Josiah Merritt

Josiah Merritt (? - 1882), sometimes known as "Uncle Si" was an early pioneer of the Pacific Northwest. Mount Si and Little Si near North Bend, WA were named in his honor. Merrit built a cabin at the base of the peak in 1862. [cite web
url=http://www.mtsgreenway.org/newsandpublications/newsletterarchive/nloct05web.pdf
title=Greenway Series #6 - Mt. Si] He raised vegetables and hogs and kept an orchard. According to local historians, he was a rugged man who sometimes hauled bacon to the large settlements. [cite web
url=http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/history.htm
title=SnoqualmieFalls.com history] "He had a native American wife but when his legitimate spouse, 'Aunt Sally' as the settlers called her, arrived from the east, the Indian woman had to go back to her people." [cite web
url=http://www.mountaineers.org/main/pubarchive/Mtr4-04.pdf
title=Uncle Si and the Tectonic Granddad of the Cascades] He was known for playing the fiddle. [cite web
url=http://www.voyagerrecords.com/LN371.htm
title=PHIL & VIVIAN WILLIAMS: PIONEER DANCE TUNES OF THE FAR WEST] Josiah Merritt is buried in the old Fall City cemetery. [cite web
url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/king/fallcity/fallcity_mr.htm
title=Fall City Cemetery Fall City, King County, Washington]

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