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James Wilson Mercer 1893–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1893

Birth Location: Graham, Young, Texas, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1918

Death Location: Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France

Father: James Mercer

Mother: Sarah Alcorn

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Children(s):

James Wilson Mercer was born in 1893 in Graham, Young, Texas, USA, the child of James Lilburn Mercer And Sarah Catherine Kate Alcorn. In 1900, James Wilson Mercer resided in Grand, Day, Oklahoma, USA. In 1910, James Wilson Mercer resided in Grand, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA. James Wilson Mercer passed away in 1918 in Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • James Wilson Mercer was born in 1893 in Graham, Young, Texas, USA, the child of James Lilburn Mercer And Sarah Catherine Kate Alcorn.
  • In 1900, James Wilson Mercer resided in Grand, Day, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1910, James Wilson Mercer resided in Grand, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA.
  • James Wilson Mercer passed away in 1918 in Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France.

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James Mercer's Ancestors

Self
James Mercer
1893–1918
Birth Place: Graham, Young, Texas, USA
Parents
James Lilburn Mercer
1836–1915
Morgan, Butler, Ohio, USA
Sarah (Catherine "Kate") Alcorn
1858–1943
Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Andrew Alcorn ,) Jr.
1836–1920
Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Charity (Viola) Hice
1837–1909
Rockrun, Parke, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Alcorn
1814–1836
Permelia Eslick
1814–1905
Andrew Hice
1797–1850
Hannah Hoppis
1804–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1792–1882
Mary King
1795–1846
Samuel Sr.
1784–1849
Lavinah Davis
1788–1872

James Mercer's Timeline

6 Records

1893
12 Mar 1893
Birth of James Wilson Mercer in Graham, Young, Texas, USA
Graham, Young, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
James Wilson Mercer resided here in Grand, Day, Oklahoma, USA
Grand, Day, Oklahoma, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
James Wilson Mercer resided here in Grand, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA
Grand, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 24
James Wilson Mercer resided here in Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA
Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA
1917
Abt 1917
Age 24
James Wilson Mercer resided here in Grand, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA
Grand, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA
1918
14 Oct 1918
Age 25
Death of James Wilson Mercer in France
France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1893
    Event Place: Graham, Young, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Ellis County
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand, Day, Oklahoma; Roll: 1336; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0042
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand, Ellis, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1251; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1375264
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grand, Day, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand, Day, Oklahoma; Roll: 1336; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0042

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grand, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand, Ellis, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1251; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1375264

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Ellis County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1917
    Event Place: Grand, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: American Soldiers of World War i, Haulsee, W. M.; Washington, D. C.; Soldiers of the Great War Volume 3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1918
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 465

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1918
    Event Place: France
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, American Battle Monuments Commission; Arlington, VA; Cemetery Records
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] American Soldiers of World War i, Haulsee, W. M.; Washington, D. C.; Soldiers of the Great War Volume 3
    [4] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, American Battle Monuments Commission; Arlington, VA; Cemetery Records
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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