Iva H. Mershon

John W. Mershon
(1811-)

Hester Garwood
(1816-)

John Ernsbarger
(1807-1875)

Adah Archer
(1810-Between 1846/1850)

Nimrod Garwood Mershon
(1839-1925)

Harriet Elizabeth Ernsbarger
(1843-1931)

Iva H. Mershon
(1863-1938)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jacob M. Hempy

Glen Itez Hempy

Iva H. Mershon ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

Born: April 1863, , Jones County, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁷
Marriage (1): Jacob M. Hempy on 5 February 1884 in Turoqua, IA ¹ ² ³
Died: 1938, , Jones County, IA at age 75 ²
Buried: 1938, , Jones County, IA ²

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 20 August 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 19, Dwelling 114, Family 120, Roll 401
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Iva Mashon...7..IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 464B, Roll 0348
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Iva N. Mershene...Daughter..15..IA

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1863, then her age should have been 16 or 17 instead of 15.
.

• She appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Strawberry Hill Township, Jones County, IA on January 1895. ³

Page 258, Line 29, Dwelling 87, Family 1
Strawberry Hill Township, Jones County, Iowa
Iva M. Hempy..31..Jones County, IA..Keeping House
(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lisbon, IA on 8 June 1900. ⁶

Page 11B, District 74, Dwelling 230, Family 233
Lisbon, Linn County, Iowa
house rented
Iva Hempy...Head..Apr 1863..37..IA..Wd..Millner..1/1
(Widowed and living with a boarded. Her son was living with her parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Rome Township, Jones County, IA on 3 January 1920. ⁷

1920 US Census
Page 1B, District 79, Dwelling 24, Family 26
Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa
Roeback Street
Iva Hempy...Daughter..56..IA..Wd..Post Office Assistant

(Widowed and living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1925 Iowa State Census in Merley, Jones County, IA, United States in 1925. ⁸

Book 113
Merley, Jones County, Iowa
Iva Hempy...59..IA

NOTE - If her birth date was Apr 1863, then her age should have been 61 instead of 59.
.

• She was buried in 1938 in the White Oak in , Jones County, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial #101839656
. ⁹

Iva married Jacob M. Hempy, son of George W. Hempy and Priscilla Miller, on 5 February 1884 in Turoqua, IA.¹ ² ³ (Jacob M. Hempy was born in 1853 in , Jones County, IA,¹ ² ³ died on 18 March 1897 in , Jones County, IA ² and was buried after 18 March 1897 in , Jones County, IA ².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Strawberry Hill Township, Jones County, IA on January 1895. ³

Page 258, Line 29, Dwelling 87, Family 1
Strawberry Hill Township, Jones County, Iowa
Jacob M. Hempy..42..Jones County, IA..Farmer
Iva M. Hempy..31..Jones County, IA..Keeping House
.

1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 13 Apr 2014), Name: Jacob Hempey; Spouse's Name: Joy Mushon; Event Date: 05 Feb 1884; Event Place: Turoqua, Jones County, Iowa.

2 Margaret Saville, "Ancestors & Descendants," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ancientage : accessed 10 Apr 2014).

3 1895 Iowa State Census, Strawberry Hill Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 258, dwelling 87, family 1, line 29, Jacob M. Hempy and Iva H. Mershon; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 13 Apr 2014).

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 17, dwelling 114, family 120; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 401.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 464B, Nimrod Garwood Mershon and Harriet E. Ernsbarger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0348.

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Lisbon, Linn County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 74, p. 11B, dwelling 230, family 233; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 79, p. 1B, dwelling 24, family 26; index and images (accessed 28 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

8 1925 State Census, Iowa, population schedules, Merley, Jones County, Iowa, p. Book 113, Iva H. Mershon; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2224537 : accessed 13 Apr 2014).

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101839656.

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