Descendants of Richard Merritt Generation No. 1 1. RICHARD2 MERRITT (CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born November 07, 1851 in Covington, Indiana. He married MARY AGNES SMITH November 30, 1890 in Norway, Iowa, daughter of BENJAMIN SMITH and JANE DANSKIN. Children of RICHARD MERRITT and MARY SMITH are: 2. i. JOHN LELAND3 MERRITT, b. December 17, 1891, Norway, Iowa; d. July 28, 1914, Marengo, Iowa. 3. ii. HAZEL EVELYN MERRITT, b. January 29, 1893, Norway, Iowa; d. February 02, 1954, Conroy, Iowa. 4. iii. OLLIE IRENE MERRITT, b. October 31, 1895, Norway, Iowa; d. April 04, 1971, Norway, Iowa. iv. RUTH HELEN MERRITT, b. July 29, 1897, Norway, Iowa; d. December 08, 1976, North English, Iowa; m. DAVID VAN AUKEN, February 24, 1922, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 5. v. CLARENCE EDWARD MERRITT, b. November 12, 1899, Norway, Iowa. 6. vi. IRA LEE MERRITT, b. January 21, 1906, Norway, Iowa. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN LELAND3 MERRITT (RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born December 17, 1891 in Norway, Iowa, and died July 28, 1914 in Marengo, Iowa. He married STELLA MELBERG December 21, 1912, daughter of AXEL MELBERG and DEHLIA. Child of JOHN MERRITT and STELLA MELBERG is: i. MILTON4 MERRITT, b. March 1913, Norway, Iowa; d. March 22, 1914, Norway, Iowa. 3. HAZEL EVELYN3 MERRITT (RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born January 29, 1893 in Norway, Iowa, and died February 02, 1954 in Conroy, Iowa. She married ARTHUR PLAGMANN January 09, 1914, son of JOCHIM PLAGMANN and DORA STEFFAN. Children of HAZEL MERRITT and ARTHUR PLAGMANN are: 7. i. MERRITT ARTHUR4 PLAGMANN, b. November 05, 1916, Marengo, Iowa. 8. ii. EVELYN PLAGMANN, b. February 20, 1919, Marengo, Iowa; d. March 28, 1975. 9. iii. DONALD EUGENE PLAGMANN, b. April 24, 1928, Marengo, Iowa. 4. OLLIE IRENE3 MERRITT (RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born October 31, 1895 in Norway, Iowa, and died April 04, 1971 in Norway, Iowa. She married ERNEST MELBERG July 10, 1914 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, son of AXEL MELBERG and DELIA. Children of OLLIE MERRITT and ERNEST MELBERG are: 10. i. MERRITT EUGENE4 MELBERG, b. March 14, 1916, Norway, Iowa; d. 1980, Conway, Arkansas. 11. ii. ROBERT ERNEST MELBERG, b. October 12, 1917, Norway, Iowa. 12. iii. DONNA IRENE MELBERG, b. March 16, 1925, Norway, Iowa. 5. CLARENCE EDWARD3 MERRITT (RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born November 12, 1899 in Norway, Iowa. He married CAROLYN MARIE ZUBER June 29, 1921, daughter of FREDERICK ZUBER and MARIE FRITCHIE. Children of CLARENCE MERRITT and CAROLYN ZUBER are: 13. i. MARCELLA MYRTLE4 MERRITT, b. December 23, 1923, Norway, Iowa. ii. MYRTLE AGNES MERRITT, b. September 23, 1925, Norway, Iowa. 14. iii. JUNE MERRITT. 6. IRA LEE3 MERRITT (RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born January 21, 1906 in Norway, Iowa. He married EVELYN LUND September 08, 1929, daughter of FRANK LUND and GRACE BISHOP. Children of IRA MERRITT and EVELYN LUND are: 15. i. RICHARD FRANK4 MERRITT, b. Webster City, Iowa. 16. ii. LINDA MERRITT, b. Ames, Iowa. Generation No. 3 7. MERRITT ARTHUR4 PLAGMANN (HAZEL EVELYN3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born November 05, 1916 in Marengo, Iowa. He married DOROTHY FANT June 14, 1941 in Lancaster, Missouri, daughter of AXEL FANT and MINNIE KLEVER. Children of MERRITT PLAGMANN and DOROTHY FANT are: 17. i. SHARON LYNN5 PLAGMANN. 