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MERRIAM, Henry Clay

Male 1838 - 1924  (85 years)


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  • Name MERRIAM, Henry Clay   [1
    Born 18 Dec 1838  Princeton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service 5 Sep 1861 - 9 Dec 1864  [2, 3
    Civil War: Cpl. then 2nd LT. Co 'K' 12th Iowa Inf. Regiment 
    Residence Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1905  Coggon, Linn Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1905  Coggon, Linn Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Post Master 
    Residence 1920  Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Living with daughter Florence MERRIAM
    Occupation Lumber merchant 
    Died 6 May 1924  Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Coggon Cemetery, Coggon, Linn Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I10917  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2021 

    Father MERRIAM, Marshall,   b. 17 Apr 1802, Princeton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1845, Princeton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother WOOD, Susan Maria,   b. 27 Feb 1810, Westminster, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1860, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Alt. Marriage 11 Oct 1829  Princeton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Intention to marry 
    Married 5 Nov 1829  Westminster, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F4022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family FINLEY, Anna Elizabeth,   b. 22 Feb 1843, , , Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1909, Coggon, Linn Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 16 Mar 1865  Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, Frank Finley,   b. 22 Dec 1865, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1955, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +2. MERRIAM, Robert Marshall,   b. 13 Jul 1867, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1934, Ryan, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. MERRIAM, Edith L,   b. 19 Dec 1869, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1888  (Age 18 years)
    +4. MERRIAM, Susan M,   b. 14 Aug 1872, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1963  (Age 91 years)
     5. MERRIAM, Jennie B,   b. 19 Jul 1874, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1877, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    +6. MERRIAM, Azella,   b. 23 Feb 1876, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1918  (Age 42 years)
    +7. MERRIAM, Henry Clay,   b. 2 Mar 1878, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1940, , Los Angeles Co, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     8. MERRIAM, Minnie M,   b. 8 Mar 1880, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1961, , Los Angeles Co, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     9. MERRIAM, Jean Allison,   b. 5 Jun 1882, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1970, , Orange Co, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     10. MERRIAM, Ann Elizabeth,   b. 10 Aug 1884, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1957, , San Bernardino Co, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +11. MERRIAM, Florence,   b. 15 Dec 1889, Coggon, Linn Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1985, , San Diego Co, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2014 
    Family ID F5200  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Dec 1838 - Princeton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Mar 1865 - Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1905 - Coggon, Linn Co, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Post Master - 1905 - Coggon, Linn Co, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 May 1924 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Coggon Cemetery, Coggon, Linn Co, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), pages 172, 294 (587). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S347] HISTORY: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm, (National Park Service) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S818] 1905 CENSUS: Iowa, USA, (FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-6R23 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S306] 1920 CENSUS: USA, (FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQC-TMJ (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S561] DEATH Record: California, USA, (LDS), (www.FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-S4NF (Reliability: 2).
      County code 70 refers to the city of Los Angeles

    6. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=merriam&GSfn=henry&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=14&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=133400611&df=all& (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S766] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Princeton , (http://ma-vitalrecords.org/), http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Princeton/Images/Princeton_M117.shtml (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S205] MARRIAGE Record: Massachusetts, USA (Reliability: 2).