Title	Mr.
Last Name	Merrill
First Name	Ithamer
Middle Name	Bowles
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Dexter, ME
Date of Birth	1831?
Place of Death	Dexter, ME
Date of Death	1917-04-23
Publication	E.Gazette 4-26-1917, p.5/EG 2-15-1945p3
Obituary	Ithamer Bowles Merrill Ithamer Bowles Merrill died early Monday morning at his home in Grove Street, Dexter at the age of 86 years, after an illness of but a few weeks, due to general breakdown and advanced years. Mr. Merrill was born in Dexter and spent his whole life in his native town with the exception of that period of the Civil war during which he was active and courageous in the service of his country. He was united in marriage 57 years ago to Miss Mary Augusta Toward of Dexter and for the past 52 years they have lived in their pleasant home in Grove Street, where Mr. Merrill's death occurred. Mr. Merrill is survived by the widow and by three children, Dr. E. D. Merrill, Mrs. Ralph Hughes of Foxcroft and Mrs. Fred Marsh of Winchester, Mass. For many years he was engaged in the cobbler's trade and only recently ceased his labors. He was a faithful member of the First Baptist church. He was also a member of the Masonic order. He was a man of highest integrity and of genial nature and he will be missed and sincerely mourned by many friends. The funeral services were held Wednesday forenoon at 10.30 o’clock The Rev. Geo. C. Sauer officiating. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The bearers were four members of Company A. ITHAMAR B. MERRILL Ithamar Bowle Merrill was the son of Asa and Betsey (Emerson) Merrill and was born in Dexter, Maine, July 14, 1830 and died there April 22, 1917, in his eighty-seventh year. He was twice married. His first wife was Lucinda F. Merrill, who died in 1852. They had two daughters. The first died at the age of three weeks, the second Donna Maria, born in 1852 died in 1886. His second wife was Mary Toward and they had a son and two daughters, Delmont, Maud and Edna. The son is now Dr. E. D. Merrill of Dover-Foxcroft. Maud married Ralph Hughes of Dover-Foxcroft and Edna married C. F. D. Marsh and is living in the old Merrill home in Dexter. Ithamar Merrill was a member of Co. E. 22nd. Regiment Maine Volunteers. Asa Merrill was a shoemaker, when shoes were made by hand, and his son followed his trade. He was a good workman and his careful work helped to prolong the life of many a pair of shoes which otherwise would have had to be discarded, and thus helped the purse of hard working men and women. The Eastern Gazette 2-15-1945, p.3 (LHC)