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Cornelius Whittington Mercer 1809–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Amite County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1882

Death Location: Winn, Louisiana, United States

Father: Simeon MERCER

Mother: Sarah WHITTINGTON

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McGILL

Children(s): Theresann MERCER, WILLIAM Mercer, Moses Mercer, James Mercer

Cornelius Whittington Mercer was born in 1809 in Amite County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Simeon Thomas Mercer And Sarah Whittington. Cornelius Whittington Mercer married Elizabeth Ann Mcgill, and had children including James Simeon Mercer, Moses Madison Mercer, Theresann Christine Mercer, William Jasper Mercer. Cornelius Whittington Mercer passed away in 1882 in Winn, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Whittington Mercer was born in 1809 in Amite County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Simeon Thomas Mercer And Sarah Whittington.
  • Cornelius Whittington Mercer married Elizabeth Ann Mcgill, and had children including James Simeon Mercer, Moses Madison Mercer, Theresann Christine Mercer, William Jasper Mercer.
  • Cornelius Whittington Mercer passed away in 1882 in Winn, Louisiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simeon MERCER
1783–1835
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA or MA
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Sarah WHITTINGTON
1791–1849
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McGILL
1811–1849
Birth Location: , Hinds, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Theresann MERCER
1843–1904
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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WILLIAM Mercer
1845–1917
Birth Location: Union Parish, Union, Louisiana, United States
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Moses Mercer
1840–1918
Birth Location: Hinds County, MS
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James Mercer
1837–1901
Birth Location: Hinds, Mississippi, United States
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Cornelius Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Mercer
1809–1882
Birth Place: Amite County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Simeon Thomas MERCER
1783–1835
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA or MA
Sarah WHITTINGTON
1791–1849
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Mercer
1753–1819
Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, USA
Annis Green
1749–1802
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
james mercer
1713–1790
sarah simmons
1713–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Simmons
1690–1755
Sarah Nicholson
1692–1755

Cornelius Mercer's Descendants

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Cornelius (Whittington) Mercer (1809–1882) m. Elizabeth (Ann) McGILL (1811–1849)
  1. 1. Theresann (Christine) MERCER 1843–1904 m. Perry (Key) SMITH 1843–1913
    1. 1. Albert (Lorenza) SMITH 1865–1930
    2. 2. Lula (Kay) Smith 1877–1960
    3. 3. Alfred (H) SMITH 1875–1949
    4. 4. Ophelia SMITH 1872–1956
    5. 5. Winfield (S) Smith 1880–1957
    6. 6. Lottie (Lee) Smith 1883–1952
    7. 7. Perry (Kee) SMITH 1885–1929
    8. 8. Perry (K) Smith 1885–1929
    9. 9. REUBEN SMITH 1867–
    10. 10. Garphelia (Terressa) Smith 1868–1931 m. James (Elijah) Roan 1867–1900
      1. 1. James (B) Roan 1887–
      2. 2. Perry (Elijah) Roan 1886–1946 m. Myrtle Mathis 1891–1983
        1. 1. Jessie (B) Roan 1909– m. Irene (Jewel) McQueen 1912–1988
        2. 2. Perry Roan 1912–
        3. 3. Maxine Roan 1914–
        4. 4. John (Earl) Roan 1916–
        5. 5. Ralph Roan 1918–
        6. 6. Lurene Roan 1921–
        7. 7. Herman Roan 1923–
        8. 8. Wanda (F) Roan 1925–
        9. 9. Bobby (Lee) Roan 1927–1996
        10. 10. James (B.) Roan 1910–
        11. 11. Lester (E.) Roan 1908–
      3. 3. Pearl (E.) Roan 1891–
      4. 4. Earl Roan 1894–1977
      5. 5. Lessie (Lee) Roan 1898–1979
  2. 2. WILLIAM (JASPER) Mercer 1845–1917
  3. 3. Moses (Madison) Mercer 1840–1918
  4. 4. James (Simeon) Mercer 1837–1901

Cornelius Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1809
Birth of Cornelius Whittington Mercer in Amite County, Mississippi, USA
Amite County, Mississippi, USA
1882
1882
Age 73
Death of Cornelius Whittington Mercer in Winn, Louisiana, United States
Winn, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Amite County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1882
    Event Place: Winn, Louisiana, United States
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