Name: Merwin, George B.
Date: March 6, 1888
Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #056.
Notes: Merwin- March 4, George B. Merwin, in his 79th year. Funeral services at Trinity church Tuesday, March 6, at 2 o'clock p. m. Burial private. 1888 -1911. Age 79. Woodland Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.
Thank you to member owlisnapp for the following:
Mr. Ceorge B. Merwin, a pioneer of this county, who during the course of his life had witnessed Cleveland develop from a hamlet into a great and populous city, died in 1888. Mr. Merwin had been in poor health for several years, but his death was hastened by a partial stroke of paralysis from which he suffered for about three weeks. He died in his apartments at Huron Terrace, Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock. He was well known to the pioneers of the county, and the old settlers will be grieved to learn of his death.
George B. Merwin was the descendant of sturdy New England stock. His father, Noble H. Merwin, was the founder of commerce in this vicinity, and in his day was one of the foremost men in Cleveland. Noble H. Merwin was born and reared in New Milford, Connecticut, and in that place he married Minerva Buckingham.
In 1809, George Merwin was born, and three years later his parents removed to Savannah, Georgia, where his father engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1815, Mr. Merwin, Sr., came to Cleveland, and his wife, accompanied by their children, followed him the following year. In coming from Georgia to this city, they crossed the Alleghenies, and were six weeks in accomplishing the journey, traveling all the way by wagons. Mr. Mervin, in this city, engaged in keeping public house, or tavern, as it was then called, at the corner of Superior street and Vineyard lane. He also established a warehouse at the foot of Superior street, and became identified with the commerce of the lakes. He built the schooner Minerva, the first vessel registered at Washington from the district of Cuyahoga county under the United States Internal Revenue laws. Mr. Merwin's business enterprises were very successful, and young George was sent to a famous military school in Vermont to be educated. Subsequently he went to Detroit to complete his training. He lived in a French-family while in that city, and acquired a knowledge of that language, which he studied until he became a proficient linguist and reader. Returning home, the young man entered the dry goods store of the late Richard Hilliard, at the foot of Water street, as a clerk. He remained with Mr. Hilliard until after his father's death, in 1829. His father left a large property, the management of which required all his time and attention. In his youth, Mr. Merwin was regarded as an unusually accomplished young man.
About 1835, he was married to Miss Lorette Wood, the only daughter of the late ex-Governor Reuben Wood, who, with her parents, had come to Cleveland on the first steamer which plowed the waters of Lake Erie. For some years Mr. and Mrs. Merwin resided on Prospect street, near Sterling avenue, but they afterwards purchased the Kelly farm, in Rockport, adjoining the homestead of Governor Wood, and a short distance west of Rocky River. In 1853, Governor Wood was sent to South America as Consul at Valparaiso, and Mr. Merwin accompanied him in the capacity of secretary. Governor Wood, for a time, was the temporary United States Minister in Chili. While in South America, Mr. Merwin acquired a knowledge of the Spanish language, which he wrote and spoke with fluency. After returning to America, the families of exGovernor Wood and Mr. Merwin lived at their homesteads in Rockport, and there, in 1864, Mr. Wood died. Mr. Merwin led a quiet, retired life for many years. Ten years ago his health began to fail, and his vigorous constitution gradually gave way. For several years he wintered in California, and while on the Pacific slope a little over a year ago, he first suffered from a paralytic attack. He returned from the West last Spring, and secured apartments at Huron Terrace. He had been in very feeble health for the past year, but his death was hastened by a fall he sustained a few weeks since. For three days prior to his death he was in a comatose state, and his spirit took flight while he remained in that condition. Mr. Merwin was a man of fine presence and noble bearing. He was endowed with many excellent qualities which endeared hitti to his friends. His declining days were made happy by the presence of his faithful wife, who survives him. Within a few years Mrs. Merwin has been afflicted by the death of her mother and her son.
She has borne her trying bereavements with Christian fortitude, and bears up nobly under this last great affliction. About a year since Mr. and Mrs. Merwin buried their only son, Noble H. Merwin, who died in San Francisco. Their only daughter is the wife of Capt. P. G. Watmough.—Leader.
