a.k.a. "D R Merriss"
His mother was Sarah (Walkup) Merriss born about 1825 PA, and died in 1856, Crawford County, Ohio. Her burial is unknown at this time.
Daniel's Civil War Service:
Entered service at age 18, on Jan. 1, 1864 for 3 years
Private
Co. F
54th Regiment
Ohio Infantry
Died in service. Upon researching the whereabouts of Daniel's unit at the time of his death, the description of the movements of his company places his death at or near Nickajack Creek, Georgia.
His remains were never recovered. There was at one time "Cenotaph" at the GAR Cemetery in Miami. On this "cenotaph" marker, was the name: "D R Merriss".....
A Cenotaph is defined as an "empty tomb" and is usually created by a family member for someone who is interred elsewhere, or their remains were never recovered.
At the time of Daniel's enlistment and death in the Civil War, his family resided in Ohio. The family moved to Kansas in 1867, and it wasn't until Daniel's younger brother William settled in Ottawa Co., OK (after 1875) that a memorial marker was placed in the G.A.R. cemetery.
October 20, 2015
Updated information on this marker:
A photo volunteer from Find A Grave visited the cemetery on two occasions in an attempt to locate the marker and, with regrets, has furnished the information that the marker is no longer there.
His mother was Sarah (Walkup) Merriss born about 1825 PA, and died in 1856, Crawford County, Ohio. Her burial is unknown at this time.
Daniel's Civil War Service:
Entered service at age 18, on Jan. 1, 1864 for 3 years
Private
Co. F
54th Regiment
Ohio Infantry
Died in service. Upon researching the whereabouts of Daniel's unit at the time of his death, the description of the movements of his company places his death at or near Nickajack Creek, Georgia.
His remains were never recovered. There was at one time "Cenotaph" at the GAR Cemetery in Miami. On this "cenotaph" marker, was the name: "D R Merriss".....
A Cenotaph is defined as an "empty tomb" and is usually created by a family member for someone who is interred elsewhere, or their remains were never recovered.
At the time of Daniel's enlistment and death in the Civil War, his family resided in Ohio. The family moved to Kansas in 1867, and it wasn't until Daniel's younger brother William settled in Ottawa Co., OK (after 1875) that a memorial marker was placed in the G.A.R. cemetery.
October 20, 2015
Updated information on this marker:
A photo volunteer from Find A Grave visited the cemetery on two occasions in an attempt to locate the marker and, with regrets, has furnished the information that the marker is no longer there.
a.k.a. "D R Merriss"
His mother was Sarah (Walkup) Merriss born about 1825 PA, and died in 1856, Crawford County, Ohio. Her burial is unknown at this time.
Daniel's Civil War Service:
Entered service at age 18, on Jan. 1, 1864 for 3 years
Private
Co. F
54th Regiment
Ohio Infantry
Died in service. Upon researching the whereabouts of Daniel's unit at the time of his death, the description of the movements of his company places his death at or near Nickajack Creek, Georgia.
His remains were never recovered. There was at one time "Cenotaph" at the GAR Cemetery in Miami. On this "cenotaph" marker, was the name: "D R Merriss".....
A Cenotaph is defined as an "empty tomb" and is usually created by a family member for someone who is interred elsewhere, or their remains were never recovered.
At the time of Daniel's enlistment and death in the Civil War, his family resided in Ohio. The family moved to Kansas in 1867, and it wasn't until Daniel's younger brother William settled in Ottawa Co., OK (after 1875) that a memorial marker was placed in the G.A.R. cemetery.
October 20, 2015
Updated information on this marker:
A photo volunteer from Find A Grave visited the cemetery on two occasions in an attempt to locate the marker and, with regrets, has furnished the information that the marker is no longer there.
His mother was Sarah (Walkup) Merriss born about 1825 PA, and died in 1856, Crawford County, Ohio. Her burial is unknown at this time.
Daniel's Civil War Service:
Entered service at age 18, on Jan. 1, 1864 for 3 years
Private
Co. F
54th Regiment
Ohio Infantry
Died in service. Upon researching the whereabouts of Daniel's unit at the time of his death, the description of the movements of his company places his death at or near Nickajack Creek, Georgia.
His remains were never recovered. There was at one time "Cenotaph" at the GAR Cemetery in Miami. On this "cenotaph" marker, was the name: "D R Merriss".....
A Cenotaph is defined as an "empty tomb" and is usually created by a family member for someone who is interred elsewhere, or their remains were never recovered.
At the time of Daniel's enlistment and death in the Civil War, his family resided in Ohio. The family moved to Kansas in 1867, and it wasn't until Daniel's younger brother William settled in Ottawa Co., OK (after 1875) that a memorial marker was placed in the G.A.R. cemetery.
October 20, 2015
Updated information on this marker:
A photo volunteer from Find A Grave visited the cemetery on two occasions in an attempt to locate the marker and, with regrets, has furnished the information that the marker is no longer there.
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