Abram Babcock MERRITT, III (1857-1924) and Anna May CONKLIN (1861-1945)
were one pair of my great grandparents. I can trail the MERRITT side back
to seventeenth century London. My knowledge of the CONKLIN line is more
severely limited.
Following is what I DO know of this line:
Gain Bartlett CONKLIN born 25 Nov.1806,
died 9 July 1885, married abt. 1829 Catherine T. RANDALL,
born 22 Mar 1807, died 15 July 1859, daughter of Henry and
Margaret (TENBROECK) RANDALL.
Gain Bartlett and Catherine (RANDALL) CONKLIN had:
Theodore R. CONKLIN born 1 Feb 1830, died 8 Jun 1922,
married 3 May 1857 Uphama TREADWELL born 4 June 1833,
died 19 Sept 1909, daughter of Nathan and Hope (????)
TREADWELL.
I do know that Gain and Catherine CONKLIN lived in
Onondaga County, New York in May of 1842 at least
near enough to the Spafford Hollow post office that
Catherine's father could successfully address a letter
to the couple there.
Theodore and Uphama (TREADWELL) CONKLIN had:
Anna May CONKLIN born 12 Jul 1861, Flint, Genessee County,
Michigan, died 16 Feb 1945, Albany, Linn County, Oregon,
married 31 Dec 1882, North Branch, Lapeer County, Michigan,
to Abram Babcock Merritt III, born 25 Oct 1857 at Wallaceburg,
Kent, Ontario, Canada to Abram Babcock Jr and Anna (SICKLESTEEL)
MERRITT. Abram Babcock MERRITT III died 14 Jul 1924, Albany,
Oregon.
Theodore served for the Union during the Civil War and was either
wounded and placed or served in the hospital at York Pennsylvania
from the fall of 1862 until at least the spring of 1863. By July of
1864 he was on duty in the City of Washington. The details for this
paragraph from the salutation lines of letters in my possession which
he wrote to my great great grandmother during his service.
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That's essentially all I know of my CONKLINs until they became MERRITTs in
1882. I would be grateful for any assistance in filling out this line and
would, of course, be quite willing to share copies or transcriptions of the
family correspondence which survives from about 1840 to 1870 including
several of Theodore's Civil War period letters.
Thanks much,
Good luck and good hunting,
Mark Merritt
merroots@ix.netcom.com