Source: Annals of the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, Volume 2. By Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County. 1887. page 459-461.
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George Buckingham Merwin, eldest son of Noble and Minerva B. Merwin, was a young man of fine presence and noble bearing. He had ambition and opportunity, for his father became very prosperous in business and was able to give his son all the advantages he craved. He was sent to a celebrated military school, and afterward while in Detroit, Mich., boarding with a refined French family, he learned to speak their language fluently. He was naturally quiet in his tastes, but proved to have much business ability when the management of his father's property devolved upon him.
He built a fine brick-house at the head of Prospect Street, which was then west of Sterling, now East 30th Street. When Prospect Street was cut through Sterling, this home was moved to the south side of it. It is a fine type of the architecture of that day, and the high ceilings of its interior, the size of the rooms, and the fine finish of all woodwork evidence refined and dignified taste. It is at present the home of the [ ] Club, a very appropriate one for book-lovers, as George Merwin was a student all his life. He bought the Kelley farm in Rockport, which adjoined the estate of Governor Reuben Wood, his father-in-law, and the two families lived an ideal life, side by side, in the midst of fruit, flowers, and birds. The windows of the two houses looked out upon the lake, whose waves lapped the shore but a few feet away. A fine plankroad led to the city, six miles distant, and there were horses of lineage, and conveyances of various construction and size that would take one to the center of business activities in a comparatively short time.
Mrs. Loretta Wood Merwin outlived her husband many years. She kept her interest in the best things of life to the last. While in California with her son, she urged the necessity and the value of preserving records of its pioneer days, and especially personal reminiscences, so photographic of times and events. Her son's wife, Mrs. Noble H. Merwin, bears loving and enthusiastic testimony regarding the elder Mrs. Merwin's personality, her charm of manner, her thorough womanliness. She died in 1890.
The children of George B. and Loretta Wood Merwin:
Noble H. Merwin, m. Miss Emma A. Shyrock. He died in 1885, in Cal.
George Merwin, m. Minnie Watmough.
Source: The Pioneer Families of Cleveland 1796-1840, Volume 1. By Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham. Page 130-131.
Date: March 6, 1888
Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #056.
Notes: Merwin- March 4, George B. Merwin, in his 79th year. Funeral services at Trinity church Tuesday, March 6, at 2 o'clock p. m. Burial private. 1888 -1911. Age 79. Woodland Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.
Thank you to member owlisnapp for the following:
Mr. Ceorge B. Merwin, a pioneer of this county, who during the course of his life had witnessed Cleveland develop from a hamlet into a great and populous city, died in 1888. Mr. Merwin had been in poor health for several years, but his death was hastened by a partial stroke of paralysis from which he suffered for about three weeks. He died in his apartments at Huron Terrace, Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock. He was well known to the pioneers of the county, and the old settlers will be grieved to learn of his death.
George B. Merwin was the descendant of sturdy New England stock. His father, Noble H. Merwin, was the founder of commerce in this vicinity, and in his day was one of the foremost men in Cleveland. Noble H. Merwin was born and reared in New Milford, Connecticut, and in that place he married Minerva Buckingham.
In 1809, George Merwin was born, and three years later his parents removed to Savannah, Georgia, where his father engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1815, Mr. Merwin, Sr., came to Cleveland, and his wife, accompanied by their children, followed him the following year. In coming from Georgia to this city, they crossed the Alleghenies, and were six weeks in accomplishing the journey, traveling all the way by wagons. Mr. Mervin, in this city, engaged in keeping public house, or tavern, as it was then called, at the corner of Superior street and Vineyard lane. He also established a warehouse at the foot of Superior street, and became identified with the commerce of the lakes. He built the schooner Minerva, the first vessel registered at Washington from the district of Cuyahoga county under the United States Internal Revenue laws. Mr. Merwin's business enterprises were very successful, and young George was sent to a famous military school in Vermont to be educated. Subsequently he went to Detroit to complete his training. He lived in a French-family while in that city, and acquired a knowledge of that language, which he studied until he became a proficient linguist and reader. Returning home, the young man entered the dry goods store of the late Richard Hilliard, at the foot of Water street, as a clerk. He remained with Mr. Hilliard until after his father's death, in 1829. His father left a large property, the management of which required all his time and attention. In his youth, Mr. Merwin was regarded as an unusually accomplished young man.
