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John Allen Mercer 1873–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 December 1873

Birth Location: Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1951

Death Location: Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Samuel Mercer

Mother: Nancy Decker

Spouse(s): Mary Wilson, Nora Hickerson

Children(s): Jessie Mercer, Eugene Mercer, Rebecca Mercer, Ed Mercer, Luther Mercer, John Mercer, Rosa Mercer, Thelma Mercer, Nancy Mercer, Evans Mercer, Samuel Mercer, Leslie Mercer, unknown Mercer, Carmie Mercer

John Allen Mercer was born in 1873 in Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Comer Mercer And Nancy Ellen Decker. In 1880, John Allen Mercer resided in Sand Spring, Grayson, Kentucky, USA. In 1900, John Allen Mercer resided in Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA. John Allen Mercer married Mary Frances Wilson, Nora Ada Hickerson, and had children including Carmie Mae Mercer, Ed Walter Mercer, Eugene Mercer, Evans Mercer, Jessie Thomas Mercer, John Irvin Mercer, Leslie Carl Mercer, Luther Willard Mercer, Nancy Jane Mercer, Rebecca Emaline Beckie Mercer, Rosa Lillian Mercer, Samuel Hershel Mercer, Thelma Aslee Mercer, Unknown Mercer. John Allen Mercer passed away in 1951 in Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Allen Mercer was born in 1873 in Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Comer Mercer And Nancy Ellen Decker.
  • In 1880, John Allen Mercer resided in Sand Spring, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1900, John Allen Mercer resided in Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Allen Mercer married Mary Frances Wilson, Nora Ada Hickerson, and had children including Carmie Mae Mercer, Ed Walter Mercer, Eugene Mercer, Evans Mercer, Jessie Thomas Mercer, John Irvin Mercer, Leslie Carl Mercer, Luther Willard Mercer, Nancy Jane Mercer, Rebecca Emaline Beckie Mercer, Rosa Lillian Mercer, Samuel Hershel Mercer, Thelma Aslee Mercer, Unknown Mercer.
  • John Allen Mercer passed away in 1951 in Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Mercer
1854–1915
Birth Location: Leitchfield, Grayson, KY
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Nancy Decker
1854–1931
Birth Location: Leitchfield, Grayson, KY
ND

Spouses(s)

Mary Wilson
1875–1906
Birth Location: Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, United States
MW
Nora Hickerson
1882–1955
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
NH

Children(s)

Jessie Mercer
1893–1965
Birth Location: Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
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Eugene Mercer
1901–1986
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
EM
Rebecca Mercer
1894–1978
Birth Location: Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
RM
Ed Mercer
1897–1971
Birth Location: Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
EM
Luther Mercer
1899–1982
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, United States
LM
John Mercer
1904–1974
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Rosa Mercer
1906–1995
Birth Location: Tennessee
RM
Thelma Mercer
1910–1955
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
TM
Nancy Mercer
1896–1897
Birth Location: Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, United States
NM
Evans Mercer
1905–1905
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, United States
EM
Samuel Mercer
1915–1989
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, United States
SM
Leslie Mercer
1921–1974
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, United States
LM
unknown Mercer
1913–1913
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee, USA
uM
Carmie Mercer
1924–2000
Birth Location: Linden Perry, Tennessee
CM

John Mercer's Ancestors

Self
John Mercer
1873–1951
Birth Place: Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Samuel Comer Mercer
1854–1915
Leitchfield, Grayson, KY
Nancy (Ellen) Decker
1854–1931
Leitchfield, Grayson, KY
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mercer's Descendants

1.
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John (Allen) Mercer (10 December 1873–23 Dec 1951) m. Mary (Frances) Wilson (28 Apr 1875–10 January 1906) m. Nora (Ada) Hickerson (15 July 1882–25 April 1955)
  1. 1. Jessie (Thomas) Mercer 1893–1965 m. Myrtle (Lee) Whitwell 1890–1959
    1. 1. Paul (Arthur) Mercer 1913–1981
    2. 2. Rebecca (Faye) Mercer 1924–1999
    3. 3. Elmer (Lee) Mercer 1911–1981
    4. 4. John (Andrew) Mercer 1919–2007
    5. 5. Clint (Yeiser "Dock") Mercer 1915–1969
    6. 6. Nell Mercer 1921–2014
    7. 7. Rex (H) Mercer 1926–2012
    8. 8. Edgar (Bedford) Mercer 1917–2007
    9. 9. Donald Mercer 1925–
    10. 10. Donald (Ralph) Mercer 1928–2001
    11. 11. David Mercer 1936–1936
  2. 2. Eugene Mercer 1901–1986
  3. 3. Rebecca (Emaline "Beckie") Mercer 1894–1978
  4. 4. Ed (Walter) Mercer 1897–1971 m. Lillian (Young) Sharp 1898–1994
    1. 1. Robert (Ewin) Mercer 1936–1962
    2. 2. Ray (Glyn) Mercer 1926–2010
    3. 3. Johnie (E.) Mercer 1933–2001
    4. 4. Obie Mercer 1924–2003
    5. 5. James (Arlie) Mercer 1931–1984
    6. 6. Dewey Mercer 1938–2009
    7. 7. Mary (Lou) Mercer 1929–2012
    8. 8. Joe (Ivie) Mercer 1921–2014
    9. 9. Bertha Mercer 1913–2015
    10. 10. Larry (Wayne) Mercer 1941–2015
  5. 5. Luther (Willard) Mercer 1899–1982
  6. 6. John (Irvin) Mercer 1904–1974
  7. 7. Rosa (Lillian) Mercer 1906–1995
  8. 8. Thelma (Aslee) Mercer 1910–1955
  9. 9. Nancy (Jane) Mercer 1896–1897
  10. 10. Evans Mercer 1905–1905
  11. 11. Samuel (Hershel) Mercer 1915–1989
  12. 12. Leslie (Carl) Mercer 1921–1974
  13. 13. unknown Mercer 1913–1913
  14. 14. Carmie (Mae) Mercer 1924–2000

John Mercer's Timeline

8 Records

1873
10 December 1873
Birth of John Allen Mercer in Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 7
John Allen Mercer resided here in Sand Spring, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Sand Spring, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 27
John Allen Mercer resided here in Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
John Allen Mercer resided here in Civil District 3, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Perry, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 57
John Allen Mercer resided here in District 3, Perry, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Perry, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 62
John Allen Mercer resided here in Rural, Perry, Tennessee
Rural, Perry, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 67
John Allen Mercer resided here in Civil D #3, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Civil D #3, Perry, Tennessee, USA
1951
23 Dec 1951
Age 78
Death of John Allen Mercer in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 December 1873
    Event Place: Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 12
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Perry, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03927; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 68-7
    [3] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Perry, Tennessee; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342002
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sand Spring, Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: 416; Page: 551A; Enumeration District: 049
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1241579
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1515; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0191; FHL microfilm: 1375528
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sand Spring, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sand Spring, Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: 416; Page: 551A; Enumeration District: 049

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1241579

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1515; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0191; FHL microfilm: 1375528

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Perry, Tennessee; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342002

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Perry, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Perry, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03927; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 68-7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil D #3, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Perry, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03927; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 68-7

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1951
    Event Place: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 12
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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