This is what I have on those families:

FIRST GENERATION

1. John William Merrill.

John William Merrill and Martha Miller had the following children:

+2 i. Thomas Breckenridge Merrill.



SECOND GENERATION

2. Thomas Breckenridge Merrill was born on Nov 27 1853 in Kentucky. He died on Jan 22 1932 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Buried in Shaver's cem. Bremen, Ky.

He was married to Mary Elizabeth Vincent (daughter of John Henry Vincent and Sarah Catherine Stobaugh) on Dec 15 1878 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Mary Elizabeth Vincent was born on Feb 18 1858 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. She died on Dec 5 1930 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Buried in Shaver's cem. Bremen, Ky. Thomas Breckenridge Merrill and Mary Elizabeth Vincent had the following children:

+3 i. Ella Belle Merrill.
+4 ii. Lewis Thomas Merrill.
+5 iii. Samuel Merrill.



THIRD GENERATION

3. Ella Belle Merrill was born on Sep 25 1889 in Kentucky. She died in Feb 1972 in Kentucky.

She was married to Charley Adolph Grisham (son of Daniel Keith Grisham and Georgia Ann Noffsinger) on Apr 14 1914 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Charley Adolph Grisham was born on Aug 3 1889 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He died on Apr 13 1967 in Central City, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County. Ella Belle Merrill and Charley Adolph Grisham had the following children:

6 i. Mary Lucille Grisham was born on Sep 7 1917.
7 ii. Pressley Lawrence Grisham was born on Sep 22 1920 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He died on Mar 24 2004 in Sacramento, Mclean Co., Ky..
+8 iii. Annabelle Grisham.

4. Lewis Thomas Merrill was born on Apr 22 1893 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He died on Feb 20 1963 in Adamsville, Hardin Co., TN. He was buried in West Helena, Phillips Co., AR..



He was married to Fairy Gossett (daughter of Daniel Thomas Gossett and California F. Gossett ) on Feb 8 1914 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Fairy Gossett was born in Dec. 1894 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. She died on June 20, 1920. She was buried in Scott Cemetery, Muhlenberg Co. Ky.. Lewis Thomas Merrill and Fairy Gossett had the following children:

9 i. Cornelius Thomas Merrill was born on Jul 17 1915 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
10 ii. Percy Wilson Merrill was born on Oct 7 1918 in Bremen, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County.

5. Samuel Merrill was born on Apr 25 1896 in Bremen, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County.

Grace M. Grisham (daughter of Daniel Keith Grisham and Georgia Ann Noffsinger) was born in 1889. Samuel Merrill and Grace M. Grisham had the following children:

11 i. Mandel C. Merrill was born on Feb 12 1917 in Kentucky. He died on Feb 6 1991 in Kentucky.
12 ii. Truman Merrill was born in 1918.
13 iii. Loretta Merrill was born on Jul 12 1919 in Bremen, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County.
14 iv. Thomas Merrill was born in 1920.
+15 v. Margie Nell Merrill.
16 vi. Paul Merrill was born in 1924.



FOURTH GENERATION

8. Annabelle Grisham was born on Aug 12 1924 in Bremen, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County.

She was married to Dow Taylor Majors (son of Alonzo Dow Majors and Virgie Ann Phillips ) on Mar 6 1943 in Henderson County, Henderson, Kentucky. Dow Taylor Majors was born on Jan 13 1916 in Sebree, Webster Co, Ky..

15. Margie Nell Merrill was born in 1923.




Prepared by:
Betty Jo Burch
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