Family sharing two separate iTunes accounts

My husband and I have separate iTunes accounts from before we were married, and we have maintained separate accounts because we could not figure out a way to merge them.  This means that we frequently have to buy the same app twice in order to have it on both our devices.  Is is possible to merge these separate accounts through family sharing, or must we be forced to choose one family head (and loose all content on the other).  Home sharing doesn't work because he is active duty and we are often in separate locations.

Hey Tsumommy,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities! Family Sharing was created for this exact situation. Allowing family members to share music, movies, TV shows, books, and apps from their individual Apple ID accounts. As long as both of your accounts have the same payment information, you should be good to go. Setting up family sharing won’t force you to use one account, nor will it cause you to lose all of those great purchases from the other account(s).
For more information on Family Sharing, check out the following resource:
Apple - iOS 8 - Family Sharing
https://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/family-sharing/
Being a family pays off in huge new ways.
Once you set up Family Sharing, family members get immediate access to each other’s music, movies, TV shows, books, and apps. Download what you want with a tap anytime you like. All without having to share an Apple ID or passwords.
Additional Information, including how to setup Family Sharing:
Apple - iCloud - Family Sharing
https://www.apple.com/icloud/family-sharing/
Thanks,
Matt M.

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