About 1835, he was married to Miss Lorette Wood, the only daughter of the late ex-Governor Reuben Wood, who, with her parents, had come to Cleveland on the first steamer which plowed the waters of Lake Erie. For some years Mr. and Mrs. Merwin resided on Prospect street, near Sterling avenue, but they afterwards purchased the Kelly farm, in Rockport, adjoining the homestead of Governor Wood, and a short distance west of Rocky River. In 1853, Governor Wood was sent to South America as Consul at Valparaiso, and Mr. Merwin accompanied him in the capacity of secretary. Governor Wood, for a time, was the temporary United States Minister in Chili. While in South America, Mr. Merwin acquired a knowledge of the Spanish language, which he wrote and spoke with fluency. After returning to America, the families of exGovernor Wood and Mr. Merwin lived at their homesteads in Rockport, and there, in 1864, Mr. Wood died. Mr. Merwin led a quiet, retired life for many years. Ten years ago his health began to fail, and his vigorous constitution gradually gave way. For several years he wintered in California, and while on the Pacific slope a little over a year ago, he first suffered from a paralytic attack. He returned from the West last Spring, and secured apartments at Huron Terrace. He had been in very feeble health for the past year, but his death was hastened by a fall he sustained a few weeks since. For three days prior to his death he was in a comatose state, and his spirit took flight while he remained in that condition. Mr. Merwin was a man of fine presence and noble bearing. He was endowed with many excellent qualities which endeared hitti to his friends. His declining days were made happy by the presence of his faithful wife, who survives him. Within a few years Mrs. Merwin has been afflicted by the death of her mother and her son.
She has borne her trying bereavements with Christian fortitude, and bears up nobly under this last great affliction. About a year since Mr. and Mrs. Merwin buried their only son, Noble H. Merwin, who died in San Francisco. Their only daughter is the wife of Capt. P. G. Watmough.—Leader.
Source: Annals of the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, Volume 2. By Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County. 1887. page 459-461.
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George Buckingham Merwin, eldest son of Noble and Minerva B. Merwin, was a young man of fine presence and noble bearing. He had ambition and opportunity, for his father became very prosperous in business and was able to give his son all the advantages he craved. He was sent to a celebrated military school, and afterward while in Detroit, Mich., boarding with a refined French family, he learned to speak their language fluently. He was naturally quiet in his tastes, but proved to have much business ability when the management of his father's property devolved upon him.
He built a fine brick-house at the head of Prospect Street, which was then west of Sterling, now East 30th Street. When Prospect Street was cut through Sterling, this home was moved to the south side of it. It is a fine type of the architecture of that day, and the high ceilings of its interior, the size of the rooms, and the fine finish of all woodwork evidence refined and dignified taste. It is at present the home of the [ ] Club, a very appropriate one for book-lovers, as George Merwin was a student all his life. He bought the Kelley farm in Rockport, which adjoined the estate of Governor Reuben Wood, his father-in-law, and the two families lived an ideal life, side by side, in the midst of fruit, flowers, and birds. The windows of the two houses looked out upon the lake, whose waves lapped the shore but a few feet away. A fine plankroad led to the city, six miles distant, and there were horses of lineage, and conveyances of various construction and size that would take one to the center of business activities in a comparatively short time.
Mrs. Loretta Wood Merwin outlived her husband many years. She kept her interest in the best things of life to the last. While in California with her son, she urged the necessity and the value of preserving records of its pioneer days, and especially personal reminiscences, so photographic of times and events. Her son's wife, Mrs. Noble H. Merwin, bears loving and enthusiastic testimony regarding the elder Mrs. Merwin's personality, her charm of manner, her thorough womanliness. She died in 1890.
The children of George B. and Loretta Wood Merwin:
Noble H. Merwin, m. Miss Emma A. Shyrock. He died in 1885, in Cal.
George Merwin, m. Minnie Watmough.
Source: The Pioneer Families of Cleveland 1796-1840, Volume 1. By Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham. Page 130-131.
