The English and Merry Families
Presented by Patrice Hartman
I have researched the English and merry families for a number of years. The English family lived in McLean County from 1880 to about 1886. Two of the daughters of Ann English married into the Merry family. Another daughter, Mary married Joseph Milligan. Ellen English married Fred Merry in 1881. Caroline English married William Merry in ca 1880. Annie English listed in the 1885 census married Charles Baldwin in Sept. of 1885 at Washburn.
1885 Census McLean County, ND.
This family came to McLean County in June of 1880
English, Ann 56 Farmer Canada-New
Brunswick
English, James 21 Farmer Canada-New Brunswick
English, Annie 19
Canada-New Brunswick
English, Jane 14
Canada-New Brunswick
Obituary for Ellen English Merry
The Lorenzo Merry family settled in the Painted Woods area about 1873 where they ran a wood lot. They also farmed and ranched over the years.
1880 census Burleigh County, ND
Merry, Lorenzo, 58
Julia,
56
Frederick,
24
William,
22
Hiram,
13
Obituary for Julia - Mrs. Lorenzo Merry
Obituary for Mrs. Joseph Milligan
From Pioneer Days of Washburn & Vicinity Bk.2 Pg. 70
Riverview Cemetery Association: Formed in 1903. The plot lies adjacent to Washburn on the east, North of Highway 83 on a sloping height overlooking the Missouri River. It was formerly part of the farm land and home site of Capt. Leaman. A small plot there, had been used for a cemetery since 1883, when the first burial was that of Lorenzo Merry's daughter, so a number of graves were there when the cemetery was officially listed.
1900 Census McLean county, ND Pg 37B Twp 144-81
Merry, John
Born Dec 1845 in NY Widowed
Hiram
Born June 1865 in MN Single
William
Pg 32B Born May 1862 in MN and family
John Merry lived in the Washburn area until at least 1910 before moving to
Oregon.