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.
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 . 18601850
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 .
Captain Henry E. McCulloch's ranger company, Mexican War. Confederate States Army, doctor.
Handbook of Texas Online .
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.
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