Individual Details

Married Belle Horn, 8 Feb 1878, Fannin Co, TX. She was born in Missouri, 12 Mar 1863, died 30 Nov 1907. Both are buried Merrill Cemetery, Fannin Co, TX.

1880 Census. Fannin Co, TX, Hh 394
J. B. Merrell, age 27, Farmer, b. TX, father b. TN, mother b. NC
Bell, age 17, b. Mo
Mary, 41, Sister, b. TX
M. A., age 67, mother, b. NC, her parents b. NC

1900 Census. Prec 5, Fannin Co, TX, Hh 524
Jim B. Merrill, b. Sep 1852, age 47, married for 22 years, b. TX, Farmer
Bell, wife, b. Mar 1863, age 37, 4 children, b. MO
Birdie, dau, b. May 1883, age 17
Baxter, son, b. Aug 1886, age 13
Brinkley, son, B. Oct 1891, age 8
Thelma, dau, b. Apr 1898, age 2

His Texas death certificate #18509 has date of birth as 25 Sept 1852. He died 19 Sep 1914 of ptomaine poison which induced meningitis. This was a disease from undercooked pork - likely it cause some sort of paralysis. His father listed as Wiley B. Merrill, born in TN, his mother simply as "Hilyard", born Tennessee. He was buried Merrill Cemetery, Fannin Co, and was a widower at the time of his death. No informant listed.

Birth	24 Sep 1852	Fannin County, Texas
Marriage	8 Feb 1878	Bell Horn
Death	19 Sep 1914	Fannin County, Texas

Spouse	Bell Horn (1863 - 1907)
Child	Birdie Merrill (1883 - )
Child	Baxter Bourland Merrill (1886 - 1966)
Child	Brinkley Merrill (1891 - )

Father	Wiley B. Merrill (1803 - 1852)
Mother	Martha Ann Hilliard (1814 - 1880)
Sibling	George Washington Merrill (1829 - )
Sibling	Alexander Franklin Merrill (1831 - 1911)
Sibling	Benjamin H. Merrill (1836 - )
Sibling	Mary M. Merrill (1838 - )
Sibling	Ramsey/Rumsey L. Merrill (1840 - 1865)
Sibling	Martha J. Merrill (1841 - 1850)
Sibling	Amanda Merrill (1841 - 1850)
Sibling	Quincy Hillard Merrill (1850 - 1932)
Sibling	Wiley Brandon Merrill (1847 - 1922)