MERRIMAN, REUBEN, was born Sept. 6, 1790, in Connecticut. When a young man, he went to Kentucky, and after a stay of one year, returned to Connecticut, and was married, May 4, 1812, about twenty miles from Bridgeport, to Betsy Bennett. They went at once to Scott county, Ky, settled on Big Eagle creek, and engaged in milling and coopering with his younger brother, Lyman, and their father, who all moved at the same time. They had five living children. The father died there, and the two brothers, with their families and their sister, and widowed mother, moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1829, in what is now Williams township, where twins were born. Of all their children--

LUCINDA, born Feb. 21, 1813, in Scott county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Isaac Constant. See his name. They had four children, and moved to Jackson county, Oregon, Rogue River Valley, in 1852.

LAVINA J., born April 2, 1817, in Kentucky, married to William T. Jones. See his name.

GEORGE B., born Sept. 8, 1818, in Scott county, Ky., came to Sangamon county, in 1829, married, Jan. 1, 1844, to Maria L. Dawson. They had six living children in Sangamon county--JOHN W. married Maria J. Brittin, have two children, DORA B. and HARRY W., and reside in Marion county, Iowa. REUBEN A. resides in Williams township. BELBERT, LUCY T., BERTHA E. and GEORGE A. reside with their parents, four miles southeast of Williamsvile, Sangamon county, Illinois.

JOHN S., born Nov. 29, 1821, in Scott county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Nov. 7, 1848, to Mary J. Dawson. They had ten children; one died in infancy, and NOAH W., the youngest child, died March 4, 1873, aged six years. MARY FLORENCE died, Aug. 12, 1874, and ANN ELIZA died, June 13, 1876, at their father's house, near Williamsville, Illinois. Of the other six--MARTHA V., CHARLES B., LELIA L., CLAY S., CORA E. and ABRAHAM L. live with their parents, three miles west of Williamsville, Sangamon county, Illinois.

WILLIAM H., born March 4, 1825, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to Mary A. Lewis. They had two children: and in 1852 started overland for Oregon. Mrs. Merriman and one of the children died on the way. Mr. Merriman and the other children went on to their destination. Wm. Merriman was there married to Mrs. Artamesia Chapman, whose maiden name was Riddle. They have several children, and reside near Jacksonville, Jackson county, Oregon.

ROBERT F., and FRANCIS A., twins, born Sept. 5, 1830, in Sangamon county, Illinois.

ROBERT F., married Sept. 17, 1862, in Sangamon county, to Elizabeth Thompson, who was born Jan. 28, 1840, in Wayne county, Ohio. They have one child, WILLIE, and reside five miles southeast of Williamsville.

FRANCIS A. married, Oct. 7, 1858, to Emma Bishop, who was born Dec. 12, 1838, in Clark county, Ohio. They had five children, EDDY F., MARY L., MYRTILLA, and BYRON and ROSE, twins; the two latter died in infancy. Mrs. Emma Merriman died May 9, 1866. F. A. Merriman was married, Nov. 25, 1868, to Chloe Sparklin, a native of Elkhart county, Indiana. They reside five miles southeast of Williamsville, and two and one-half miles north of Barclay, Illinois.

Mrs. Betsy Merriman died Feb. 27, 1842, and Reuben Merriman died Feb. 28, 1842, both in Sangamon county.