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Rebecca Mercer 1816–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Mercer

Mother: Sarah Whittington

Spouse(s): Giles Cottingham

Children(s): Elizabeth Cottingham

Rebecca Mercer was born in 1816 in Mississippi, the child of Thomas Simeon Mercer And Sarah Whittington. In 1860, Rebecca Mercer resided in District 4, Angelina, Texas, USA. Rebecca Mercer married Giles Cottingham, and had children including Elizabeth Cottingham. Rebecca Mercer passed away in 1880 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Mercer was born in 1816 in Mississippi, the child of Thomas Simeon Mercer And Sarah Whittington.
  • In 1860, Rebecca Mercer resided in District 4, Angelina, Texas, USA.
  • Rebecca Mercer married Giles Cottingham, and had children including Elizabeth Cottingham.
  • Rebecca Mercer passed away in 1880 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Mercer
1816–1880
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Thomas Simeon Mercer
1783–1835
MA
Sarah Whittington
1791–1849
Georgia
Grandparents
1750–1837
Albermarle Parish, Surry, VA
Rebecca
1750–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1724–1758
Sarah WOODRUFFE
1724–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1703–1755
Elizabeth NAIRE
1705–1770

Rebecca Mercer's Descendants

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Rebecca Mercer (1816–1880) m. Giles Cottingham (1807–1873)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cottingham 1833–1880 m. William (B.) Green 1824–1862
    1. 1. Elizabeth Green 1862–1892 m. Taylor (L) Smith 1857–1937
      1. 1. Leonard (Lee) Smith 1885–1958 m. Emma (Tabiatha) Bell 1911–1997

Rebecca Mercer's Timeline

5 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Rebecca Mercer in Mississippi
Mississippi
1830
25 March 1830
Age 14
Rebecca Mercer was married in Copiah, Mississippi
Copiah, Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 44
Rebecca Mercer resided here in District 4, Angelina, Texas, USA
District 4, Angelina, Texas, USA
1870
1870
Age 54
Rebecca Mercer resided here in Angelina, Texas, USA
Angelina, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 64
Death of Rebecca Mercer in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America
Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Angelina, Texas; Roll: M593_1573; Page: 163A; Family History Library Film: 553072
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Angelina, Texas; Roll: M653_1287; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 805287

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 March 1830
    Event Place: Copiah, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, Compiled Marriages, 1826-1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 4, Angelina, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Angelina, Texas; Roll: M653_1287; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 805287

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Angelina, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Angelina, Texas; Roll: M593_1573; Page: 163A; Family History Library Film: 553072

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America

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