Forest L. Mershon1

b. February 1883
FatherJames W. Mershon1 b. Apr 1852, d. 1907
MotherEvadna B. Moffett2,1 b. 23 Jul 1853, d. 12 Jan 1909
BirthFeb 1883 Forest L. Mershon was born in Feb 1883 in Iowa.1 
  Forest spent his childhood in Iowa, primarily in Des Moines where his father was a physician. Both his parents died in the early 1900s after which Forest and several of his siblings made their home together. The various census enumerations recorded Forest with a variety of trades: in 1900 he worked as a laundry stacker; in 1920 he sold insurance and in 1930 he had returned to the laundry business as a dry cleaning proprietor.1,3,4 
ChartsDescendants of William Moffett and Mary Gardner
Descendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited22 Jun 2008

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S1271] Paralysis Ends Her Sufferings, unidentified newspaper, 13 Jan. 1909; Article from page 3.
  3. [S2007] Forest L. Mershon household, 1920 U.S. cens., Polk Co., Iowa, pop. sched., Des Moines, ED 93, sheet 7A (p. 19 stamped), dwelling 117, family 152, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2008, image 13 of 59. Household includes: Forest L. Mershon, 37, b. IL, salesman of insurance stock; Adda P., sister, 39, b. IL, city school teacher; Ward T., brother, 25, b. IA, manager of want ads for city newspaper; Frank E. Fitzpatrick, bros-in-law, 27, b. IA, manager of threshing machine; Elsie, sister, 28, b. IA; Edward, 7, nephew. b. IA; Fred D. Mershon, brother, 43, b. IL, baggage clerk for steam railroad; renting home at 1206 24th St.
  4. [S2009] Ada P. Mershon household, 1930 U.S. cens., Polk Co., Iowa, pop. sched., Des Moines, ED 77-16, sheet 6B, dwelling 99, family 114, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2008, image 12 of 55. Household includes: Ada, 49, sgl, owns home val $4,500, public school teacher; Forest L., bros, 47, sgl, dry cleaning proprietor; Elsie M. Fitzpatrick, 41, divorced, public school teacher, Edward Fitzpatrick, 17, nephew; Bobbie Fitzpatrick, 9, nephew; resid 1242 30th St.