Evadna B. Moffett1

b. 23 July 1853, d. 12 January 1909
FatherAbraham Gobble Moffett1 b. 4 Jun 1817, d. 13 Jun 1903
MotherSarah Ann Davis1 b. 22 Feb 1821 or 23 Feb 1821, d. 16 Sep 1855
Evadna B. Moffett|b. 23 Jul 1853\nd. 12 Jan 1909|p23.htm|Abraham Gobble Moffett|b. 4 Jun 1817\nd. 13 Jun 1903|p16.htm|Sarah Ann Davis|b. 22 Feb 1821 or 23 Feb 1821\nd. 16 Sep 1855|p17.htm|Capt. John Moffett|b. 3 Jan 1771\nd. 25 Dec 1845|p24.htm|Isabel Davis|b. 24 Aug 1775\nd. 25 Sep 1835|p25.htm|John Davis|b. Apr 1778\nd. circa 1829|p1720.htm|Jane Ryburn|b. 8 Dec 1784 or 9 Dec 1784\nd. 17 Nov 1858|p1711.htm|
Birth23 Jul 1853 Evadna B. Moffett was born on 23 Jul 1853 in Carroll County, Illinois.1 
  Evadna may have been named for her mother's cousin Evadna (Buchanan) Stoffle. 
Marriage5 Mar 1874 She married James W. Mershon on 5 Mar 1874 in Carroll County.2 
Cens-188011 Jun 1880  Evadna and James spent the first several years of their marriage in Illinois, where sons Frank and Fred were born. By 1880 they had settled in Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, where James was a physician.3 
Cens-19001900  Ten years later the family had grown to include 8 children; 4 boys and 4 girls. They had also moved farther west, settling at 1310 23rd St. in Des Moines (Polk Co.) James continued to practice medicine while Frank (25) was employed as a laundry stacker, Grace (21) was a clerk and Forest (17) worked as a jewelry apprentice.4 
WidowedSep 1907  James died in September, 1907 but Evadna outlived him by less than 2 years. 
Death12 Jan 1909 Evadna died from paralysis on 12 Jan 1909 at her home in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, at age 55.5 
Burial15 Jan 1909 She was buried on 15 Jan 1909 at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines with her husband and two of their children.6 

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Evadna grew up and married in Carroll County, Illinois. See the Carroll County map (also accessible via the Misc. Locations link in the menu bar at the top of any page).

Family

James W. Mershon b. Apr 1852, d. 1907
Children
ChartsDescendants (with their spouses) of William Moffett and Mary Gardner
Descendants (with their spouses) of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited14 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Abram Gobble Moffett-#1 Sarah Ann Davis; #2 Caroline Sterne Tidd family group sheet". This is a typed family group sheet with a notation by the Clan compilers that Francis Garner Moffett (son of Abram Moffett and Sarah Davis) "made this report."
  2. [S1051] "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900", Illinois State Archives (http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html). Index as viewed in May 2005 states: James W. Mershon and Evadna B. Moffett marr 3/05/1874 in Carroll Co., citing Vol. B, p. 32, license #1277.
  3. [S219] James W. Mershon household, 1880 U.S. cens., Jones Co., IA, pop. sched., Monticello, ED 326, page 33A (p. 324 stamped), dwelling 243, family 360, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2008, image 33 of 38. Household includes: James W. Merson, 28, physician, b. KY, parents b. KY; Evadna, 26, wife, b. IL, parents b. OH; Frank, 6, son, b. IL; Fred, 3, son, b. IL; Grace, 1, b. IA.
  4. [S1316] James Mershon household, 1900 U.S. cens., Polk Co., Iowa, pop. sched., Des Moines, ED 69, sheet 103B, dwelling 207, family 224, viewed online at Ancestry.com, June 2008, image 20 of 56. Household includes: James Mershon, 48, b. Apr 1852, marr 25 yrs, b. KY, parents b. VA, physician, owns home, is mortgaged; Evadna B., wife, 46, b. Jul 1853, marr 25 yrs, mother of 8 children, all living, b. IL, parents b. OH; Frank A., son, 25, b. Dec. 1874 IL, laundry stacker; Fred D., son, 22, b. Jun 1877, IL, at home ["ill" written and then erased]; Grace M., dau, 21, b. Feb. 1879 IA, clerk, hdw dep; Addie P., dau, 19, b. Feb. 1881, IA, at school; Forest L., son, 17, b. Feb. 1883 IA, jewelry apprentice; Elsie M., dau, 11, b. June 1888 IA; Nellie B., dau, 9, b. Oct. 1890 IA; Thomas W., son, 5, b. Oct. 1894, IA.
  5. [S1271] Paralysis Ends Her Sufferings, unidentified newspaper, 13 Jan. 1909; Article from page 3.
  6. [S1267] Letter, Shirley Miller to D. Powell, 17 Sept. 1966. Ms Miller cites unspecified cemetery records for the following: Evadna Mershon buried 15 Jan. 1909 in Glendale Cemetery, block 15, lot 135 (with husband).
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