Samuel Merriman was the first settler in the northwestern part of the community, when he moved onto a large claim in between Whaletail and Ox Yoke Lakes in the spring of 1857.
Some Minnetrista History.
Samuel L. Merriman, one of the earliest settlers of Minnetrista, was born in Alleghany county, New York, 1825. When twenty years old learned of shoemakers trade, which he followed for five years then bought half interest in a lumbering mill and operated under the name of Merriman and Moorehouse for two years, when he sold his interest and moved to Cumberland County, Illinois, and engaged in farming and other pursuits till the spring of 1858, when he came to what is now Minnetrista and preempted the farm on which he lived.
The name Minnetrista was proposed as the city name in 1850. Minne (meaning waters) and trista (meaning crooked), and from te fact that the town contained so many crooked lakes, this name was considered as the most appropriate, and was accepted.
From: History of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis.
You need to spot a couple of things, the Slow's at the posted coordinates, and the children of JA & SM Merriman at the associated waypoint. You will need to check both locations for all the details you need for the final coordinates.
The final can be found with some math...
N44 A.BCD
W93 E.FGH
While at the Slow markers, use:
A = George's year's - 20
B = Amanda's day - Edith's day
C = George's day
D = Amanda's day
E = Edith's year's - 31
While at the Merriman's children's marker, use:
F = month of boy's birth - 1
G = month of girls birth
H = day of girls birth
My original hide for this cache was over the hill a ways, but this seemed like a much better spot for the hide.
Cache is NOT in the cemetery.