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     Dr. James Meredith was the son of William Meredith and Harriet Davis.
     Dr. James Meredith was a Dentist. Ellen Dorcas Harn Manuscript.

     Jennie L. Meredith married Josiah Harn, son of John Harn and Henrietta Hettenhouser, on 14 April 1886.
     Her married name was Harn.

     William Meredith married Harriet Davis, daughter of John Davis and Hester Harn.

     George Merritt was born on 23 April 1711 at White Plains, Westchester Co., New York.¹ He was the son of Samuel Merritt and Elizabeth Underhill. George Merritt married Gloriana Purdy, daughter of Samuel Purdy and Glorianna Penelope Strang. George Merritt died on 20 February 1759 at Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, at age 47.¹
     His Ancestral File Number is RKMP-XM, submitted by Gordon Hillman & Carol W. Fredrickson.

     Samuel Merritt was born on 21 August 1672 at Rye, Westchester Co., New York.¹ He married Elizabeth Underhill circa 1698.¹ Samuel Merritt died circa 1722.¹
     His Ancestral File Number is MB51-Z0.

     Anderson Merry married Pearl A. Fellows, daughter of George Elliot Fellows and Minnie Inez Lilly, on 4 June 1914.¹

     Fern Merry is the daughter of Anderson Merry and Pearl A. Fellows.¹

     Howard Merry is the son of Anderson Merry and Pearl A. Fellows.¹

     Iris Merry is the daughter of Anderson Merry and Pearl A. Fellows.¹

     Margurite Merry is the daughter of Anderson Merry and Pearl A. Fellows.¹

     Rose Merry is the daughter of Anderson Merry and Pearl A. Fellows.¹

     Violet Merry is the daughter of Anderson Merry and Pearl A. Fellows.¹

     Wallace Merry is the son of Anderson Merry and Pearl A. Fellows.¹

     Cindy Lou Merz is the daughter of Robert Lee Merz and Shirley Bonney.

     David Lynn Merz is the son of Herman John Merz and Geraldine Purdy. David Lynn Merz married Lois (?).

     Herman John Merz was born in June 1894 at Harbor, Curry Co., Oregon.^1,2 He married Geraldine Purdy, daughter of William Hopkins Purdy and Anna Christiansen, on 2 September 1925 at Salem, Marion Co., Oregon.³ Herman John Merz died on 12 March 1976 at Florence, Lane Co., Oregon, at age 81.⁴ He was buried on 16 March 1976 at Ada Cemetery, Ada, Lane Co., Oregon.¹
     Herman John Merz lived in 1960 at Florence, Lane Co., Oregon. His Social Security Number was 540-44-8209. Issued in Oregeon in 1955. Social Security Death Index (b- 16Jul1894 d- Mar1976).

The following obituary from The Siuslaw News (Florence, Oregon), on March 18, 1976, page 6, column 4.
Herman John Merz of 369 Juniper Street, Florence, died March 12. He was born in Harbor, Ore., July 16, 1894, and was united in marriage to Geraldine Purdy in Turner, Ore., September 2, 1925. In 1928 he move to Ada, Ore., where he and his wife owned and operated a dairy ranch for 27 years. After the sale of the dairy ranch, the couple pioneered again, this time on a beef ranch on Ford Fraser, British Columbia, Canada. This they owned and operated for 12 years after the sale of which they returned to their home in Florence.
Surviving are his wife, Geraldine; two sons, Robert L. Merz of Florence and David L. Merz of Fort Fraser, British Columbia, Canada; two daughters, Mrs. B.W. (Marilyn) Adkins of Fairfax, Virginia and Mrs. G.A. (Karen) Christensen of San Jose, CA; one sister, Mrs. Amelia M. Thorne of Coos Bay, Ore; ten grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Mar. 16 at 1:30 p.m. in the Riverside Chapel, with Pastor Bernard Plumb officiating. Private internment will follow in the Ada Cemetery, Ada, Ore.

     John Merz is the son of Robert Lee Merz and Shirley Bonney.

     Julie Ann Merz is the daughter of Robert Lee Merz and Shirley Bonney.

     Karen Margaret Merz is the daughter of Herman John Merz and Geraldine Purdy. Karen Margaret Merz married Gerald Christensen.

     Laura Lee Merz is the daughter of Robert Lee Merz and Shirley Bonney.

     Marilyn Joan Merz is the daughter of Herman John Merz and Geraldine Purdy. Marilyn Joan Merz married Bertrand Adkins in 1958 at Washington, District of Columbia Co., District of Columbia.¹

     Paul Gordon Merz is the son of Robert Lee Merz and Shirley Bonney.

     Robert Lee Merz is the son of Herman John Merz and Geraldine Purdy. Robert Lee Merz married Shirley Bonney circa 1951 at Florence, Lane Co., Oregon.

     Elizabeth Methvin married Samuel Hearne, son of William Hearne and Elizabeth (?).
     Her married name was Hearne.

     Bryan Fred Mettler is the son of Charles Egbert Mettler and Barbara Joyce Olds.

     Charles Egbert Mettler is the son of Egbert Sears Mettler and Marion Josephine Brewer. Charles Egbert Mettler married Barbara Joyce Olds on 28 May 1950.¹

     Charles Egbert Mettler Jr. is the son of Charles Egbert Mettler and Barbara Joyce Olds.

     Douglas Albert Mettler is the son of Egbert Sears Mettler and Marion Josephine Brewer. Douglas Albert Mettler married Ellen Marie Mitchell on 8 June 1956.¹

     Egbert Sears Mettler was born on 4 July 1902.¹ He married Marion Josephine Brewer, daughter of Walter S. Brewer and Lucelia Rolfe, on 27 August 1925. Egbert Sears Mettler died circa January 1966 at Dansville, Livingston Co., New York.²
     Social Security Number issued in New York.

     Gregg Douglas Mettler is the son of Douglas Albert Mettler and Ellen Marie Mitchell.