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Mershon, George Alonzo, Dr. (1852-1932) |
Born |
1852 |
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1.2.124-125 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes dated July 1, 1895 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. Present: Mrs. Lamon, J. P. Hunnel, George Pollay, Jennie Pollay, C. L. Coleman, E. B. Gaston. E. B. Gaston made a proposition on behalf of the Mershon Bros. for the money for the goods and back on membership be remitted immediately on the return of Mr. Mershon to Des Moines. Applications for membership of Mrs. A. H. Mershon, N. Mershon and G...
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1.6.115-119 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes dated 2/6/1896 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. Results of 2/6/1896 election results and were verified by William Stimpson: S.S. Mann - President A. H. Mershon - Vice President E.B. Gaston - Secretary C.L. Coleman - Treasurer S. Vander Meulen - Supt, Lands and Highways H.C.C.Schakel - Supt, Pulbic Services A.J. Cullen - Supt, Industries G.A. Mershon, Supt. Public Health Wharf Committ...
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1.6.131-135 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes dated 3/2/1896 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. Wharfinger Schakel reported Wharf receipts of $33.60 for February, 1896 ($24.75 for freight and $9.45 for passengers). Secretary's report Treasurer's report Wharfinger reported hitching posts have been set near the head of the wharf. Two pilings which had been washed away have been replaced. The Wharfinger reports a board is needed on th...
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1.6.137-138 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes dated 3/11/1896 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. Committee investigating a bathhouse reported progress. Wharfinger reported receipts of $10.35 for the week. Committee appointed to assist the Secretary with balancing the Association books reported progress. Dr. G. A. Mershon's lot request was approved. The matter of Mr. Pollay's indebtedness to the Association was tabled for one week d...
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1.6.139-140 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes dated 3/16/1896 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. S. Vander Meulen met with Mr. George Pollay regaring Pollay's indebtedness to the FIA. Pollay wants to make settlement but cannot at this time and asks for the six month extension to be honored. Wharfinger reported a load of doors was put on the wharf from a schooner and then removed by S.Vander Meulen. The Council voted to charge $.25 for use...
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1.6.163-165 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated April, 20, 1896. H. C. Schakel presented report of wharf business. Committee on Lamp reported having ordered lamp, not yet received. Committee on Press (S. S. Mann and E. B. Gaston) not ready to report. G. A. Mershon presented bid for road signs. Bid accepted. S. S. Mann presented plan for platting land north of Schalkenbach tract. Moved and carried that plan was accep...
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1.6.181-182 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes of a special meeting of the Fairhope Industrial Association. Purpose of the meeting to consider appraisement of lots not included in regular appraisement. Matter of rate of wharfage for car of watermelons discussed. Moved and carried that rate be fixed at 60 cents a car where help to load and unload was furnished. Attention was called to the fact that certain individuals did not think they had to pay wharfage. Moved and ca...
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1.6.18-24 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting MInutes dated 10/10/1895 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Assocation. J. H. Springer and full council in attendance. Wharf Committee reported a little progress due to a delay in the arrival of lumber. Treasurer's Report was submitted. Since Gaston's meeting with Mr. Oswalt and Mr. Ettel with the County was not successful in making a change to a road, Gaston was instructed to prepared a petition to file with th...
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1.6.183-185 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated June 1, 1896. C. L. Coleman reported that the wharf car had been fixed with side boards for carrying melons, etc. All work on wharf had now been completed. H. C. Schakel reported on the business of the wharf. William Stimpson reported the appointment of G. A. Mershon to appraise the value of the lot condemned by Council for school purpose. S. Vander-Meulen reported as Supe...
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1.6.186-190 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated June 9, 1896. Wharfinger gave report on wharf business. Treasurer (C. L. Coleman) gave report of business. William Stimpson (Trustee) reported that he had examined the books and office reports for April and May. E. B. Gaston gave the Wharf Committe report. C. L. Coleman reported strengthening the stairway to South Park. Matter of protecting Fairhope Avenue from washing...
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1.6.191-193 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated June 15, 1896. Wharfinger gave report. C. L. Coleman reported that work on Fairhope Avenue would take place on Thursday and wanted as many as could to join him. The appraisal of C. L. Coleman's land proposed to be taken for school purposes had not yet been done. Moved and carried that the Secretary (E. B. Gaston) be instructed to give personal notice to members on the ground...
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1.6.62-66 - Meeting Minutes
December 9, 1895, meeting of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. All present but C. L. Coleman. By consent adjourned to meet Tuesday evening December 12. December 10, 1895, meeting of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. All present. Adjourned. Minutes from last meeting read and approved. C. L. Coleman reported on well and that the pump had failed almost as soon as put in and rather ...
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17.2.34-35 - Membership Documents
Membership Certificate # 21 in the Fairhope Industrial Association issued to G. A. Mershon on 10/22/1895. Later transferred to Marcia A. Mershon and then transferred for Membership Certificate # 95 in the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and issued to A. N. Whittier on 3/26/1913.
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iii.10.77-78 - Petition
Petition dated July 6, 1896 calling for the dismissal of Mr. Vander-Meulen as Superintendant of Lands and Highways of the Fairhope Industrial Association.
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iv.6.64-66 - Letter
Letter written to E. B. Gaston from Guy Savage of Marshalltown, Iowa dated April 5, 1897 saying that he met Dr. Mershon who has told him much that has heightened his interest in the Fairhope Colony. He is a teacher and if there was an opening in that line it would be an inducement for him to become a member of the Fairhope Colony. He asks Gaston to let him know if such an opportunity opens up.
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PMG-2016 - Photograph, Digital
Photograph by Mr. Robac c.1915 of the residence (referred to as a "cottage") of Dr. G. A. Mershon on Church Street in Fairhope, Alabama. Dr. Mershon, brother to Fairhopers Nathaniel Mershon, A. H. Mershon and Clara Mershon Gaston practiced medicine briefly in the early days of Fairhope before returning to Iowa. In 1912, Dr. and Mrs. Mershon returned to Fairhope where he practiced out of the Fairhope Pharmacy. By 1917, they left Fairhope and re...
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PMG_9068 - Photograph, Digital
Photograph c.1904, of Dr. George Alonzo Mershon (1852-1932), who practiced in the young single tax Colony of Fairhope, Alabama at different times between 1896 and 1918. Dr. Mershon was the brother of Fairhope pioneers Clara Mershon Gaston (wife of E. B. Gaston), Nathaniel Mershon and Arthur H. Mershon. His then son-in-law Jasper T. Kearns, and son Nerl Mershon preceeded the settlers by a day when the Colony was established in November 1894....
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PMG_9087 - Photograph, Digital
Cabinet card photograph c.1905 of Dr. George Alonzo Mershon with his mother Leah Grauel Mershon, daughter Ada Mershon Kearns Johnson, and granddaughter Luta Kearns Johnson Carley. The large Mershon family (origially from Iowa) had close ties to the founding and development of the single tax colony of Fairhope, Alabama. Dr. G. A. Mershon practiced medicine in early Fairhope, and his siblings Clara Mershon Gaston, Arthur H. Mershon and Nathan...
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