Descendants of Peter
Shriner
Carl Freeman Merriman is the son of
Emma Ann Stouder and George W. Merriman. He was born
5 June 1884/1885 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana. He died 25 May 1973 at age 87 in Lima, Allen, Ohio.
On 28 May 1973, he was buried at Melrose Cemetery, Paulding, Ohio.
- On 27 February 1912, he married Edith L. Peckhart in De Kalb county, Indiana.
She is the daughter of Henry Peckhart and Wilhemina Minnie Lehmbeck. She was born 24 February 1894 in Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana.
She died 3 July 2000 at age 106! in Cloverdale, Putnam, Ohio.
On 6 July 2000, she was buried at Little Auglaise Cemetery, Paulding, Ohio.
Children of Carl Freeman Merriman and Edith L. Peckhart:
- Edward George W. Merriman was born 18 September 1915 in Allen county, Indiana.
He died 27 May 2005 at age 89 in Defiance, Defiance, Ohio. On 1 June 2005, he was buried at Little Auglaise Cemetery, Paulding, Ohio.
- In 1961, he married Mary Beatrice Stahl. She is the daughter of James Sherdin Stahl and Sarah Bailey.
She was born 4 February 1914 in Grover Hill, Paulding, Ohio. She died 13 October 1987 at age 73 in Paulding county, Ohio.
- Hilda Marie Merriman was born 8 December 1916 in Allen county, Indiana.
- Emma Merriman was born 17 March 1919 in Indiana.
- Leo Henry Merriman was born 20 September 1920 in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana.
- Bruce Merriman was born 1 April 1923 in Indiana.
- Georgia Merriman was born 21 August 1928 in Ohio.
- In 1946, she married Oscar LeChester Geren. Jake, as he is
known, is the son of Charles Edward Geren and Iva Belle Mahon and the brother of Ethelbert Geren
who married Georgia's sister, Hilda. Oscar was born 18 May 1914 in Putnam county, Ohio. He died 5 September 1986 at age 72 in Oakwood, Paulding, Ohio.
- Arletta Jean Merriman was born in 1934.
- Merle F. Merriman was born in 1938.
- (son) Merriman died in infancy.
- (son) Merriman died in infancy.
Notes
Edith's obituary mentions that she had two sons who died in infancy. These
sons are otherwise unknown.
Sources
Carl:
- Birth from his WWI draft card
(which gives his birth as 1884) [Name: Carl Freeman Merriman; County: Noble;
State: Indiana; Birth Date: 5 Jun 1884; Race: White; FHL Roll Number:
1653176; DraftBoard: 0].
- Birth from his WWII draft card
(which gives his birth as 1885) [Name: Carl Freeman Merriman; Birth Date: 5
Jun 1885; Birth Place: Allen County, IN; Residence: Putnam, Ohio; Race:
White; Roll: WWII_2251710; Nearest relative: Georgia Wolf, Ft Wayne, IN].
- Birth, Marriage, Death and Burial from two obituaries.
- "Carl Freeman Merriman,"
Times
Bulletin, Van Wert, OH, 25 May 1973.
- "Carl F. Merriman,"
Lima News, Lima, OH,
26 May 1973.
- Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Carl F Merriman; Birth
Date: 1886; Gender: Male; Race: White; Residence County: Paulding; Residence
State: Ohio; Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 25 May 1973;
Hospital of Death: St Ritas Medical Center; City of Death: Lima; County of
Death: Allen; Certificate: 033010; Age at Death: 87; Certifier: Physician;
Marital Status: Married].
Edith:
- Birth and Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Edith L Merriman; Birth
Date: 24 Feb 1894; Birth State: Indiana; Birth Country: United States;
Gender: Female; Race: White; Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino);
Residence County: Putnam; Residence State: Ohio; Residence Zip Code: 45827;
Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 3 Jul 2000; Death Time: 05:10
AM; Hospital of Death: Long-Term Care Facilities; County of Death: Putnam;
Certificate: 059427; Age at Death: 106; Registrar's Certificate Number:
99999; Certifier: Physician; Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner;
Autopsy: No Autopsy performed; Method of Disposition: Burial; Filing Date: 5
Jul 2000; Hospital Status: Other/Nursing Home; Injury in Ohio: Yes; Type
Place of Injury: Unspecified Place; Social Security Number: 273-48-5345;
Father's Surname: Peckhart; Mother's Maiden Name: Lehmbeck; Marital Status:
Widowed; Education: 6; Armed Forces Indicator: No; Primary Registration
District: 6900].
- Birth and Death from Social Security Death Index [Name: Edith Merriman;
SSN: 273-48-5345; Last Residence: 45827 Cloverdale, Putnam, Ohio; Born: 24
Feb 1894; Died: 3 Jul 2000; SSN issued: Ohio (1965)].
- Death and Burial from her obituary.
Edward:
- Birth from Indiana Birth Index [Name: Edw Geo W Merriman; Father: Carl;
Mother: Edith Peckhart; County: Allen; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 18 Sep
1915; Reference: Allen County, Indiana; Index to Birth Records; 1887 - 1920
Inclusive; Volume 1; A - C; Allen County, Indiana; Index to Birth Records;
1887 - 1920 Inclusive; Volume 2; D - J; Allen County, Indiana; Index to
Birth Records; 1887 - 1920 Inclusive; Volume 3; K - Rich; Book: H-11; Page:
58].
- Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Edward G.
Merriman; SSN: 275-14-2856; Last Residence: 45873 Oakwood, Paulding, Ohio;
Born: 18 Sep 1915; Died: 27 May 2005; SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].
- Birth, Death and Burial from his
obituary.
- Birth, Death and Burial from US Veterans Gravesites Index [Name: Edward
G Merriman; Service Info.: TEC 5 US ARMY WORLD WAR II; Birth Date: 18 Sep
1915; Death Date: 27 May 2005; Cemetery: Little Auglaize Cem; Cemetery
Address: Brown Twp Paulding, OH 45879].
- Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Edward G Merriman; Birth Date: 18
Sep 1915; Gender: Male; Race: White; Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino);
Residence City: Paulding; Residence County: Paulding; Residence State: Ohio;
Residence Zip Code: 45873; Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 27
May 2005; Death Time: 09:00 PM; Hospital of Death: Nursing Home;
Certificate: 45114; Age at Death: 89; Registrar's Certificate Number:
000148; Certifier: Physician; Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner;
Autopsy: No Autopsy performed; Method of Disposition: Burial; Filing Date: 6
Jun 2005; Hospital Status: Other/Nursing home; Injury at Work:
Unclassifiable; Social Security Number: 275-14-2856; Father's Surname:
Merriman; Mother's Maiden Name: Peckhart; Marital Status: Widowed;
Education: 12; Armed Forces Indicator: Yes; Branch of Service: Army;
Industry of Decedent: Occupation Not Classifiable; Occupation of Decedent:
Occupation Not Classifiable; Census Tract: 9999; Primary Registration
District: 2001].
Mary:
- Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Beatrice
Merriman; SSN: 288-24-0235; Last Residence: 45873 Oakwood, Paulding, Ohio;
Born: 4 Feb 1914; Died: 13 Oct 1987; SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].
- Birth and Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Beatric M Merriman;
Birth Date: 1914; Birth State: Ohio; Birth Country: United States; Gender:
Female; Race: White; Residence County: Paulding; Residence State: Ohio;
Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 13 Oct 1987; Hospital of
Death: Paulding County Hospital; City of Death: Paulding County; County of
Death: Paulding; Certificate: 078311; Age at Death: 73; Certifier:
Physician; Autopsy: Yes, used for certification; Social Security Number:
288-24-0235; Marital Status: Married; Industry of Decedent: Homemaker,
student, unemployed volunteer; Occupation of Decedent: Homemaker].
- Birth and Death from the Ohio Obituary Index [Name: Beatrice M Merriman;
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1914; Death Date: 13 Oct 1987; Age at Death: 73; Death
Place: Paulding, Ohio; Spouse: Edward Merriman; Marriage Date: 1961;
Parents: James; Newspaper: Bluffton News; Defiance Crescent News, Bluffton;
Defiance, Ohio; Newspaper Date: Oct 1987; Newspaper Page: p. 13;5, col.
1;3;3; Years Indexed: 1977, 1985-1999; 2005-current; Newspaper Repository:
Bluffton Public Library; Defiance Public Library; Bluffton Public Library;
Defiance Public Library; Other Sources: Paulding Obituary Card File,
Paulding County Carnegie Library; Other Source Data: Merriman Beatrice M;
Source Description: Card File Of Obituary Clippings; Notes: 1st Husband
William Mason; De C N: Mother's Maiden Name- Bailey].
Oscar:
- Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Oscar Geren;
SSN: 295-03-6007; Last Residence: 45873 Oakwood, Paulding, Ohio; Born: 18
May 1914; Last Benefit: 45873 Oakwood, Paulding, Ohio; Died: Sep 1986; SSN
issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].
- Birth and Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Oscar L Geren; Birth
Date: 1914; Birth State: Ohio; Birth Country: United States; Gender: Male;
Race: White; Residence County: Paulding; Residence State: Ohio; Residence
Country: United States; Death Date: 5 Sep 1986; Hospital of Death: Paulding
County Hospital; City of Death: Paulding County; County of Death: Paulding;
Certificate: 071180; Age at Death: 72; Certifier: Physician; Autopsy: Yes,
used for certification; Social Security Number: 295-03-6007; Marital Status:
Married; Industry of Decedent: Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment;
Occupation of Decedent: Welders and cutters].
- Birth and Death from the Ohio Obituary Index [Name: Oscar L Geren;
Nickname: Jake; Birth Date: abt 1914; Death Date: 5 Sep 1986; Age at Death:
72; Death Place: Paulding, Ohio; Spouse: Georgia Merriman; Parents: Charles;
Newspaper: Lima News, Lima, Ohio; Newspaper Date: 7 Sep 1986; Years Indexed:
2004-current; Newspaper Repository: Lima Public Library; Lima Public
Library; Other Sources: Paulding Obituary Card File, Paulding County
Carnegie Library; Other Source Data: Geren, Oscar L; Source Description:
Card File Of Obituary Clippings].
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