CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameElda M. MERSHON [2076]
Birth Date27 May 1917 [105], [2580]
Birth PlaceOregon, United States
Census Date23 Apr 1930 [2581] Age: 12
Census PlaceHurlburt, Multnomah Co., Oregon, United States
MemoPrecinct 512
Census Date9 Apr 1940 [2580] Age: 22
Census PlaceHurlburt, Multnomah Co., Oregon, United States
MemoPrecinct 418
Death Date9 Feb 1989 [2076], [105] Age: 71
Death PlaceCarson, Skamania Co., Washington, United States
OccupationTelephone Operator [2580]
FatherGeorge W. MERSHON (ca1888-)
MotherLaura A. [MERSHON] (ca1893-)
Spouses
Birth PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date17 Jan 1920 [1590] Age: 4
Census PlaceChicago, Cook Co., Illinois, United States
Memo2150 Cortez St., 15th Ward
Census Date10 Apr 1930 [536] Age: 14
Census PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo1501 Hawthorne Ave. N., 4th Ward, Block 206
Death Date7 Feb 1996 [105], [2076] Age: 80
Death PlaceMultnomah Co., Oregon, United States
MemoLast known address: Carson, Skamania, WA 98610
Burial Date12 Feb 1996 [2076]
Burial PlaceTroutdale, Multnomah Co., Oregon, United States
MemoDouglass Cemetery
Alias/AKA''Sarge'' [2076]
FatherWalter Conrad CHRISTOPHER (1893-1963)
MotherLida COY (ca1895-)
Misc. Notes
Richard and his mother were in Chicago, in 1920, but it is unclear why. But obviously by 1930 he had returned and his father had remarried. [1590]
Lived in Portland, OR, as of 1963. [1068]
Military
U.S. Army from 1937; transferred to Army Air Force during WW-II; U.S. Air Force (Korean War); retired, 1959. [2076]
Research
An attempt to obtain his death certificate from the Washington State Department of Health resulted in a report that he actually died in Oregon.
Marr Date4 May 1942 [2076], [2077]
Marr PlaceVancouver, Clark Co., Washington, United States
ChildrenRichard Earle (1943-1943)
Last Modified 19 Jul 2012Created 8 Nov 2024 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 8 Nov 2024
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