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Nelson Ira Merryman

Birth	:	13 Apr 1855 Swedona, Mercer County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	13 Mar 1932 Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Axtell, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.4870000, -99.1235000
Inscription	:	FATHER
Description	:	Nelson Ira Merryman was born 13 April, 1855 near Swedona, Illinois. His parents, David D. and Mrs. Mary (Love) Evans Merryman, were married 11 December 1852, at Rock Island, Illinois. On 19 September 1876, Nelson married Mary Elizabeth Quaintance, also from Swedona. She was the daughter of William Penn (Big Bill) and Elizabeth (Brumbaugh) Quaintance. Nelson's beautiful bride was born 18 September 1858, at Panora, Iowa. Since her mother died during childbirth, Mary Elizabeth was raised in Swedona, Illinois by a sister of her father, Mrs. Margaret (Quaintance) Van Meter, called Aunt Mag. A doctor was summoned for the... Read More	Nelson Ira Merryman was born 13 April, 1855 near Swedona, Illinois. His parents, David D. and Mrs. Mary (Love) Evans Merryman, were married 11 December 1852, at Rock Island, Illinois. On 19 September 1876, Nelson married Mary Elizabeth Quaintance, also from Swedona. She was the daughter of William Penn (Big Bill) and Elizabeth (Brumbaugh) Quaintance. Nelson's beautiful bride was born 18 September 1858, at Panora, Iowa. Since her mother died during childbirth, Mary Elizabeth was raised in Swedona, Illinois by a sister of her father, Mrs. Margaret (Quaintance) Van Meter, called Aunt Mag. A doctor was summoned for the delivery of their first child, but he was late, Nelson delivered Raymond on 17 September 1878. Mary, being an extremely modest woman, refused to have anyone in attendance, except Nelson, to help deliver her other children. Nelson moved the family to Nebraska, north -and west of Axtell, to be near his half-brother, Freeman Merryman. Nelson bought the north half of Section 6, Township 6, Range 16, Mirage Township, Kearney County, on 13 September 1884, for $3119.20. Nelson became to be known as ““The Wheat King of Central Nebraska", he was the largest land owner in central Nebraska. Each year after harvest time, Mr. Merryman would anonymously arrange to send a portion of his wheat harvest to the Bethphage Mission in Axtell after being ground into flour. The Mission was caring for the spastics, the Mongoloids, those who were badly crippled in mind and body, and a few there were simply homeless. Following is a summary of a news article that appeared in the Axtell newspaper, dated to July 1896: Nelson Merryman was observed leaving the Axtell Post Office walking toward a man named Andrew Hulquist. It was known that the two men had a grudge at each other, and that trouble was sure to come. However no one was prepared for what happened next. Hulquist drew a revolver, shot at Merryman five times, two shots taking effect. One shot passed through the right lung and lodged just under the skin at the back. The other shot entered the right shoulder and remained there. During the shooting, Hulquist was so near Merryman that Nelson had powder burns on his chin from the revolver discharges. By evening, Nelson was sinking very rapidly. Dr. Miller, from nearby Holdrege, was called and remove the bullet that passed through his right lung. The other bullet remained in the right shoulder the rest of his life. Undoubtedly, that is why Nelson's right shoulder always looked stiff and was lower than his left shoulder. Nelson's final illness was of brief duration, only four weeks. With his characteristic independence and former experience with any sickness, he thought he could control the severe chills of this last attack. Therefore, his children and intimate friends were not notified during the early part of his last sickness. On his death-bed, he remarked to his family members who were present, "I've fought a good fight -- you've all done well. Then on 13 March 1932, Nelson Ira Merryman passed away at his home in Kearney, Nebraska, one month less than 77 years of age. He had been granted a wish he had asked for many times: to die at home in his own bed. His final resting place is in the Axtell cemetery in the family plot near his chief love~ -- his wife and his mother, directly across the road from the Bethphage Mission. Source: NELSON IRA MERRYMAN THE WHEAT KING OF CENTHAL NEBRASKA BY WILLIS "BILL" WOLCOTT (Edited for content) Contributor: sidewinder

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Nelson Ira Merryman's memorial is located at: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Axtell, Kearney County, USA.
When did Nelson Ira Merryman death?
Nelson Ira Merryman death on 13 Mar 1932 in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.4870000
Longitude: -99.1235000

Family Members:

Parent

Mary M Love Merryman

(1827 - 1916)

Spouse

Mary Elizabeth Quaintance Merryman

(1858 - 1928)

Siblings

Children

Kit Merryman Wells

(1883 - 1967)

Florence M “Floss” Merryman Wells

(1888 - 1978)

D D Merryman

(1894 - 1912)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Axtell, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4870000, -99.1235000

2. Bethphage Cemetery
Axtell, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4882750, -99.1190130

3. Bethany Cemetery
Axtell, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4665413, -99.0843201

4. Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
Axtell, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4528000, -99.1790000

5. Fridhem Cemetery
Funk, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4678001, -99.2174988

6. Keene Cemetery
Keene, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4227700, -99.0747900

7. Keene Family Cemetery
Keene, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4270500, -99.0658900

8. Mound Valley Cemetery
Blaine Township, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5849341, -99.1428820

9. Wilcox Cemetery
Wilcox, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3657990, -99.1511002

10. Minden Cemetery
Minden, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4950400, -98.9619900

11. Garden Plain Cemetery
Minden, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3792000, -99.0186005

12. White Hill Cemetery
Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5675011, -98.9805984

13. Magill Cemetery
Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5539017, -99.2850037

14. Bethel Cemetery
Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4463997, -99.3031006

15. Fredericksburg Cemetery
Minden, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4261560, -98.9319700

16. Saint Johns Cemetery
Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3222008, -99.1631012

17. Saint Peters Cemetery
Hildreth, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3280983, -99.0475006

18. Hildreth Cemetery
Hildreth, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3293991, -99.0294037

19. Prairie Home Cemetery
Holdrege, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4547005, -99.3491974

20. Fort Kearney Post Cemetery
Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6429000, -99.0066400

21. Free Mission Cemetery
Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4030991, -98.9139023

22. Antelope Cemetery
Ragan, Harlan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3356018, -99.2557983

23. Zion Swedish Methodist Cemetery
Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3792000, -99.3202972

24. Freewater Cemetery
Ragan, Harlan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3083000, -99.2071991