Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Merrell was born in 1833, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, David Merrill, was 27 and his mother, Elisabeth Altman, was 21. He married Eliza Zents on 29 April 1856, in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Mill Creek, Coshocton, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. He died on 22 December 1893, in Mill Creek Township, Coshocton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Shepler Chapel Cemetery, Coshocton, Ohio, United States.
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- Joseph Merrell, "United States Census, 1860"
- Joseph Merrill, "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958"
- Joe Merrell, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Merrill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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