18. ii. VICKI PLAGMANN, b. September 11, 1947, Williamsburg, Iowa. 8. EVELYN4 PLAGMANN (HAZEL EVELYN3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born February 20, 1919 in Marengo, Iowa, and died March 28, 1975. She married KENNETH KLEIN November 28, 1942, son of CHARLES KLEIN and ELIZABETH KLEVER. Children of EVELYN PLAGMANN and KENNETH KLEIN are: 19. i. CORRINE MARIE5 KLEIN, b. February 24, 1945. ii. MAURICE KLEIN, b. Vinton, Iowa. iii. MARJEANE KAY KLEIN, b. Vinton, Iowa; m. DALE LEE HUNTER. 20. iv. LOIS ELAINE KLEIN, b. August 12, 1952, Vinton, Iowa. 9. DONALD EUGENE4 PLAGMANN (HAZEL EVELYN3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born April 24, 1928 in Marengo, Iowa. He married VIOLA MAXINE JOHNSON May 06, 1951 in Denver, Colorado, daughter of WALTER JOHNSON and M. CARLSON. Children of DONALD PLAGMANN and VIOLA JOHNSON are: 21. i. CYNTHIA ANN5 PLAGMANN, b. Cambridge, England. ii. WALTER ARTHUR PLAGMANN, b. Sarpy, Nebraska; m. JANET LOUISE SMITH. 22. iii. RANDALL GENE PLAGMANN, b. Sarpy, Nebraska. iv. CHERYL CECELIA PLAGMANN, b. Sarpy, Nebraska; m. JAY ALBERT PRUETT, Omaha, Nebraska. 10. MERRITT EUGENE4 MELBERG (OLLIE IRENE3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born March 14, 1916 in Norway, Iowa, and died 1980 in Conway, Arkansas. He married GLADYS AVONIA GILCHRIST December 28, 1941, daughter of WILLARD GILCHRIST and ELIZABETH MCHUGH. Children of MERRITT MELBERG and GLADYS GILCHRIST are: i. ERIK ARCHIBALD5 MELBERG, d. February 1988, Iowa City, Iowa; m. JOANNE FRATZKE. 23. ii. JOHN ERNEST MELBERG. 24. iii. MARTIN WILLARD MELBERG, b. Manchester, Iowa. 25. iv. WILLIAM CHARLES MELBERG, b. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 11. ROBERT ERNEST4 MELBERG (OLLIE IRENE3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born October 12, 1917 in Norway, Iowa. He married MAY SILVER January 01, 1940 in Rowley, Iowa, daughter of FRANK SILVER and LINA ADAMS. Child of ROBERT MELBERG and MAY SILVER is: 26. i. MARILYN5 MELBERG, b. Waterloo, Iowa. 12. DONNA IRENE4 MELBERG (OLLIE IRENE3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born March 16, 1925 in Norway, Iowa. She married JAMES REED March 07, 1950 in Portland, Oregon, son of EUGENE REED and AMANDA YEAKEY. Children of DONNA MELBERG and JAMES REED are: i. JAMES ERNEST5 REED, b. Portland, Oregon; m. (1) KATHY JENKINS, Griswold, Iowa; m. (2) PEGGY BRADY, December 24, 1985, York, South Carolina. 27. ii. DAVID WARD REED, b. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 13. MARCELLA MYRTLE4 MERRITT (CLARENCE EDWARD3, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born December 23, 1923 in Norway, Iowa. She married LEO LEROY LEMONDS in Ames, Iowa. Children of MARCELLA MERRITT and LEO LEMONDS are: 28. i. KAREN LEE5 LEMONDS. 29. ii. JEAN RAY LEMONDS. 30. iii. DOUGLAS EUGENE LEMONDS. 