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Editha Melissa Merrill



Birth10 July 1833Elba, Genesee, New York, United States
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    Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Editha Melissa Merrill Johnson (1833–1876), memorial #37987997.

    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), “Died,” 22 March 1876, p. 15, column 2.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Editha Merril, folder "Silas Richards company, 1849 September" (#88), image 4, line 45; and entry for Edartha Marrell, folder "Pottawattamie branches, schedules, 1848 February" (#73), image 17, line 3.

Death7 February 1876Johnson, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
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    Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Editha Melissa Merrill Johnson (1833–1876), memorial #37987997.

    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), “Died,” 22 March 1876, p. 15, column 2.

Burial8 February 1876Johnson, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
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    Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Editha Melissa Merrill Johnson (1833–1876), memorial #37987997.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Editha Melissa Merrill, ID: KWNY-41S.

FatherJustin Jared Merrill
MotherLavina Manchester

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   • Sixtus Ellis Johnson
Married3 August 1851Cottonwood, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Sixtus Ellis Johnson and Editha Melissa Merrill, ID: KWZD-R7Q and ID: KWNY-41S.

    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), “Died,” 22 March 1876, p. 15, column 2.

          Children:
               Anna Lovina Johnson
               Sixtus Ellis Johnson
               Melissa Editha Johnson
               Phoebe Noble Johnson
               Sarah Sophia Johnson
               Mary Elizabeth Johnson
               Nephi Johnson
               Seth Merrill Johnson
               Amy Johnson
               Ada Johnson
               Lulu Lola Johnson


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Elba, Genesee, New York, United States
Hancock County, Illinois, United States
Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
Virgin, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Virgin, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
Johnson, Kane, Utah Territory, United States

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• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusVirgin City, Washington, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusVirgin City, Kane, Utah TerritoryExtractImage

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Crossing the Plains

Silas Richards Company (1849)View Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

       Departure10 Jul 1849
       Arrival25-29 Oct 1849


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