Yvonne (Evon) Delphine Mercier [Adams] (1885-1971)

Dates

Birth: 10 May 1885 Canada
Father: Wolstoun (William) Mercier 1858-1930
Mother: Blanche Compagne 1857-1896

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: 9 May 1904 Jefferson, Union, South Dakota, USA
Husband: George Everett Adams 1880-1931

Death: February 1971 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA

Children

Yvonne Mae Adams [Dennis, Sweeney] 1914-1991

Notes

Entry in Ancestry South Dakota, U.S., Birth Index, 1856-1917 for Yvonne Delphine Mercier born 10 May 1885 in Union, South Dakota, USA, parents Wolsteoun Mercier and Blanche Compagna. Note that all the census entries state she was born in Canada (except for the 1945 South Dakota census) and the date of this entry is 13 April 1943 so created after her husband's death.

Her mother died in Jefferson, South Dakota on 4 September 1896.

Her father married Anna Morin [Guimand].

In the 1900 census as Yvonne Marcier aged 15, born in Canada, and living with her father (Walstound) and (step)mother (Anna) both born in French Canada, five brothers (Armand, Eugene, Joseph, Phidims, and Philip) and two sisters (Argentina and Mary) and a halfbrother? (Octave Guimond), all born in French Canada, in Limoges Addition, Jefferson, Union, South Dakota.

In the 1910 census as Evon M Adams aged 25, born in Canda, parents born in Canada, married for six years, and living with her husband (George E) in a rented house at 313-315 Main Avenue, Sioux Falls Ward 2, Minnehaha, South Dakota.

From her husband's World War I Draft Registration Card they were living at Teton Hotel (sic - in the index) Minnehaha, South Dakota in 1917/18.

There is an entry in Ancestry U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 for Evon Adams in a rented property at 300 W4th, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, other occupant George E Adams (husband?), and nine entries for Evon M Adams living in a rented property in 315 Main Avenue, other occupant George E Adams (husband?), in a rented property at 311-317 Hotel Grace from 1910 to 1912, New Teton Hotel in 1914 and 1915 and Teton Hotel in 1916 from 1911 to 1916, other occupant George E Adams (husband?, 216-218 N Phillips Avenue in 1917, other occupant George E Adams (husband?), and another for Evon Adams at New Teton Hotel in 1928all in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.

In the 1920 census as Evon M Adams aged 3o, born in Canda, father born in Canada, mother in USA, and living with her husband (George E) and daughter (Jennie M) in a rented house at 216 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls Ward 2, Minnehaha, South Dakota.

In the 1930 census as Evon Adams aged 45, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother in France, married at 19, an alteration lady at a dry cleaners, and living with her husband (George), daughter (Yvonne) and two lodgers (Viola and Lloyd Hunt) and their son (Eugene Conway) in a rented house $40 at 503 West 19th Street, Sioux Falls Ward 2, Minnehaha, South Dakota with no radio.

Her husband died in 1931 and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota

In the 1940 census as Junne Adams aged 54, born in French Canada, widowed, a seamstress in a cleaning shop, having worked 52 weeks in 1939 and 34 hours in the week before the census income $624, and living with three lodgers (Minnie Harrson, Donald Johnson and Leone Johnson) in a rented house $35 at 533 Minniesota, Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.

There are three entries in Ancestry U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 for Evon M Adams a tailor in 1930 and a seamstress in 1931 and 1934 at Blue Front Cleaners address 303 W19th in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, and another ten for Evon Adams, widow of Geo E or George Adams in some, a seamstress at Blue Front Cleaners, address 303 W19th in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota from 1931 to 1941.

In the Ancestry South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1945 as Yvonne Adams aged 58, born in Union, Jefferson, mother born in Canada, address Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.

Entry in Ancestry U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for Yvonne Adams born 10 May 1885, SSN 503-03-8163 issued in South Dakota before 1951, died February 1971 last residence 57102, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.

Entry in FindAGrave for Yvonne Delphine Adams born in 1885, spouse George Everette adams, died in 1971 and buried in Section Crown Hill 2nd Add On- Plot # 8, Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota. "Adams/George E/1881-1951/Yvonne D/1885-1971".

Entry in Ancestry U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Sioux City Journal for Evon Mer-cere husband George E Adams.

There are thirty nine entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Evon/Yvonne Delphine Mercier adding her marriage on 9 May 1904 at Jefferson, Union, South Dakota, USA

Daniel Swickhard has an entry for George Everett Adams born in May 1880 who married Yvonne M. Adams in about 1904, George and Yvonne were residents of Sioux Falls, SD in 1920 and 1930, a daughter Jennie M and death of Yvonne in Sioux Falls.

Relationship

Yvonne Delphine Mercier was the wife of George Everett Adams was the first cousin of Minnie Adetta Adams, mother of Zelda E Molloy, wife of Frank Bridger Lower, the fourth cousin once removed of Cyril T Larby, my second cousin once removed.

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