Ray & Welch Family Trees
Mercia L. (Marsha) PURDY
1795 - 1866 (71 years)1. Mercia L. (Marsha) PURDY was born on 10 May 1795 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, USA; died on 13 October 1866. Mercia married John OLDS on 19 May 1816 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, USA. John (son of John OLDS and Ruth LAMSON) was born on 28 May 1794 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont, USA; died on 31 Oct 1860 in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary P OLDS was born on 12 Mar 1817 in Lorraine, Jefferson County, New York, USA.
- 3. Ruth Jane (Ruth L) OLDS was born on 23 Sep 1818 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA; died on 22 Feb 1883 in Colby, Clark, Wisconsin, USA.
- 4. William F OLDS was born on 29 Aug 1820 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA; died on 15 Nov 1892 in Wayland, Allegan, Michigan, USA.
- 5. Ezra J OLDS was born on 25 May 1822 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA.
- 6. Philander P OLDS was born on 28 May 1825.
- 7. David A OLDS was born on 11 Jul 1827 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA; died in 1906 in Texas, USA.
- 8. Jane A OLDS was born in May, 1829 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA; died in 1903 in Cheyenne County, Colorado, USA.
- 9. Newell OLDS was born in 1833 in Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA.
- 10. Silas B OLDS was born on 11 Jun 1835.
- 11. Charlotte L OLDS was born on 24 Oct 1837 in Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA.
Generation: 2
2. Mary P OLDS (1.Mercia1) was born on 12 Mar 1817 in Lorraine, Jefferson County, New York, USA. 3. Ruth Jane (Ruth L) OLDS (1.Mercia1) was born on 23 Sep 1818 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA; died on 22 Feb 1883 in Colby, Clark, Wisconsin, USA. 4. William F OLDS (1.Mercia1) was born on 29 Aug 1820 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA; died on 15 Nov 1892 in Wayland, Allegan, Michigan, USA. William married Mary B HALL on 31 Oct 1844. Mary was born on 5 Jun 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Ezra J OLDS (1.Mercia1) was born on 25 May 1822 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA. 6. Philander P OLDS (1.Mercia1) was born on 28 May 1825. 7. David A OLDS (1.Mercia1) was born on 11 Jul 1827 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA; died in 1906 in Texas, USA. 8. Jane A OLDS (1.Mercia1) was born in May, 1829 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA; died in 1903 in Cheyenne County, Colorado, USA. Jane married Benjamin H PRITCHARD on 4 Jul 1848 in Portage County, Ohio, USA. Benjamin was born in July 1823 in New York, New York, USA; died in Abt. 1905?; was buried in Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Alvina PRITCHARD was born in 1849; died in 1849.
- 13. Imlah B PRITCHARD was born on 4 Jun 1849 in Ohio, United States; died on 19 Jul 1910 in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA.
- 14. Eva PRITCHARD 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.
- 15. Mary L "Mollie" PRITCHARD was born in 1859 in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; died after 1926 in Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colorado, USA.
- 16. Sim PRITCHARD
9. Newell OLDS (1.Mercia1) was born in 1833 in Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA. 10. Silas B OLDS (1.Mercia1) was born on 11 Jun 1835. 11. Charlotte L OLDS (1.Mercia1) was born on 24 Oct 1837 in Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA.
Generation: 3
12. Alvina PRITCHARD (8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born in 1849; died in 1849. 13. Imlah B PRITCHARD (8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born on 4 Jun 1849 in Ohio, United States; died on 19 Jul 1910 in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA. Imlah married Emma Louisa HUSS in 1878. Emma was born on 8 November 1860 in Illinois; died on 27 May 1942; was buried in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Laura A PRITCHARD was born in Aug 1878 in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa.
- 18. Dora PRITCHARD was born in 1880 in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA.
- 19. Lotta C PRITCHARD was born on 28 Sep 1883 in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA; died on 16 Feb 1974 in Contra Costa County, California, USA.
- 20. Frank Wesley PRITCHARD was born on 29 Jan 1885 in Iowa.
