Navorska tree » Rozella M. (Rozella M. "Rose") "Rose" Mercer (1919-2009)
Personal data Rozella M. (Rozella M. "Rose") "Rose" Mercer
- Nickname is Rose.
- She was born on March 27, 1919 in Paulding Co., OH.
- (note1) .Source 1
Sources: Wise, James L. Wise; Helena Stringfellow; Karin King
- She died on May 8, 2009 in Auburn, DeKalb Co., IN, she was 90 years old.
- She is buried after May 7, 2009 in Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN (Eddy Cem.).
- A child of Levi Adam Mercer and Agnes Adella Shull
- This information was last updated on December 27, 2024.
Household of Rozella M. (Rozella M. "Rose") "Rose" Mercer
She is married to Guy Carlton Alwood.
They got married on February 6, 1938 at Butler, DeKalb Co., IN, she was 18 years old.
Guy Carlton Alwood oo Rose Mercer
Marriage sources: Author: Wise, James L.; Title: Alwood/Aldrich FGS, (Publication site unknown, Publisher: JLW, Publication date: June MCMLXXXI), for date of marriage =6 Feb 1937.
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Notes about Rozella M. (Rozella M. "Rose") "Rose" Mercer
Rozella M. "Rose" Mercer
Sources: Author: Wise, James L.; Title: Alwood/Aldrich FGS, (Publication site unknown, Publisher: JLW, Publication date: June MCMLXXXI), for first name=Rose.
Author: Stringfellow, Helena; Title: «u»The Alwood Family Tree«/u», (Publication site: Grantville PA, Publisher: Wert Bookbinding, Publication date: MCMXCVI), pg II-FGS-24, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib. for last name=Mercer.
Author: King, Karin; Title: "Rozella M. Mercer Alwood," (Publication site: Hamilton IN, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: ix May MMIX)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36905288/rozella_m_alwood
"Photo [stone shared with Guy C. Alwood] added by James Blodgett
Rozella M. Mercer Alwood Birth 27 Mar 1919 Paulding County, Ohio, USA Death 8 May 2009 (aged 90) Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA Burial Eddy Cemetery Hamilton, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA Memorial ID 36905288
ROZELLA M. ALWOOD, 90, of Auburn, died Friday, May 8, 2009, at her home. She worked for the former Auburn Rubber Company for eight years; managed the Value Dress Shop, Auburn for a number of years; then she worked for Sheller-Globe, Grabill before retiring in 1960. She was a member of Auburn Church of Christ. Born March 27, 1919, in Paulding County, Ohio, she was the daughter of Levi and Agnes (Shull) Mercer. She married Guy Alwood on Feb. 6, 1938, in Butler; he died May 18, 2000. Surviving are two sons and a daughter-in-law, Donald and Colleen Alwood of Auburn and Ronald Alwood of Hudson; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jeannette and Phillip Banta of Ellington, Fla. and Shirley and Gene Link of Auburn; a brother, Thurman Mercer of Tennessee; a sister, Zora Gordin of Zenia, Ohio; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Carolyn Shannon; a granddaughter, Jackie Link; three brothers, Ernest Mercer, Carson Mercer and Clayton Mercer; and three sisters, Edith Turner, Pearl Derrow and Evelyn Crooks. Funeral service is 11 a.m. Tuesday at Auburn Church of Christ, with calling one hour prior. John Mercer and Wayne Michael officiating. Calling also from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Feller & Clark Funeral Home, Auburn. Burial in Eddy Cemetery, Hamilton. Memorials may be directed to Auburn Church of Christ.
Parents
[photo-Levi's stone] Levi Adam Mercer 1892-1951
[photo-Agnes' stone] Agnes Adella Shull Mercer 1895-1937
Spouse
[photo-stone shared with Rozella Alwood] Guy Carlton Alwood 1913-2000 (m. 1938)
Siblings
[photo-woman] Zora Kathryn Mercer Gordin 1917-2020
[photo-stone shared with Howard F. Derrow] Pearl Agnes Mercer Derrow 1920-1975
[photo-stone shared with Woodrow W. Turner] Edith Mae Mercer Turner 1922-1960
[photo-grave marker shared with DeLoss W Crooks] Evelyn E. Mercer Crooks 1923-1999
[photo-Levi's military-style stone] Levi Carson Mercer 1925-1995
[photo-stone shared with Lola B Mercer] Ernest G Mercer 1928-2007
Thurman L. Mercer 1932-2009
Clayton E Mercer 1936-1991
Children
[photo-stone shared with Martha J Alwood] Ronald L. "Red" Alwood 1939-2013
[photo-stone shared with James R. Shannon] Carolyn L. Alwood Shannon 1941-1986
[photo-Jeannette's portion of grave marker shared with Philip H. Banta] Jeannette K Alwood Banta 1944-2011
Maintained by: Karin King Originally Created by: JC Added: May 9, 2009 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 36905288"
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Historical events
Birthday March 27, 1919
- The temperature on March 27, 1919 was between -0.9 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- January 18 » World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France.
- February 5 » Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.
- May 8 » Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.
- May 16 » A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
- June 4 » Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
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Day of marriage February 6, 1938
- The temperature on February 6, 1938 was between -1 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
- June 7 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed.
- August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
- September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
- October 14 » The first flight of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter plane.
- November 16 » LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.
Day of death May 8, 2009
- The temperature on May 8, 2009 was between 7.9 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
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- January 29 » The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
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