Ray & Welch Family Trees
Elizabeth BERGEN
1777 - 1851 (74 years)1. Elizabeth BERGEN was born on 21 Oct 1777 in Princetown, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States; died on 14 Nov 1851 in Milford, Burlington, New Jersey, USA. Elizabeth married Samuel MERSHON, Jr. on 8 Dec 1802 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA. Samuel (son of Samuel MERSHON and Mary SCHENCK) was born on 10 Apr 1781 in Princeton, Mercer Co, New Jersey, USA; died on 11 Oct 1823 in Hughesville, Warren, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Maria Schenck MERSHON was born on 1 Sep 1803 in First Church, Cranbury, New Jersey, USA; died on 28 Nov 1804.
- 3. Eliza Ann MERSHON was born on 13 Feb 1806 in New Jersey, United States; died in Feb 1849 in East Stroudsburg,Pennsylvania.
- 4. Jacob Bergen MERSHON was born on 13 Oct 1808 in Kingston, Somerset, New Jersey, USA; died on 14 Jun 1848 in Bethel, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 5. John Schenck MERSHON was born on 15 Jul 1811 in Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 6 Jul 1885 in Waverly, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 6. Martha Matilda MERSHON was born about 1814 in Cranbury, Middlesex Co., New Jersey.
- 7. Susan MERSHON was born on 11 Jul 1817 in Dutch Neck, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA; died on 9 Aug 1887 in Mahaska, Iowa, United States.
- 8. Emaline Hughes MERSHON was born in Abt. 1820 in Dutch Neck, New Jersey; died on 21 Jan 1858 in Milford, New Jersey, USA.
Generation: 2
2. Maria Schenck MERSHON (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 1 Sep 1803 in First Church, Cranbury, New Jersey, USA; died on 28 Nov 1804. 3. Eliza Ann MERSHON (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 13 Feb 1806 in New Jersey, United States; died in Feb 1849 in East Stroudsburg,Pennsylvania. Family/Spouse: Phillip ROCKEFELLER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Abraham ROCKEFELLER
- 10. Ann ROCKEFELLER
- 11. Margaret ROCKEFELLER
- 12. Matilda ROCKEFELLER
- 13. Robert ROCKEFELLER
4. Jacob Bergen MERSHON (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 13 Oct 1808 in Kingston, Somerset, New Jersey, USA; died on 14 Jun 1848 in Bethel, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Jacob married Elizabeth BEST in Abt. 1830. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob BEST and Catharine LAUBACH) was born on 6 May 1811 in Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania; was christened on 3 Nov 1811 in Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Dec 1843 in Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Samuel MERSHON was born on 10 Oct 1831 in Pennsylvania,USA; died on 2 Mar 1916 in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA.
- 15. Jacob Best MERSHON was born on 22 Mar 1833 in Centerville, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Mar 1910 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- 16. John Baty MERSHON was born in Abt. 1835; died in in Gus, Kentucky, USA.
- 17. William H. MERSHON was born in Abt. 1837 in Pennsylvania; died in 1902 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA.
- 18. Mary Catherine MERSHON was born on 26 Aug 1838 in Pennsylvania; died on 11 Nov 1906 in Kitsap County, Washington, USA.
Jacob married Mary Davison MIDDAUGH in Abt. 1845 in Lower Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mary (daughter of John DAVISON and Christianna DAVISON) was born on 23 Nov 1809 in Lower Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 23 Jun 1874 in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1874 in Martins Creek, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. George Middaugh MERSHON was born on 27 Jul 1847 in Lower Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 28 Feb 1929 in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.
5. John Schenck MERSHON (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 15 Jul 1811 in Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 6 Jul 1885 in Waverly, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA. John married Sarah WIEDMAN on 1 Mar 1834. Sarah was born on 22 May 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Brummell MERSHON was born in 1835.
- 21. Samuel MERSHON was born on 11 Nov 1836; died in 1865 in Antietam, Washington, Maryland, USA.
- 22. Louise Marie MERSHON was born on 2 Mar 1843; died in 1923.
- 23. John Wesley MERSHON was born on 23 Jun 1845 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 8 May 1924 in Pennsylvania, USA.
- 24. Catherine E. MERSHON was born on 1 Mar 1849 in Pennsylvania, USA.
- 25. Joseph MERSHON was born on 2 Sep 1851.
- 26. Elizabeth S. MERSHON died on 9 Nov 1892.
- 27. Marshall MERSHON died in 1836.
6. Martha Matilda MERSHON (1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1814 in Cranbury, Middlesex Co., New Jersey. Martha married Thomas SNYDER in 1836. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. Anna Pearl "Annie" WILSON was born in 1837 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Nov 1929 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
- 29. Maria SNYDER was born in 1839 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1907 in Ohio, USA.
- 30. Emma SNYDER was born in 1840.
- 31. Caroline SNYDER was born in 1843.
- 32. Susan SNYDER was born in 1846.
