Descendants of Eli Merrill
Generation No. 3
ELI MERRILL (PENELOPE, CAPTAIN BENJAMIN MERRILL and JEMIMA SMITH) was born 29 Oct 1787 in Randolph County, North Carolina, and died 26 Dec 1849 in Dallas, Texas. He married (1) NANCY MCCRARY (ANNA MERRILL, CAPTAIN BENJAMIN MERRILL and JEMIMA SMITH) 01 Jan 1811 in Buncombe County, Missouri. She was born 1792 in Buncombe, North Carolina, and died 15 Feb 1830 in Merrilsville, Daveiss, Missouri. He married (2) SUSANNAH LAYTHAM 18 Sep 1831 in Marion, Missouri. She was born 1791, and died 26 Aug 1835. He married (3) MARY ANN MCKAY 24 Aug 1837 in Marion, Ohio. She was born 08 Feb 1815 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and died 30 Dec 1897 in Dallas, Texas.
Notes for ELI MERRILL:
Ely Merrill aand his family joined a wagon train West about 1827, stopped in Missouri, made a settlement calleed Merrellsville, in what is thought to be Marion County. He did not stay here very long and moved his family to Dallas X in the fall of 1844. By his first wiffe, he had 10 children. By his second wife, he had 6 children, three of whom were born in Merrellsville, MO.
War of !812 Regiments from Buncombe:
EIGHTH REGIMENT FIFTEENTH COMPANY
DETACHED FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND BUNCOMBE REGIMENTS.
ELI MERRILL LIEUTENANT
NIMROD MERRELL PRIVATE
Merrell Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop
Information provided by the State of Texas Atlas Site
Location:
Marker :
Elder Eli Merrell (1787 - 1849), minister of the Disciples of Christ Church, came with his wife, Mary, in 1844, to settle 640 acres near Bachman's Branch in what was then Nacogdoches County. This cemetery is on a part of his acreage, and his was the first marked grave at this site. The Merrell Cemetery originally served pioneers from the surrounding area. Numerous prominent citizens and members of the historic Peters Colony are among those buried here. William Strait (1806-86) and his wife, Mourning (1806-77), came to Dallas County in 1853. Many of their family members remained in the area, serving the community in various positions. Strait's sons, William, Enoch, and Bennett, served with Merrell's sons, George and John, in the 19th Cavalry during the Civil War. Enoch Strait (1834 - 1917) served as Dallas County Commissioner and William Strait's grandson, Elmo (1876 - 1922), became the Chief of Police for the city of Dallas. Members of the cemetery association, which was organized in 1965, include many descendants of pioneer settlers.
Children of ELI MERRILL and NANCY MCCRARY are:
(SEE NANCY MCCRARY PAGE FOR DETAILS)
Children of ELI MERRILL and MARY MCKAY are:
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Child |
Name |
Birth |
Death |
Spouse Name |
Marriage |
Spouse Birth |
Spouse Death |
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ix. |
OLIVIA MERRILL |
01 Oct 1838 |
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W. D. WEBB |
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x. |
02 Jul 1840, Dallas, Texas |
02 Oct 1916, Dallas, Texas |
JOHN W. WRIGHT |
13 Sep 1855, Dallas, Texas |
1820 |
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xi. |
GEORGE CORNELIUS MERRILL |
09 Jun 1842, Marion County, MO |
20 Jul 1918, Dallas, Texas |
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xii. |
MARGARET ELLEN MERRILL |
10 Nov 1844, Texas |
28 Nov 1883, Dallas, Texas |
MARTIN DICKERSON |
1867 |
1840 |
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xiii. |
30 Mar 1847, Dallas, Texas |
29 Aug 1931, Dallas, Texas |
SUSAN JANE SWETMAN |
26 Sep 1872 |
02 Feb 1852, Missouri |
02 Dec 1928, Dallas, Texas |
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xiv. |
23 Sep 1849, Dallas, Texas |
24 Dec 1884, Rio Grande Valley, Texas (El Paso?) |
SUSSIE BURCH |
Abt. 1882, Texas |
16 Sep 1844, Hot Springs, Arkansas |
24 Dec 1884, Rio Grande Valley, Texas (El Paso?) |