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John R MERRIFIELD 1832–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1832

Birth Location: Leroy, McLean Co., Illinois

Death Date: 29 Dec 1912

Death Location: Farmer City, DeWitt Co., Illinois

Father: Henry Merrifield

Mother: Katherine Conaway

Spouse(s): Rebecca JOHNSON

Children(s): Martha Hoover

The story of John R MERRIFIELD began in 1832 in Leroy, McLean Co., Illinois. John R MERRIFIELD married Rebecca Louise Johnson, and had children including Martha Alice Hoover. John R MERRIFIELD passed away in 1912 in Farmer City, DeWitt Co., Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of John R MERRIFIELD began in 1832 in Leroy, McLean Co., Illinois.
  • John R MERRIFIELD married Rebecca Louise Johnson, and had children including Martha Alice Hoover.
  • John R MERRIFIELD passed away in 1912 in Farmer City, DeWitt Co., Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Merrifield
1809–1881
Birth Location: Caesars Creek, Greene Co., Ohio
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Katherine Conaway
1814–1885
Birth Location: Bourbon Co., Kentucky
KC

Spouses(s)

Rebecca JOHNSON
1833–1917
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
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Children(s)

Martha Hoover
1864–1949
Birth Location: DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America
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John MERRIFIELD's Ancestors

Self
John MERRIFIELD
1832–1912
Birth Place: Leroy, McLean Co., Illinois
Parents
Henry Merrifield
1809–1881
Caesars Creek, Greene Co., Ohio
Katherine (Kitty) Conaway
1814–1885
Bourbon Co., Kentucky
Grandparents
Hannah Haines
1780–1837
of, Ohio or, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Haines
1745–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John MERRIFIELD's Descendants

1.
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John (R) MERRIFIELD (1 Aug 1832–29 Dec 1912) m. Rebecca (Louise) JOHNSON (13 Sep 1833–3 Jan 1917)
  1. 1. Martha (Alice) Hoover 1864–1949 m. George (Washington) Hoover 1854–1925
    1. 1. Blanche Short 1886–1972 m. James (Owen) Short 1882–
    2. 2. Hazel Hoover 1896–
    3. 3. Winnie Hoover 1892–

John MERRIFIELD's Timeline

3 Records

1832
1 Aug 1832
Birth of John R MERRIFIELD in Leroy, McLean Co., Illinois
Leroy, McLean Co., Illinois
1854
23 Mar 1854
Age 22
John R MERRIFIELD was married In., DeWitt Co., Illinois
., DeWitt Co., Illinois
1912
29 Dec 1912
Age 80
Death of John R MERRIFIELD in Farmer City, DeWitt Co., Illinois
Farmer City, DeWitt Co., Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1832
    Event Place: Leroy, McLean Co., Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1854
    Event Place: ., DeWitt Co., Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1912
    Event Place: Farmer City, DeWitt Co., Illinois
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