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Lucinda Gump Mercer
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Lucinda Gump Mercer
BIRTH 10 Dec 1844
DEATH 31 Dec 1927 (aged 83)
Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Mercer Cemetery
Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID98222413 ·
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 5
A daughter of James Gump and Elizabeth Higgins.
Lucinda Gump first married Jacob Mercer in 1860. Jacob mustered into the Civil War on Jan. 4, 1864 to Co. C, 7th Regiment WV Volunteers at Stevensburgh, VA at the age of 26. He was described as being 5'8", grey eyes and fair complexion. Jacob was wounded in the Battle of Petersburg and died from his wounds at Campbell Hospital, Washington D.C. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
One son was born from this union:
William Edward Mercer
On December 17, 1865, Lucinda married John W. Mercer. They had seven children together:
Martin
Samuel
Joseph
James A.
Philip
Jeremiah
Pearl B.
Lucinda was a member of the Methodist Church.
Family Members
Spouses
Pvt Jacob Mercer
unknown-1864 (m. 1860)
John William Mercer
1844-1924 (m. 1865)
Children
William Edward Mercer
1861-1943
Martin L. Mercer
1868-1870
Jeremiah M. "Jerry" Mercer
1869-1954
Joseph Mercer
1871-1949
Philip Mercer
1874-1958
James Albert "Bert" Mercer
1876-1963
Samuel T. Mercer
1880-1885
Pearl Belle Mercer Mercer
1885-1976
Flowers • 5
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- Lucinda Gump first married Jacob Mercer in 1860. Jacob mustered into the Civil War on Jan. 4, 1864 to Co. C, 7th Regiment WV Volunteers at Stevensburgh, VA at the age of 26.
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Tyler County WVGenWeb
Tyler County, West Virginia Obituaries
LUCINDA GUMP MERCER
Lucinda Gump Mercer was born Dec. 10, 1884 [this would have to been error since she would have to have been born in 1844 to make the following dates correlate], and departed this life Dec. 31, 1927, being 83 years, 11 days of age. She was married twice. First to Jacob Mercer in 1860, and to this union one son Wm. Edward Mercer of New Martinsville was born. Jacob Mercer, the first husband, was killed in the Civil War in 1862. She then married John W. Mercer Dec. 17, 1865 and to this union seven children were born: six sons and one daughter, namely: Martin and Samuel, deceased, Jos. and J.A. Mercer of New Martinsville, Phillip Mercer of Moundsville, Jeremiah Mercer of Woodland and Mrs. Pearl B. Mercer of Paden City. Her husband John W. Mercer, preceded her to the beyond in March 1924.
The deceased united with the Methodist Church at the age of eighteen and was a faithful and consistent member and Christian unto the day of her death.
She leaves to mourn her passing five sons, one daughter, forty-six grand children, two great grand children, two brothers Edward Gump of Glendon, W.Va, and Philip Gump of Mannington, W.Va. [Lucinda was the d/o William & Elizabeth (Higgins) Gump]
Interment was made in the Mercer cemetery.
Source Tyler County, West Virginia Obituaries, VOL I, page 107 (from the Wetzel Democrat)
Submitted by Nancy E. Gates & Betty Kitchen.
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