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Ella Weedman Mercer 1898–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1898

Birth Location: Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1972

Death Location: Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William Mercer

Mother: Mary Kelly

Spouse(s): Harry Carey

Children(s): Ervin Carey

The story of Ella Weedman Mercer began in 1898 in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Ella Weedman Mercer resided in Decatur Ward 2, Macon, Illinois, USA. Ella Weedman Mercer married Ervin William Mills, Harry W Carey, and had children including Ervin William Carey. Ella Weedman Mercer passed away in 1972 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ella Weedman Mercer began in 1898 in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Ella Weedman Mercer resided in Decatur Ward 2, Macon, Illinois, USA.
  • Ella Weedman Mercer married Ervin William Mills, Harry W Carey, and had children including Ervin William Carey.
  • Ella Weedman Mercer passed away in 1972 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mercer
1851–1920
Birth Location: Martinsburg, Knox County, Ohio, United States of America
WM
Mary Kelly
1869–1912
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
MK

Spouses(s)

Harry Carey
1898–
Birth Location: Virginia
HC

Children(s)

Ervin Carey
1927–1982
Birth Location: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
EC

Ella Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Ella Mercer
1898–1972
Birth Place: Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Carey Mercer
1851–1920
Martinsburg, Knox County, Ohio, United States of America
Mary Kelly
1869–1912
Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ella Mercer's Descendants

1.
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Ella (Weedman) Mercer (5 Apr 1898–14 Apr 1972) m. Harry (W) Carey (abt 1898–)
  1. 1. Ervin (William) Carey 1927–1982 m. Barbara (Ruth) Glatzert 1929–2015

Ella Mercer's Timeline

7 Records

1898
5 Apr 1898
Birth of Ella Weedman Mercer in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
1898
24 Jul 1898
Ella Weedman Mercer was baptized
None
1910
1910
Age 12
Ella Weedman Mercer resided here in Decatur Ward 2, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur Ward 2, Macon, Illinois, USA
1914
Abt 1914
Age 16
Ella Weedman Mercer resided here in Decatur
Decatur
1930
1930
Age 32
Ella Weedman Mercer resided here in Erie, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Erie, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Ella Weedman Mercer resided here in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
1972
14 Apr 1972
Age 74
Death of Ella Weedman Mercer in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2341769
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Decatur Ward 2, Macon, Illinois; Roll: T624_307; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374320
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records, 1800-1976, Diocese of Joliet; Joliet,IL; Sacramental Records 1875-1917, Acta Missionis Farmer City, Combination Register, Vol. 1
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: 3756; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 72-1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1898
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records, 1800-1976, Diocese of Joliet; Joliet,IL; Sacramental Records 1875-1917, Acta Missionis Farmer City, Combination Register, Vol. 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Decatur Ward 2, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Decatur Ward 2, Macon, Illinois; Roll: T624_307; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374320

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1914
    Event Place: Decatur
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 25 Nov 1914; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; ,0.83922476,0.5559599,0.8703309&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Decatur, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Herald and Review - 25 Nov 1914 - Page 3, 25 Nov 1914

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Erie, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2341769

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: 3756; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 72-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1972
    Event Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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