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Martha S. MERCER 1830 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 09, 1830

Birth Location: ,Newton Co., GA

Death Date: Dec 04, 1949

Death Location: Georgia, USA

Father: Levi MERCER

Mother: Frances WEBB

Spouse(s): Gordon HESTER

Children(s): Lucinstalon Hester, Laura Hester, Ella HESTER

Martha S. MERCER was born in 1830 in ,Newton Co., GA, the child of Levi J MERCER and Frances A. WEBB. Martha S. MERCER married Gordon (Green) B. HESTER, and had children including Lucinstalon Hester, Laura H. Hester, Ella Belle HESTER. Martha S. MERCER passed away in 1949 in Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha S. MERCER was born in 1830 in ,Newton Co., GA, the child of Levi J MERCER and Frances A. WEBB.
  • Martha S. MERCER married Gordon (Green) B. HESTER, and had children including Lucinstalon Hester, Laura H. Hester, Ella Belle HESTER.
  • Martha S. MERCER passed away in 1949 in Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Levi MERCER
1789 – 1878
Birth Location: Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA
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Frances WEBB
1794 – 1855
Birth Location: Williams Creek, Warren, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gordon HESTER
1828 – 1866
Birth Location: of, Newton, GA
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Children(s)

Lucinstalon Hester
1852 –
Birth Location: –
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Laura Hester
1854 – 1939
Birth Location: Clarke, Georgia
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Ella HESTER
1861 – 1896
Birth Location: Oconee, Georgia, USA
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Martha MERCER's Ancestors

Self
Martha MERCER
1830 – 1949
Birth Place: ,Newton Co., GA
Parents
Levi J MERCER
1789 – 1878
Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA
Frances (A.) WEBB
1794 – 1855
Williams Creek, Warren, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Baptist) MERCER
1753 – 1837
Currituck Co., North Carolina, USA
Jael GREEN
1753 – 1810
,Stafford Co., VA
Charles WEBB
1767 – 1849
VA,Halifax Jasper,Georgia,USA
Sarah (Jane) WAGGONER
1757 – 1799
, Warren, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James MERCER
1713 – 1790
Sarah SIMMONS
1730 – 1790
William GREEN
1720 – 1775
Ann ROBINSON
1727 – 1760
John WEBB
1743 – 1802
Elizabeth McMUPHRY
1745 –
George WAGGONER
1720 – 1808
Elizabeth SIDWELL
1720 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph MERCER
1680 – 1735
Amy IVES
– 1733
Thomas SIMMONS
Sarah NICHOLSON
1692 – 1755
William GREEN
1692 – 1786
Elizabeth KNIGHT
1695 – 1782
William WAGGONER
1692 – 1775
Mary HAGEY
1704 – 1720