- 33. Marcha (Marcia) SNYDER was born in 1848 in Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Family/Spouse: William WILSON. William was born about 1795 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 34. Deborah R WILSON was born on 16 Jan 1837 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Mar 1910.
- 35. William Mershon WILSON was born on 25 Mar 1837 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
7. Susan MERSHON (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 11 Jul 1817 in Dutch Neck, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA; died on 9 Aug 1887 in Mahaska, Iowa, United States. Susan married Percyrus HEITSMANN in 1840 in Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. Percyrus was born on 30 Apr 1814 in Warren, New Jersey, USA; died on 5 Oct 1882 in Mahaska, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Margaret Ann HEITSMAN was born on 05 Jun 1840 in New Jersey; died on 8 Jul 1884 in Mahaska, Iowa, USA.
- 37. Eliza (Elizabeth) HEITSMAN was born on 5 Sep 1841.
- 38. Jacob B HEITSMAN was born on 10 May 1845 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Jun 1891 in New Sharon, Mahaska, Iowa, USA.
- 39. George J HEITSMAN was born on 15 Apr 1847 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Jan 1925.
- 40. John Irvin HEITSMAN was born on 23 May 1847 in Ohio; died in Aug 1914 in New Sharon, Mahaska, Iowa, USA.
- 41. Emma Matilda HEITSMAN was born on 27 Apr 1853 in Marion, Ohio, USA; died on 19 Aug 1908 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.
- 42. William F HEITSMAN was born about 1855 in Iowa.
- 43. Lewis B HEITSMAN was born on 9 Aug 1863 in Iowa; died on 12 Apr 1886.
8. Emaline Hughes MERSHON (1.Elizabeth1) was born in Abt. 1820 in Dutch Neck, New Jersey; died on 21 Jan 1858 in Milford, New Jersey, USA.
Generation: 3
9. Abraham ROCKEFELLER (3.Eliza2, 1.Elizabeth1) 10. Ann ROCKEFELLER (3.Eliza2, 1.Elizabeth1) 11. Margaret ROCKEFELLER (3.Eliza2, 1.Elizabeth1) 12. Matilda ROCKEFELLER (3.Eliza2, 1.Elizabeth1) 13. Robert ROCKEFELLER (3.Eliza2, 1.Elizabeth1) 14. Samuel MERSHON (4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 10 Oct 1831 in Pennsylvania,USA; died on 2 Mar 1916 in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA. Samuel married Catharine Anna EILENBERGER in 1851. Catharine (daughter of Philip J EILENBERGER and Susanna Maria ILLICK) was born on 18 Mar 1829 in Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA; was christened on 18 Jul 1830 in Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 29 June 1920 in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, United States of America; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 44. Byron MERSHON was born on 30 May 1853 in Abbington Centre, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Jan 1941 in Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA.
- 45. Jacob Burnside "Berney" MERSHON was born on 3 May 1862 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Apr 1916 in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA.
- 46. Augustus E. "Gussie" MERSHON was born on 18 July 1866 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 March 1898 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, United States of America.
- 47. Lillian "Lilly" M. MERSHON was born about 1869 in Iowa.
15. Jacob Best MERSHON (4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 22 Mar 1833 in Centerville, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Mar 1910 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA. 16. John Baty MERSHON (4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in Abt. 1835; died in in Gus, Kentucky, USA. 17. William H. MERSHON (4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in Abt. 1837 in Pennsylvania; died in 1902 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA. William married Elizabeth SWICK on 18 Feb 1865 in Essex County, New Jersey. Elizabeth was born in Sep 1847 in New Jersey; died on 11 Dec 1885 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Lydia Ann "Annie" SWICK in 1887. Lydia (daughter of Jacob SWICK and Sarah Katherine OPDYKE) was born in Mar 1842 in New Jersey, USA; died after 1920 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 48. Jacob MERSHON was born in Nov 1869 in New Jersey.
- 49. John S MERSHON was born in May 1882 in New Jersey.