Name: Merwin, George B.
Date: March 6, 1888
Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #056.
Notes: Merwin- March 4, George B. Merwin, in his 79th year. Funeral services at Trinity church Tuesday, March 6, at 2 o'clock p. m. Burial private. 1888 -1911. Age 79. Woodland Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.
Thank you to member owlisnapp for the following:
Mr. Ceorge B. Merwin, a pioneer of this county, who during the course of his life had witnessed Cleveland develop from a hamlet into a great and populous city, died in 1888. Mr. Merwin had been in poor health for several years, but his death was hastened by a partial stroke of paralysis from which he suffered for about three weeks. He died in his apartments at Huron Terrace, Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock. He was well known to the pioneers of the county, and the old settlers will be grieved to learn of his death.
George B. Merwin was the descendant of sturdy New England stock. His father, Noble H. Merwin, was the founder of commerce in this vicinity, and in his day was one of the foremost men in Cleveland. Noble H. Merwin was born and reared in New Milford, Connecticut, and in that place he married Minerva Buckingham.
In 1809, George Merwin was born, and three years later his parents removed to Savannah, Georgia, where his father engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1815, Mr. Merwin, Sr., came to Cleveland, and his wife, accompanied by their children, followed him the following year. In coming from Georgia to this city, they crossed the Alleghenies, and were six weeks in accomplishing the journey, traveling all the way by wagons. Mr. Mervin, in this city, engaged in keeping public house, or tavern, as it was then called, at the corner of Superior street and Vineyard lane. He also established a warehouse at the foot of Superior street, and became identified with the commerce of the lakes. He built the schooner Minerva, the first vessel registered at Washington from the district of Cuyahoga county under the United States Internal Revenue laws. Mr. Merwin's business enterprises were very successful, and young George was sent to a famous military school in Vermont to be educated. Subsequently he went to Detroit to complete his training. He lived in a French-family while in that city, and acquired a knowledge of that language, which he studied until he became a proficient linguist and reader. Returning home, the young man entered the dry goods store of the late Richard Hilliard, at the foot of Water street, as a clerk. He remained with Mr. Hilliard until after his father's death, in 1829. His father left a large property, the management of which required all his time and attention. In his youth, Mr. Merwin was regarded as an unusually accomplished young man.
About 1835, he was married to Miss Lorette Wood, the only daughter of the late ex-Governor Reuben Wood, who, with her parents, had come to Cleveland on the first steamer which plowed the waters of Lake Erie. For some years Mr. and Mrs. Merwin resided on Prospect street, near Sterling avenue, but they afterwards purchased the Kelly farm, in Rockport, adjoining the homestead of Governor Wood, and a short distance west of Rocky River. In 1853, Governor Wood was sent to South America as Consul at Valparaiso, and Mr. Merwin accompanied him in the capacity of secretary. Governor Wood, for a time, was the temporary United States Minister in Chili. While in South America, Mr. Merwin acquired a knowledge of the Spanish language, which he wrote and spoke with fluency. After returning to America, the families of exGovernor Wood and Mr. Merwin lived at their homesteads in Rockport, and there, in 1864, Mr. Wood died. Mr. Merwin led a quiet, retired life for many years. Ten years ago his health began to fail, and his vigorous constitution gradually gave way. For several years he wintered in California, and while on the Pacific slope a little over a year ago, he first suffered from a paralytic attack. He returned from the West last Spring, and secured apartments at Huron Terrace. He had been in very feeble health for the past year, but his death was hastened by a fall he sustained a few weeks since. For three days prior to his death he was in a comatose state, and his spirit took flight while he remained in that condition. Mr. Merwin was a man of fine presence and noble bearing. He was endowed with many excellent qualities which endeared hitti to his friends. His declining days were made happy by the presence of his faithful wife, who survives him. Within a few years Mrs. Merwin has been afflicted by the death of her mother and her son.
She has borne her trying bereavements with Christian fortitude, and bears up nobly under this last great affliction. About a year since Mr. and Mrs. Merwin buried their only son, Noble H. Merwin, who died in San Francisco. Their only daughter is the wife of Capt. P. G. Watmough.—Leader.