Martha MERCER's Descendants

1.
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Martha (S.) MERCER (Mar 09, 1830 – Dec 04, 1949) m. Gordon ((Green) B.) HESTER (Abt. 1828 – 1866)
  1. 1. Lucinstalon Hester (1852 – )
  2. 2. Laura (H.) Hester (13 Oct 1854 – 8 Nov 1939)
  3. 3. Ella (Belle) HESTER (Mar 12, 1861 – Oct 12, 1896) m. William (Benjamin) JOHNS (Feb 08, 1857 – Oct 03, 1943)
    1. 1. Charlie (Hugh) JOHNS (Jan 13, 1886 – Jan 09, 1956) m. Vera (Burdette) FLOWERS (Sep 16, 1890 – May 03, 1973)
      1. 1. James (Joseph) Johns (Sep 18, 1911 – May 30, 1913)
      2. 2. Charlie (Hugh) Johns (8 Sep 1913 – May 24, 2001) m. Dorothy (Loraine) Stuart (Aug 01, 1916 – May 19, 2001)
        1. 1. Susan (Lynne) Johns (6 Dec 1941 – ) m. Collier (Caswell) Harris (16 May 1939 – ) m. James (Jefferson) Murphy, (24 Feb 1943 – )
        2. 2. Sheila (Ann) Johns (abt 1944 – ) m. John (Baily) Moore (abt 1944 – )
        3. 3. Ellen (S) Johns (Jun 1947 – )
      3. 3. Emory (Drue) Johns (28 Aug 1915 – Jun 1981) m. Foys Bilderman m. Bernice (Mary) Reed (Apr 15, 1910 – Oct 15, 2008)
        1. 1. Joan (Montez) Johns (abt 1947 – ) m. James (Clifford) Thomas (abt 1947 – ) m. Clifford Thomas (abt 1946 – )
        2. 2. William Reed (abt 1933 – )
        3. 3. Robert Reed (abt 1938 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Lois) Johns (27 May 1917 – Jun 04, 2006) m. Steven (Chesley) Brown (Jan 16, 1918 – Apr 14, 1991)
        1. 1. Steven (Chadwick) Brown (Mar 16, 1942 – Mar 24, 2013)
        2. 2. Charles (Mitchel) Brown (abt 1945 – )
        3. 3. Lucinda (Louise) Brown (Aug 28, 1953 – )
        4. 4. Beverly Brown
        5. 5. Georgia Brown
      5. 5. Evelyn (Rose) JOHNS (Jan 18, 1923 – Mar 26, 1965) m. Owen (Franklin) JUNKERT (10 September 1931 – 8 Apr 2015)
        1. 1. Maria (Teresa) JOHNS (04 Jan 1956 – ) m. Daniel (Joseph) BROWN (12 Jun 1956 – )
      6. 6. Vera (Burdette) Johns (Aug 11, 1925 – Mar 1926)
    2. 2. Lillian (Marie) Johns (Oct 1888 – Oct 29, 1938) m. Leonidas (Augustus) Jordan
      1. 1. Lee Jordan (abt 1925 – 20 Nov 2005) m. Patty Holliday
        1. 1. Kathleen (Holliday) Jordan
    3. 3. Jerome (Hester) Johns (06 Jun 1891 – 21 Oct 1960) m. Stella (Lee) Harrell (Oct 29, 1895 – Jan 01, 1984)
      1. 1. Virginia (Ella) Johns (Aug 29, 1918 – Apr 11, 2006) m. Eugene (G.) Adams (25 October 1912 – 20 July 2002)
        1. 1. Gary Adams
        2. 2. Kathryn (Adams) Lowe
      2. 2. Jerome (Hester) Johns (2 Oct 1921 – Jun 22, 1984)
    4. 4. Kathleen Leverette (Mar 06, 1894 – Jan 1988) m. W. (Frank) Leverette (Abt. 1892 – )
      1. 1. Willie (Frank) Leverette (29 Jan 1921 – Jan 1995)
      2. 2. Marie Leverette (Abt. 1924 – ) m. Unk Gordan
    5. 5. William (Benjamin) Johns (1895 – Jan 31, 1982) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Cleveland (Nov 10, 1902 – 1985)
      1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Johns (12 May 1928 – 11 March 2019) m. Judson (Louis) Hawk (26 April 1925 – 11 July 2003)
        1. 1. Susan Hawk
        2. 2. Lynda Hawk m. Dan Fears
        3. 3. Diane Hawk m. Bob Gustafson
        4. 4. Judson (Louis) Hawk m. Carol Reardon
      2. 2. Lee Jordan

Martha MERCER's Timeline

5 Records

1830
Mar 09, 1830
Birth of Martha S. MERCER in Newton Co., Georgia, USA
Newton Co., Georgia, USA
1830
Mar 09, 1830
Birth of Martha S. MERCER in ,Newton Co., GA
,Newton Co., GA
1849
Dec 04, 1849
Age 19
Martha S. MERCER was married in Newton, Georgia
Newton, Georgia
1880
1880
Age 50
Martha S. MERCER resided here in Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, United States
Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, United States
1949
Dec 04, 1949
Age 119
Death of Martha S. MERCER in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 09, 1830
    Event Place: Newton Co., Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia; Roll: 164; Family History Film: 1254164; Page: 23C; Enumeration District: 108; Image: 0233

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 09, 1830
    Event Place: ,Newton Co., GA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mercer.ftw
    [2] levi614654.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Dec 04, 1849
    Event Place: Newton, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia; Roll: 164; Family History Film: 1254164; Page: 23C; Enumeration District: 108; Image: 0233

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 04, 1949
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
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