Cassius Perry 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)

Cassius Perry Mershon
(1872-1938)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Alice Viola Robinson

Cassius Perry Mershon ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: May 1872, Greenfield Township, Jones, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
Marriage (1): Alice Viola Robinson on 27 November 1895 in , Jones County, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 24 March 1938, Brookings County, SD at age 65 ¹⁰
Buried: After 24 March 1938, White, SD ¹⁰

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He 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
Cassus M. Mershene...Son..6..IA

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was May 1872, then his age should have been 8 instead of 6.
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• He 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
Cashus Mershon...12..Jones County

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on January 1895. ⁹

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 252, Line 1, Dwelling 44
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Cashen Mershon...22..Jones County, IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rome Township, Jones County, IA on 9 June 1900. ³

Page 8B, District 63, Dwelling 190, Family 200
Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa
farm rented
married 3 years
Cassius P. Mershon...Head..May 1872..28..IA..Farmer
(Living with wife and son.)
.

• He appeared on the 1915 South Dakota State Census in Sherman Township, Brookings County, SD in January 1915. ⁴

Sherman Township, Brookings County, South Dakota
Cabhinus Mershon..43..IA..Card 306
(Living with wife and 6 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sherman Township, Brookings County, SD on 3 February 1920. ⁵

Page 8A, District 35, Dwelling 148, Family 151
Sherman Township, Brookings County, South Dakota
home owned with mortgage
Cassius P. Mershon...Head..47..IA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 7 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1925 South Dakota State Census in Sherman Township, Brookings County, SD in January 1925. ⁶

Cards 5-12
Sherman Township, Brookings County, South Dakota
married 1895
Years in State: 14
C. P. Mershon..52..IA..Card 5
(Living with wife and 6 children.)
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• He was buried after 24 March 1938 in the Fairview in White, SD.

Find A Grave Memorial #16788830
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Cassius married Alice Viola Robinson, daughter of William R. Robinson and Luzetta Pieper, on 27 November 1895 in , Jones County, IA.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Alice Viola Robinson was born on 14 August 1874 in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁵ ⁶ and died after 1 January 1925.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rome Township, Jones County, IA on 9 June 1900. ³

Page 8B, District 63, Dwelling 190, Family 200
Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa
farm rented
married 3 years
Cassius P. Mershon...Head..May 1872..28..IA..Farmer
Alice V. Mershon...Wife..Aug 1874..25..IA..1/1
Paulus J. Mershon...Son..Sep 1898..1..IA
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• They appeared on the 1915 South Dakota State Census in Sherman Township, Brookings County, SD in January 1915. ⁴

Sherman Township, Brookings County, South Dakota
Cabhinus Mershon..43..IA..Card 306
Alice Mershon..42..IA..Card 307
Paul Mershon..16..IA..Card 308
Gerald Mershon..13..IA..Card 309
Bessie Mershon..10..IA..Card 310
Dorothy Mershon..8..IA..Card 311
Jennings Mershon..5..IA..Card 312
Margery Mershon..3..SD..Card 313
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sherman Township, Brookings County, SD on 3 February 1920. ⁵

Page 8A, District 35, Dwelling 148, Family 151
Sherman Township, Brookings County, South Dakota
home owned with mortgage
Cassius P. Mershon...Head..47..IA..Farmer
Alice V. Mershon...Wife..45..IA
Paul J. Mershon...Son..21..IA..Farm Laborer
Gerald Leroy Mershon...Son..17..IA
Bessie H. Mershon...Dau..15..IA
Dorthy B. Mershon...Dau..13..IA
William J. Mershon...Son..10..IA
Marjory L. H. Mershon...Dau..7..SD
Ruth Mershon...Dau..3..SD
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• They appeared on the 1925 South Dakota State Census in Sherman Township, Brookings County, SD in January 1925. ⁶

Cards 5-12
Sherman Township, Brookings County, South Dakota
married 1895
Years in State: 14
C. P. Mershon..52..IA..Card 5
Alice V. Mershon..50..IA..Card 6
P J Mershon..26..IA..Card 7
Bessie Mershon..20..IA..Card 8
Dorothy Mershon..18..IA..Card 9
Jennings Mershon..15..SD..Card 10
Margary Mershon..12..SD..Card 11
Ruth Mershon..8..SD..Card 12
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1 "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842 : accessed 14 Apr 2014), Name: Cassius P Mershon; Spouse's Name: Alice Viola Robinson; Event Date: 27 Nov 1895; Event Place: , Jones, 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 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Rome Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 63, p. 8B, dwelling 190, family 200; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1915 State Census, South Dakota, population schedule, Sherman Township, Brookings County, South Dakota, Cassius Perry Mershon and Alive Viola Robinson; index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1476041 : accessed 14 Apr 2014).

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman Township, Brookings County, South Dakota, enumeration district (ED) 35, p. 8A, dwelling 148, family 151; index and images (accessed 26 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

6 1925 State Census, South Dakota, population schedule, Sherman Township, Brookings County, South Dakota, p. Cards 5-12, Cassius Perry Mershon and Alice Viola Robinson; index and images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1476077 : accessed 15 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).

9 1895 Iowa State Census, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 252, dwelling 44, line 1, Nimrod Garwood Mershon and Harriet E. Ernsbarger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 20 Mar 2014).

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16788830.

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