Tilley Pearsall Genealogy Database

Llewellyn Merritt

M, #976, b. 1862

Parents

Father	Alpheus Merritt (b. 1832)
Mother	Georgianna (?) (b. between 1843 and 1845)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	1862	Llewellyn Merritt was born in 1862 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S84] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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Adelaide\Eveline Merritt

F, #977, b. 1864

Parents

Father	Alpheus Merritt (b. 1832)
Mother	Georgianna (?) (b. between 1843 and 1845)

Biography

Birth

1864

AdelaideEveline Merritt was born in 1864 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Lena Merritt

F, #978, b. 1867

Parents

Father	Alpheus Merritt (b. 1832)
Mother	Georgianna (?) (b. between 1843 and 1845)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	1867	Lena Merritt was born in 1867 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S83] , 1880 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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Norman Merritt

M, #979, b. 1871

Parents

Father	Alpheus Merritt (b. 1832)
Mother	Georgianna (?) (b. between 1843 and 1845)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	1871	Norman Merritt was born in 1871 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S83] , 1880 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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John A. Merritt, Jr.

M, #980, b. 1836

Parents

Father	John A. Merritt (b. 1810, d. 21 April 1861)
Mother	Lavinia Mead (b. 20 July 1809, d. 24 March 1882)

Biography

Birth	1836	John A. Merritt, Jr., was born in 1836 in Connecticut.¹
Census	1870	He appeared in the census 1870 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. John is listed as: age 34, Occupation Quarry, Real estate $1000, b. Conn, with Harriett, 33, Keeping House, Wm. G. 14, Adaline, 12, Amos, 8, Stella, 5, Mary E, 2, and child, 8 months.Next to Nehem (Nehemiah?) Mead, wife Ophelia, and fmly and other Meads on page.²

Last Edited

24 May 2018

Citations

[S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
[S84] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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Sarah E. Merritt

F, #981, b. 1839

Parents

Father	John A. Merritt (b. 1810, d. 21 April 1861)
Mother	Lavinia Mead (b. 20 July 1809, d. 24 March 1882)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	1839	Sarah E. Merritt was born in 1839 in Connecticut.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.

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George Merritt

M, #982, b. 1841

Parents

Father	John A. Merritt (b. 1810, d. 21 April 1861)
Mother	Lavinia Mead (b. 20 July 1809, d. 24 March 1882)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	1841	George Merritt was born in 1841 in Connecticut.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.

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Mary J. Merritt

F, #983, b. 1844

Parents

Father	John A. Merritt (b. 1810, d. 21 April 1861)
Mother	Lavinia Mead (b. 20 July 1809, d. 24 March 1882)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	1844	Mary J. Merritt was born in 1844 in Connecticut.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.