Source: Annals of the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, Volume 2. By Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County. 1887. page 459-461.
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George Buckingham Merwin, eldest son of Noble and Minerva B. Merwin, was a young man of fine presence and noble bearing. He had ambition and opportunity, for his father became very prosperous in business and was able to give his son all the advantages he craved. He was sent to a celebrated military school, and afterward while in Detroit, Mich., boarding with a refined French family, he learned to speak their language fluently. He was naturally quiet in his tastes, but proved to have much business ability when the management of his father's property devolved upon him.
He built a fine brick-house at the head of Prospect Street, which was then west of Sterling, now East 30th Street. When Prospect Street was cut through Sterling, this home was moved to the south side of it. It is a fine type of the architecture of that day, and the high ceilings of its interior, the size of the rooms, and the fine finish of all woodwork evidence refined and dignified taste. It is at present the home of the [ ] Club, a very appropriate one for book-lovers, as George Merwin was a student all his life. He bought the Kelley farm in Rockport, which adjoined the estate of Governor Reuben Wood, his father-in-law, and the two families lived an ideal life, side by side, in the midst of fruit, flowers, and birds. The windows of the two houses looked out upon the lake, whose waves lapped the shore but a few feet away. A fine plankroad led to the city, six miles distant, and there were horses of lineage, and conveyances of various construction and size that would take one to the center of business activities in a comparatively short time.
Mrs. Loretta Wood Merwin outlived her husband many years. She kept her interest in the best things of life to the last. While in California with her son, she urged the necessity and the value of preserving records of its pioneer days, and especially personal reminiscences, so photographic of times and events. Her son's wife, Mrs. Noble H. Merwin, bears loving and enthusiastic testimony regarding the elder Mrs. Merwin's personality, her charm of manner, her thorough womanliness. She died in 1890.
The children of George B. and Loretta Wood Merwin:
Noble H. Merwin, m. Miss Emma A. Shyrock. He died in 1885, in Cal.
George Merwin, m. Minnie Watmough.
Source: The Pioneer Families of Cleveland 1796-1840, Volume 1. By Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham. Page 130-131.
Date: March 6, 1888
Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #056.
Notes: Merwin- March 4, George B. Merwin, in his 79th year. Funeral services at Trinity church Tuesday, March 6, at 2 o'clock p. m. Burial private. 1888 -1911. Age 79. Woodland Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.
Thank you to member owlisnapp for the following:
Mr. Ceorge B. Merwin, a pioneer of this county, who during the course of his life had witnessed Cleveland develop from a hamlet into a great and populous city, died in 1888. Mr. Merwin had been in poor health for several years, but his death was hastened by a partial stroke of paralysis from which he suffered for about three weeks. He died in his apartments at Huron Terrace, Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock. He was well known to the pioneers of the county, and the old settlers will be grieved to learn of his death.
George B. Merwin was the descendant of sturdy New England stock. His father, Noble H. Merwin, was the founder of commerce in this vicinity, and in his day was one of the foremost men in Cleveland. Noble H. Merwin was born and reared in New Milford, Connecticut, and in that place he married Minerva Buckingham.
In 1809, George Merwin was born, and three years later his parents removed to Savannah, Georgia, where his father engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1815, Mr. Merwin, Sr., came to Cleveland, and his wife, accompanied by their children, followed him the following year. In coming from Georgia to this city, they crossed the Alleghenies, and were six weeks in accomplishing the journey, traveling all the way by wagons. Mr. Mervin, in this city, engaged in keeping public house, or tavern, as it was then called, at the corner of Superior street and Vineyard lane. He also established a warehouse at the foot of Superior street, and became identified with the commerce of the lakes. He built the schooner Minerva, the first vessel registered at Washington from the district of Cuyahoga county under the United States Internal Revenue laws. Mr. Merwin's business enterprises were very successful, and young George was sent to a famous military school in Vermont to be educated. Subsequently he went to Detroit to complete his training. He lived in a French-family while in that city, and acquired a knowledge of that language, which he studied until he became a proficient linguist and reader. Returning home, the young man entered the dry goods store of the late Richard Hilliard, at the foot of Water street, as a clerk. He remained with Mr. Hilliard until after his father's death, in 1829. His father left a large property, the management of which required all his time and attention. In his youth, Mr. Merwin was regarded as an unusually accomplished young man.
