MERRILL, Clive Henry

1881 - 1947  (66 years)

• Name	MERRILL, Clive Henry  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Born	22 Jan 1881	Clinton, DeWitt Co., Illinois   [2, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jun 1947	Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California   [11]
  Buried	19 Jun 1947	Park View Cemetery ~ Manteca, San Joaquin Co., California   [6]
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  Person ID	I98	Smith-Merrill
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	MERRILL, Joseph H.,   b. 20 Oct 1842, Pickaway Co., Ohio ,   d. 12 Apr 1926, Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	MITCHELL, Grace Helen,   b. 18 Jun 1851, Clinton, DeWitt Co., Illinois ,   d. 18 Apr 1939, Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1869	Clinton, DeWitt Co., Illinois   [12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  	Decatur County Journal - Iowa Thursday, January l6, l9l9 January lst being the 50th anniversary of the marriage of J.H. MERRILL and wife, of North Leon, they, with their children and grandchildren celebrated the occasion. On January l, l869, occurred the wedding of J.H. MERRILL to GRACE H. MITCHELL, of Clinton, Illinois, in which state they lived until l896, moving from there to the Hamilton place at Kingston, now Delray, and later to the J.S. Ryan place north of town, after which they purchased the John Strong place, four miles south and one mile east of Van Wert at $22.50 per acre, which place they have owned until recently when they sold to George Redman for $ll0 per acre. They moved in November to Leon. There were born to this union nine children, one being called in infancy to that better home. The other eight are still living. They are CORA DUVALL, Des Moines; LEW MERRILL, Leon; LENA COWLES, Des Moines; CLIVE MERRILL, Van Wert; NELLIE COFIELD, Des Moines; GERTIE HUNT, Siola; GRACE GARBER, Leon; and ELMER MERRILL, Leon. All of the above were present at the celebration except LENA COWLES and ELMER MERRILL, who were both confined to bed on account of influenza. The grandchildren now number twenty-seven, two of whom are in the Army, namely; ROSCOE DUVALL, at Jackson, S.C., and LEO DUVALL, with the A.E.F., in France. The day will be one long remembered; especially hard to forget will be the one great feature of the day, the noonday feast which was generously partaken of by all who were present. The day was quite cold. The nearby children went early to their homes wishing the happy couple many more happy years added to their lives. The children from away departed on Friday feeling amply repaid for their trip. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leon Reporter - Leon, Iowa Thursday, January 8, l925 On New Year's Day there was a pleasant gathering of children and other relatives at the home of MR. and MRS. J.H. MERRILL in Leon, to attend a big anniversary dinner in honor of their 56th wedding anniversary, there being eighteen children and grandchildren present. MR. MERRILL is 82 years old and his good wife is 73 years old. They are the proud parents of eight children, 36 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A delightful day was spent at this family gathering and MR. and MRS. MERRILL's many friends extend their congratulations and the hope they may be spared to observe many more anniversaries.
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FAIRALL, Artha Jane,   b. 27 Jul 1883, Decatur Co., Iowa ,   d. 8 Feb 1974, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California  (Age 90 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1901	Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa   [1, 19]
  	Leon Reporter - Leon, Iowa Thursday, February 2l, l90l The following marriage licenses have been issued by Clerk Stockton since our last issue: CLIVE H. MERRILL, 20 ARTHA FAIRALL, l7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Decatur County Journal - Iowa Thursday, February 21, 1901 "Kimball Fairall, who lives just south of Weldon, filed information Monday before Justice Harvey charging Clive Merrill, son of J. H. Merrill, the auctioneer, with seduction. The young lady in the case, Miss Artha Fairall, gave birth to a child last Sunday and named young Merrill as the author of her ruin. Deputy Sheriff Burns served the justice's warrant and brought the young man to town where after some discussion he agreed to remedy the unfortunate matter as nearly as possible. On Tuesday afternoon a license was secured and in company with the officer Mr. Merrill drove to the home of the girl's parents where a minister from Weldon performed the marriage ceremony."
