Charles J. Merritt

MERRITT, MARTIN

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/30/2010 at 06:47:42

Merritt, Charles J., of J. Merritt & Son, was born in De Ruyter, N. Y., in 1859, and with his parents moved to Syracuse, and also came with them to Spencer in 1871. After attending the public schools of Spencer for a number of years, he entered his father's store and clerked for a while, and then worked at the printer's trade for about six or eight months. In 1882 he went west, but was taken seriously sick after several months and was brought back. In 1883 he as admitted as his father's partner, and since that period has been actively engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was married in March, 1884, to Miss Bertha Martin. They have one child, Mildred.

Source: A History of Clay County, Iowa, by W. C. Gilbreath, 1889, p. 152.