| Father |
Merritt, Selah Opilhant, b. 3 Nov 1839, Macon, Lenawee, Michigan, USA d. 8 Apr 1897, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA (Age 57 years) |
| Mother |
Romeyn, Mary R, b. 5 Mar 1838, Galen, Wayne, New York, USA d. 24 Aug 1912, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA (Age 74 years) |
| | 1. Merritt, Emily M, b. 1864, Lenawee, Michigan, USA  | | | 2. Merritt, Henry Theodore, b. 14 Dec 1866, Tecumsch, Lenawee, Michigan, USA d. 1930 (Age 63 years) | | | 3. Merritt, Sarah E, b. 1868, Lenawee, Michigan, USA  | | | 4. Merritt, Cornelia Arletta, b. 16 Feb 1870, Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, USA d. 1927 (Age 56 years) | | | 5. Merritt, Adah, b. 16 Sep 1876, Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, USA d. Mar 1953, Michigan, USA (Age 76 years) | |