  _STAT	16 Jun 1947
  	Death of one spouse
  Children	1. Merrill, Emerald,   b. 17 Feb 1901, Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Merrill, Opal Lenore,   b. 2 Sep 1902, Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa ,   d. 8 Dec 1984, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California  (Age 82 years)   3. Merrill, Orville Victor,   b. 5 Sep 1908, Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa ,   d. 17 Jul 1989, San Jose, Santa Clara Co., California  (Age 80 years)   4. Merrill, Ernest Kimball,   b. 9 Mar 1911,   d. 30 Jul 1962, Placer Co., California  (Age 51 years)   5. Merrill, Lucille Irene,   b. 20 Oct 1912, Missouri ,   d. 18 Jun 1972, Fresno Co., California  (Age 59 years)   6. Merrill, Ardeta Marie,   b. Abt 1915, Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. MERRILL, Joseph "Wayne",   b. 15 Sep 1924, Hale, Carroll Co., Missouri ,   d. 9 Nov 1945, Fresno, Fresno Co., California  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	8 May 2015
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 19 Feb 1901 - Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa Died - 16 Jun 1947 - Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California Buried - 19 Jun 1947 - Park View Cemetery ~ Manteca, San Joaquin Co., California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S315] Marriage/Birth Announcement: Clive Merrill & Artha Fairall, Decatur County Journal, (Thursday, February 21, 1901) (Reliability: 3). [S112] 1920 - US Census, US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, Missouri, Carroll Co., Hurricane Twsp. ~ Roll T625_912 ~ ED 13 ~ Page 166 ~ Line 11 (Reliability: 3). 1920_MO-Carroll-Hurricane-rT625_912-ed13-p1A.jpg [S46] SS-5: Clive Henry Merrill, Social Security Administration, (Original SS-5 Application Dated), 560-24-9572. (Reliability: 3). This records lists DOB as January 15, 1881 Death Certificate and California Death Index lists DOB as January 22, 1881 [S15] California Death Records, California Dept. of Health Services, (RootsWeb.com Inc.), http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi?surname=Merrill&given=Olive+Henry (Reliability: 3). Name improperly listed as Olive Henry Merrill This records lists DOB as January 22, 1881 SS5 record lists DOB as January 15, 1881 [S49] SS-5: Joseph Wayne Merrill, Social Security Administration, (Original SS-5 Application Dated 8-Oct-1937), 571-09-6886. [S79] Death Certificate: Clive Henry Merrill, California Dept. of Health Services, (CA State Death Certificate #47-047184). [S70] Death Certificate: Orville Victor Merrill, California Dept. of Health Services, (CA State Death Certificate #89-117004). [S46] SS-5: Clive Henry Merrill, Social Security Administration, (Original SS-5 Application Dated), 560-24-9572. (Reliability: 3). This records lists DOB as January 15, 1881 California Death Index lists DOB as January 22, 1881 [S76] Obituary: Joseph H. Merrill, The Leon Reporter, (Thursday, April 22, 1926 - Volume 72, Number 38, Page 8). [S78] Obituary: Grace Helen (Mitchell)Merrill, The Leon Journal-Reporter, (Thursday, April 27, 1939 ~ Volume 10, Number 9, Page 6). [S15] California Death Records, California Dept. of Health Services, (RootsWeb.com Inc.), http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi?surname=Merrill&given=Olive+Henry (Reliability: 3). Name improperly listed as Olive Henry Merrill [S6] 1870 - US Census, US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, Illinois, DeWitt Co., Clintonia Twsp. ~ Roll M593_216 ~ Page 48B ~ Line 10 & 11 (Reliability: 3). 1870_IL-DeWitt-Clintonia-rM593_216-p48b.JPG [S110] 1880 - US Census, US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, Illinois, DeWitt Co., Nixon Twsp. ~ Roll T9_203 ~ ED 74 ~ Page 399A ~ Line 1 & 2 (Reliability: 3). 1880_IL-DeWitt-Nixon-rT9_203-ed74-p399a.JPG [S112] 1920 - US Census, US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, Iowa, Decatur Co., Leon ~ Roll T625_486 ~ ED 59 ~ Page 114 ~ Line 7 & 8 (Reliability: 3). 1920_IA-Decatur-Leon-rT625_486-ed59-p3A.jpg [S126] Probate File: Joseph H. Merrill, (March 06, 1919) (Reliability: 3). [S76] Obituary: Joseph H. Merrill, The Leon Reporter, (Thursday, April 22, 1926 - Volume 72, Number 38, Page 8) (Reliability: 3). [S78] Obituary: Grace Helen (Mitchell)Merrill, The Leon Journal-Reporter, (Thursday, April 27, 1939 ~ Volume 10, Number 9, Page 6) (Reliability: 3). [S245] Funeral Record: Grace H. Merrill, Slade Funeral Home (Reliability: 3). [S112] 1920 - US Census, US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, Missouri, Carroll Co., Hurricane Twsp. ~ Roll T625_912 ~ ED 13 ~ Page 166 ~ Line 11 & 12 (Reliability: 3). 1920_MO-Carroll-Hurricane-rT625_912-ed13-p1A.jpg