18. Mary Catherine MERSHON (4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 26 Aug 1838 in Pennsylvania; died on 11 Nov 1906 in Kitsap County, Washington, USA. Family/Spouse: Peter SNYDER. Peter was born in 1836; died on 5 Jul 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. George Middaugh MERSHON (4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 27 Jul 1847 in Lower Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 28 Feb 1929 in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA. Family/Spouse: Henrietta MCFALL. Henrietta was born on 23 Nov 1843; died on 9 Aug 1931 in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
20. Brummell MERSHON (5.John2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in 1835. 21. Samuel MERSHON (5.John2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 11 Nov 1836; died in 1865 in Antietam, Washington, Maryland, USA. 22. Louise Marie MERSHON (5.John2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 2 Mar 1843; died in 1923. Family/Spouse: James D LYNCH M.D.. James was born in 9 Nov 1836; died in 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
23. John Wesley MERSHON (5.John2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 23 Jun 1845 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 8 May 1924 in Pennsylvania, USA. Family/Spouse: Jennie SIMS. Jennie was born in 1849; died in 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
24. Catherine E. MERSHON (5.John2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 1 Mar 1849 in Pennsylvania, USA. Catherine married Edwin Zenas BLISS on 5 April 1868. Edwin was born on 15 Nov 1847. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Joseph MERSHON (5.John2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 2 Sep 1851. Family/Spouse: Sabina SINGER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
26. Elizabeth S. MERSHON (5.John2, 1.Elizabeth1) died on 9 Nov 1892. Family/Spouse: Unknown BALDWIN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
27. Marshall MERSHON (5.John2, 1.Elizabeth1) died in 1836. 28. Anna Pearl "Annie" WILSON (6.Martha2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in 1837 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Nov 1929 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA. 29. Maria SNYDER (6.Martha2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in 1839 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1907 in Ohio, USA. 30. Emma SNYDER (6.Martha2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in 1840. 31. Caroline SNYDER (6.Martha2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in 1843. 32. Susan SNYDER (6.Martha2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in 1846. 33. Marcha (Marcia) SNYDER (6.Martha2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in 1848 in Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 34. Deborah R WILSON (6.Martha2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 16 Jan 1837 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Mar 1910. 35. William Mershon WILSON (6.Martha2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 25 Mar 1837 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 36. Margaret Ann HEITSMAN (7.Susan2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 05 Jun 1840 in New Jersey; died on 8 Jul 1884 in Mahaska, Iowa, USA. 37. Eliza (Elizabeth) HEITSMAN (7.Susan2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 5 Sep 1841. 38. Jacob B HEITSMAN (7.Susan2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 10 May 1845 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Jun 1891 in New Sharon, Mahaska, Iowa, USA. 39. George J HEITSMAN (7.Susan2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 15 Apr 1847 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Jan 1925. 40. John Irvin HEITSMAN (7.Susan2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 23 May 1847 in Ohio; died in Aug 1914 in New Sharon, Mahaska, Iowa, USA. 41. Emma Matilda HEITSMAN (7.Susan2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 27 Apr 1853 in Marion, Ohio, USA; died on 19 Aug 1908 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA. 42. William F HEITSMAN (7.Susan2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1855 in Iowa. 43. Lewis B HEITSMAN (7.Susan2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 9 Aug 1863 in Iowa; died on 12 Apr 1886.
Generation: 4
44. Byron MERSHON (14.Samuel3, 4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 30 May 1853 in Abbington Centre, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Jan 1941 in Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA. Byron married Eva PRITCHARD on 7 Jan 1873 in Afton, Union, Iowa. Eva (daughter of Benjamin H PRITCHARD and Jane A OLDS) was born on 4 Apr 1854 in Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA; died on 5 Feb 1919 in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 50. Emma A. MERSHON was born on 26 Sep 1873 in Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, USA; died on 29 Sep 1873 in Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, USA.
- 51. Arthur Ulysses MERSHON was born on 15 Jan 1875 in Hillsdale, Iowa County, Iowa, USA; died on 4 Mar 1949 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 52. Eva Maud MERSHON was born on 29 Sep 1876 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA; died on 2 Feb 1901 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
- 53. Mary Lillian MERSHON was born on 18 Nov 1879 in Malvern, Mills, Iowa, USA; died on 29 May 1954 in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA; was buried in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA.
- 54. Wilbur Wesley MERSHON was born on 4 Nov 1883 in Hastings, Mills, Iowa, USA; died on 9 Aug 1885.
- 55. Oscar Leo MERSHON was born on 28 Sep 1889 in Hastings, Mills, Iowa, USA; died on 1 Jan 1959 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Sperry, Oklahoma, United States.
45. Jacob Burnside "Berney" MERSHON (14.Samuel3, 4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 3 May 1862 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Apr 1916 in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA. Jacob married Ella B BOONE on 21 May 1884 in Jackson, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Ella was born on 23 Dec 1866 in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA; died on 22 Jan 1907 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 56. Margaret Pearl MERSHON was born on 11 Apr 1885 in Glenwood, Iowa; died on 2 Apr 1957.
- 57. Bessie Dell MERSHON was born on 24 Jun 1890 in Olney, Illinois; died on 18 Jan 1958 in Seattle, King, Washington.
Jacob married (2) Carmen GARCIA on 12 May 1910 in Mills, Iowa, USA. (2) was born about 1890 in Santa Fe N M. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
46. Augustus E. "Gussie" MERSHON (14.Samuel3, 4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 18 July 1866 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 March 1898 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, United States of America. Augustus married Nellie E BRANSON on 20 Apr 1889 in Mills, Iowa, USA. Nellie was born about 1870 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
47. Lillian "Lilly" M. MERSHON (14.Samuel3, 4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1869 in Iowa. Family/Spouse: Dick ADAMS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
48. Jacob MERSHON (17.William3, 4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in Nov 1869 in New Jersey. 49. John S MERSHON (17.William3, 4.Jacob2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in May 1882 in New Jersey.