Biographies:  Leroy S. MERRITT, Doyle Township., Barron Co., WI 

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Leroy S. Merritt, an early settler of Doyle Township, was born Oct. 25, 1849,
and died in Rice Lake May 2, 1921. He was married at Bingham, Pa., to
Clarissa A. Thompson, who died on the homestead in Doyle Township, March 31, 
1908. They came to Doyle Township and settled on a farm where they developed 
a good place. Of them, it has been said: "Mr. and Mrs. Merritt were generous 
and kind neighbors, as attested by the early settlers in the wilds of an
unbroken wilderness, where the hoot of the owl and the scream of the panther
broke the stillness of the night. They were ever ready to help those around 
them, and to assist newcomers in every way possible." Of their seven children, 
three died in infancy. The others are: Elmer L. of Wellsville, N. Y.; Milton 
L. of Cambridge Springs, Pa.; Rose, wife of James B. Carter of Doyle 
Township; and Ruth C. There is an adopted daughter, Dorothy P.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pg. 1015.