Welcome to the family side of the web site.  Here are an unsorted set of pictures, text and other material not appropriate for the ML's Creations web site but part of a bit of an online album.

Bill's Resume. The picture's a bit old, it was taken for his IBM Quarter Century Club induction in 1993.   No big changes since then except he's seldom called on to wear a white shirt and tie any more.

Mary Louise's business is ML's Creations.  This picture was taken at Walt Diskey World's Whoop-de-do in 1997.  A larger version is with her Biography page.  An earlier picture taken on a 1993 visit to San Diego  is on the ML's Creations home page.

Bill's Ancestors and Relatives from the Merrell/Merrill homestead in Scott Township, Pennsylvania. The photo was taken in 1909 according to Glenn Merrill, our source.  Row1  Carl Hippensteel and his dog.  Carl was the son of Herve and Minnie Merrill Hippensteel.  Row 2  Thomas Webb Merrell (sic) Bill's Great Great Grandfather  Fannie Sutliff Merrell  Second wife of Thomas Webb Merrill  Row 3  Ada Merrill Edwards  Daughter of William and Della Merrill  Charles C. Merrill  Son of Thomas  William P. Merrill  Son of Thomas  Ernest S. Merrill  Son of Thomas  Ada Rink Merrill  Wife of Ernest S. Merrill  Jennie Merrill Eyerly  Daughter of Thomas  Row 4  Russell Edwards  Husband of Ada Merrill Edwards  Clyde L. Merrill  Son of Thomas  Edwin Eyerly  Husband of Jennie Merrill Eyerly  Mary Hippensteel Betz  Daughter of Herve and Minnie Hippensteel  Harry Betz  Hustand of Mary Hippensteel Betz  Herve Hippensteel (w/ Cane)  Husband of Minnie Merrill Hippensteel  Not present were Minnie Merrill Hippensteel and Della Merrill (wife of William). They were in the kitchen "getting dinner ready".  Thomas and Mary's son James died at age 7 in 1881.  Thomas and Mary's son Jesse died around 1903. The widow Esther George Merrill and children Thomas Arthur, Stanley Hobson, Louis and ???? moved to Wilkes-Barre.  Arthur, brother and benefactor of Jesse's family, had moved away. We believe he attended Stanford and eventually settled and was buried in Piedmont California.

Bill's Great Great Grandmother, Mary A. Price (born 9 December 1844), who married Thomas Webb Merrell (sic) on 10 April 1862 in Espy.   They lived in Lower Lime Ridge, Columbia County at that time.  Thomas was born 1 March 1841.  Mary died 11 March 1904 and Thomas died 29 March 1916. They are buried in creveling Cemetary in Almedia, PA.  Their nine childern (in order) are Jesse E., William P., Minnie E., Arthur M., James M., Jennie M., Ernest S., Clyde L. and Charles C..

Bill's Grandfather taught brass here during the day and played in the theatre at night..