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Willie Edgar Mercer 1886–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 August 1886

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 16 November 1959

Death Location: Macclesfield, Wilson County, North Carolina

Father: James Mercer

Mother: Margaret Lee

Spouse(s): Victoria Jenkins

Children(s): Hattie Mercer, Mattie Mercer, Tiny Mercer, Martha Mercer, Martha Mercer

Willie Edgar Mercer was born in 1886 in North Carolina, the child of James Tucker Mercer And Margaret A Lee. In 1920, Willie Edgar Mercer resided in Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina, USA. Willie Edgar Mercer married Victoria Jenkins, and had children including Hattie Mae Mercer, Martha Adona Ada Mercer, Mattie Lee Mercer, Tiny Mae Mercer. Willie Edgar Mercer passed away in 1959 in Macclesfield, Wilson County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Willie Edgar Mercer was born in 1886 in North Carolina, the child of James Tucker Mercer And Margaret A Lee.
  • In 1920, Willie Edgar Mercer resided in Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Willie Edgar Mercer married Victoria Jenkins, and had children including Hattie Mae Mercer, Martha Adona Ada Mercer, Mattie Lee Mercer, Tiny Mae Mercer.
  • Willie Edgar Mercer passed away in 1959 in Macclesfield, Wilson County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Mercer's Ancestors

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Willie Mercer
1886–1959
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
James Tucker Mercer
1834–1903
Edgecombe County, NC
Margaret (A) Lee
1856–1930
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Margarette ("Peggy") STEPHENSON
1831–1880
North Carolina, United States
Noah Messer
1798–1880
North Carolina, United States
Zachariah (John) Lee
1826–1910
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Jane) Frazier
1823–1906
Johnston Co., North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Gerard Stephenson
1795–1870
Olive Johnson
1794–1847
Lott Messer
1750–1816
Zachariah Lee
1776–1823
Sarah Johnson
1783–1881
John Frazier
1790–1848
Elizabeth Pace
1792–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Stephenson
1772–1851
Amy Johnson
1770–1858
Allen JOHNSON\JOHNSTON
1759–1845
Margaret Whittington
1770–1845
David Lee
1755–1831
Anna Eldridge
1757–1790
ABEL Johnson
1756–1820
ANN JOHNSON
1759–1839
Jane Everett
1750–1825

Willie Mercer's Descendants

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Willie (Edgar) Mercer (25 August 1886–16 November 1959) m. Victoria Jenkins (12 Mar 1887–25 Feb 1961)
  1. 1. Hattie (Mae) Mercer 1925–1997
  2. 2. Mattie (Lee) Mercer 1927–1996 m. Mark (Lee) Ellis 1922–1991
    1. 1. Willie (Daniel) Ellis 1945–2018
    2. 2. Thomas (Philip) Ellis 1950–2009
  3. 3. Tiny (Mae) Mercer –1913
  4. 4. Martha (Adona Ada) Mercer 1915–1980
  5. 5. Martha (Adona Ada) Mercer 1915–1980
    1. 1. Joan (Marie) Gardner 1946–1975

Willie Mercer's Timeline

6 Records

1886
25 Aug 1886
Birth of Willie Edgar Mercer in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1886
25 August 1886
Birth of Willie Edgar Mercer in North Carolina
North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 34
Willie Edgar Mercer resided here in Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Willie Edgar Mercer resided here in Toisnot, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
Toisnot, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
1959
16 Nov 1959
Age 73
Death of Willie Edgar Mercer in MacClesfield, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
MacClesfield, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
1959
16 November 1959
Age 73
Death of Willie Edgar Mercer in Macclesfield, Wilson County, North Carolina
Macclesfield, Wilson County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1886
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 August 1886
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1326; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 102
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Toisnot, Wilson, North Carolina; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341463

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1326; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 102

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Toisnot, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Toisnot, Wilson, North Carolina; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341463

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1959
    Event Place: MacClesfield, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1959
    Event Place: Macclesfield, Wilson County, North Carolina

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