Frank A. Mershon1

b. December 1874
FatherJames W. Mershon1 b. Apr 1852, d. 1907
MotherEvadna B. Moffett2,1 b. 23 Jul 1853, d. 12 Jan 1909
BirthDec 1874 Frank A. Mershon was born in Dec 1874 in Illinois. 
Marriagecirca 1907 He married Mary Berda (?) circa 1907.3 
Residence  Frank (and Mary?) may have lived in Pueblo, Colorado, at the time of Frank's mother's death in 1909.2 
 By 1920 they lived at 1614 2nd St. in Boone, Boone County, Iowa. Frank worked as a machinist for a steam railroad and Mary was employed as a public school teacher. They do not appear to have had children.4,3 
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. [S2006] Frank A. Mershon household, 1930 U.S. cens., Boone Co., Iowa, pop. sched., Boone, ED 11, sheet 14A (p. 87 stamped), dwelling 397, family 720, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2008, image 27 of 33. Household includes: Frank A. Mershon, 56, marr at 33, owns home val at $3,000, owns radio, machinist for steam railroad; Berda P., wife, 48, marr at 26, public school teacher.
  4. [S2005] Frank E. Mershon household, 1920 U.S. cens., Boone Co., Iowa, pop. sched., Boone, ED 9, sheet 9B, dwelling 225, family 230, viewed online at Ancestry.com, June 2008, image 18 of 28. Household includes Frank E. Merson, 45, b. IL, machinist helper, owns home, is mortgaged; Mary Berda, wife, 36, b. IA; resid 1614 2nd St.