Carlos Eugene 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)

Carlos Eugene Mershon
(1869-1945)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Cora A. Decious
2. Edbirda Driffs

3. Fannie E. Rorab

Gerald E. Mershon

Carlos Eugene Mershon ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴

Born: 25 July 1869, Greenfield Township, Jones, IA ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴
Marriage (1): Cora A. Decious on 22 November 1888 in , Jones County, IA ¹
Marriage (2): Edbirda Driffs in 1895 ² ³
Marriage (3): Fannie E. Rorab on 2 July 1905 in Hale, IA ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
Died: 17 May 1945, , Jones County, IA at age 75 ¹⁰
Buried: After 17 May 1945, Fairview, IA ¹⁰

bullet Another name for Carlos was Carl Eugene Mershon.

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 20 August 1870. ¹¹

1870 US Census
Page 19, Dwelling 114, Family 120, Roll 401
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Carlos Mashon...2..IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on June 1880. ¹²

1880 US Census
Page 464B, Roll 0348
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Carlus Mershene...Son..11..IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on January 1885. ¹³

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 359, Dwelling 100, Family 100
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Carlos Mershon...16..Jones County

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on January 1895. ²

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 252, Line 7, Dwelling 45
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Carl Mershon...24..Jones County, IA..Farmer

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1868, then his age should have been 26 instead of 24.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 5 June 1900. ³

Page 2A, District 54, Dwelling 21, Family 21
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
farm owned no mortgage
married 5 years
Carl E. Mirshon...Head..July 1869..30..IA..Farmer
(Living with wife.)
.

• He appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in , Jones County, IA on January 1905. ¹⁴

Card Number: 206
, Jones County, Iowa
Carl Mershon..36..IA..Divorced
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rome Township, Jones County, IA on April 1910. ⁵

Sheet 10A, District 70, Household 117
Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa
Head..Carl E. Mershon..41..IA
(Living with 3rd wife, son from 2nd wife, stepdaughter, and father-in-law.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on 13 January 1920. ⁶

Page 6B, District 65, Dwelling 121, Family 121
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
house rented
Carl E. Mershon...Head..52..IA..Farm Laborer
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 25 Jul 1869, then his age should have been 50 instead of 52.
.

• He appeared on the 1925 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA in January 1925. ⁷

Book 43
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
C. E. Mershon...55..IA..Head
(Living with 3rd wife and son.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on April 1930. ⁸

Sheet 6A, Roll 662, District 0008, Household 127
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Head..Carl E. Mershon..61..IA
(Living with wife and son.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on 4 May 1940. ⁹

Sheet 11A, District 53-6, Roll 1172, Family 222
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
house rented, $9
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Jones, Iowa
Head..Carl E. Mershan..71..IA..8th grade..Farmer
(Living with wife and son.)
.

• He was buried after 17 May 1945 in the Forest Hill in Fairview, IA.

Plot: old 53
Find A Grave Memorial #57768029
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Carlos married Cora A. Decious, daughter of Amos C. Decious and Rosanna Gilkinson, on 22 November 1888 in , Jones County, IA.¹ (Cora A. Decious was born in 1871 in Fairview Township, Jones, IA,¹ ¹⁶ died in 1890 in Fairview Township, Jones, IA ¹⁶ ¹⁷ and was buried in 1890 in Fairview, IA ¹⁶ ¹⁷.)

Carlos next married Edbirda Driffs in 1895.² ³ The marriage ended in divorce. (Edbirda Driffs was born in April 1877 in , Jones County, IA ² ³ and died after 1 June 1900.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on January 1895. ²

Page 252, Line 7, Dwelling 45
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Carl Mershon...24..Jones County, IA..Farmer
Albirdia Mershon...18..Jones County, IA..Keeping House
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 5 June 1900. ³

Page 2A, District 54, Dwelling 21, Family 21
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
farm owned no mortgage
married 5 years
Carl E. Mirshon...Head..July 1869..30..IA..Farmer
Berdie Mirshon...Wife..Apr 1877..23..IA..1/0
.

• Divorced: Bef 1905.

bullet Marriage Notes:

There is a birth record for an un-named son born in 1895 to Carlos and "Berdie" but the 1900 census has the wife indicating that she had given birth to one child which was no longer living. Therefore that un-named child born in 1895 was not Clay as he had to be born sometime shortly after the 1900 census. Clay's name later appears on the 1920 census living with his father but was strangely missing from the 1910 census. His age on the 1920 census would indicate a birth year of 1900 which means Berdie was probably pregnant with Clay at the time of the census enumeration in Jun 1900.

