MERIAM, Theodore Frelinghuysen

1832 - 1916  (84 years)

• Name	MERIAM, Theodore Frelinghuysen   [1, 2]
  Born	6 Jan 1832	Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States
  Gender	Male
  Education	Oberlin College
  Civil Service	CHURCH OFFICIAL A church official, a civic leader, good neighbor, upright man
  Occupation	TEACHER He became a teacher, then later principal of Shaw Academy in East Cleveland, Ohio. Most of his life was spent in Randolph, Ohio on his twenty-acre farm, on which he took care of his aging parents.
  Died	2 Nov 1916	Randolph Twp, Portage Co, Ohio, United States   [3]
  Buried	Sand Hill Cemetery, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States   [4]
  Notes	Mr. Meriam studied at Oberlin College; taught school ten years; was principal at one time of Shaw Academy. Has resided most of his life on the old homestead at Randolph, Ohio. Was president of the Portage County Bible Society 14 years; correspondent of the county newspaper; deacon and Sunday-school superintendent; organized a farmers' club, which met monthly for forty years.
  Person ID	I10885	SEQUOIA
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	MERIAM, Joseph,   b. 15 Oct 1797, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 7 May 1888, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	BIDWELL, Emeline,   b. 13 Jul 1800, Farmington, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 1 Mar 1894  (Age 93 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1826	Madison, Lake Co, Ohio, United States
  Family ID	F1915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	ADAMS, Sarah,   b. 6 Jan 1835, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. 4 May 1879  (Age 44 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1857	, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio, United States   [5]
  Children	+ 1. MERIAM, Howard Theodore,   b. 11 Jul 1859, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States ,   d. 7 Aug 1919, Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia, United States  (Age 60 years) + 2. MERIAM, Ruth Estella,   b. 25 Aug 1861, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States ,   d. 1 Jun 1905  (Age 43 years) + 3. MERIAM, Chester Adams,   b. 18 Nov 1863, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States ,   d. 27 Apr 1936, Oxford, Oakland Co, Michigan, United States  (Age 72 years) + 4. MERIAM, Morrison Ellsworth,   b. 15 Oct 1867, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States ,   d. 2 Oct 1947, Chico, Butte Co, California, United States  (Age 79 years) + 5. MERIAM, Junius Lathrop,   b. 28 Oct 1872, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States ,   d. 29 Jun 1960, Los Altos, Santa Clara Co, California, United States  (Age 87 years) + 6. MERIAM, Joseph Bidwell Sr,   b. 28 Oct 1872, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States ,   d. 24 Dec 1964, Dover Twp, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio, United States  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F4268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	MOOSE, Mary Margaret,   b. 6 Feb 1845, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States ,   d. 13 Dec 1919, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1881	Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States   [6]
  Children	+ 1. MERIAM, Oliver Frelinghuysen,   b. 3 Nov 1882, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States ,   d. 6 Aug 1973, Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio, United States  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F5131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jan 1832 - Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States Married - 7 Jul 1857 - , Cuyahoga Co, Ohio, United States Married - 29 Jun 1881 - Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States Died - 2 Nov 1916 - Randolph Twp, Portage Co, Ohio, United States Buried - - Sand Hill Cemetery, Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] GENEALOGY: MERIAM, Theodore Frelinghuysen, Author: MERIAM, Junius Lathrop, (A Brief Genealogy of the Family of: Financed by: MERIAM, Joseph (Dode) Bidwell - June 1955. Submitted to Merriam Family Tree by Mary Ellen Meriam Seitz-Kaschub - 2011. Thank you, Mary Ellen!). [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), pages 165, 278 (551). (Reliability: 3). [S199] DEATH Record: Ohio, USA, 1908 - 1953 (Reliability: 2). [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=152743245 (Reliability: 2). [S178] MARRIAGE Record: Ohio, USA, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZJD-FRJ (Reliability: 2). [S178] MARRIAGE Record: Ohio, USA, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X82T-8R8 (Reliability: 2).