Maria was the daughter of Joseph Sheffield Merriss Sr, and his second wife Eliza Beavers Washburn.
She married Madison Erwin Burtsfield on August 19, 1875 in Marion County Ohio. They had 2 children, Edward and Meta.
1870 OH Census
1875 OH Marriage
1876 OH Birth of Son
1880 OH Birth of Daughter
1880 OH Census
Note:
On the Birth record for the daughter, the surname was listed as Busterfield; and on the 1880 Census it was noted that Maria had Consumption, which took her life just 3 months after that census. Maria had a slightly younger brother Samuel Merriss. Information regarding Samuel would be greatly appreciated.
In records Maria and Samuel's surname was spelled Merriss and Merris. Also in various records, Maria was spelled as Mariah, Maria, and Marie.
After the death of Maria's father (1858), her mother married a Mr. Samuel Myers in February 1863, however, he is not present on the 1870 Wyandot Census.
Note:
Burial information per Rita Addison, Oct. 3, 2016
She married Madison Erwin Burtsfield on August 19, 1875 in Marion County Ohio. They had 2 children, Edward and Meta.
1870 OH Census
1875 OH Marriage
1876 OH Birth of Son
1880 OH Birth of Daughter
1880 OH Census
Note:
On the Birth record for the daughter, the surname was listed as Busterfield; and on the 1880 Census it was noted that Maria had Consumption, which took her life just 3 months after that census. Maria had a slightly younger brother Samuel Merriss. Information regarding Samuel would be greatly appreciated.
In records Maria and Samuel's surname was spelled Merriss and Merris. Also in various records, Maria was spelled as Mariah, Maria, and Marie.
After the death of Maria's father (1858), her mother married a Mr. Samuel Myers in February 1863, however, he is not present on the 1870 Wyandot Census.
Note:
Burial information per Rita Addison, Oct. 3, 2016
Maria was the daughter of Joseph Sheffield Merriss Sr, and his second wife Eliza Beavers Washburn.
She married Madison Erwin Burtsfield on August 19, 1875 in Marion County Ohio. They had 2 children, Edward and Meta.
1870 OH Census
1875 OH Marriage
1876 OH Birth of Son
1880 OH Birth of Daughter
1880 OH Census
Note:
On the Birth record for the daughter, the surname was listed as Busterfield; and on the 1880 Census it was noted that Maria had Consumption, which took her life just 3 months after that census. Maria had a slightly younger brother Samuel Merriss. Information regarding Samuel would be greatly appreciated.
In records Maria and Samuel's surname was spelled Merriss and Merris. Also in various records, Maria was spelled as Mariah, Maria, and Marie.
After the death of Maria's father (1858), her mother married a Mr. Samuel Myers in February 1863, however, he is not present on the 1870 Wyandot Census.
Note:
Burial information per Rita Addison, Oct. 3, 2016
She married Madison Erwin Burtsfield on August 19, 1875 in Marion County Ohio. They had 2 children, Edward and Meta.
1870 OH Census
1875 OH Marriage
1876 OH Birth of Son
1880 OH Birth of Daughter
1880 OH Census
Note:
On the Birth record for the daughter, the surname was listed as Busterfield; and on the 1880 Census it was noted that Maria had Consumption, which took her life just 3 months after that census. Maria had a slightly younger brother Samuel Merriss. Information regarding Samuel would be greatly appreciated.
In records Maria and Samuel's surname was spelled Merriss and Merris. Also in various records, Maria was spelled as Mariah, Maria, and Marie.
After the death of Maria's father (1858), her mother married a Mr. Samuel Myers in February 1863, however, he is not present on the 1870 Wyandot Census.
Note:
Burial information per Rita Addison, Oct. 3, 2016
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