Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice Merrill Family Cemetery, Litchfield Township, Bradford County, PA Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA

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Joyce's Search Tip - December 2007 - Do You Know that you can search just the Bradford County Cemetery Records on the site by using the Cemeteries -Bradford button in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? If you use that partition follow these steps to search just one cemetery.  1. Choose Cemeteries - Bradford.  2. Enter part of the cemetery name [ie Ballard or Berrytown] AND a surname.  3. Choose the Find ALL Words option. Then it will find just the pages with that surname in the one cemetery you indicated.  See also - Bradford County Cemetery Addresses

NOTE:  I also have considerable John / Abraham / Eleazer Merrill (originally from Litchfield / Hartford, CT) geneaalogy commencing in 1500s.  Additionally, we descendants have an annual reunion in June (week prior to Father's Day).  Please contact me for further information.
I have several photos of the headstones in this cemetery.  If you would like a photo e-mailed, please contact me and I shall do my best to oblige.

Cemetery Location:  Litchfield Township, Litchfield Road, Bradford County, PA
(Across from the "T" intersection of Sayre Hill Road and Litchfield Road)

Approximately 15 minutes SOUTHWEST of Nichols, New York
Approximately 21 miles NORTHEAST of Towanda, PA (Bradford Co. Seat)

This cemetery borders the current landowner, Ms. Jean Minielly.  The now Minielly residence was the original Solomon and Eleazer Merrill homestead in Litchfield Township.  The cemetery  is relatively hidden from the main road by a large meadow filled with buttercups, clover and timothy.  It is surrounded by a rusty wire fence and carpted with daffodil greens, pine needles,  and crunchy leaves.  Most tombstones are over 150 years old and some are very hard to read.  While I have examined every stone in the cemetery, some have toppled over, some have moved  (throughout the seasons and years) and some appear to be footstones with no sign of any past  headstone.  In order to efficiently record the data, I have elected to present the information  here in "rows" instead of headstones with footstones.

ALMA
wife of
James Burns
Died Dec. 1839
Aged 41 Yrs.
Gone, but not forgotten.

4 small unmarked stones spaced periodically to the right

3 small unmarked stones (appear to be footstones without headstones)

Tall thin marker stone engraved with inverted triangle design

W.W. (on reverse)

ELEAZER MERRILL
Died Apr. 4, 1855
AE 82 Yrs 8 Mo & 21 ds.
Here you may remember the just
while he lies sleeping in the dust

NANCY
wife of
Eleazer Merrill
Died Aug. 29, 1842
AE 74 Yrs
Here you may remember the just
while she lies sleeping in the dust
(One-half partially broken white stone)

Partial white stone - unmarked (perhaps footstone)

ELEAZER
MERRILL
died
Dec. 1819
AE 80 Y.

REBECCA
MERRILL
died
Jan 3, 1927
AE 85 Y.
(Sunburst design at top and bottom of stone)

SOLOMON W. MERRILL
died
Oct. 3, 1844
Aged 74 Yrs.
(Willow tree in center of two temples as design on top of stone)

ABIGAIL
wife of
Solomon W. Merrill
died
Aug. 13, 1833
aged 55 Yrs.
(Willow tree in center of two temples as design on top of stone)

G.A.R. Marker with U.S. Flag
#202 flanked by two shotguns
(appears to be for Eleazer Merrill #1 in Row 4)

Small white marble unmarked stone

Small marked stone
E.M. (on reverse)
(appears to be footstone for Eleazer Merrill #1 in Row 4)

Small marked stone
S.W.M. (on reverse)
(appears to be footstone for Solomon W. Merrill, Row 4)

Small marked stone
A.M. (on reverse)
(appers to be footstone for Abigail Merrill, Row 4)

MARION C.
dau of
Ira & Murial
Merrill
died
Jan 23, 1854
AE 6 mo

Large marked stone
E.M. (located immediately behind the MARION C. stone above)
(possibly footstone for Eleazer Merrill, #3, Row 4)