About 1835, he was married to Miss Lorette Wood, the only daughter of the late ex-Governor Reuben Wood, who, with her parents, had come to Cleveland on the first steamer which plowed the waters of Lake Erie. For some years Mr. and Mrs. Merwin resided on Prospect street, near Sterling avenue, but they afterwards purchased the Kelly farm, in Rockport, adjoining the homestead of Governor Wood, and a short distance west of Rocky River. In 1853, Governor Wood was sent to South America as Consul at Valparaiso, and Mr. Merwin accompanied him in the capacity of secretary. Governor Wood, for a time, was the temporary United States Minister in Chili. While in South America, Mr. Merwin acquired a knowledge of the Spanish language, which he wrote and spoke with fluency. After returning to America, the families of exGovernor Wood and Mr. Merwin lived at their homesteads in Rockport, and there, in 1864, Mr. Wood died. Mr. Merwin led a quiet, retired life for many years. Ten years ago his health began to fail, and his vigorous constitution gradually gave way. For several years he wintered in California, and while on the Pacific slope a little over a year ago, he first suffered from a paralytic attack. He returned from the West last Spring, and secured apartments at Huron Terrace. He had been in very feeble health for the past year, but his death was hastened by a fall he sustained a few weeks since. For three days prior to his death he was in a comatose state, and his spirit took flight while he remained in that condition. Mr. Merwin was a man of fine presence and noble bearing. He was endowed with many excellent qualities which endeared hitti to his friends. His declining days were made happy by the presence of his faithful wife, who survives him. Within a few years Mrs. Merwin has been afflicted by the death of her mother and her son.
She has borne her trying bereavements with Christian fortitude, and bears up nobly under this last great affliction. About a year since Mr. and Mrs. Merwin buried their only son, Noble H. Merwin, who died in San Francisco. Their only daughter is the wife of Capt. P. G. Watmough.—Leader.
Source: Annals of the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, Volume 2. By Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County. 1887. page 459-461.
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George Buckingham Merwin, eldest son of Noble and Minerva B. Merwin, was a young man of fine presence and noble bearing. He had ambition and opportunity, for his father became very prosperous in business and was able to give his son all the advantages he craved. He was sent to a celebrated military school, and afterward while in Detroit, Mich., boarding with a refined French family, he learned to speak their language fluently. He was naturally quiet in his tastes, but proved to have much business ability when the management of his father's property devolved upon him.
He built a fine brick-house at the head of Prospect Street, which was then west of Sterling, now East 30th Street. When Prospect Street was cut through Sterling, this home was moved to the south side of it. It is a fine type of the architecture of that day, and the high ceilings of its interior, the size of the rooms, and the fine finish of all woodwork evidence refined and dignified taste. It is at present the home of the [ ] Club, a very appropriate one for book-lovers, as George Merwin was a student all his life. He bought the Kelley farm in Rockport, which adjoined the estate of Governor Reuben Wood, his father-in-law, and the two families lived an ideal life, side by side, in the midst of fruit, flowers, and birds. The windows of the two houses looked out upon the lake, whose waves lapped the shore but a few feet away. A fine plankroad led to the city, six miles distant, and there were horses of lineage, and conveyances of various construction and size that would take one to the center of business activities in a comparatively short time.
Mrs. Loretta Wood Merwin outlived her husband many years. She kept her interest in the best things of life to the last. While in California with her son, she urged the necessity and the value of preserving records of its pioneer days, and especially personal reminiscences, so photographic of times and events. Her son's wife, Mrs. Noble H. Merwin, bears loving and enthusiastic testimony regarding the elder Mrs. Merwin's personality, her charm of manner, her thorough womanliness. She died in 1890.
The children of George B. and Loretta Wood Merwin:
Noble H. Merwin, m. Miss Emma A. Shyrock. He died in 1885, in Cal.
George Merwin, m. Minnie Watmough.
Source: The Pioneer Families of Cleveland 1796-1840, Volume 1. By Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham. Page 130-131.
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