Merrill Edward Otis

1825 - 1890  (64 years)

• Name	Merrill Edward Otis  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1 Apr 1825	Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Wayne Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA   [5]
  		1850 U.S. census, Wayne, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA p. 404B
  Census	1860	Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Merril Otis, 35-M-W, merchant, OH
  		1860 U.S. census, Nodaway Co., MO, p. 71
  Census	1870	Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Merrill Otis, 45-M-W, farmer, OH
  		1870 U.S. census, Union Twp., Nodaway Co., MO, p. 656
  Death	6 Mar 1890	Xenia, Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA   [4, 7]
  Burial	Pickering, Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA   [4]
  		Headstone of Merrill Otis
  Notes	In 1860 Merrill emigrated with his family to Old Tittsville, in the southern part of Nodaway Co., MO, where he engaged in mercantile business, but in 1861 when the Civil War broke out, being a Union man he moved in haste; in fact, his house was burned the night after by the Rebels. He went to Taylor Co., IA where he was for several years postmaster at Old Gravity. He also bought and shipped stock at this time. While living in Iowa and driving a herd of cattle to a railway station he was impressed into the Union Army, but hired a substitude for $800, who served through the remainder of the War. At the conclusion of the War, he moved to Xenia, Nodaway Co., MO, where he purchased sixty acres of land adjoining the town, and lived there until his death. At his death he owned about 800 acres of land in that locality.
  Person ID	I2241	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree | Bret's lineage
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Ezekiel Otis,   b. 20 Aug 1790, Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont, USA d. 12 Apr 1855 (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Miller,   b. 1781, Morristown, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA d. 16 Mar 1863, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1815	Stark Co., Ohio, USA   [8]
  		Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1809-1836, volume A p. 16-17
  Family ID	F896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tamer Myers,   b. 24 Feb 1833, Ohio, USA d. 19 Aug 1877, Xenia, Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1850	Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA   [9]
  		Marriage record of Merrill Otis and Tamer Myers Tuscarawas Co., 1837-1870, p. 233, entry 5935
  Children	+ 1. Reisen Otis,   b. 19 Nov 1851, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Sarah Ann Otis,   b. 30 Jul 1854, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA d. 11 May 1907, Norton Co., Kansas, USA (Age 52 years) + 3. George Washington Otis,   b. 10 Sep 1856, Ohio, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Edward Otis,   b. 28 Mar 1859, Hagistown, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Jasper Newton Otis,   b. 5 Oct 1861, Old Gravity, Taylor Co., Iowa, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Absalom Otis,   b. 26 Oct 1865, Xenia, Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Frances Otis,   b. 26 Feb 1868, Xenia, Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Apr 1825 - Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA Census - 1850 - Wayne Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA Marriage - 1 Dec 1850 - Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA Census - 1860 - Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA Census - 1870 - Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA Death - 6 Mar 1890 - Xenia, Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA Burial - - Pickering, Nodaway Co., Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Frederick A. Virkus, The Compendium of American Genealogy, (Genealogical Publishing Co.), Vol. III, p. 335. [S711] Ancestry.com, 1870 U.S. census, 13 Feb 2009, p. 11, 656 (stamped). citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 795 [S398] William A. Otis, A Memoir of the Otis Family, (no publisher), p. 442. [S748] Find A Grave, (Find A Grave, Inc.), 3 Dec 2014, entry for gravestone of Merrill Edward Otis (1825-1890). [S340] Ancestry.com, 1850 U.S. census, 03 Dec 2014, p. 58. citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 734 [S597] Ancestry.com, 1860 U.S. census, 31 Jan 2020, p. 71. citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 637 [S850] Ancestry File v4.19, (FamilySearch), 11 Jul 2012, entry for Merrill Edward OTIS. [S30] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, (FamilySearch), 14 Jan 2014, entry for Ezekiel Otis and Mary Standsberry, 7 Oct 1815. [S49] Various Ohio County Courthouses, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, (Ancestry.com), 31 December 2019, Tuscarawas Co., 1837-1870, p. 233, entry 5935, marriage of Merrill Otis and Tamer Myers .