Alice Viola Robinson

William R. Robinson
(Abt 1840-)

Luzetta Pieper
(Abt 1845-)

Alice Viola Robinson
(1874-After 1925)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Cassius Perry Mershon

Alice Viola Robinson ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 14 August 1874, Greenfield Township, Jones, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): Cassius Perry Mershon on 27 November 1895 in , Jones County, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: After 1 January 1925

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She 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
Alice V. Mershon...Wife..Aug 1874..25..IA..1/1
(Living with husband and son.)
.

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

Sherman Township, Brookings County, South Dakota
Alice Mershon..42..IA..Card 307
(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 14 Aug 1874, then her age should have been 40 instead of 42.
.

• She 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
Alice V. Mershon...Wife..45..IA
(Living with husband and 7 children.)
.

• She 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
Alice V. Mershon..50..IA..Card 6
(Living with husband and 6 children.)
.

Alice married Cassius Perry Mershon, son of Nimrod Garwood Mershon and Harriet Elizabeth Ernsbarger, on 27 November 1895 in , Jones County, IA.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Cassius Perry Mershon was born in May 1872 in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA,¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ died on 24 March 1938 in Brookings County, SD ⁹ and was buried after 24 March 1938 in White, SD ⁹.)

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
.

• 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
.

• 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 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).

8 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).

9 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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Alice Viola Robinson ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