Roy Solomon Merriman is the son of Emma Ann Stouder and George W. Merriman. He was born 1 November 1883 in Allen county, Indiana. He died 15 June 1938 at age 54 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.

• On 11 August 1909, she married Minnie E. Bentz in Allen county, Indiana. She is the daughter of Tobias Bentz and Rebecca Eckert. She was born 18 June 1889 in Allen county, Indiana. She died in September 1982 at age 93 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.

Children of Roy Solomon Merriman and Minnie E. Bentz:

1. Virginia Merriman was born about 1911 in Indiana.
2. Theo V. Merriman was born about January 1915 in Indiana.

Sources

Roy:

• Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: Roy Solomon Merriman; County: Allen; State: Indiana; Birth Date: 1 Nov 1883; Race: White; FHL Roll Number: 1439778; DraftBoard: 0].
• Birth and Marriage from the Indiana Marriage Index [Groom Roy S Merriman; Groom's Race White; Groom's Date of Birth 01 Nov 1883; Groom's Place of Birth , Allen, Indiana; Groom's Residence , Allen, Indiana; Groom's Number of Marriage once; Groom's Father George W Merriman; Groom's Mother Emma A Stinder; Bride Minnie Bentz; Bride's Race White; Bride's Date of Birth 18 Jun 1889; Bride's Place of Birth , Allen, Indiana; Bride's Residence , Allen, Indiana; Bride's Number of Marriage; Bride's Father Tobias Bentz; Bride's Mother Rebecca Eckert; Date of License 11 Aug 1909; County of License Allen; Date of Marriage 11 Aug 1909; Place of Marriage , Allen, Indiana; Record Number 856; GSU Film Number 2111527; Digital GS Number 4168626; Digital Image Number 00458; Number of Images 1].
• Marriage from an article in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN, 26 Aug 1909.

Minnie:

• Birth and Death from social Security Death Index [Name: Minnie Merriman; SSN: 303-56-0658; Last Residence: 46806 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Born: 18 Jun 1889; Died: Sep 1982; SSN issued: Indiana (1966)].

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• 1920 census. Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana. page 5.