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

 

Child

Name

Birth

Death

Spouse Name

Marriage

Spouse Birth

Spouse Death

Children of

LEVI MERRILL

 and SYNTHIA COOPER

 

 

 

 

 

i.

FRANKLIN MERRILL

08 Jul 1827

 

 

 

 

 

ii.

SOPHRONIA MERRILL

25 Aug 1828

 

? WATKINS

 

Abt. 1824

 

iii.

AMANDA MERRILL

22 Jun 1830, NC

 

LLOYD CREACY

 

Abt. 1825, Virginia

 

iv.

JASPER MERRILL

10 Feb 1832

05 Jun 1833

 

 

 

 

v.

CAROLYN MERRILL

14 Feb 1837

 

 

 

 

 

Children of

LEVI MERRILL

and MARGARET MURRAY

 

 

 

 

 

vi.

MARTHA MATILDA MERRILL

01 Apr 1838, Missouri

 

FIDELLI LANCE

 

 

 

vii.

JULIA ANN MERRILL

16 Sep 1839, Missouri

Aft. 1930

R. LEDBETTER

 

 

 

viii.

NANCY EMALINE MERRILL

25 Oct 1841, Missouri

09 Jun 1874, Transylvania County, NC

SAMUEL MERRILL

11 Mar 1866, Transylvania County, NC

02 Mar 1845, Transylvania County, NC

16 Feb 1917, Transylvania County, NC

ix.

SILAS NEWTON MERRILL

27 Jan 1843, Missouri

 

(1) FRANCES LIVINGSTON

 

Abt. 1847

 

 

 

 

 

(2) JANE UNDERWOOD

07 Feb 1875

Abt. 1854

 

x.

MARY JAIN MERRILL

16 Sep 1844, Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

xi.

EMILY PERMELIA MERRILL

18 Mar 1847, Iowa

 

 

 

 

 

xii.

ELBERT MERRILL

06 Feb 1849, Iowa

Jan 1880, Buncombe County, NC

 

 

 

 

xiii.

JULIUS ALEXANDER MERRILL

23 Nov 1850, Iowa

Aft. 1930

ALLIE GUDGER

1882

Feb 1854, Buncombe County, NC

Bef. 1920