Merritt, Henry S. 1851 - 1910
MERRITT, WILLIAMS, PHELPS, FRIDLEY, HAVENS
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Date: 8/25/2013 at 11:53:27
S.H. Merritt died in the asylum at Independence Friday evening and his wife departed Saturday morning to attend his remains to his old home in Medina, N.Y. Her sister, Mrs. Thos. Williams, accompanied her to Dubuque.
~Elgin Echo, Elgin, Fayette co. Iowa, Thursday, December 8, 1910 - in the Elkader news column
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Added by Reid R. Johnson 4/14/2020:
Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 08 Dec. 1910.
Henry S. Merritt died at 6:30, Friday afternoon, November 25th, at the hospital at Independence, after a brief illness of bronchial pneumonia, aged 59 years.
Henry S. Merritt was born at Medina, New York, June 26th, 1851, the sixth son of Levan W. and Cynthia P. Meritt.
In 1868 he went to Chicago and in 1873 was married to Miss Urilla L. Phelps, of Oregon, Ill., coming to Elkader soon after his marriage and associating himself in the mercantile business with his brother-in-law, Mr. Fridley. Later they disposed of their business and prepared a set of abstract books of Clayton county and conducted an abstract office.
Mrs. Merritt died in 1879 leaving two sons, Frank H., now living at Milford, Iowa, and James L., living at Seattle, Wash.
In 1880, having disposed of their abstract business, Messrs. Fridley and Merritt engaged in the mercantile business, in Minnesota, but in 1882 Mr. Merritt returned to Elkader and was married to Ella Havens, who survives him, together with their son Isaac H., of Denver, Col. He also leaves four grandchildren, a brother, Charles J., of Medina, New York, and two sisters, Miss Julia and Miss Cynthia A. Merritt, of Pasadena, Cal.
During the eighties Mr. Merritt was engaged for a time in the drug business here and later conducted a general store, which was sold to H. Niemeyer about 1890.
He was a fine penman and an expert accountant, besides being a genial friendly man who made warm friends of all who knew him.
About twenty years ago he became afflicted with the disease that later necessitated his being taken to the hospital at Independence, where every possible care was given him and where he greatly endeared himself to those about him doing considerable clerical work in the office of the institution at times when he was able.
His body was taken to Medina, New York, accompanied by Mrs. Merritt and his eldest son, Frank, and the funeral services were held last week Wednesday afternoon from his old home, Rev. J. H. Herendeen officiating. He was laid to rest in the family lot in the beautiful Boxwood cemetery at Medina.
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