Delanco Military Veterans Honor Roll

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Name Narrative Branch and Rank Unit and Specialty Conflict/Arena Born/Died
Albert Hale Mershon Albert Hale Mershon was born in 1839 to Daniel and Elizabeth Burkhard Mershon in Philadelphia. He served in the Civil War in the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He appears to have married, 1st, Katherine Merritt Clewges. Mr. & Mrs. Mershon were listed as residents of Delanco in Boyd's Blue Book for 1898 - 1899. Katherine died in 1909. Albert married, 2nd, Martha Rebecca in 1913. They had a yacht, "Katherine M." registered in Delanco in 1914. Albert was listed as an industrialist and Owner of Mershon Patent Shaking Grate Works. Albert and Martha appear to be the parents of M. Bertha, Mrs. Thomas C. Steel, and grandparents of Louis Davis Steel, Sr. of Delanco. Albert was residing at 345 E. Main Street, Moorestown when he died December 18, 1926. Martha died in 1942. Kathrine, Martha and Albert are buried in the Mershon mausoleum in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Union Army, Sgt 15th PA Cavalry, Civil War 1839 - 1926

Updated October 30, 2023