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Thomas Amos Mead

M, #984, b. 29 May 1799, d. 4 January 1892

Parents

Father	Richard Mead
Mother	Rachel

Biography

Birth	29 May 1799	Thomas Amos Mead was born on 29 May 1799.¹
Witness	20 February 1847	He was listed in the probate record of John A. Merritt on 20 February 1847 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. See John A. Merritt for details. Petition by Thomas A. Mead: To the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford. The Petition of Thomas A. Mead of Greenwich, in said District, respectfully showeth that he is Conservator of John A. Merritt of said Greenwich, who is a lunatic and distracted person. That said John A. is the owner in fee of a certain tract of land lying in said Greenwich in quantity forty acres (more or less) with buildings thereon. Bounded Northerly by land of David Brown, Easterly by highway in part and partly by land of Amos & William L. M. Mead, Thomas A. Mead and the land of Benajah Bouton, Southerly by land belonging to the heirs of Bradley Redfield deceased and land of Amos & William L.M. Mead. Westerly by land of the heirs of Bradley Redfield, and the said Amos & William L.M. Mead. That there are sundry debts charges and claims against the said John A the ward of the petitioner that has become absolutely necessary to be liquidated & satisfied out of said lands. That the annual income of his estate is inadequate for his support and the payment of the interest on said claims. That his interest would be greatly promoted by a sale of the premises above described, or so much as would liquidate the claims against the same. That said land is valued at about two thousand six hundred dollars. He therefore prays for leave to sell the same pursuant to the Statute in such cases made & provided. Greenwich February 20th 1847, Thom A. Mead, Conservator At a Court of Probate holden at Greenwich, within and for the District of Stamford, the 20th day of February, A.D. 1847. Ordered - That the foregoing petition be heard upon its merits and determined at the Probate Office in Greenwich, on the 13th day of March 1847. at nine o'clock A. M. and that notice of the pendency thereof be given to the Selectmen of said Greenwich and to all persons intereted therein, by the publication of this order in the Stamford Advocate, at least three weeks successively before the said 13th day of March. Ephraim Golden, Judge.²
Census	1850	Thomas Amos Mead appeared in the census 1850 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. Thomas is listed as: Farmer, $25,000, b. CT, age 51, with Hannah (Seaman 15 Nov. 1801-18 Nov 1880, dau David Seaman, m. 25 Feb. 1833), age 47, Louisa S, 15, Thomas R, 14, Seaman, 12, Abigail R. 10, Elizabeth H 7, Adelia or Adetia 7, Zopher 5, Lucinda P, 2, and 3 laborers.³
Census	1860	He appeared in the census 1860 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. Thomas is listed as: Farmer, $33,000 and $5,000 personal, with Hanna and 7 children and several farm hands and servants.⁴
Death	4 January 1892	He died on 4 January 1892 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut,¹
Burial		He was buried at 2nd Congregational Burial Ground in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Last Edited

23 February 2021

Citations

[S110] Francis F. Spies, Greenwich Connecticut Epitaphs (Salem, Massachusetts: Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1930,1931, 1997). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich Connecticut Epitaphs.
[S115] , Probate Court Records, Stamford District v. 17-18 , 1844-1851 LDS FHL Film 5569. Hereinafter cited as Probate Court Records, Stamford District 1844-1851.
[S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
[S85] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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Richard Mead

M, #985

Family: Rachel

Son	Thomas Amos Mead (b. 29 May 1799, d. 4 January 1892)

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Rachel

F, #986

Family: Richard Mead

Son	Thomas Amos Mead (b. 29 May 1799, d. 4 January 1892)

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Irene Maude Kellan

F, #988, b. November 1861, d. 14 September 1931

Family 1: Henry Hildreth (b. 1847, d. before 1887)

Son	Henry Hildreth (b. 1874)
Son	Eugene Hildreth (b. 1876)
Daughter	Mabel Hildreth (b. 1878)
Son	Robert Hildreth (b. April 1880)

Family 2: James Madison Holly (b. 25 April 1854, d. 21 January 1928)

Daughter	Madaline D. Holly+ (b. 1892)
Daughter	Isobell M. Holly+ (b. 1894)
Daughter	Hazel Christine Holly+ (b. 8 September 1897, d. April 1943)
Son	Andrew Holly (b. 1900, d. before 1910)

Biography

Birth	November 1861	Irene Maude Kellan was born in November 1861 in Pennsylvania.^1,2
Marriage	about 1872	Henry Hildreth and she were married about 1872³
Census	11 June 1880	She appeared in the census 11 June 1880 at 219 Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Irene is listed as: wife of Henry Hildreth, 33, Iron Molder. Irene is listed as age 25, which would mean born in 1855. Her four children with Henry are listed.
Marriage	1887	James Madison Holly and she were married in 1887 1910 census says 33 years of marriage, but 1900 says 13.^1,2
In household	1930	She appeared in the household of William John Schardt in the census 1930 at 470 East Ave. in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. William is listed as Head, homeowner, $12,000, Electrician, cable company, with wife Hazel,30, son William 8, daughter Irene 7, father William 67, and mother-in-law Irene Holly, widowed, for who age of 85 is given. Bill Schardt, Jr. says this must have been General Cable.
Death	14 September 1931	She died on 14 September 1931 at 470 East Ave., Seewaren, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Her age at her death given by her granddaughter Irene Schardt Hormon at 69 years.⁴

