Two years after the death of Eugenia in 1897, Merrill married Elizabeth Bartlett Canniff; she had two children, Cora Canniff (b.1868) and Howard Canniff (b. 1869), from a previous marriage. Elizabeth and Merrill Baker did not have any children of their own, and she survived him.
Merrill was superintendent of the Cleveland area stone quarry most of his life, apparently choosing not to retire from that position even as he reached what was then considered an advanced age. He died when hit by a train. To quote from the Elyria, Ohio, Evening Telegram of Monday, July 15, 1918: "Our people were shocked Saturday [July 13] to learn of the tragic death of Merrill Baker of West View [Ohio]. Mr. Baker, who was 83, was fatally injured at West View [station] by the train he was about to board for Cleveland. He leaves a wife [Elizabeth Bartlett Canniff Baker] and daughter [Edith Baker Palmer]. Mr. Baker was superintendent of the local stone quarry for many years and was, by living an exemplary life, an inspiration and impetus for the betterment of mankind."
Two years after the death of Eugenia in 1897, Merrill married Elizabeth Bartlett Canniff; she had two children, Cora Canniff (b.1868) and Howard Canniff (b. 1869), from a previous marriage. Elizabeth and Merrill Baker did not have any children of their own, and she survived him.
Merrill was superintendent of the Cleveland area stone quarry most of his life, apparently choosing not to retire from that position even as he reached what was then considered an advanced age. He died when hit by a train. To quote from the Elyria, Ohio, Evening Telegram of Monday, July 15, 1918: "Our people were shocked Saturday [July 13] to learn of the tragic death of Merrill Baker of West View [Ohio]. Mr. Baker, who was 83, was fatally injured at West View [station] by the train he was about to board for Cleveland. He leaves a wife [Elizabeth Bartlett Canniff Baker] and daughter [Edith Baker Palmer]. Mr. Baker was superintendent of the local stone quarry for many years and was, by living an exemplary life, an inspiration and impetus for the betterment of mankind."