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Edgar Bedford Mercer 1917–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Sep 1917

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 22 Dec 2007

Death Location: Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee

Father: Jessie Mercer

Mother: Myrtle Whitwell

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In 1917, Edgar Bedford Mercer entered the world in Tennessee, born to Jessie Thomas Mercer And Myrtle Lee Whitwell. In 1930, Edgar Bedford Mercer resided in District 21, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Edgar Bedford Mercer resided in Rural, Gibson, Tennessee. Edgar Bedford Mercer passed away in 2007 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Edgar Bedford Mercer entered the world in Tennessee, born to Jessie Thomas Mercer And Myrtle Lee Whitwell.
  • In 1930, Edgar Bedford Mercer resided in District 21, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Edgar Bedford Mercer resided in Rural, Gibson, Tennessee.
  • Edgar Bedford Mercer passed away in 2007 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee.

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Edgar Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Edgar Mercer
1917–2007
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Jessie Thomas Mercer
1893–1965
Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Myrtle (Lee) Whitwell
1890–1959
Perry, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Allen) Mercer
1873–1951
Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Frances) Wilson
1875–1906
Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Andrew (Jackson) Whitwell
1860–1897
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Permelia (Nancy Nan) Kirk
1867–1946
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Mercer
1854–1915
Nancy Decker
1854–1931
Samuel Wilson
1838–1935
Mary Wilkerson
1838–1907
Thomas Whitwell
1826–1901
Melissa Ward
1828–1890
James Kirk
1828–
Lucinda Grimmet
1832–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pleasant Whitwell
1803–1875
Margaret Anderson
1801–1877
Nathan Jr
1803–1852
Mary Whitwell
1811–1860

Edgar Mercer's Timeline

5 Records

1917
02 Sep 1917
Birth of Edgar Bedford Mercer in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 13
Edgar Bedford Mercer resided here in District 21, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
District 21, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Edgar Bedford Mercer resided here in Rural, Gibson, Tennessee
Rural, Gibson, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 23
Edgar Bedford Mercer resided here in Civil District 21, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 21, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
2007
22 Dec 2007
Age 90
Death of Edgar Bedford Mercer in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee
Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03893; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 27-43
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 21, Gibson, Tennessee; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2341982

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 21, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 21, Gibson, Tennessee; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2341982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Gibson, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03893; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 27-43

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 21, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03893; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 27-43

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 2007
    Event Place: Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee

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