Answer
Merrill Ashley is alive.
Merrill Carlsmith died in 1984.
Stuart Merrill died in 1915.
Selah Merrill died in 1909.
Merrill Unger died in 1980.
Lou Merrill died in 1963.
Henry Merrill died in 1874.
Merrill Bradshaw died in 2000.
Nathaniel Merrill died in 2008.
Horace Merrill died in 1958.
Merrill Jensen died in 1980.
Russel Merrill died in 1929.
Arch Merrill died in 1974.