Tuscola-Saint Clair County MI Archives Biographies.....Merrill, Joshua F. 1838 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

JOSHUA F. MERRILL. He who furnishes vehicles and beasts of burden for the
traveling public and those whom business or pleasure take out along highways,
bears the name as given above. He is a son of Joshua Merrill, a native of
Windsor, Me. He was there reared and educated and was married to Miss Mary
Rackliff, a native of Maine. From that union ten children were born, three sons
and seven daughters. Mr. Merrill, Sr., came to Michigan in 1855 and settled in
St. Clair County, and later came to Tuscola County, where he died in Millington,
in 1870. His wife still survives and is seventy-three years of age.

  Our subject's father was a man of irreproachable morals and most regular
habits and one who was greatly respected by the community in which he lived. He
was Supervisor of Millington Township for one term. Our subject was born March
7, 1838, in the Pine Tree State and was there reared until seventeen years of
age when he came to Michigan with his parents, residing at home until
twenty-seven years of age.

  Our subject was married in Millington to Miss Mary J. Guthrie, a native of
Detroit. Her father was a teacher of music in Detroit, and there died. The
mother died in Fentonville, Mich. To our subject and his wife have been
vouchsafed the care and guidance of six children, of whom five are living at the
present time. They are Jessie, a graduate of the National College at Bay City;
Alta E., Phronia, Homer O. and Roy, all of whom are at home. The eldest child,
George, died at an early age.

  Our subject has been a lumberman and farmer. Until recently he owned a farm of
eighty acres. This, however, he sold and then engaged in the hotel business at
Millington, being very successful in his venture as host. He sold out, however,
and is at the present time engaged in the livery business. Socially he is a
member of Lodge, No. 319 I. O. O. F. of Millington. Politically, he is a
Democrat and has always been one. He has never had any desire to fill public
office, finding it quite as much as he wishes to do to manage his own affairs
successfully without thinking of others' government.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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