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Edwin B. Merritt

M, #6101, b. 5 August 1870, d. after 1930

Parents

Father	Wesley S. Merritt (b. about 1837, d. before 1900)
Mother	Lydia Jane Brown (b. 12 September 1840, d. 20 December 1875)

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Family: Ella Emma Sangston (b. April 1874, d. after 1930)

Son	Edwin Sangston Merritt (b. 3 September 1894, d. April 1966)

Biography

Edwin B. Merritt was born on 5 August 1870 in New York.^1,2 He and Ella Emma Sangston were married on 30 June 1893 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He died after 1930.

Citations

[S74] 1880 US Census, Michigan
[S72] 1900 US Census

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Willie M. Merritt

M, #6102, b. 16 June 1874, d. 21 November 1876

Parents

Father	Wesley S. Merritt (b. about 1837, d. before 1900)
Mother	Lydia Jane Brown (b. 12 September 1840, d. 20 December 1875)

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Biography

Willie M. Merritt was born on 16 June 1874. He died on 21 November 1876, at age 2.

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Lida N. Niles

F, #6103, b. October 1858, d. before 1930

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Biography

Lida N. Niles was born in October 1858 in Illinois.¹ She and George Henry Merritt were married on 30 June 1894 in Racine, Wisconsin. She died before 1930.

Citations

[S72] 1900 US Census

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Ella Emma Sangston

F, #6104, b. April 1874, d. after 1930

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Family: Edwin B. Merritt (b. 5 August 1870, d. after 1930)

Son	Edwin Sangston Merritt (b. 3 September 1894, d. April 1966)

Biography

Ella Emma Sangston was born in April 1874 in Kentucky.¹ She and Edwin B. Merritt were married on 30 June 1893 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She died after 1930.

Citations

[S72] 1900 US Census

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Edwin Sangston Merritt^1,2

M, #6105, b. 3 September 1894, d. April 1966

Parents

Father	Edwin B. Merritt (b. 5 August 1870, d. after 1930)
Mother	Ella Emma Sangston (b. April 1874, d. after 1930)

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Biography

Edwin Sangston Merritt was born on 3 September 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.^1,2,3 He died in April 1966, at age 71, in Fullerton, Orange, California.³

Edwin Sangston Merritt was a Safe Maintenance Man.⁴

Citations

[S72] 1900 US Census
[S267] World War 1 Draft Registration Cards
[S116] Social Security Death Index
[S113] 1930 US Census

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Oliver Newberry Smith

M, #6106, b. November 1842, d. after 1900

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Family: Naomi Caroline (Carrie) Brown (b. 15 February 1845, d. after 1900)

Son	Ralph Oliver Smith+ (b. 24 June 1869, d. after 22 January 1920)
Daughter	Mabel Caroline Smith (b. 10 September 1871)
Son	Theodore Milton Smith (b. 13 May 1873)

Biography

Oliver Newberry Smith was born in November 1842 in Michigan.^1,2 He and Naomi Caroline (Carrie) Brown were married on 28 March 1868. He died after 1900.

Oliver Newberry Smith was a Dry Goods Salesman.²

Citations

[S74] 1880 US Census, Michigan
[S72] 1900 US Census

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Ralph Oliver Smith

M, #6107, b. 24 June 1869, d. after 22 January 1920

Parents

Father	Oliver Newberry Smith (b. November 1842, d. after 1900)
Mother	Naomi Caroline (Carrie) Brown (b. 15 February 1845, d. after 1900)

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Family: Sarah Elizabeth Guthrie (b. February 1874, d. after 22 January 1920)

Daughter	Margaret G. Smith (b. 27 February 1895, d. after 3 May 1910)
Son	Osborne G. Smith (b. 8 March 1898, d. after 22 January 1920)

Biography

Ralph Oliver Smith was born on 24 June 1869 in Illinois.¹ He and Sarah Elizabeth Guthrie were married on 10 June 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.² He died after 22 January 1920.³

Ralph Oliver Smith was a Salesman.³

Citations

[S74] 1880 US Census, Michigan
[S122] 1910 US Census
[S111] 1920 US Census

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Mabel Caroline Smith

F, #6109, b. 10 September 1871

Parents

Father	Oliver Newberry Smith (b. November 1842, d. after 1900)
Mother	Naomi Caroline (Carrie) Brown (b. 15 February 1845, d. after 1900)

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Biography

Mabel Caroline Smith was born on 10 September 1871 in Illinois.¹

Citations

[S74] 1880 US Census, Michigan

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Theodore Milton Smith

M, #6110, b. 13 May 1873

Parents

Father	Oliver Newberry Smith (b. November 1842, d. after 1900)
Mother	Naomi Caroline (Carrie) Brown (b. 15 February 1845, d. after 1900)

