Morgan Henry Merrill

Obituary: Morgan Henry Merrill, a former well known Cochise County resident, being bishop of the St. David Ward until 1889 and who afterwards moved to the Gila Valley, died at Thatcher last week. He leaves a wife and 10 children, also his father and mother, both aged 75 and 79 respectively, to morn his loss, to whom the Prospector joins in extending sympathy.

From Find A Grave.com:

Morgan Henry Merrill was born on 17 Feb 1850 in Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah. His parents were Philemon Christopher Merrill and Cyrena E. Dustin. MISSION: Merrill, Morgan Henry, second counselor in the St. Joseph Stake presidency, Arizona, from 1884 to 1888, was born Feb. 17, 1850, in Big Cottonwood, Utah, the son of Philemon Merrill and Cyrena Dustin. He was baptized in 1858, ordained a High Priest and Bishop and set apart in 1884 to preside over the St. David Ward by Moses Thatcher. He married Emma Orrilla Perry 5 Oct 1869 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. They had 11 children.

Parents:

Philemon Christopher Merrill (1820 - 1904)

Cyrena Dustin Merrill (1817 - 1906)

Spouse:

Emma Orrilla Perry Merrill (1854 - 1946)

Children:

Caroline Melissa Merrill (1871 - 1873)

William Oliver Merrill (1879 - 1942)*

Created by: Debbie Allen Record added: May 10, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 89902632