Born July 14, 1868 at Prospect Place on Hamline Hill in Zanesville, Ohio

Died February 14, 1952 at 2000 Tiger Trail Avenue, Cocoanut Grove, Florida in his sleep days after a heart attack.

He was laid to rest in the family burial ground in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio.

The large granite monument lists Ralph, his parents (Ralph Smith Mershon & Mary E. Jones Mershon) plus other relatives.  A small marker stone with the initials "R.D.M." markes the spot of Ralph's grave.