William Emery Merrill
Plain Dealer, Cleveland Oh, Tuesday, 15 December 1891, page 2
CINCINNATI-Col. William E Merrill, United States engineer in charge of Ohio river and all its navigable tributaries, dropped dead this evening on an Ohio & Mississippi river train near Enfield, Illinois, while on route to Shawnee town on business.
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The Merrill was born 11 Oct 1837 in Green Bay Wisconsin,
the son of Moses Emery Merrill and Louisa Slaughter and lived in Newport Ky. for
several years. He was cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1854, to July 1,
1859, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Bvt. Second Lieut.,
Corps of Engineers, July 1, 1859.
Served: as Asst. Engineer in the
construction of Fts. Pulaski and Jackson, Ga., and Ft. Clinch, Fla., and removal
of obstructions in Savannah River, Ga., 1859‑60; and at the Military Academy as
Asst. Professor of Engineering, Sep. 11, 1860, to July 8, 1861. Second Lieut.,
Corps of Engineers, Feb. 20, 1861.
Served during the Rebellion of the
Seceding States, 1861‑66: as Asst. Engineer, Department of the Ohio, July 15 to
Sep. 12, 1861, being engaged First Lieut., Corps of Engineers, Aug. 6, 1861,
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Children of William Emory Merrill and Mary Ellen Spencer
William Spencer Merrill b-1873 in Cincinnati; d-17 June
1898 in Cincinnati; br-Spring Grove Cemetery
Thomas Emery Merrill b-1 June
1875 in Cincinnati; d-18 Aug 1943 in Pacific Grove California; WWI Veteran
Marguerite Barr Merrill b-6 Dec 1876 in Newport; d-19 Jan 1963 in Glendale Oh
Sidney Burbank Merrill b-22 Jan 1878 in Newport; d-28 Apr 1964 in Cincinnati
Walter Williamson Merrill b-20 Oct 1881 in Newport; d-18 Aug 1942 in Glendale
Oh; WWI Veteran
Alice Merrill b-1886 in Newport
Leonard Martin Merrill
b-20 Dec 1887 in Newport; d-13 May 1975 in Brown Co Oh; WWI Veteran
George
Orr Merrill b-4 Aug 1891 in Newport; d-1 Mar 1966 in Dallas Texas; WWI Navy
Veteran