1840 Census, Henry Co., IN lists him as :
STROUN Moryman page 124
Merriman Straughn was an innkeeper in Dudley Twp., Henry Co., IN per the
1850 Census.
Obituary:
In Memoriam.
Merrimon Straughn was born in the state of North Carolina on the 10th
day of May, 1790. Died April 6th 1874, aged 83 years, 10 months and 26
days. He became a member of the Christian (New Light) church in the year
1869, in the 79th year of his age, remained a consistent and zealous
member of the same till death.
His last illness was protracted and attended with weeks of the most
severe suffering, during all of which he manifested a degree of
christian patience , fortitude and hope, which a steady and undeviating
faith in Christ alone can inspire, his last moments seemed transquilized
by a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom for years he had
experienced a steady trust. The sting of death with him was but
momentary, as but a single breath seemed only to divide between a world
of suffering and the promised blessedness of the eternal future.
Descendants of Merriman Straughn
Generation No. 1
1. Merriman1 Straughn was born 10 May 1790 in NC1. He married Hannah
Vickery 02 Aug 1818 in Clinton Co., OH2, daughter of Jehu Vickery and
Lydia Leonard. She was born Bet. 1794 - 1800 in Rowan Co.?, NC3,4.
Notes for Merriman Straughn:
Merriman Straughn was an innkeeper in Dudley Twp., Henry Co., IN per the
1850 Census.
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 11:12:39 -0600
From: Thomas Hamm <tomh(a)yang.earlham.edu>
To: Tim Walls <twwalls(a)prodigy.net>
Merriman Straughn and Hannah Vickery were married in Clinton County,
Ohio, Aug. 2, 1818. Hannah was, I think, a daughter of Jehu and
Lydia. The Straughns are buried in the Ebenezer Presbyterian
Cemetery. The town of Straughn was named for Merriman.
1840 Census, Henry Co., IN
STROUGH Jacob 68 12
STROUN Moryman 124 8
STUBBLEFIELD Phebe 127 27
1850 Census
Obituary:
In Memoriam.
Merrimon Straughn was born in the state of North Carolina on the 10th
day of May, 1790. Died April 6th 1874, aged 83 years, 10 months and 26
days. He became a member of the Christian (New Light) church in the year
1869, in the 79th year of his age, remained a consistent and zealous
member of the same till death.
His last illness was protracted and attended with weeks of the most
severe suffering, during all of which he manifested a degree of
christian patience , fortitude and hope, which a steady and undeviating
faith in Christ alone can inspire, his last moments seemed transquilized
by a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom for years he had
experienced a steady trust. The sting of death with him was but
momentary, as but a single breath seemed only to divide between a world
of suffering and the promised blessedness of the eternal future.
Children of Merriman Straughn and Hannah Vickery are:
2 i. John2 Straughn, born Abt. 1820 in Clinton Co.?, OH5.
3 ii. Jehu V. Straughn6,7, born Abt. 1824 in IN8. He married Nancy
McKinney 12 Apr 1848 in Wabash Co., IN; born Abt. 1826 in IN9,10.
Notes for Jehu V. Straughn:
Lived next to Joseph WALLIS, age 43, and wife Jane, age 48, both born
NC, and children of theirs Elizabeth, 17, Charles W., Nancy L., Mary A.,
all born IN
Notes for Nancy McKinney:
Other MCKINNEYs were mostly females: Eleanor, Elizabeth, Ephraim,
Isabella M., Roselda, Saphrona. All, including Nancy, were married
between 1845 and 1850 in Wabash Co., IN.
Marriage Notes for Jehu Straughn and Nancy McKinney:
STRAUGHN
JOHN U
MC KINNEY
NANCY
Wabash
4-12-1848
4 iii. James Straughn, born Abt. 1825 in Henry Co.?, IN11.
Notes for James Straughn:
James was a stage driver per the 1850 Census, in which he was enumerated
in the household of his father, an innkeeper in Dudley Twp., Henry Co.,
IN.
5 iv. Milton Straughn, born Abt. 1826 in Henry Co.?, IN12. He married
Susan ?; born Abt. 1829 in IN13.
Notes for Milton Straughn:
Per the 1850 Census, Milton was a farmer living with his father,
Merriman Straughn, an innkeeper.
6 v. Jonathan Straughn, born Abt. 1831 in Henry Co.?, IN14. He married
Hannah Bradway 17 Dec 1841 in Henry Co., IN15; born Abt. 1825 in Henry
Co.?, IN16.
Notes for Jonathan Straughn:
Jonathan was a blacksmith in Dudley Twp, Henry Co., IN per the 1850
Census. His father was probably Merriman Straughn who founded the town
of Straughn in this township.
Marriage Notes for Jonathan Straughn and Hannah Bradway:
STRAUGHN
JONATHAN
BRADWAY
HANNAH W
Henry
12-17-1841
7 vi. Nobel N. Straughn, born Abt. 183217.
Endnotes
1. Obituary, See notes..
2. Contributed by Thomas Hamm.
3. Census, 1810 Rowan Co., NC, in Household of Jehu Sr. .
4. Census, 1860 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, New Lisbon P. O., page 91,
Listed as age 44. This indicates a birth of about 1806 and is too young
to be married in 1818 and therefore likely to be census error. Most
likely her date of birth was between 1794 and 1800 as indicated from the
1810 Census.
5. Census, 1850 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, 220B, Age 30, born Ohio.1860
Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp., New Lisbon P. O., page 91age 40, born Ohio.
6. Census, Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, 1850: p. 221.
7. Census, 1860 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, page 95, age 36.
8. Census, 1850 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, 221A, age 26.
9. Census, 1850 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, 221A, age 24.
10. Census, 1860 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, page 95, age 24 (obviously
an error on the CD or census taker part. ).
11. Census, 1850 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, 220B, age 25, born Indiana.
12. Census, 1850 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, 220B, age 241860 Henry Co.,
IN Dudley Twp New Lisbon P. O., page 90age 34.
13. Census, 1860 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp New Lisbon P. O., page 90.
14. Census, 1850 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, p 220B, taken August 17,
1850Age 291860 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp., New Lisbon P. O., page 91age
39.
15. Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
16. Census, 1850 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp p. 220B.
17. Census, 1850 Henry Co., IN Dudley Twp, 220B, age 18.