14. JUNE4 MERRITT (CLARENCE EDWARD3, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.). She married FRED NEAL in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Children of JUNE MERRITT and FRED NEAL are: 31. i. PATRICIA5 NEAL. ii. GREGORY NEAL. iii. JEFFREY NEAL. 15. RICHARD FRANK4 MERRITT (IRA LEE3, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born in Webster City, Iowa. He married DONNA LEE AKINS August 25, 1951 in Boulder, Colorado, daughter of LEE AKINS and JOSEPHINE. Child of RICHARD MERRITT and DONNA AKINS is: i. KENDALL LEE5 MERRITT, b. Boulder, Colorado. 16. LINDA4 MERRITT (IRA LEE3, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born in Ames, Iowa. She married MELVIN EUGENE PFAU in Boulder, Colorado, son of ADOLPH PFAU and HELEN FAULHABER. Children of LINDA MERRITT and MELVIN PFAU are: i. KELLI SUE5 PFAU, b. Holyoke, Colorado; m. ROBERT A. JOHNSON, June 18, 1988, Goodland, Kansas. ii. JON RICHARD PFAU, b. Denver, Colorado. Generation No. 4 17. SHARON LYNN5 PLAGMANN (MERRITT ARTHUR4, HAZEL EVELYN3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.). She married THOMAS HARRINGTON in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, son of GERALD HARRINGTON and IRENE ZELLER. Children of SHARON PLAGMANN and THOMAS HARRINGTON are: i. CHRISTOPHER PATRICK6 HARRINGTON, b. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ii. MICHAEL SHANNON HARRINGTON, b. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 18. VICKI5 PLAGMANN (MERRITT ARTHUR4, HAZEL EVELYN3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born September 11, 1947 in Williamsburg, Iowa. She married GARY BODDICKER July 04, 1968, son of FRANKLIN BODDICKER and IRENE SIMOENS. Children of VICKI PLAGMANN and GARY BODDICKER are: i. JENNIFER LYN6 BODDICKER, b. January 27, 1974, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ii. JAMISON MARIE BODDICKER, b. September 12, 1976, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 19. CORRINE MARIE5 KLEIN (EVELYN4 PLAGMANN, HAZEL EVELYN3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born February 24, 1945. She married PAUL NORMAN HANSON November 03, 1973 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, son of HOWARD HANSON and ERMA HENSON. Children of CORRINE KLEIN and PAUL HANSON are: i. CHRISTOPHER PHILLIP6 HANSON. ii. APRIL MARIE HANSON. 20. LOIS ELAINE5 KLEIN (EVELYN4 PLAGMANN, HAZEL EVELYN3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born August 12, 1952 in Vinton, Iowa. She married DANIEL JOHN DUNEK December 18, 1971 in Atkins, Iowa, son of LOUIS DUNEK and EVELYN ZAMASTIL. Child of LOIS KLEIN and DANIEL DUNEK is: i. KENNETH LOUIS6 DUNEK, b. Decatur, Iowa. 21. CYNTHIA ANN5 PLAGMANN (DONALD EUGENE4, HAZEL EVELYN3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born in Cambridge, England. She married DAVID PETROCCHI, son of ARCHIE PETROCCHI. Child of CYNTHIA PLAGMANN and DAVID PETROCCHI is: i. MICHAEL DAVID6 PETROCCHI, b. Omaha, Nebraska. 22. RANDALL GENE5 PLAGMANN (DONALD EUGENE4, HAZEL EVELYN3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born in Sarpy, Nebraska. He married (1) CATHERINE A. GUIDA in Omaha, Nebraska, daughter of LOUIS GUIDA and DARLENE FENDER. He married (2) GAYLE KIEKHAEFER April 07, 1973. Children of RANDALL PLAGMANN and CATHERINE GUIDA are: i. RANDALL EUGENE6 PLAGMANN, b. Omaha, Nebraska. ii. SARAH CATHERINE PLAGMANN, b. Papillon, Nebraska. iii. KIMBERLY ANGELINE PLAGMANN, b. Bellevue, Nebraska. 