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Eleanor Emily "Ellen" Mercer 1836–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1836

Birth Location: Highland Co., OH

Death Date: 26 OCT 1887

Death Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Sarah Jackson

Spouse(s): Joshua Jordan

Children(s): George Jordon, Arthur Jordan, William Jordan, Sarah Jordan, Margaret Jordan, Willard Jordan, Leona Jordan

Eleanor Emily "Ellen" Mercer was born in 1836 in Highland Co., OH, the child of William Dallas Mercer Sr And Sarah Ann Jackson. Eleanor Emily "Ellen" Mercer married Joshua Jordan, and had children including Arthur Brown Monihan Jordan, George Washington Jordon, Leona Leota Jordan, Margaret J Jordan, Sarah Jordan, Willard Brown Jordan, William J Jordan. Eleanor Emily "Ellen" Mercer passed away in 1887 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA.

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  • Eleanor Emily "Ellen" Mercer was born in 1836 in Highland Co., OH, the child of William Dallas Mercer Sr And Sarah Ann Jackson.
  • Eleanor Emily "Ellen" Mercer married Joshua Jordan, and had children including Arthur Brown Monihan Jordan, George Washington Jordon, Leona Leota Jordan, Margaret J Jordan, Sarah Jordan, Willard Brown Jordan, William J Jordan.
  • Eleanor Emily "Ellen" Mercer passed away in 1887 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA.

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Eleanor Mercer's Ancestors

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Eleanor Mercer
1836–1887
Birth Place: Highland Co., OH
Parents
William Dallas Mercer Sr
1812–1868
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Ann) Jackson
1813–1880
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Eleanor Mercer's Descendants

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Eleanor (Emily "Ellen") Mercer (24 Dec 1836–26 OCT 1887) m. Joshua Jordan (18 January 1840–29 SEP 1899)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Jordon 1872–1943
  2. 2. Arthur (Brown Monihan) Jordan 1861–1947
  3. 3. William (J.) Jordan 1859–1947
  4. 4. Sarah Jordan 1861–1944
  5. 5. Margaret (J.) Jordan 1869–
  6. 6. Willard (Brown) Jordan 1860–1907
  7. 7. Leona (Leota) Jordan 1862–1919 m. George (Washington) Taylor 1858–1899
    1. 1. Lucy (Melissa Frances) Taylor 1883–1918
    2. 2. Charles (Forman "Charley") Taylor 1886–1968
    3. 3. Willie (Elizabeth) Taylor 1882–1929 m. Silas (De Lafayette) Owens 1881–1961
      1. 1. Irene (Libbie) Owens 1912–2010
      2. 2. Margaret (Clement) Owens 1918–1992
      3. 3. Elsie (Dosha Elizabeth) Owens 1905–1989
      4. 4. Clarice Owens 1907–2006 m. Everett (Owen) Smalley 1908–1994
        1. 1. Darlene (Pearl) Smalley 1931–2018 m. Donald Atkins 1930–2008
        2. 2. Wanda (Novell) Smalley 1934–2014 m. Jimmie (Lee) Watkins 1932–2021

Eleanor Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1836
24 Dec 1836
Birth of Eleanor Emily "Ellen" Mercer in Highland Co., OH
Highland Co., OH
1887
26 OCT 1887
Age 51
Death of Eleanor Emily "Ellen" Mercer in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1836
    Event Place: Highland Co., OH
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1887
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

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