VAN METER, Mary Edith b. 4 Nov 1862 Yorktown, Henry Co, Illinois, United States d. 21 Mar 1942 Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States: Merriam Family Tree

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Family Tree

1862 - 1942

Name	VAN METER, Mary Edith [1]
Born	4 Nov 1862	Yorktown, Henry Co, Illinois, United States [1]
Gender	Female
Died	21 Mar 1942	Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States [1]
Buried	Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States [2]
	Glenwood Cemetery
Notes	Mary Edith Van Meter was born November 4, 1862 at Yorktown, Henry County, IL. She was married to Edward Lyman Merriam at Morrison, IL on January 19, 1880. She was the mother of twelve children - one died at birth: Stella, Gertrude, Wilbur, Edward, Emery, Melvin, Ethel, Louise, Mildred, (twin that died), Ortiz, and Isabelle. She was a grand mother and sister, always so kind to everyone. Besides raising her own children, she raised one of Cynthia's boys, Devere Pugsley. Source: Van Meter family history handwritten by Elizabeth Van Meter Lemire, Mary Edith Van Meter's sister.
Person ID	I50202	SEQUOIA
Last Modified	5 Jun 2015

Family MERRIAM, Edward Lyman Dr, b. 22 Mar 1859, Kickapoo, Leavenworth Co, Kansas, United States , d. 2 Jan 1924, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States

Married 19 Jan 1880 Morrison, Whiteside Co, Illinois, United States [1]

Children

	01. MERRIAM, Stella May, b. 16 Jun 1883, Freeport, Stephenson Co, Illinois, United States , d. Oct 1973, Perry, Dallas Co, Iowa, United States
>	02. MERRIAM, Emma Gertrude, b. 4 Apr 1885, Springfield, Bon Homme Co, South Dakota, United States , d. 20 Aug 1957, Stratford, Hamilton Co, Iowa, United States
>	03. MERRIAM, Wilbur Alva, b. 30 May 1887, Avon, Bon Homme Co, South Dakota, United States , d. 24 Jul 1954, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States
>	04. MERRIAM, Edward Justin, b. 21 Apr 1889, St Edward, Boone Co, Nebraska, United States , d. 28 Jun 1981, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States
	05. MERRIAM, Emery Russell, b. 14 Feb 1891, , Boone Co, Nebraska, United States , d. 18 May 1975, Wood, Wood Co, Wisconsin, United States
>	06. MERRIAM, Ethel Theodosia, b. 3 May 1893, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States , d. 28 Jun 1985, Boone, Boone Co, Iowa, United States
>	07. MERRIAM, Melvin Ernest Sr, b. 18 Jan 1896, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States , d. 23 Oct 1973, Boone, Boone Co, Iowa, United States
	08. MERRIAM, Ortiz Wesley, b. 27 Sep 1898, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States , d. 11 May 1980, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States
>	09. MERRIAM, Louise Deltha, b. 7 Feb 1901, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States , d. 26 Apr 1990, Mitchellville, Polk Co, Iowa, United States
>	10. MERRIAM, Mildred Eudora, b. 29 Aug 1902, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States , d. Oct 1975, Boone, Boone Co, Iowa, United States
	11. MERRIAM, Unnamed Child, b. 29 Aug 1902, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States , d. 29 Aug 1902, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States
	12. MERRIAM, Isabelle Geneva, b. 21 Aug 1904, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States , d. 1 Oct 1988, Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States

Last Modified 30 Sep 2012

Family ID F6574 Group Sheet

Event Map

	Born - 4 Nov 1862 - Yorktown, Henry Co, Illinois, United States
	Married - 19 Jan 1880 - Morrison, Whiteside Co, Illinois, United States
	Died - 21 Mar 1942 - Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States
	Buried - - Ogden, Boone Co, Iowa, United States

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Photos
Photo: VAN METER, Mary Edith b 4 Nov 1862
Wife of Dr. Edward Lyman Merriam

Histories
Obituary: MERRIAM, Edith (Van Meter) b 4 Nov 1862
As it appeared in the Ogden Reporter, Ogden Iowa, March, 1942
Sources
[S356] Personal Knowledge of: PETERSON, Jan Shoeman.

[S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27347108 (Reliability: 2).