23. JOHN ERNEST5 MELBERG (MERRITT EUGENE4, OLLIE IRENE3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.). He married DIANE LOTT August 06, 1966, daughter of FRED LOTT and KATHRYN DEEVER. Children of JOHN MELBERG and DIANE LOTT are: 32. i. JULIE ANN6 MELBERG. ii. DOROTHY SUE MELBERG, b. Marshalltown, Iowa. 24. MARTIN WILLARD5 MELBERG (MERRITT EUGENE4, OLLIE IRENE3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born in Manchester, Iowa. He married MARY HOLDEN July 04, 1970 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, daughter of MERLE HOLDEN and DORA NESBITT. Children of MARTIN MELBERG and MARY HOLDEN are: i. ANN CATHERINE6 MELBERG, b. Cedar Falls, Iowa. ii. JOSEPH EDWARD MELBERG, b. Little Rock, Arkansas. 25. WILLIAM CHARLES5 MELBERG (MERRITT EUGENE4, OLLIE IRENE3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He married (1) PAULA EPPES in Waterloo, Iowa, daughter of ROBERT EPPES and DORIS RAMSEY. He married (2) LAURIE SWENSON March 02, 1973. Child of WILLIAM MELBERG and PAULA EPPES is: i. KYLE ERIK6 MELBERG, b. Dallas, Texas. 26. MARILYN5 MELBERG (ROBERT ERNEST4, OLLIE IRENE3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She married JAY BECKER III November 26, 1960 in Portland, Oregon, son of JAY BECKER and JOAN BERG. Children of MARILYN MELBERG and JAY BECKER are: i. BRENDA6 BECKER, m. STEVEN C. SCHOENEMAN, Gresham, Oregon. ii. JAY HARMAN BECKER IV, b. Portland, Oregon. 27. DAVID WARD5 REED (DONNA IRENE4 MELBERG, OLLIE IRENE3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.) was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He married MARY MURPHY in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, daughter of JOSEPH MURPHY and KATHARINE VON WENCK. Children of DAVID REED and MARY MURPHY are: i. JENNIFER LYNN6 REED, b. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ii. MELISSA BRIANNA REED, b. Cleveland, Ohio. 28. KAREN LEE5 LEMONDS (MARCELLA MYRTLE4 MERRITT, CLARENCE EDWARD3, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.). She married DARREL KEMPF. Children of KAREN LEMONDS and DARREL KEMPF are: i. DAVID6 KEMPF. ii. WILLIAM KEMPF. iii. KIMBRA KEMPF. 29. JEAN RAY5 LEMONDS (MARCELLA MYRTLE4 MERRITT, CLARENCE EDWARD3, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.). She married STEVEN DAVID MURPHY February 27, 1965. Children of JEAN LEMONDS and STEVEN MURPHY are: i. SEAN LUKE6 MURPHY, d. September 09, 1970. ii. JOHN JAY MURPHY. 30. DOUGLAS EUGENE5 LEMONDS (MARCELLA MYRTLE4 MERRITT, CLARENCE EDWARD3, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.). He married PAMELA RAE WEIS. Child of DOUGLAS LEMONDS and PAMELA WEIS is: i. STEPHANIE ANN6 LEMONDS. 31. PATRICIA5 NEAL (JUNE4 MERRITT, CLARENCE EDWARD3, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.). She married DENNIS WATKINSON. Child of PATRICIA NEAL and DENNIS WATKINSON is: i. KIMBERLY6 WATKINSON. Generation No. 5 32. JULIE ANN6 MELBERG (JOHN ERNEST5, MERRITT EUGENE4, OLLIE IRENE3 MERRITT, RICHARD2, CHARLES MERRITT1 SR.). She married DENIS LEROY. Children of JULIE MELBERG and DENIS LEROY are: i. ALEXANDER SHON7 LEROY, b. Des Moines, Iowa. ii. KATHRYN LUCILLE LEROY, b. Des Moines, Iowa.