Born 3 Jun 1895 in Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Frank Mergill — married Jul 1920 (to 30 Sep 1943) in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died 16 May 1981 at age 85 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Verna Fay Warren ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

was born in Illiopolis, Illinois, on Monday, June 3, 1895, the fifth daughter and tenth child of Benjamin Franklin Warren and Mary Ellen Cantrall.

Timeline

1895 June 3 ^[10]    Birth in Illiopolis, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. ^[11]

Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter. 1900 Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. ^[12]

Marital Status: Single; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Daughter. 1910 Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. ^[13]

1910 February 12 ^[14]  Newspaper article. Rose and her sister Verna attended a valentine party at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hopwood in Athens. The home was decorated in a green and yellow color scheme. And they served a splendid seven-course supper.

Marriage Husband Frank Mergill. Wife Verna Fay Warren. Marriage JUL 1920. , Jackson, Missouri, USA. ^[15][16][17]

1925 ^[18];  City Directory. Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. ^[19]

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Lodger. 1930 Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. ^[20]

1934 August 9 ^[21]  Witness to the marriage of her sister Rose Mary Warren Doake to Edgar Eugene Stice in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.

1935 April 1 ^[22]  Residence: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois.

1940 April 1 ^[23]  Federal Census. Residence: 915 North 5th Street, Springfield, Illinois. Her rent was $25.00 per month. Verna described her occupation as a "Ready-to-wear Saleslady" at a retail department store. She had earned $1000.00 in 1939.

1943 ^[24]  Death of husband Frank Merrill.

1948 ^[25]   Death of husband George Seamons.

1956 Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. ^[26]

1981 May 16 ^[27][28][29]    Death at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.

Burial ^[30]    at Riverside Cemetery, Illiopolis, Illinois.

Footnotes

The up-arrow returns to the above text. The # number or letter links to the Sources entry below.

1. ↑ Source: #S216
2. ↑ Source: #S1
3. ↑ Source: #S7 Year: 1910; Census Place: Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T624_324; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1374337
4. ↑ Source: #S1
5. ↑ Source: #S13 Year: 1900; Census Place: Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 343; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1240343
6. ↑ Source: #6.2, page 197, Web link
7. ↑ Source: #S8 Ancestry Family Trees
8. ↑ Source: #S306
9. ↑ Source: #S2 Year: 1930; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 558; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 1008.0; FHL microfilm: 2340293
10. ↑ Source: #0.0.0
11. ↑ Source: #S8 Ancestry Family Trees
12. ↑ Source: #S13 Year: 1900; Census Place: Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 343; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1240343
13. ↑ Source: #S7 Year: 1910; Census Place: Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T624_324; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1374337
14. ↑ Source: #8.5.1, 16 Feb 1910, page 8, "Athens.", Web link
15. ↑ Source: #S306
16. ↑ Source:#S306
17. ↑ Source: #S216
18. ↑ Source: #S1
19. ↑ Source: #S1
20. ↑ Source: #S2 Year: 1930; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 558; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 1008.0; FHL microfilm: 2340293
21. ↑ Source: #7.0.1
22. ↑ Source: #1.40, Web link
23. ↑ Source: #1.40, Web link
24. ↑ Source: #8.5.3, 17 May 1981, page 65, "Verna F. Liggett" Web link
25. ↑ Source: #8.5.3, 17 May 1981, page 65, "Verna F. Liggett" Web link
26. ↑ Source: #S1
27. ↑ External Link: #b
28. ↑ Source: #S8Ancestry Family Trees
29. ↑ Source: #8.5.3, 17 May 1981, page 65, "Verna F. Liggett" Web link
30. ↑ External Link: #b

Sources

External Files

b. "Find a Grave," Verna F. Liggett, Riverside Cemetery, Illiopolis, Illinois.

Bibliography

• Source: 0.0.0. Sangamon County Clerk, Springfield, Illinois, 'Delayed Record of Birth' for Verna Fay Warren, (Springfield, 1951. A scan is in the Images section of this profile.

• Source: S1 Ancestry.com U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011.

• Source: S13 Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004.

• Source: 1.40. 1940 United States Federal Census. Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T627_884; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 84–9B. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2012.

• Source: S2 Ancestry.com 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002.

• Source: S216 Ancestry.com Missouri, Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015.

• Source: S306 Ancestry.com Web: Jackson County, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1826-2014 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015.

• Source: S7 Ancestry.com 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006.

• Source: S8 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

• Source: 6.2. Susan Cantrill Christie, The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy : a record of the descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a resident of Philadelphia prior to 1689, and of earlier Cantrills in England and America. (New York: Grafton Press, 1908). web source

• Source: 7.01. Ray D. Stout, Sangamon County Clerk. 'Marriage License'. (Springfield, 1934). A scan is in the Images section of this profile.

• Source: 8.5.1. "Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Illinois.

• Source:8.5.3. State Journal-Register", Springfield, Illinois.