Olive B. 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)

Olive B. Mershon
(1870-After 1940)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Robert L. McAlister

Olive B. Mershon ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

Born: March 1870, , Jones County, IA ¹ ³ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Robert L. McAlister on 1 August 1893 in Olin, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: After 1 April 1940

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on June 1880. ⁷

1880 US Census
Page 464B, Roll 0348
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Ollie B. Mershene...Daughter..9..IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on January 1885. ⁸

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 359, Dwelling 100, Family 100
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Oley Mershon...15..Jones County

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rome Township, Jones County, IA on 13 June 1900. ³

Page 9B, District 63, Dwelling 219, Family 229
Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa
farm rented
married 6 years
Olive B. McAlister...Wife..Mar 1870..30..IA..4/3
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Shenandoah, IA on 10 January 1920. ⁴

Page 8B, District 704, Dwelling 203, Family 209
Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa
201 Wabash Street; house rented
Olive McAllister...Wife..46..IA
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was Mar 1870, then her age should have been 49 instead of 46.
.

• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Des Moines, IA on 26 April 1940. ⁵

Sheet 2A, Roll 1193,District 100-15C, Family 26
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
3807 Rollins Street; home rented, $35
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Wife..Olive B. McAlister..70..IA..8th grade
(Living with husband, son, and granddaughter.)
.

Olive married Robert L. McAlister on 1 August 1893 in Olin, IA.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Robert L. McAlister was born in March 1876 in , Linn County, IA ¹ ³ ⁵ and died after 1 April 1940.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rome Township, Jones County, IA on 13 June 1900. ³

Page 9B, District 63, Dwelling 219, Family 229
Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa
farm rented
married 6 years
Robert L. McAlister...Head..Mar 1876..24..IA..Farmer
Olive B. McAlister...Wife..Mar 1870..30..IA..4/3
Ralph J. McAlister...Son..May 1895..5..IA
Mildred G. McAlister...Dau..Nov 1896..3..IA
Charles G. McAlister...Son..May 1899..1..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Shenandoah, IA on 10 January 1920. ⁴

Page 8B, District 704, Dwelling 203, Family 209
Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa
201 Wabash Street; house rented
Robert McAllister...Head..42..IA..Salesman
Olive McAllister...Wife..46..IA
Ralph McAllister...Son..24..IA
Harwood McAllister...Son..20..IA..Machinist
Margaret McAllister...Dau..17..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Des Moines, IA on 26 April 1940. ⁵

Sheet 2A, Roll 1193,District 100-15C, Family 26
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
3807 Rollins Street; home rented, $35
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Head..Robert L. Mcalister..64..IA..8th grade..Vice President, Fox Chemicals Co.,,earned $2040 in 1939
Wife..Olive B. Mcalister..70..IA..8th grade
Son..Ralph J. Mcalister..44..IA..5th grade
Granddaughter..Gloria M. Wax..19..IA..12th grade..Office Wor, Doctor's Office..earned $168 in 1939

NOTE - Gloria M. Wax was a daughter born to Margaret McAlister.
.

1 "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842 : accessed 14 Apr 2014), Name: R L Mcalistes; Spouse's Name: Olive Merohon; Event Date: 01 Aug 1893; Event Place: Olin, Jones, Iowa.

2 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>

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 63, p. 9B, dwelling 219, family 229; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 704, p. 8B, dwelling 203, family 209; index and images (accessed 25 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 100-15C, sheet 2A, household 26, Robert L. McAlister and Oliver B. Mershon; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1193.

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

7 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.

8 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).

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Olive B. Mershon ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