JERUSHA
wife of
George Merrill
died
April 17, 1828
Aged 23 Yrs.
(Sunburst design on top of stone)
(this stone is broken into two pieces)

HANNAH B.
daughter of
George & Jerusha
Merrill
died June 20th, 1828
aged 2 years
(Sunburst design on top of stone)
 

JOSIAH
Gone from earth to live
in heaven.
(broken white marble stone w/ pedestal base)

THOMAS B. MERRILL
died
April 18, 1879
Aged
74 Yrs 1 M's 11 d's
(Design of clasped hands at top of stone)

ELIVA R.
wife of
Thomas B. Merrill
died Feb 20, 1894

Large unmarked stone (perhaps footstone of Marion C., Row 5)

Large marked stone
J.M. (on reverse)
(appears to be footstone for JERUSHA, Row 5 above)

JAMES L.
son of
Thomas B. & Eliva R.
Merrill
(the "face", or writing of this stone has been chipped away
 - but pieces found were mended using cement)

MATILDA JANE
daughter of
T.B. & Elivia
Merrill
died
June 24, 1852
Aged 21 Yrs 9 M's & 18 d's.

ALBINA S.
daughter of
T.B. & Elivia
Merrill
died
Sept. 12, 1852
Aged 4 Yrs & 7 M's & 21 d's.

THOMAS P.
son of
T.B. & Elivia
Merrill
died Oct. 1, 1852
Aged 9 Yrs, 4 M's & 9 d's

ALMON R.
son of
T.B. & Elivia R.
Merrill
died July 6, 1860
Aged 8 Yrs & 20 d's
Kind parents, now I bid adieu'
Brothers & sisters dear good bye
It is, I know, a grief to you
But 'tis a joy to me to die.

Large stone embedded flat in ground. 

Large marked stone
T.M. (appears to be footstone of Thomas
B. Merrill)

Large marked stone
J.M. (appears to be footstone of James L. Merrill)

Large marked stone
M.J.M (appears to be footstone for Matilda Jane
Merrill)

Large marked stone
A.S.M. (appears to be footstone for Albina S. Merrill)

Large marked stone
T.P.M. (appears to be footstone for Thomas P. Merrill)

Large "pedestal" husband/wife headstone reads:
JOSHUA
MERRILL
born
Sept. 3, 1824
died
Sept. 30, 1897
FRANCIS P.
his wife
born May 11, 1850
died
April 6, 1922
MERRILL
J. Merrill b Sept. 3, 1824 (numbers "3" and "24" are engraved backwards)
P.M.M. b-Feb 17, 1827
died Nov 10 1890

the right side of stone shows a large encircled M and a
hands clasped design with the words "Father and Mother" beneath

the reverse of stone reads:

PHEBE M.
wife of
J. MERRILL
born
Feb. 17, 1827
died
Nov. 10, 1890
ASOM, their son
born
Oct. 13, 1847
died
Oct. 27, 1847

Marker stone
MOTHER

ASOM
son of
J & P.M.
MERRILL
died
Oct. 22, 1847
Aged 14 d's

ELIAS R. WOOD
1847-1915
SALLYANN N.
his wife
1849-1922

Large unmarked stone

Large unmarked stone with U.S. Military Marker.

Large unmarked stone

Large unmarked stone

Large unmarked stone

Large unmarked stone

Large unmarked stone (appears to be footstone for Asom
Merrill)

IRA MERRILL
died
March 31, 1878
Aged 69 Yrs 11 M's & 11 d's
Dear patient sufferer
Thy toils on Earth are o'er
Soon we shall all meet
on the Evergreen shore.

MARIA C.
wife of
IRA MERRILL
died
Oct. 3, 1900
Aged 86 Yrs 8 M's & 20 d's
Dear patient sufferer
Thy toils on Earth are o'er
Soon we shall all meet
on the Evergreen shore.

