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Moses Madison MERCER 1840 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Hinds County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 18 Dec 1918

Death Location: Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Cornelius Mercer

Mother: Elizabeth McGill

Spouse(s): Sophronia SMITH

Children(s): Rosa Mercer

Moses Madison MERCER was born in 1840 in Hinds County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Cornelius Whittington Mercer and Elizabeth McGill. Moses Madison MERCER married Sophronia "Sarah Ann" SMITH, and had children including Rosa Clementine "Clemmie" Mercer. Moses Madison MERCER passed away in 1918 in Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Moses Madison MERCER was born in 1840 in Hinds County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Cornelius Whittington Mercer and Elizabeth McGill.
  • Moses Madison MERCER married Sophronia "Sarah Ann" SMITH, and had children including Rosa Clementine "Clemmie" Mercer.
  • Moses Madison MERCER passed away in 1918 in Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cornelius Mercer
1809 – 1882
Birth Location: Amite County, Mississippi, USA
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Elizabeth McGill
1811 – 1849
Birth Location: Hinds, Mississippi, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sophronia SMITH
1847 – 1918
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Children(s)

Rosa Mercer
1889 – 1973
Birth Location: Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
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Moses MERCER's Ancestors

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Moses MERCER
1840 – 1918
Birth Place: Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Cornelius Whittington Mercer
1809 – 1882
Amite County, Mississippi, USA
Elizabeth McGill
1811 – 1849
Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Simeon (Thomas) Mercer
1783 – 1835
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses MERCER's Descendants

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Moses (Madison) MERCER (22 Feb 1840 – 18 Dec 1918) m. Sophronia ("Sarah Ann") SMITH (30 Jun 1847 – 11 Nov 1918)
  1. 1. Rosa (Clementine "Clemmie") Mercer (6 February 1889 – 28 December 1973) m. Charlie Jordan (30 May 1888 – 22 February 1948)
    1. 1. Austin (Harris) Jordan (3 Aug 1910 – 27 Nov 1991) m. Willie (May) Taylor (18 Apr 1914 – 27 Jul 2000)
      1. 1. Charles (William) Jordan (12 Oct 1937 – 20 Nov 2020) m. Mary (Ruth) Walker (26 Jun 1940 – 22 Feb 2006)
      2. 2. Cloya (LaMaye) Jordan (23 Mar 1941 – 20 Nov 1992)
    2. 2. Monroe (Harlan) Jordan (6 May 1913 – 6 August 2006) m. Jessie (Mae) Ingram (2 June 1906 – 1 June 1981)
      1. 1. Alla (Faye) Jordan (20 10 1944 – ) m. Jerry (Neil) Metcalf (26 02 1938 – 11 Oct 2022)
        1. 1. Lesli (Anne) Metcalf (27 12 1978 – ) m. Jason (Randall) LaDuke (04 03 1976 – )
    3. 3. Odis (O'Neal) Jordan (30 Aug 1915 – 17 Nov 1999)
    4. 4. Olan Jordan (8 Mar 1918 – 2 May 2000)
    5. 5. Zelma Jordan (23 Oct 1920 – 11 Sep 1993)

Moses MERCER's Timeline

2 Records

1840
22 Feb 1840
Birth of Moses Madison MERCER in Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
1918
18 Dec 1918
Age 78
Death of Moses Madison MERCER in Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Louisiana, U.S., Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Louisiana, U.S., Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964
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