David Brainard Merrill

1833 - 1899  (65 years)

• Name	David Brainard Merrill
  Born	06 Jun 1833	Peru, Clinton, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	28 Jun 1870	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  Census	11 Jun 1880	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  DeathCause	Heart Disease
  Died	06 Jan 1899	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA   [2, 4]
  		David B. Merrill's death certificate
  Obituary	07 Jan 1899  [4]
  	Mr. David B. Merrill who had been confined to his house for weeks with asthma and had been growing weaker continously from the "firts attack" died at 3 Friday afternoon from heart failure. He was a prominent business man in the city for over 40 years and many landmarks are left to remind the old citizens and the younger generation of the results of his close attention to business. David B. Merrill was one of the most extensive manufactuers in Michigan and was president of the Merrill Milling Company, which has four mills, two located in Kalamazoo, one three miles south of Kalamazoo and one at Plainwell, which bears the names of "Kalamazoo." "Colestream." "Eagle." and "Plainwell." respectively. Mr Merrill came to Kalamazoo in April 1858 and eight years later in company with Mr. W. H. McCourtie, platted an addition of 12 acres to the city. In 1865 he purchased a half interest in the Stuart addition where he erected a number of houses. Later he became propietor of a tract of 172 acres, 12 of which he platted and sold the rest in acre lots. For five years Mr Merrill has been an extensive stave manufacturer and he has been successful in all branches of business with which he has been indentified. He was a Republican in politics. Both Mr. &
  		David Merrill Obit.jpg
  Occupation	Mill Owner-Merrill Milling Company
  Buried	08 Jan 1899	Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  		David B Merrill's Grave
  Person ID	I485	My Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	Arthur Humphrey Merrill,   b. 17 May 1793, Unity, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. 08 Feb 1856, Peru, Clinton, New York, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Stearns,   b. 06 Feb 1797, Bridgewater, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1884, Peru, Clinton, New York, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	Abt 1817  [5]
  Documents		Jeptha Buell and Rachel Strong's marriage record
  Family ID	F250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Julia Hatch,   d. 23 Apr 1859, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  Married	1856  [1]
  Children	1. Charles B. Merrill,   b. 1858, Michigan, USA ,   d. 27 Feb 1876  (Age 18 years)
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anna M. Davis,   b. Abt 1831, New York, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 1890, Petosky, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	1861  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Ida Pauline Merrill,   b. 15 Sep 1862, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1894, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 32 years)   2. Harry Merrill,   b. 07 Mar 1867,   d. 17 Sep 1867  (Age 0 years)   3. Anna Merrill,   b. 09 Jul 1869, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 09 Aug 1869, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Ida L. Rowley,   b. 21 Aug 1856, Michigan, USA ,   d. 14 Nov 1920, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1891	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 06 Jun 1833 - Peru, Clinton, New York, USA Census - 28 Jun 1870 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Census - 11 Jun 1880 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Married - 15 Sep 1891 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Died - 06 Jan 1899 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Buried - 08 Jan 1899 - Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  475 W. Lovell old_merrill_house.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Cemetary Records of Kalamazoo's First Cemetary, (KVGS). [S115] David B Merrill's Death Certificate. [S118] Portrait & Biographical REocrd of Kalamazoo Allega, (Chapman Bros.). [S178] Kalamazoo Gazette. [S230] Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and his Des, Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, (Courier Printing Co. Syracyse, NY 1901).