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
[S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S83] , 1880 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S132] Verbal information from William Schardt Jr. (737 Holmdel Rd., Holmdel, NJ 07733) to Holly Kilpatrick,2005

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Madaline D. Holly

F, #989, b. 1892

Parents

Father	James Madison Holly (b. 25 April 1854, d. 21 January 1928)
Mother	Irene Maude Kellan (b. November 1861, d. 14 September 1931)

Family: Patrick Horan (b. between 1871 and 1874)

Son	Raymond F. Horan (b. 6 October 1923, d. 25 July 1998)
Son	Alfred L. Horan (b. 24 July 1925, d. July 1977)
Son	Julius Horan (b. 24 July 1929, d. 12 January 1998)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	1892	Madaline D. Holly was born in 1892 in New York.¹
Marriage	1922	Patrick Horan and she were married in 1922^2,3

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
[S132] Verbal information from William Schardt Jr. (737 Holmdel Rd., Holmdel, NJ 07733) to Holly Kilpatrick,2005
[S76] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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Isobell M. Holly

F, #990, b. 1894

Parents

Father	James Madison Holly (b. 25 April 1854, d. 21 January 1928)
Mother	Irene Maude Kellan (b. November 1861, d. 14 September 1931)

Family: John Fullerton Pfeiffer, Jr.,

Daughter

Roslyn Pfeiffer+ (b. 2 April 1930, d. 22 May 1995)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
PhotoLink		Hazel and Belle Holly.
Birth	1894	Isobell M. Holly was born in 1894 in New York.¹
Marriage	1919	John Fullerton Pfeiffer, Jr., and she were married in 1919²
Census	1920	She appeared in the household of John Fullerton Pfeiffer, Jr., in the census 1920 at Sewaren in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. John is listed as Pfeiffer, John, Jr. (Head, owns home free and clear, age 24, born in NJ and parents also, Foreman, Maurer) Isabelle M. (Wife, age 25, b. New York and parents also, telephone operator, New York)

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
[S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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Hazel Christine Holly

F, #991, b. 8 September 1897, d. April 1943

Parents

Father	James Madison Holly (b. 25 April 1854, d. 21 January 1928)
Mother	Irene Maude Kellan (b. November 1861, d. 14 September 1931)

Family: William John Schardt (b. 1891)

Son	William John Schardt, Jr.+
Daughter	Irene Schardt+ (b. 1923, d. 30 March 2014)

Hazel Holly, on the right, and a friend, Avilda Jensen. Hazel was the daughter of James Madison Holly, who was a son of William Henry Holly & Margaret McQueen.

Biography

Photo Link		Hazel and Belle Holly
ChildParent^1,1
Birth	8 September 1897	Hazel Christine Holly was born on 8 September 1897 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Date per Irene Schardt¹
Marriage	8 May 1919	William John Schardt and she were married on 8 May 1919 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Date Per Irene Schardt Hormon.²
Religious Affiliation	1920	She was affiliated with Episcopal, according to Irene Schardt Hormon. in 1920 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.³
Death	April 1943	She died in April 1943 in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Bill Schardt, Jr., her son, has a letter dated May 5, 1943, from a Navy commanding officer in the South Pacific military force to his father expressing condolences on Hazel's death, and stating that Bill Jr. had been notified of her death.

