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Joel Elliott Mercer 1805 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Wilkes County, Ga

Death Date: 23 Jan 1865

Death Location: Lee Cnty., Ga

Father: John Mercer

Mother: Sally Chivars

Spouse(s): Nancy Nelms, Mary Terrell

Children(s): Nancy Mercer, John Mercer, Sallie Mercer

Joel Elliott Mercer was born in 1805 in Wilkes County, Ga, the child of John Mercer and Sally Chivars. Joel Elliott Mercer married Nancy Nelms, Mary Terrell, and had children including Nancy H. Mercer, John Mercer, Sallie Mercer. Joel Elliott Mercer passed away in 1865 in Lee Cnty., Ga.

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Biography

  • Joel Elliott Mercer was born in 1805 in Wilkes County, Ga, the child of John Mercer and Sally Chivars.
  • Joel Elliott Mercer married Nancy Nelms, Mary Terrell, and had children including Nancy H. Mercer, John Mercer, Sallie Mercer.
  • Joel Elliott Mercer passed away in 1865 in Lee Cnty., Ga.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Joel Mercer
1805 – 1865
Birth Place: Wilkes County, Ga
Parents
John Mercer
1776 – 1852
Wilkes County, Ga
Sally Chivars
Grandparents
James Mercer
1713 –
Sarah Simmons
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Mercer's Descendants

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Joel (Elliott) Mercer (1805 – 23 Jan 1865) m. Nancy Nelms (1805 – 23 Jan 1865) m. Mary Terrell (1805 – 1837)
  1. 1. Nancy (H.) Mercer (1842 – )
  2. 2. John Mercer (1845 – )
  3. 3. Sallie Mercer (1847 – )

Joel Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Joel Elliott Mercer in Wilkes County, Ga
Wilkes County, Ga
1865
23 Jan 1865
Age 60
Death of Joel Elliott Mercer in Lee Cnty., Ga
Lee Cnty., Ga

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Ga
    Record Source: Chapman.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1865
    Event Place: Lee Cnty., Ga
    Record Source: Chapman.FTW

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