Eli Todd Merriman
Full Name: Eli Todd MerrimanDate of birth: February 1, 1815
Date of death: August 12, 1867
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 69 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) | Edinburg / Hidalgo | Cameron, Hidalgo |
(1) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 69
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 Legislatures: 7th (1) Home City/County: Edinburg / Hidalgo Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo |
(1) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 47th Legislature, R.S., HCR 21, 1/29/1941, p. 264. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Dr. Eli T. Merriman, p. 197. Born 1815 in Bristol, Connecticut; first marriage to Jenette Bartholomew and moved to Texas 1838; second marriage to Elizabeth Fusselman in 1851. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album, 1995.
- MERRIMAN, ELI T. (1815-1867). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Dr. E.T. Merriman, including the story of Banquete and Civil War days, from Pathfinders of Texas, 1836-1846, by Mrs. Frank De Garmo, 1951.
Burials, E.T. Merriman, birth date 2/1/1815, death date 8/12/1867; excerpt from The Story of Corpus Christi by Mary A. Sutherland; newspaper articles. Old Bayview Cemetery, Corpus Christi, 2001. Old Bayview Cemetery, Corpus Christi
Military Service Notes
- Captain Henry E. McCulloch's ranger company, Mexican War. Confederate States Army, doctor. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Eli Todd Merriman, marriage to Jennett Bartholomew 5/8/1833 in Connecticut.
Eli T. Merriman, Doct., marriage to Elizabeth Fusslin 7/28/1851 in Cameron County, Texas.
Census of 1850 - E.T. Merriman, San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, age 37, born circa 1813 in Connecticut, doctor, wife Ginnete.
Census of 1860 - Eli Merriman, Banquete, Nueces County, Texas, age 45, born circa 1815 in Connecticut, doctor, wife Elizabeth. FamilySearch. 1850 1860 Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - E.T. Merriman, M.D., birth date 2/1/1815, death date 8/12/1867, portrait, burial in Old Bayview Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces County. Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in I Would Rather Sleep in Texas: a History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the People of the Santa Anita Land Grant, 2003.
- Historical marker, Eli T. Merriman Home, San Marcos, Hays County. Texas Historical Commission.
Committee Information top
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7th R.S. - 1857
Judicial Districts Physicians, To Enquire Into Expediency of Establishing a Medical Board Private Land Claims Public Buildings Tax Laws and Payment of Taxes Upon Real Estate |
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