EDWIN E.S. MERRILL
May 22, 1840
Aug 10, 1901
A kind and true friend
(granite stone)

PERRY
William F. Perry
1861-1924
MATTIE M. his wife
1856-1905

MERRILL
I.F. Merrill
1847-1915
(granite stone with 3 link chain design at top)

MERRILL
Susie C. Merrill
1843 - 1921
Emily L. Merrill
1845-1929

LESLIE
son of
S.B. & J.C.
Benson
1917

Large marked stone
I.M. (appears to be footstone for Ira Merrill)

Large marked stone
M.C.M. (appears to be footstone for Maria C. Merrill)

Large marked stone
E.M. (appears to be footstone for Edwin Merrill)
U.S. G.A.R. Military marker and flag dates 1861-1865

Large marked stone
W.F.P. (appears to be footstone for William F. Perry)

Large marked stone
M.M.P. (appears to be footstone for Mattie M. Perry)

Large marked stone
FRANK (appears to be footstone for I.F. Merrill)

Large marked stone
SUSIE (appears to be foootstone for Susie Merrill)

Large marked stone
EMILY (appears to be footstone for Emily Merrill)

Information provided by Donald von Wolffradt. Information obtained from Merrill Family material in Athens Library provided by Howard J. Merrill, Ontario, California.

Merrill Joshua b. Sept. 3, 1824 d. Sept. 30, 1897

Merrill Eleazer d. April 4, 1855 at 82-8 mos

Merrill Nancy L.W. d. Aug. 29, 1842 at 74 years

Merrill Eleazer d. 1819 - 80 yrs.

Merrill Rebecca d. Jan. 3, 1827 at 85

Merrill Salmon d. Oct. 3, 1844 at 74 yrs.

Merrill Abigail h.w. d. Aug. 13, 1833 at 55 yrs.

Merrill Willis son of Wm & Elizabeth Watkins d. April 16, 1838

Merrill Amon son of T.B. & Elvira Merrill d. July 6, 1860

Merrill Thomas son of T.B. & Elvira Merrill d. Oct. 1, 1852 at 9 yrs.

Merrill Albina dau of T.B. & Elvira Merrill d. Sept. 12, 1852 at 4 yrs.

Merrill Matilda dau of T.B. & Elvira Merrill d. June 24, 1852 age 21 yrs 9 mos

Merrill Thomas B. d. April 18, 1879 at 74 yrs.

Merrill Elvira h.w. d. Feb. 20, 1894

Merrill Phebe M.M.W. b. Feb.17, 1827 d. Nov. 10, 1870

Merrill Francis h.w. (2^nd) b. May 11, 1850 d. April 6, 1922

Merrill Susie 1842-1921

Merrill Emily 1845-1929

Merrill I.F. 1847-1915

Merrill Edwin b. May 22, 1840 d. Aug. 10, 1901

Merrill Ira d. March 31, 1878 at 69 yrs.

Merrill Maria C. d. Oct. 3, 1900 at 86 yrs.

Perry Wm. F. 1861-1924

Perry Mattie h.w. 1856-1905

Wood Elias R. 1847-1915

Wood Sally Ann h.w. 1849-1922

Correction to:  row 12     Leslie, s/o SB & JC Benson  should be DENSON.  J.C.  DENSON was my aunt, twin sister of my paternal grandmother.          Information from Janet Dimmick McKnight.

Our Merrill Reunion committe is in the process of attempting to have a memorial plaque of some sort created, and in doing so, we've researched some old cemetery "maps".  There is one name that doesn't appear on my listing that you uploaded, as the headstone is broken and/or missing.  That information is:

WILLIS WATKINS - son of William & Elizabeth Watkins
died 4-16-1838
aged 12 years and 8 days.

According to the maps, it appears that this entry should fall right after "Abigail" in my Row "4".

I note that Janet Dimmick McKnight provided you with a surname spelling correction from "Benson" to "Denson".  She is absolutely correct that "Denson" is the proper name.  The headstone is in awful condition, but the maps definitely note "Denson" as the name in question.

Thanks, as always, for an awesome site.  I wish I had the time to flip through the Bradford County information page by page, but I'm happy in knowing that each time I visit, I'll find more tidbits that I missed during the prior visit.

Thanks again!
Christine D. Beers

Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA

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