Husband: Vincent C. Merryman
Born: Jul-29-1843 in Cumberland Co, VA 1,2,3
Died: Aug- 4-1926 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2,1,3 (see note 1)
Buried: in Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, near Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Cause of death: cancer 2
Resided: in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 2
Census: 1910, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Resided: 1890 in Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: Jan 1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1850, 1860 in Cumberland Co, VA
Military: Jul- 1-1861 - Apr- 9-1865 Cpl, Co D, 21st Va. Inf, CSA, Civil War (wounded - shot in foot & ankle) 7,5
Father: Charles A. Merryman (1793 - )
Mother: Nancy ___
Wife: Jennie A. Hutson 8,3 Also known as: Jane A. Hutson 1 Married: Jan-13-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Dec- 6-1846 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,6 Died: May- 2-1902 1 Buried: in Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, near Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Evan Hutson (1811 - 1870) Mother: Charlotte Davis (1815 - 1891)
M Child 1: Leslie Byron Merryman Born: Sep-29-1870 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 9,3,10 Died: May-18-1958 3 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 3 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Nancy J. Thompson b. Nov-13-1872 d. Feb- 4-1941 Married: ca 1891 10 Wife: Fannie Brown b. May- 5-1881 d. Feb- 6-1963 Married: Apr- 4-1942 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Etna L. Merryman Born: Mar- -1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,11,12 Died: 1958 11 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 13 Census: 1900, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles L. McClain b. Nov- -1864 Census name: Charley L. McClain Married: Dec- 3-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 3: Bruce Elden Merryman Also known as: E. B. Merryman 14 Born: Jun- -1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,11,6 Died: Oct-19-1933 15,11 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 3 Resided: 1930 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 2 Wife: Eliza Victoria Stickel b. Jun- -1873 d. Feb-26-1930 Also known as: Liza V. Stickle 16 Married: May-14-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 4: Charles Boyd Merryman Born: Oct- 8-1877 in Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 3,17,9 Died: Feb-16-1965 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,18 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17,13 Resided: 1942 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: South Penn Oil Co. (40 yrs) 17 Wife: Mary Mazella Pratt b. Jun-24-1873 d. Mar-10-1941 Married: ca 1899 8 Wife: Pearl Nancy Stewart b. Apr-18-1900 Also known as: Nancy Pearl Stewart 19 Married: May- 6-1942 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 9
F Child 5: Minnie Jane Merryman Born: Apr- 4-1880 in Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 20,21,8,12 Died: Jan-19-1966 in Los Angeles Co, CA 21 Resided: 1965 in Monrovia, Los Angeles Co, CA 22 Census: 1930 in Wayne Co, OH Census: 1920 in East Union, Wayne Co, OH Census: 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Earl Mortimer Sperry b. Aug- 5-1877 d. Aug-22-1958 Married: Aug-16-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
Sources: (1) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 90. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Headstone. (4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (5) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (7) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Birth record of daughter. (15) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 150. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Obituary. (18) Obituary - Hospital. (19) Obituary of husband. (20) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (22) Obituary of brother. Event Notes Note (1) Death date on headstone is Aug 6 1926. But death record shows it as Aug 4 1926, with burial on Aug 5th. Note (2) In 1910, in household of daughter Minnie. In 1920, in household of son Leslie on Buffalo Calf Road.