Wetzel County WV Archives Obituaries.....Merritt, Levi  February 29, 1908
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The Tyler County Journal, 12 Mat 1908
From "The Tyler County Journal", 12 Mar 1908:

Levi Merritt, a pioneer resident of Vincent, passed away Saturday morning, February
29, 1908, 
after a brief illness of pneumonia. 

Mr. Merritt was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on November 30, 1828. In 1850,
he was 
married to Miss Elizabeth Charnock and to this union were five children, three of
whom are still 
living. They are Thomas L. Merritt of Quaker City, Ohio, Mrs. H. D. King, of Mineral
Wells W. Va., 
and William of Vincent, W. Va.

In 1861 Mr. and Mrs. Merritt came over from Pennsylvania to this state, purchasing a
farm near 
Vincent, Wetzel County, on what is known as Chizel Finger Ridge, where he has
resided ever 
since.

For thirty five years he has been an active member of the United Brethern Church,
and was well 
known in Tyler and Wetzel counties.

During the past winter his health was very good until a few days before his death
when he took 
a severe attack of pneumonia and passed away just after midnight on Friday night.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Bauman. The internment was at Mt. Olive

cemetery near Vincent. Besides his children, he is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Rachel Toner, of 
Bethany, W. Va.

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