Family/Spouse: Alvira UNKNOWN. Alvira was born in 1847. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. Eva PRITCHARD (8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) 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. Eva married Byron MERSHON on 7 Jan 1873 in Afton, Union, Iowa. Byron (son of Samuel MERSHON and Catharine Anna EILENBERGER) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Emma A. MERSHON was born on 26 Sep 1873 in Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, USA; died on 29 Sep 1873 in Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, USA.
- 22. 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.
- 23. 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.
- 24. 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.
- 25. Wilbur Wesley MERSHON was born on 4 Nov 1883 in Hastings, Mills, Iowa, USA; died on 9 Aug 1885.
- 26. 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.
15. Mary L "Mollie" PRITCHARD (8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born in 1859 in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; died after 1926 in Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colorado, USA. Mary married C I SPERE after 1885. C was born about 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Sim PRITCHARD (8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Dora PRITCHARD was born in 1880 in Iowa.
- 28. Lotta PRITCHARD
- 29. Frank PRITCHARD
Generation: 4
17. Laura A PRITCHARD (13.Imlah3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born in Aug 1878 in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa. 18. Dora PRITCHARD (13.Imlah3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born in 1880 in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA. 19. Lotta C PRITCHARD (13.Imlah3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born on 28 Sep 1883 in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA; died on 16 Feb 1974 in Contra Costa County, California, USA. Lotta married Furman EVERNHAM on 19 Jun 1907 in Mills, Iowa, USA. Furman was born on Aug. 25, 1885 in United States; died on Dec. 24, 1909 in Glenwood Mills, Iowa County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
20. Frank Wesley PRITCHARD (13.Imlah3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born on 29 Jan 1885 in Iowa. Frank married Elsie Marie KNUDSEN on 12 Dec 1921 in Woodbury, Iowa, USA. Elsie was born about 1885 in Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. Emma A. MERSHON (14.Eva3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born on 26 Sep 1873 in Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, USA; died on 29 Sep 1873 in Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, USA. 22. Arthur Ulysses MERSHON (14.Eva3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) 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. Arthur married Nellie May HAIGLER on 11 Feb 1906 in La Harpe, Allen, Kansas, USA. Nellie (daughter of William Gwinn HAIGLER and Caroline "Carrie" Ghelker HEMMANN) was born on 1 May 1886 in Peoria, Franklin, Kansas, USA; died on 27 Oct 1949 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. Benjamin Keith MERSHON was born on 6 Aug 1908 in Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA; died on 25 Mar 1993 in Kapaau, Hawaii, Hawaii, USA.
- 31. Elizabeth Virginia MERSHON was born on 15 Nov 1912 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA; died on 17 Sep 2008 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA.
- 32. Mary Bethany MERSHON was born on 05 Aug 1921 in Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, USA; died on 23 Sep 2017 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California.
23. Eva Maud MERSHON (14.Eva3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born on 29 Sep 1876 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA; died on 2 Feb 1901 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA. 24. Mary Lillian MERSHON (14.Eva3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) 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. Mary married Dr. Charles METZLER on 19 Jun 1901, and was divorced before 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mary married Andrew McKay SMITH in 1920. Andrew (son of Nancy SMITH) was born in Abt. 1879 in New York; died in 1938. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Wilbur Wesley MERSHON (14.Eva3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born on 4 Nov 1883 in Hastings, Mills, Iowa, USA; died on 9 Aug 1885. 26. Oscar Leo MERSHON (14.Eva3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) 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. Oscar married Evalyn WOODWARD on 7 Sept 1919 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA. Evalyn was born on 25 Apr 1899 in Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas, USA; died in Oct 1993 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Sperry, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Mary Maxine MERSHON was born in August 29,1923 in Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri; died on 18 Sep 2014 in Dallas, TX.
27. Dora PRITCHARD (16.Sim3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) was born in 1880 in Iowa. 28. Lotta PRITCHARD (16.Sim3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1) 29. Frank PRITCHARD (16.Sim3, 8.Jane2, 1.Mercia1)