Last Edited

30 December 2016

Citations

[S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
[S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S132] Verbal information from William Schardt Jr. (737 Holmdel Rd., Holmdel, NJ 07733) to Holly Kilpatrick,2005

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Andrew Holly

M, #992, b. 1900, d. before 1910

Parents

Father	James Madison Holly (b. 25 April 1854, d. 21 January 1928)
Mother	Irene Maude Kellan (b. November 1861, d. 14 September 1931)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	1900	Andrew Holly was born in 1900 in New Jersey.¹
Death	before 1910	He died before 1910 Per my conversation with Bill Schardt Jr., he never heard of an Uncle Andrew.²

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
[S132] Verbal information from William Schardt Jr. (737 Holmdel Rd., Holmdel, NJ 07733) to Holly Kilpatrick,2005

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William John Schardt

M, #993, b. 1891

Parents

Father

John (Johan) Schardt (b. 1860)

Family: Hazel Christine Holly (b. 8 September 1897, d. April 1943)

Son	William John Schardt, Jr.+
Daughter	Irene Schardt+ (b. 1923, d. 30 March 2014)

Biography

ChildParent¹
Birth	1891	William John Schardt was born in 1891 in New Jersey.¹
Marriage	8 May 1919	He and Hazel Christine Holly were married on 8 May 1919 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Date Per Irene Schardt Hormon.¹
Census	1930	He appeared in the census 1930 at 470 East Ave. in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. William is listed as: Head, homeowner, $12,000, Electrician, cable company, with wife Hazel,30, son William 8, daughter Irene 7, father William 67, and mother-in-law Irene Holly, widowed, for who age of 85 is given. Bill Schardt, Jr. says this must have been General Cable.

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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John (Johan) Schardt

M, #994, b. 1860

Family 1: Maria (b. 1860, d. between 1920 and 1930)

Family 2:

Son	William John Schardt+ (b. 1891)

Biography

Birth	1860	John (Johan) Schardt was born in 1860 in Germany.¹
Immigration	23 June 1885	He immigrated on 23 June 1885 to New York City, New York County, New York, Port of Departure Hamburg, Place of Origin, Hamburg, Ship Name Moravia.²
Marriage	1888	He and Maria were married in 1888³
Naturalization	1890	He was naturalized in 1890.
Reminiscence	1920	Bill Schardt, Jr. says that John Schardt had a hardware store on a corner of Amboy Ave., of which he has a vague boyhood memory. He thinks it was on a corner, near Alpine Cemetery.
Census	January 1920	He appeared in the census January 1920 at 441 Amboy Ave. in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. John is listed as: Head, Owner, not mortgaged, immigrated 1885, naturalized 1890, Watchman (?)(maybe electrician like son?), cable works, with wife Maria, age 60, em. 1885, nat. 1890, son renter William, age 29, electrician, cable works with wife Hazel, age 22.⁴

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S117] entry; Passenger Lists, Line 6, Microfilm Roll 487, List Number 763.; in Micropublication M237, Rolls 95-580. (National Archives, Washington, DC: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, reproduced by MyFamily.com as "New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891".)
[S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
[S76] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com, image 13/57 ancestry.com, ED 49.

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William John Schardt, Jr.

M, #995

Parents

Father	William John Schardt (b. 1891)
Mother	Hazel Christine Holly (b. 8 September 1897, d. April 1943)

Family: Anna Mae Covert

Daughter

Judy Ann Schardt

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Irene Schardt

F, #996, b. 1923, d. 30 March 2014

Parents

Father	William John Schardt (b. 1891)
Mother	Hazel Christine Holly (b. 8 September 1897, d. April 1943)

Family: Douglas Horman (b. 1925, d. 21 September 2005)

Son	Gary Horman+
Son	Raymond Hormon (d. 2000)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	1923	Irene Schardt was born in 1923 in New Jersey.¹
Marriage		Douglas Horman and she were married, date unknown²
Death	30 March 2014	She died on 30 March 2014 at Holiday Heights in Toms River, New Jersey,
Obituary	3 April 2014	3 April 2014, Toms River, New Jersey, Asbury Park Press Obituary:. Irene Horman, 91, of the Holiday Heights section of Toms River, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 30, 2014. Irene was a member of the Eastern Star Nutley Chapter 121. Irene is predeceased by her husband, Douglas in 2005 and son, Raymond in 1991. She is survived by her son, Gary and his wife Stephanie of Morris Township and grandson, Raymond John. She is also survived by nephew, William Schardt III and his wife Geri and their children, Holly and Kirsten and niece Judy Turner and her husband RL. A visitation will be held from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 5, with a funeral service at 3:30 p.m. at "The Family Owned" Carmona Bolen Home for Funerals, 412 Main St., Toms River. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Irene's name to Children's IBD Center at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1656 New York, NY 10029. Condolences can be sent to carmonabolenfh.com. Published in Asbury Park Press on Apr. 3, 2014.³

