Posted on: Wood Co. Wi Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WoodObits/278 Surname: BROOKS, MERRILL, WHITE ------------------------- Mary MERRILL Obit taken from the Wood Co Reporter, Thursday, Apr 16, 1885 on p5 c4 of Vol XXVII No. 16: MERRILL--At her home in the town of Seneca Tuesday morning April 7, 1885, Mrs Mary MERRILL, aged nearly 70 years. The deceased was the wife of Mr G W MERRILL and had been seriously ill for only four weeks previous to her death. She had, however, been feeling poorly for several years past. Mr and Mrs MERRILL had lived happily together for the past forty years and were blessed with three children, all of whom survive her, two of whom are Mrs WHITE and Mrs BROOKS. [George b c1841 NY, living ?, Delia Ann, b Jan 10, 1856 WI, living near Pittsville & widow of Wilmer WHITE who d Nov 4, 1884 near Pittsville, and Mary Elizabeth b Jun 30, 1845 NY, and wife of Morris BROOKS near Pittsville] They moved from NY to WI in 1875 [actually to Waushara Co by 1856 and then to Wood Co in fall of 1874 according to Bible records] and located permanently on the land which they have since occupied in the town of Seneca. Mrs MERRILL in her girlhood days belonged to the M E Church, was a beliver [sic] in the christian faith. Her loss leaves Mr MERRILL alone at the advanced age of 65 years. The funeral services took lace at Pittsville, Rev CAMPBELL, officiating. NOTE: Submitter put correct information from censuses, Bible records, and such in brackets. Trying to find where in NY State they married and had their first two children and what Mary's surname was. It may have been KLOCK, but I haven't been able to prove it.