MERRITT PRIVATE CEMETERY
Porter Township

Merritt
Merritt Family Stone
Contributed by: David Defour

LOCATED ON COUTY HIGHWAY 326 (NOW BIRCH ROAD), SECTION 17, PORTER TOWNSHIP, ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES OUT SOUTH OF BIRCH LAKE, ON THE "SEARS FARM IN DAYS GONE BY.

THERE ARE FIVE STONES FOR ADULTS AND FOUR FOR INFANTS. BESIDES THESE STONES. THERE IS A MONUMENT QUITE RECENTLY ERECTED, TO JUDGE FROM ITS APPEARANCE, AND THAT OF THE SURROUNDING SOIL. THIS MONUMENT IS INSCRIBED WITH THE NAMES OF WILLIAM MERRITT, HIS WIFE, ND ALL THEIR CHILDREN AS FOLLOWS:

SURNAME FIRST NAME DATE OF DATE OF AGE COMMENTS
    BIRTH DEATH    
           
MERRITT Wm R 3/28/1808 2/12/1885    
MERRITT ADELIA T 9/2/1813 1/10/1881   wf of Wm. R. Merritt
MERRITT Wm R 8/22/1834     child of Wm. R. & Adelia
MERRITT SAMUEL K 6/24/1836     child of Wm. R. & Adelia
MERRITT ROBERT R 6/17/1838     child of Wm. R. & Adelia
MERRITT CHARLOTTE A 10/14/1840 3/7/1861   child of Wm. R. & Adelia
MERRITT CHARLES C 10/12/1842     child of Wm. R. & Adelia
MERRITT JAMES S 10/27/1844 2/27/1885   child of Wm. R. & Adelia
MERRITT J FREDERICK 12/16/1846     child of Wm. R. & Adelia
MERRITT ALBERT C 3/9/1849     child of Wm. R. & Adelia
MERRITT BYRON E 5/24/181     child of Wm. R. & Adelia
MERRITT GEORGE D 4/25/1853     child of Wm. R. & Adelia
KELLER SAMUEL   3/27/1868 83y 6m  
KELLER LUCY   1/13/1847 59y 9m his wife
MERRITT MARY E   11/4/1867 29y 4m wf of Wm. R. Merritt Jr.
MERRITT Wm        
MERRITT ADELIA T       wf
MERRITT CHARLOTTE A       dau
MERRITT ANNA T   12/1/1866 1y 7d  
MERRITT INFANT   6/28/1865   dau of R D & E Merritt
MERRITT INFANT   4/25/1872   dau of Albert & Elvie Merritt
MERRITT BABY   7/6/1871 3 days son of WM R & P B Merritt

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