Mercer, William Edward b. 7 Jan 1861 Tyler County, West Virginia, USA d. 10 Nov 1943 New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Mercer, William Edward

1861 - 1943 (82 years)

Name	Mercer, William Edward [1, 2, 3]
Birth	7 Jan 1861	Tyler County, West Virginia, USA [1, 3]
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Middlebourne, Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia, USA
	age 19, WV WV WV, step-son to John Wm, works on farm/Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia/Middlebourne, Ellsworth (District), Tyler Co, WV
census 1900	1900	Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia, USA [1]
	Age: 39; Head
	20250224GHLn- re-named from: census 1900 USA WV(2) to: census 1900 USA WV Tyler Ellsworth 82_19A Wm Mercer.jpg Year: 1900; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: 1774; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1241774
census 1920	2 Jan 1920	Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia, USA [4]
	age 59, WV US WV farmer
Race	White [1]
Name	Edward Mercer
Death	10 Nov 1943	New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA [3]
	age 82
Burial	Aft 10 Nov 1943	Tyler County, West Virginia, USA [3]
	Wolf Pen, or Mercer, Cemetery,
Person ID	I48461	WETZEL-SPRING

Father	Mercer, Jacob Pvt, b. Abt 1837, Blacksville, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA d. 11 Aug 1864, District of Columbia, USA (Age 27 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Gump, Lucinda, b. 10 Dec 1844, Marion County, West Virginia, USA d. 31 Dec 1927, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Abt 1860	Tyler County, West Virginia, USA [3]
	20250320GHLn- noch Lucinda Gump Mercer Photo added by Tessa Peters 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 1st cousin 4X removed. DNA connected. Left by jackdowns61 on 30 Sep 2015 Left by kellybean on 16 Oct 2013 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.
Issue, jt	1 son, Wm Edward of New Martinsville: to this union one son Wm. Edward Mercer of New Martinsville was born.
	20250331GHLn- https://www.wvgw.net/tyler/obitss.htm 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.
Family ID	F34602	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Wilson, Lavina Euretta, b. 19 Jan 1865, West Virginia, USA d. 19 Jan 1953, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA (Age 88 years)

Marriage 29 Jan 1884 Tyler County, West Virginia, USA [1]

Children

1. Mercer, Lula Lucinda, b. 2 Mar 1901 d. 26 Aug 1994 (Age 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F34623 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2
Family ID	F34624	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 7 Jan 1861 - Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
	Marriage - 29 Jan 1884 - Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
	Death - 10 Nov 1943 - New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
	Burial - Aft 10 Nov 1943 - Tyler County, West Virginia, USA

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Photos

census 1900 USA WV
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census 1900 USA WV(2) to:
census 1900 USA WV Tyler Ellsworth 82_19A Wm Mercer.jpg

Year: 1900; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: 1774; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1241774

Sources

[S1411] census 1900 USA WV, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: 1774; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1241774.
Record for William Mercer (12) facts
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census 1900 USA WV(2) to:
census 1900 USA WV Tyler Ellsworth 82_19A Wm Mercer.jpg

Year: 1900; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: 1774; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1241774

[S1362] Roseanne Denbow, Amish Ancestry and Beyond.
ID: I14784 Name: William Edward MERCER Given Name: William Edward Surname: Mercer Sex: M Note: William spent his entire life farming in Tyler Co., WV. Birth: 7 JAN 1861 in Tyler Co., WV Death: 10 NOV 1943 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., WV Burial: Wolf Pen / Mercer Cem., Tyler Co., WV Father: Jacob MERCER b: 1837 in Monongalia Co., (West) VA Mother: Lucinda GUMP b: 20 DEC 1844 in WV Marriage 1 Lavina Euretta WILSON b: 19 JAN 1865 in OH Married: 28 FEB 1883 in Tyler Co., WV Children Clarence W. MERCER George MERCER Lula MERCER Estella B. MERCER b: 16 MAY 1887 in WV James Harrison MERCER b: 26 APR 1889 Richard Arthur MERCER b: 1 MAY 1891 William McKinley MERCER b: 22 NOV 1896 in Tyler Co., WV Luther E. MERCER b: NOV 1898 in WV

[S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Lucinda Mercer (48) facts
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Lucinda Gump Mercer
Photo added by Tessa Peters

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
1st cousin 4X removed. DNA connected.
Left by jackdowns61 on 30 Sep 2015
Left by kellybean on 16 Oct 2013

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John William Mercer
Photo added by Eli Henthorn

John William Mercer
BIRTH 11 Aug 1844 West Virginia, USA
DEATH 24 Mar 1924 (aged 79)
New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Mercer Cemetery
Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 98221936 ·
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 3

John, a son of Jeremiah and Alsinda Mercer died at…

[S1371] census 1920 USA WV Tyler Ellsworth, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1972; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 655.
Record for Joseph L Wetzel (7) facts
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http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=111450028&indiv=try

census 1920 USA WV Tyler Ellsworth
Year: 1920; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1972; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 655

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