Vola Fern Clymer is the daughter of Victoria Ione Sites and George B. Clymer. Fern, as she was sometimes known, was born 1 October 1894 in Hancock county, Ohio. She died 13 March 1989 at age 94 in Bluffton, Allen, Ohio.

On 3 October 1912, she married Dallas Floyd Hermon in Hancock county, Ohio. He is the son of Robert Marshall Hermon and Olive Catherine Alexander. He was born 28 April 1892 in Putnam county, Ohio. He died 9 July 1965 at age 73 in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio. On 9 July 1948, he was buried at Clymer Cemetery, Mt. Cory, Hancock, Ohio.

Children of Vola Fern Clymer and Dallas Floyd Hermon:

Margaret Melvina Steinman

1. Loyd Evert Hermon was born 12 July 1913 in Blanchard, Putnam, Ohio. He died 10 June 1924 -- just one month short of his 11th birthday -- in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio. On 12 June 1924, he was buried at Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio.
2. Merritt E. Hermon was born 19 May 1917 in Putnam county, Ohio. He died 14 April 1993 at age 75 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio.
   • On 7 January 1948, he married Margaret Melvina Steinman in Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio. She is the daughter of Harry Hudson Steinman and Erma Fay Kroske. She was born 30 September 1920 in Union twp., Hancock, Ohio. She died 18 July 1967 at age 46 in Bluffton, Allen, Ohio. On 20 July 1967, she was buried at Sugar Ridge Cemetery, Van Buren Twp, Putnam, Ohio.
3. Marie E. Hermon was born 23 March 1922 in Ohio.
4. Richard G. Hermon was born 18 August 1924 in Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio. He died 3 August 2004 at age 79 in Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona. On 21 August 2004, he was buried at Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona.

Notes:

Merritt may have married a second time -- a marriage that ended in divorce, because on his death certificate his is listed as divorced, but Margaret (who died 25 years earlier) is listed as married.

Sources

Vola:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Fern Hermon; SSN: 273-62-1500; Last Residence: 45817 Bluffton, Allen, Ohio; Born: 1 Oct 1894; Died: 13 Mar 1989; SSN issued: Ohio (1973)].
• Birth and Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Vola Fern Hermon; Birth Date: 1 Oct 1894; Birth State: Ohio; Birth Country: United States; Gender: Female; Race: White; Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino); Residence County: Allen; Residence State: Ohio; Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 13 Mar 1989; Hospital of Death: Long-Term Care Facilities; County of Death: Allen; Certificate: 015336; Age at Death: 94; Certifier: Physician; Referred to Coroner: No; Autopsy: No; Filing Date: 17 Mar 1989; Hospital Status: Other/Nursing Home; Injury in Ohio: Yes; Type Place of Injury: Unspecified Place; Social Security Number: 273-62-1500; Father's Surname: Clymer; Marital Status: Widowed; Industry of Decedent: Homemaker, student, unemployed volunteer; Occupation of Decedent: Homemaker; Primary Registration District: 0200].

Dallas:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Dallas Hermon; SSN: 273-34-2247; Last Residence: Ohio; Born: 28 Apr 1892; Died: Jul 1965; SSN issued: Ohio (1954-1955)].
• Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Dallas F Hermon; Birth Date: Est. 1892; Gender: Male; Race: White; Residence County: Hancock; Residence State: Ohio; Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 9 Jul 1965; Hospital of Death: Blanchard Valley Hospital; City of Death: Findlay; County of Death: Hancock; Certificate: 53400; Age at Death: 73; Certifier: Physician; Autopsy: Yes, used for certification; Marital Status: Married].

Loyd:

• Birth, Death and Burial from his death certificate [Name: Loyd Evert Hermon; Death date: 10 Jun 1924; Death place: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio; Birthdate: 12 Jul 1913; Birthplace: Blanchard Twp. Putman Co.; Age at death: 10 years 10 months 28 days; Gender: Male; Marital status: Single; Race or color: Caucasian; Occupation: Child; Residence: Leipsic, Ohio; Burial date: 12 Jun 1924; Burial place: Leipsic, Ohio; Father's name: Dallas Floyd Hermon; Father's birthplace: Putman Co., Ohio; Mother's name: Vola Fern Clymer; Mother's birthplace: Hancock Co., Ohio; GSU film number: 1992499; Digital GS number: 4001419; Image number: 2859; Reference number: fn 34717; Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953; Informant: Dallas F. Hermon].

Merritt:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Merritt E. Hermon; SSN: 273-34-2465; Last Residence: 45817 Bluffton, Allen, Ohio; Born: 19 May 1917; Died: 14 Apr 1993; SSN issued: Ohio (1954-1955)].
• Birth and Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Merritt Hermon; Birth Date: 19 May 1917; Birth County: Putnam; Birth State: Ohio; Birth Country: United States; Gender: Male; Race: White; Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino); Death Date: 14 Apr 1993; Death Time: 6:15 AM; Hospital of Death: Good Samaritan Hosp& Hlth Ctr; City of Death: Dayton; County of Death: Montgomery; Certificate: 038172; Age at Death: 75; Hospital Status: Hospital/Inpatient; Social Security Number: 273-34-2465; Father's Surname: Hermon; Marital Status: Divorced; Education: 8; Industry of Decedent: Agricultural production, crops; Occupation of Decedent: Farmers, except horticultural; Primary Registration District: 5701].

Margaret:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Margaret Hermon; SSN: 302-18-2446; Born: 30 Sep 1920; Died: Jul 1967; SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].
• Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Margare M Hermon; Birth Date: Est. 1921; Gender: Female; Race: White; Residence County: Hancock; Residence State: Ohio; Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 18 Jul 1967; Hospital of Death: Blanchard Valley Reg Health; City of Death: Allen County; County of Death: Allen; Certificate: 49563; Age at Death: 46; Certifier: Physician; Autopsy: Yes, not used for certification; Marital Status: Married].
• Birth, Marriage, Death and Burial from her obituary in the Lima News, Lima, OH, 19 July 1967.

Richard:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Richard G. Hermon; SSN: 282-20-8344; Last Residence: 85351 Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona; Born: 18 Aug 1924; Died: 3 Aug 2004; SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].
• Birth, Death and Burial from US Veterans Gravesites [Name: Richard G Hermon; Service Info.: PHM3 US NAVY WORLD WAR II; Birth Date: 18 Aug 1924; Death Date: 3 Aug 2004; Cemetery: Sunland Memorial Park; Cemetery Address: 15826 Del Webb Blvd Sun City, AZ 85351].

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Vola: 1900 census. Mt. Cory, Hancock, OH. p. 21.
• Vola: 1900 census. Blanchard, Hancock, OH. p. 14.
• Vola: 1910 census. Findlay, Hancock, OH. p. 48.