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Asa Shinn Mercer 1839–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 JUN 1839

Birth Location: Princeton, Bureau, IL

Death Date: 10 AUG 1917

Death Location: Buffalo, Johnson, WY

Father: Aaron Mercer

Mother: Jane Dickerson

Spouse(s): Annie Stephens

Children(s): Janet Mercer, Thomas Mercer, Anita Mercer, Ralph Mercer, Asa Mercer, Bowman Mercer, Joseph Mercer, Mathew Mercer

The story of Asa Shinn Mercer began in 1839 in Princeton, Bureau, IL. Asa Shinn Mercer married Annie Elizabeth Stephens, and had children including Anita Loretta Mercer, Asa Stanislaus Mercer, Bowman Mercer, Janet Marie Mercer, Joseph Mercer, Mathew Mercer, Ralph Dickerson Mercer, Thomas Cecil Mercer. Asa Shinn Mercer passed away in 1917 in Buffalo, Johnson, WY.

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Biography

  • The story of Asa Shinn Mercer began in 1839 in Princeton, Bureau, IL.
  • Asa Shinn Mercer married Annie Elizabeth Stephens, and had children including Anita Loretta Mercer, Asa Stanislaus Mercer, Bowman Mercer, Janet Marie Mercer, Joseph Mercer, Mathew Mercer, Ralph Dickerson Mercer, Thomas Cecil Mercer.
  • Asa Shinn Mercer passed away in 1917 in Buffalo, Johnson, WY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Mercer
1792–1845
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, VA
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Jane Dickerson
1794–1849
Birth Location: Redstone, Fayette, PA
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Spouses(s)

Annie Stephens
1839–1900
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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Children(s)

Janet Mercer
1867–1955
Birth Location: Astoria, Clatsop, OR
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Thomas Mercer
1868–1883
Birth Location: Seattle, King, WA
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Anita Mercer
1871–1944
Birth Location: Portland, Multnomah, OR
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Ralph Mercer
1874–1963
Birth Location: San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Asa Mercer
1876–1935
Birth Location: Albany, Linn, OR
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Bowman Mercer
1877–1954
Birth Location: , Johnson, MD
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Joseph Mercer
1881–1881
Birth Location: Henrietta, Clay, TX
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Mathew Mercer
1881–1883
Birth Location: Henrietta, Clay, TX
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Asa Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Asa Mercer
1839–1917
Birth Place: Princeton, Bureau, IL
Parents
Aaron Mercer
1792–1845
Winchester, Frederick, VA
Jane Dickerson
1794–1849
Redstone, Fayette, PA
Grandparents
Thomas (I) Dickerson
1764–1852
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
Mary Curry
1766–1853
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Dickerson
1739–1827
Susannah Witten
1745–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas WITTEN
1719–1794
Elizabeth CECIL
1719–1796

Asa Mercer's Descendants

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Asa (Shinn) Mercer (6 JUN 1839–10 AUG 1917) m. Annie (Elizabeth) Stephens (4 DEC 1839–16 OCT 1900)
  1. 1. Janet (Marie) Mercer 1867–1955
  2. 2. Thomas (Cecil) Mercer 1868–1883
  3. 3. Anita (Loretta) Mercer 1871–1944
  4. 4. Ralph (Dickerson) Mercer 1874–1963
  5. 5. Asa (Stanislaus) Mercer 1876–1935
  6. 6. Bowman Mercer 1877–1954
  7. 7. Joseph Mercer 1881–1881
  8. 8. Mathew Mercer 1881–1883

Asa Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1839
6 JUN 1839
Birth of Asa Shinn Mercer in Princeton, Bureau, IL
Princeton, Bureau, IL
1917
10 AUG 1917
Age 78
Death of Asa Shinn Mercer in Buffalo, Johnson, WY
Buffalo, Johnson, WY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1839
    Event Place: Princeton, Bureau, IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1917
    Event Place: Buffalo, Johnson, WY
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