Louella (Merriam) Ranger, Mable (Merriam) Vollmer and Elmer L Merriam
Husband of
Anna (Edmonds) Merriam
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Edna T (Merriam) Lewis
Died
at age 71
in Romulus, Seneca, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jun 2019
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Biography
William F Merriam was born on 27 Feb 1857 in Cicero, Onondaga, New York, United States, son of Nathan Merriam (1828 - 1899) and Harriet (Hart) Merriam (1834 - 1906).
His sister was Almira (Merriam) Yorker (1853 - 1930).
William married Anna Edmonds (1861 - 1920). Their daughter was Edna T (Merriam) Lewis (1885 - 1969).
William died on 5 Sep 1928 in Romulus, Seneca, New York aged 71. He is buried in North Syracuse Cemetery, North Syracuse, New York.
Sources
"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 July 2020, 00:08), entry for William F. Merriam(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KZDC-DGM); contributed by various users.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQG-DQB : 12 December 2017), William Mariam in entry for Nathan Mariam, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8VC-5QF : 12 April 2016), William Merriam in household of Nathan Merriam, New York, United States; citing p. 39, family 345, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,559.
"New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTD9-CHN : 12 March 2018), William Merriam in household of Nathan Merriam, Cicero, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing p. 19, line 15, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 860,901.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS21-PVL : accessed 11 June 2019), William Merriam, District 5 Syracuse city Ward 18, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 159, sheet 13B, family 334, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,138.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5HL-FVF : accessed 11 June 2019), Wm F Merrian, Syracuse Ward 18, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 187, sheet 6A, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1057; FHL microfilm 1,375,070.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV9H-1JR : accessed 11 June 2019), William F Merriam, Syracuse Ward 18, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing ED 221, sheet 7A, line 36, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1249; FHL microfilm 1,821,249.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.39%
Dana (Johnson) McKenna
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23andMe, GEDmatch UD8488252 [compare], yourDNAportal DAN57780aaf
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