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Biography

Theodore Milton Smith was born on 13 May 1873 in Illinois.¹

Citations

[S74] 1880 US Census, Michigan

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Sarah Elizabeth Guthrie

F, #6111, b. February 1874, d. after 22 January 1920

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Family: Ralph Oliver Smith (b. 24 June 1869, d. after 22 January 1920)

Daughter	Margaret G. Smith (b. 27 February 1895, d. after 3 May 1910)
Son	Osborne G. Smith (b. 8 March 1898, d. after 22 January 1920)

Biography

Sarah Elizabeth Guthrie was born in February 1874 in Kansas.^1,2 She and Ralph Oliver Smith were married on 10 June 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.¹ She died after 22 January 1920.³

Citations

[S122] 1910 US Census
[S72] 1900 US Census
[S111] 1920 US Census

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Margaret G. Smith

F, #6112, b. 27 February 1895, d. after 3 May 1910

Parents

Father	Ralph Oliver Smith (b. 24 June 1869, d. after 22 January 1920)
Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Guthrie (b. February 1874, d. after 22 January 1920)

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Biography

Margaret G. Smith was born on 27 February 1895 in Illinois.¹ She died after 3 May 1910.¹

Citations

[S122] 1910 US Census

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Osborne G. Smith

M, #6113, b. 8 March 1898, d. after 22 January 1920

Parents

Father	Ralph Oliver Smith (b. 24 June 1869, d. after 22 January 1920)
Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Guthrie (b. February 1874, d. after 22 January 1920)

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Biography

Osborne G. Smith was born on 8 March 1898 in Illinois.^1,2 He died after 22 January 1920.³

Osborne Smith was single in the 1920 New York Census.

Citations

[S122] 1910 US Census
[S72] 1900 US Census
[S111] 1920 US Census

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Deborah Benjamin Doane

F, #6114, b. 14 October 1847, d. 11 November 1891

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Family: Milton S. Brown (b. 20 August 1850, d. 1927)

Son	Arthur Edwin Brown (b. 10 January 1873, d. 17 July 1899)
Daughter	Ethel Mae Brown+ (b. 20 June 1875, d. April 1960)
Daughter	Grace Amelia Brown (b. 10 October 1877, d. 1968)
Son	Milton Van Auken Brown, Jr. (b. 24 January 1880, d. 24 July 1958)
Daughter	Edna Hazel Brown+ (b. 10 August 1882, d. 1918)

Biography

Deborah Benjamin Doane was born on 14 October 1847 in New York.¹ She and Milton S. Brown were married on 21 February 1872 in Hilton, Monroe, New York. She died on 11 November 1891, at age 44, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Citations

[S74] 1880 US Census, Michigan

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Arthur Edwin Brown

M, #6115, b. 10 January 1873, d. 17 July 1899

Parents

Father	Milton S. Brown (b. 20 August 1850, d. 1927)
Mother	Deborah Benjamin Doane (b. 14 October 1847, d. 11 November 1891)

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Biography

Arthur Edwin Brown was born on 10 January 1873 in New York.¹ He died on 17 July 1899, at age 26.

Citations

[S74] 1880 US Census, Michigan

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Ethel Mae Brown

F, #6116, b. 20 June 1875, d. April 1960

Parents

Father	Milton S. Brown (b. 20 August 1850, d. 1927)
Mother	Deborah Benjamin Doane (b. 14 October 1847, d. 11 November 1891)

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Family: William Parks Hess (b. June 1861, d. after 1930)

Daughter	Florence Genevieve Hess (b. 4 December 1897)
Son	Gerald Hess (b. 17 July 1899)

Biography

Ethel Mae Brown was born on 20 June 1875 in New York.¹ She and William Parks Hess were married on 28 October 1896. She died in April 1960, at age 84.

Citations

[S74] 1880 US Census, Michigan

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Grace Amelia Brown¹

F, #6117, b. 10 October 1877, d. 1968

Parents

Father	Milton S. Brown (b. 20 August 1850, d. 1927)
Mother	Deborah Benjamin Doane (b. 14 October 1847, d. 11 November 1891)

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Biography

Grace Amelia Brown was born on 10 October 1877 in Illinois.^1,2 She died in 1968, at age ~91.² She was buried in Glenview Cemetery, Pulteney, Steuben, New York.²

Citations

[S74] 1880 US Census, Michigan
[S379] findagrave.com

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Milton Van Auken Brown, Jr.

M, #6118, b. 24 January 1880, d. 24 July 1958

Parents

Father	Milton S. Brown (b. 20 August 1850, d. 1927)
Mother	Deborah Benjamin Doane (b. 14 October 1847, d. 11 November 1891)

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Biography

Milton Van Auken Brown, Jr., was born on 24 January 1880 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.^1,2 He died on 24 July 1958, at age 78, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.² He was buried in Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery (Section 5, Lot A, Grave 171), Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.²

Milton Van Auken Brown, Jr., was a Fireman on Fire Boat No. 2 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.³ Milton Brown was a fireman in the 1910 Oregon Census.