Last Edited

29 December 2016

Citations

[S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S129] Geri Schardt, wife of William J. Schardt III, "Schardt, G. Email of 18 Feb 2005," e-mail message from email address () to, 18 Feb 2005. Hereinafter cited as "Schardt, G. Email of 18 Feb 2005."
[S621] Legacy.com, "Irene Schardt Horman", obituary, Online Obituary, 3 Apr 2014; online archives ( : accessed 29 Dec 2016); http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/app/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=170465216

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Nolan

M, #997

Family: Sadie Elizabeth (b. 1876)

Son	G. Ernest Nolan (b. 1893)

Biography

Marriage

before 1898

Nolan and Sadie Elizabeth were married before 1898¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.

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G. Ernest Nolan

M, #998, b. 1893

Parents

Father	Nolan
Mother	Sadie Elizabeth (b. 1876)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	1893	G. Ernest Nolan was born in 1893 in New York.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.

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Ella N. Merritt

F, #999, b. June 1863

Parents

Father	Alexander Y. Merritt (b. 1827, d. between 1867 and 1870)
Mother	Esther Anna Fisher (b. 1833)

Family: Alexander Tompkins (b. 1845, d. between 1910 and 1920)

Biography

Marriage		Alexander Tompkins and Ella N. Merritt were married, date unknown¹
ChildParent^2,2
Birth	June 1863	She was born in June 1863 in Westchester, New York.²
In household	23 April 1910	She appeared in the household of Alexander Tompkins in the census 23 April 1910 at 76 Haseco Avenue in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York. Alexander is listed as Head, age 65, first marriage, b. NY and parents b. NY, no occupation, homeowner, with Ella, age 48, 0 children. Esther Merritt, mother-in-law,age illegible (70-something) 7 children, 4 living, own income. Merritt, Dolly, boarder, 76 (?), single, Effie last-name-illegible, teacher, 30, Helen Gray, teacher, 29, Mary (-?-) boarder 30, public school teacher, and Genevieve Humphrey (?), 25 boarder, public school teacher.
Census	13 January 1920	She appeared in the census 13 January 1920 at 76 Haseco in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York. Ella is listed as: Head, 56, widowed, with 5 boarders, all public school teachers except the first, Lillian G. Herlyn, 25, Bookkeeper. The other boarders were Marion Durand, 25, Beatrice P. Boyd,25, Eleanor Sheffield,25, and Anna (?) A. Smith, 22.³

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
[S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S76] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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Abraham Lincoln Merritt

M, #1000, b. October 1866

Parents

Father	Alexander Y. Merritt (b. 1827, d. between 1867 and 1870)
Mother	Esther Anna Fisher (b. 1833)

Family 1: Unknown

Family 2: Bertha (b. 1890)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	October 1866	Abraham Lincoln Merritt was born in October 1866 in Westchester, New York.¹
Marriage	before 1908	He and Unknown were married before 1908²
Marriage	1908	He and Bertha were married in 1908²
Census	21 April 1910	He appeared in the census 21 April 1910 at 251 Seymour in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York. Abraham is listed as: Head, age 41,married twice, married 2 years, Railroad Yardmaster, homeowner, with Bertha, wife, age 20, no children, and two boarders, Joseph Moulton, age 65, Delivery Clerk, Railroad, from New Hampshire, and George Lund, 35, Billing Clerk, Railroad, from Denmark.

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.