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William Rush Merriam

Ancestry of
William Rush Merriam

11th Governor of Minnesota


The family tree for William Rush Merriam is still in progress.

The family tree for William Rush Merriam should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. Oftentimes the family trees listed as still in progress have derived from research into famous people who have a kinship to this person. Research devoted solely to this person has either not yet taken place or it is currently in progress. As with all family trees on this website, the sources for each ancestor are listed on the family group pages so that you can personally judge the reliability of the information.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for William Rush Merriam

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Harry Gordon Selfridge

Founder, Selfridges & Co.

9th cousin
via Jacques Mahieu

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Rome Odunze

NFL Wide Receiver

9th cousin 4 times removed
via Jacques Mahieu

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Henry John Heinz II

CEO of the H.J. Heinz Company

7th cousin 2 times removed
via Nathaniel Warren

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Henry John Heinz II

CEO of the H.J. Heinz Company

10th cousin 1 time removed
via Edmund Sherman

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Henry John Heinz III

U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania

7th cousin 3 times removed
via Nathaniel Warren

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Henry John Heinz III

U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania

10th cousin 2 times removed
via Edmund Sherman

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Sidney Dillon Ripley

Secy. of the Smithsonian, WWII Spy

9th cousin
via Jane Gates

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Dr. Vannevar Bush

President, Carnegie Institution of Science

9th cousin 1 time removed
via Jane Gates

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Robert F. Bradford

57th Governor of Massachusetts

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Richard Warren

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Dr. Vannevar Bush

President, Carnegie Institution of Science

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Stephen Tracy

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Robert F. Bradford

57th Governor of Massachusetts

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Jane Gates

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Oliver Ames

35th Governor of Massachusetts

9th cousin
via Jacques Mahieu

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Adelbert Ames

27th and 30th Governor of Mississippi

8th cousin
via Richard Warren

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George Plimpton

Sports writer, Humorist, and Journalist

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Jacques Mahieu

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George Plimpton

Sports writer, Humorist, and Journalist

8th cousin 3 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Abby (Gray) Borden

Murdered Step-Mother of Lizzie Borden

6th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Tonya Harding

Olympic Figure Skater

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Jane Gates

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Ann M. Martin

Children's Author

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Samuel Allen

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Ann M. Martin

Children's Author

10th cousin 2 times removed
via Edmund Sherman

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Harry Hopkins

8th U. S. Secretary of Commerce

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Stephen Tracy

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Andrew Card

21st White House Chief of Staff

8th cousin 4 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Andrew Card

21st White House Chief of Staff

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Jacques Mahieu

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Myron H. Avery

Co-Founder, Appalachian Trail

9th cousin
via Jacques Mahieu

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Myron H. Avery

Co-Founder, Appalachian Trail

8th cousin
via Richard Warren

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Samuel P. Goddard

12th Governor of Arizona

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Jacques Mahieu

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