Descendants of Levi John Merrill
Generation No. 3
LEVI JOHN MERRILL (PENELOPE, CAPTAIN BENJAMIN MERRILL and JEMIMA SMITH) was born 08 Oct 1803 in Buncombe, North Carolina, and died Aft. 1850 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. He married (1) SYNTHIA COOPER Bet. 1818 - 1850. She was born 22 Jul 1801 in resided in buncomb Co., NC, and died Bet. 1837 - 1838. He married (2) MARGARET P. MURRAY Bef. 01 Apr 1838. She was born 12 Jul 1814 in Buncombe, North Carolina, and died Aft. 1850.
Notes for LEVI JOHN MERRILL:
Levi Merrill and his family joiined a family wagon train West about 1827and stopped in Missouri where they made a settlement called Merrellsville in what is now thought to be Marion County. From there, he and his family reportedly moved on to Ottumwa, Iowa where he resided until his death.
More About LEVI JOHN MERRILL:
Census: 1850, Wapello County, Iowa, district 13
More About MARGARET P. MURRAY:
Census: 1850, Wapello County, Iowa, district 13
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Birth |
Death |
Spouse Name |
Marriage |
Spouse Birth |
Spouse Death |
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Children of |
LEVI MERRILL |
and SYNTHIA COOPER |
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i. |
FRANKLIN MERRILL |
08 Jul 1827 |
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ii. |
SOPHRONIA MERRILL |
25 Aug 1828 |
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? WATKINS |
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Abt. 1824 |
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iii. |
AMANDA MERRILL |
22 Jun 1830, NC |
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LLOYD CREACY |
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Abt. 1825, Virginia |
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iv. |
JASPER MERRILL |
10 Feb 1832 |
05 Jun 1833 |
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v. |
CAROLYN MERRILL |
14 Feb 1837 |
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Children of |
LEVI MERRILL |
and MARGARET MURRAY |
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vi. |
MARTHA MATILDA MERRILL |
01 Apr 1838, Missouri |
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FIDELLI LANCE |
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vii. |
JULIA ANN MERRILL |
16 Sep 1839, Missouri |
Aft. 1930 |
R. LEDBETTER |
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viii. |
25 Oct 1841, Missouri |
09 Jun 1874, Transylvania County, NC |
11 Mar 1866, Transylvania County, NC |
02 Mar 1845, Transylvania County, NC |
16 Feb 1917, Transylvania County, NC |
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ix. |
SILAS NEWTON MERRILL |
27 Jan 1843, Missouri |
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(1) FRANCES LIVINGSTON |
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Abt. 1847 |
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(2) JANE UNDERWOOD |
07 Feb 1875 |
Abt. 1854 |
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x. |
MARY JAIN MERRILL |
16 Sep 1844, Missouri |
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xi. |
EMILY PERMELIA MERRILL |
18 Mar 1847, Iowa |
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xii. |
ELBERT MERRILL |
06 Feb 1849, Iowa |
Jan 1880, Buncombe County, NC |
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xiii. |
23 Nov 1850, Iowa |
Aft. 1930 |
ALLIE GUDGER |
1882 |
Feb 1854, Buncombe County, NC |
Bef. 1920 |