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James Harmon Mercer 1931–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1931

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 16 Feb 2020

Death Location: Norman Park, Colquitt County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Ellie Mercer

Mother: Emma Motley

Spouse(s): Ruby Wilson

Children(s):

James Harmon Mercer was born in 1931 in Georgia, the child of Ellie Austin Ed Mercer And Emma Estelle Motley. In 1935, James Harmon Mercer resided in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia. In 1940, James Harmon Mercer resided in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States. James Harmon Mercer married Ruby May Wilson, Shirley Louise Vaughn, and had children including Donna Sue Mercer, Donnie Wayne Mercer, James Timothy Mercer, Janet Mercer, Robert Stephen Mercer, Vicky Lynn Mercer. James Harmon Mercer passed away in 2020 in Norman Park, Colquitt County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Harmon Mercer was born in 1931 in Georgia, the child of Ellie Austin Ed Mercer And Emma Estelle Motley.
  • In 1935, James Harmon Mercer resided in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia.
  • In 1940, James Harmon Mercer resided in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States.
  • James Harmon Mercer married Ruby May Wilson, Shirley Louise Vaughn, and had children including Donna Sue Mercer, Donnie Wayne Mercer, James Timothy Mercer, Janet Mercer, Robert Stephen Mercer, Vicky Lynn Mercer.
  • James Harmon Mercer passed away in 2020 in Norman Park, Colquitt County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Mercer's Ancestors

Self
James Mercer
1931–2020
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Ellie Austin (Ed) Mercer
1898–1981
Georgia
Emma (Estelle) Motley
1906–1985
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
State Mercer
1869–1959
Georgia
Anna McKinnie
1876–1962
Berlin, Colquitt, Georgia, United States
Coleman (Pendleton Motley) III
1871–1950
Alabama - 1900 Federal Census
Mildred (Ann) Harris
1872–1955
Georgia - 1900 Federal Census
Great-Grandparents
James Mercer
1844–1910
Rushia May
1841–1885
David Mckinney
1839–1903
Susan Brown
1848–1910
Coleman Jr
1851–1900
Annie Williams
1844–1913
William Harris
1846–1933
Paulina Tidwell
1844–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Mercer
1815–1889
Martha Robinson
1819–1862
Stewart May
1820–1901
Susannah May
1820–1878
Rebon McKinnie
1805–
Betsey
1810–
James Brown
1812–
Siddy J
1827–
Coleman Sr
1823–1885
Hester Perkins
1823–1908
William Williams
1810–1880
Betsy Fannin
1812–1888
Charles Harris
1808–1877
Elizabeth Jones
1810–1870
William Tidwell
1798–1855
Martha Anderson
1810–1914

James Mercer's Timeline

14 Records

1931
25 July 1931
Birth of James Harmon Mercer in Georgia
Georgia
1935
1935
Age 4
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia
Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 9
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States
Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States
1949
1949
Age 18
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Moultrie, Georgia, USA
Moultrie, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Murphy, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
Murphy, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
1995
1995
Age 64
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Moultrie, GA
Moultrie, GA
1998
1998 1999 2000
Age 67
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Moultrie, Georgia
Moultrie, Georgia
1999
1999-2020
Age 68
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Moultrie, Georgia, USA
Moultrie, Georgia, USA
2000
2000
Age 69
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Moultrie, Georgia, USA
Moultrie, Georgia, USA
2001
2001
Age 70
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Moultrie, Georgia, USA
Moultrie, Georgia, USA
2002
2002
Age 71
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Moultrie, Georgia, USA
Moultrie, Georgia, USA
2003
2003
Age 72
James Harmon Mercer resided here in Moultrie, Georgia, USA
Moultrie, Georgia, USA
2020
12 Feb 2020
Age 89
Death of James Harmon Mercer in Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
2020
16 Feb 2020
Age 89
Burial of James Harmon Mercer in Norman Park, Colquitt County, Georgia, United States of America
Norman Park, Colquitt County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1931
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Moultrie High School; Year: 1949
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 19 Feb 2020; Publication Place: Moultrie, Georgia, USA
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Murphy, Colquitt, Ge

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998 1999 2000
    Event Place: Moultrie, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Moultrie; State: Georgia; Year(s): 1998 1999 2000

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Moultrie, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Moultrie High School; Year: 1949

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Murphy, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Murphy, Colquitt, Ge

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Moultrie, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1999-2020
    Event Place: Moultrie, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2000
    Event Place: Moultrie, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2001
    Event Place: Moultrie, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Moultrie; State: Georgia; Year(s): 2001
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2002
    Event Place: Moultrie, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Moultrie; State: Georgia; Year(s): 2002

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2003
    Event Place: Moultrie, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Moultrie, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Moultrie, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 2020
    Event Place: Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 19 Feb 2020; Publication Place: Moultrie, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Feb 2020
    Event Place: Norman Park, Colquitt County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 19 Feb 2020; Publication Place: Moultrie, Georgia, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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