Funeral for Milton V. Brown, who died Thursday in a local nursing home, will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Ross Hollywood Chapel. Interment will be at Lone Fir Cemetery.

Mr. Brown was born Jan. 24, 1880, in Kalamazoo, Mich. He was a retired fireman and worked on the fire boats for about 40 years. He retired from the fire department eight years ago.

Survivors include two sisters, Grace A. Brown, Penn Yan, N.Y., and Mrs. Ethel Hess, Pulteney, N.Y.

The Oregonian; Date: 07-25-1958.

Citations

[S74] 1880 US Census, Michigan
[S379] findagrave.com
[S111] 1920 US Census

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Edna Hazel Brown

F, #6119, b. 10 August 1882, d. 1918

Parents

Father	Milton S. Brown (b. 20 August 1850, d. 1927)
Mother	Deborah Benjamin Doane (b. 14 October 1847, d. 11 November 1891)

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Family: Virgil Barnum Peck (b. 1876, d. 1967)

Son	Maurice Ellsworth Peck+ (b. 14 June 1906, d. 18 May 1998)
Daughter	Hazel R. Peck (b. November 1907, d. 17 June 2007)
Son	Elwood M. Peck (b. 17 November 1909, d. 19 June 2003)
Son	Milford Virgil Peck (b. 24 November 1916, d. 28 October 1991)

Biography

Edna Hazel Brown was born on 10 August 1882 in Michigan.^1,2 She and Virgil Barnum Peck were married about 1905. She died in 1918, at age ~36.² She was buried in Parma Corners Cemetery, Parma Corners, Monroe, New York.²

Visiting sister, Ethel, 1900 N.Y. Census

Edna was of Mayflower descent and a 5th cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Citations

[S72] 1900 US Census
[S379] findagrave.com

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Maud L. Whittaker

F, #6120

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Biography

Maud L. Whittaker and Milton S. Brown were married on 1 March 1893.

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William Parks Hess¹

M, #6121, b. June 1861, d. after 1930

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Family: Ethel Mae Brown (b. 20 June 1875, d. April 1960)

Daughter	Florence Genevieve Hess (b. 4 December 1897)
Son	Gerald Hess (b. 17 July 1899)

Biography

William Parks Hess was born in June 1861 in New York.² He and Ethel Mae Brown were married on 28 October 1896. He died after 1930.

Citations

[S201] Obituary
[S72] 1900 US Census

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Florence Genevieve Hess

F, #6122, b. 4 December 1897

Parents

Father	William Parks Hess (b. June 1861, d. after 1930)
Mother	Ethel Mae Brown (b. 20 June 1875, d. April 1960)

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Biography

Florence Genevieve Hess was born on 4 December 1897 in New York.¹

Citations

[S72] 1900 US Census

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Gerald Hess¹

M, #6123, b. 17 July 1899

Parents

Father	William Parks Hess (b. June 1861, d. after 1930)
Mother	Ethel Mae Brown (b. 20 June 1875, d. April 1960)

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Biography

Gerald Hess was born on 17 July 1899 in New York.¹

Citations

[S72] 1900 US Census

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Charles W. Wagstaff

M, #6124, b. February 1856, d. 9 November 1942

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Family: Ann Amelia Brown (b. 18 July 1852, d. before 1930)

Son	Harold Brown Wagstaff+ (b. 4 October 1886, d. 18 February 1976)
Son	Edwin Charles Wagstaff (b. 9 December 1888, d. 19 January 1958)
Daughter	Annabelle Wagstaff (b. 10 March 1894)

Biography

Charles W. Wagstaff was born in February 1856 in New York.¹ He and Ann Amelia Brown were married on 12 November 1885 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. He died on 9 November 1942, at age 86, in Portland County, Oregon.²

Charles W. Wagstaff was living with his single son, Edwin, in the 1930 Oregon Census.

Citations

[S72] 1900 US Census
[S224] Oregon Death Index

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Harold Brown Wagstaff

M, #6125, b. 4 October 1886, d. 18 February 1976

Parents

Father	Charles W. Wagstaff (b. February 1856, d. 9 November 1942)
Mother	Ann Amelia Brown (b. 18 July 1852, d. before 1930)

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Family: Ruth L. Gesell (b. 8 September 1887, d. 14 January 1971)

Son	David Gesell Wagstaff (b. 25 September 1924, d. 3 November 2006)

Biography

Harold Brown Wagstaff was born on 4 October 1886 in New York.^1,2 He died on 18 February 1976, at age 89, in Oregon.^3,2 He was buried in Williamette National Cemetery (U, 1695), Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.²

Citations

[S72] 1900 US Census
[S379] findagrave.com
[S116] Social Security Death Index