Carlos and Berdie were divorced before 1905 as Carlos appears on the 1905 Iowa State Census noted as being divorced. Carlos was remarried later that year in 1905 and his next son, Gerald, was born to his 3rd wife in 1910.

Berdie may have been remarried on 24 Nov 1904 to De Witt F. Harris in Tama, Tama County, Iowa but with insufficient information on that marriage license, it can not be proven that it was the same person.
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Carlos next married Fannie E. Rorab, daughter of Amos Rorab and Nancy Martin, on 2 July 1905 in Hale, IA.⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ (Fannie E. Rorab was born on 7 March 1871 in Iowa,⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁸ died on 16 August 1959 ¹⁸ and was buried on 19 August 1959 in Fairview, IA ¹⁸.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rome Township, Jones County, IA on April 1910. ⁵

Sheet 10A, District 70, Household 117
Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa
Head..Carl E. Mershon..41..IA
Wife..Fanny E. Mershon..39..IA
Stepdaughter..Neta E Mershon..10..IA
Son..Gerald E. Mershon..0..IA
Father-in-law..Amos Amos..84..MD

NOTE - Neta E. Mershon apparently was a daughter of Fannie's from a previous marriage.
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on 13 January 1920. ⁶

Page 6B, District 65, Dwelling 121, Family 121
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
house rented
Carl E. Mershon...Head..52..IA..Farm Laborer
Fannie Mershon...Wife..49..IA..Rural School Teacher
Clay N. Mershon...Son..19..IA
Gerald Mershon...Son..9..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1925 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA in January 1925. ⁷

Book 43
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
C. E. Mershon...55..IA..Head
(Father's name listed as: ) N. G. Mershon...OH
(Mother's name listed as: ) Harriet Ernsbarger...OH..IA
Fannie Mershon...54...IA..Wife
(Father's name listed as: ) Amos Rorab...MD
(Mother's name listed as: ) Nancy Martin...PA..IA
Gerald Mershon...15..IA..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on April 1930. ⁸

Sheet 6A, Roll 662, District 0008, Household 127
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Head..Carl E. Mershon..61..IA
Wife..Fannie E. Mershon..58..IA
Son..Gerald E. Mershon..20..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on 4 May 1940. ⁹

Sheet 11A, District 53-6, Roll 1172, Family 222
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
house rented, $9
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Jones, Iowa
Head..Carl E. Mershan..71..IA..8th grade..Farmer
Wife..Fanny E. Mershan..69..IA..1 year college
Son..Gerald E. Mershan..30..IA..12th grade..Farm Labor
.

1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 14 Apr 2014), Name: Carl Eugene Mershon; Spouse's Name: Cora A Decious; Event Date: 22 Nov 1888; Event Place: Jones County, Iowa.

2 1895 Iowa State Census, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 252, dwelling 45, line 7, Carlos E. Mershon and Edbirda Driffs; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 20 Mar 2014).

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 54, p. 2A, dwelling 21, family 21; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842 : accessed 13 Apr 2014), Groom's Name: Carl E Mershan; Bride's Name: Fannie C Clay; Marriage Date: 02 Jul 1905; Marriage Place Hale, Jones, Iowa.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 10A, family 117, Carlos Eugene Mershon and Fannie C. Rorab; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 65, p. 6B, dwelling 121, family 121; index and images (accessed 28 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

7 1925 State Census, Iowa, population schedules, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. Book 43, Carlos Eugene Mershon and Fannie C. Rorab; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2224537 : accessed 14 Apr 2014).

8 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 0008, sheet 6A, family 127, Carlos Eugene Mershon and Fannie C. Rorab; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 662.

9 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 53-6, sheet 11A, household 222, Carlos Eugene Mershon and Fannie C. Rorab; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1172.

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

11 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.

12 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.

13 1885 Iowa State Census, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 359, dwelling 100, family 100, line 14, Nimrod Garwood Mershon and Harriet Elizabeth Ernsbarger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643).

14 1905 Iowa State Census, Jones County, Iowa, p. Card Number: 206, Carlos Eugene Mershon; index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2126961 : accessed 14 Apr 2014).

15 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57768029.

16 Margaret Saville, "Ancestors & Descendants" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ancientage; Updated: 2008-03-09 06:39:26 UTC (Sun)). Margaret Saville <margesaville@yahoo.com>

17 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18492833.

18 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57768067.

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Carlos Eugene Mershon ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