Latta, Alcinda Lucinda b. 1821 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1894 Wolf Pen, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Latta, Alcinda Lucinda

1821 - 1894 (73 years)

Name	Latta, Alcinda Lucinda [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	1821	Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Gender	Female
Residence	1860	Tyler County, West Virginia, USA [1, 3]
	Tyler, Virginia
census 1860	22 Jun 1860	Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, USA [9]
	Age: 39
	20250320GHLn- Thomas Coffield in the 1860 United States Federal Census date 21st June 1860 John McKay Name Thomas Coffield Age 50 Birth abt 1810 Virginia Gender Male Race White Home Tyler, Virginia PO Sistersville Dwelling 302 Family 302 Occ Farmer Real Estate 625 Personal 367 Household Thomas Coffield 50(56?) Elenor Coffield 46 Jacob T Coffield 19 James C Coffield 19 George Coffield 18 Thomas Coffield 15 Levi N Coffield 13 Jane Coffield 11 Margaret E Coffield 9 Jesse M Coffield 5 David W Coffield 3 Jeremiah Mercer 54 Alcinda Mercer 39 Elin Mercer 19 John W Mercer 16 Laban F Mercer 14 Reuben M Mercer 12 Josiah Mercer 9 Jacob Mercer 6 Catharine B Mercer 4 Rebecca J Mercer 2 Jacob Mercer 23 Lucinda Mercer 17 The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tyler, Virginia; Roll: M653_1382; Page: 140; Family History Library Film: 805382 20250320GHLn- Jeremiah Mercer in the 1860 United States Federal Census date 22nd June 1860 John McKay Name Jeremiah Mercer Age 54 Birth abt 1806 Virginia Gender Male Race White Home Tyler, Virginia PO Sistersville Dwelling 305 Family 305 Occ Farm Hand Real Estate 1250 Personal 379 Household Jeremiah Mercer 54 Alcinda Mercer 39 Elin Mercer 19 John W Mercer 16 Laban F Mercer 14 Reuben M Mercer 12 Josiah Mercer 9 Jacob Mercer 6 Catharine B Mercer 4 Rebecca J Mercer 2 Jacob Mercer 23 Lucinda Mercer 17 The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tyler, Virginia; Roll: M653_1382; Page: 141; Family History Library Film: 805382
health	1880 [10]
	diphtheria
Residence	1880	Middlebourne, Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia, USA [1, 2, 3, 5]
	Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia/Middlebourne, Ellsworth (District), Tyler Co, WV
census 1880	21 Jun 1880	Middlebourne, Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia, USA [10]
	age 59 wife diphtheria
	20190813HAv- renamed from: census 1880 USA WV Tyler(1).jpg to: census 1880 USA WV Tyler Ellsworth 182_30B Yost Mercer.jpg 20250409GHLn- edited again 20190813HAv- pasted from front Media Details: 20201231HAv- pasted from Source Notes, minimal edit: 1880 United States Federal Census about John W. Mercer date: 21 June 1880 Arthur B. Smith Name: John W. Mercer Home: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia Age: 38 birth: abt 1842 Virginia Relation: Self (Head) Spouse: Lucinda Mercer Father's birth: Virginia Mother's birth: Pennsylvania Occ: Farmer Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Aaron Yost 38 Aaron Yost 56 Jeremiah Mercer 64 head WV PA WV Rhumatism Alcinda " 59 wife PA PA PA diphtheria Jeremiah " jr 18 Alvins " 14 John W. Mercer 38 WV WV PA HoH farmer Lucinda Mercer 38 WV PA PA wife keeping house William E. Mercer 19 WV WV WV stepson works on farm Jeremiah Mercer 13 WV WV WV son Josiah Mercer 9 WV WV WV son Philip Mercer 6 WV WV WV son James A. Mercer 3 WV WV WV son Samuel T. Mercer 1m WV WV WV son Ann M. Fox 42 head OH OH OH Mary E " 17 dau WV VA OH Joseph L. " 16 son WV VA OH Octavia J. " 13 dau WV VA OH Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: 1414; Family History Film: 1255414; Page: 67B; Enumeration District: 182; . Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Death	1894	Tyler County, West Virginia, USA [2, 5, 6, 7]
	Tyler County, West Virginia??/vs 'Tyler, Charles, VA'- jcw 05.01.2013
Name	Alcinda Mercer [8]
Name	Alcinda Mercer mrs [7]
Religion	Quaker
Death	1894	Wolf Pen, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA [1, 3, 8]
	Wolf Pen, Tyler Co, WV
Burial	1894	Tyler County, West Virginia, USA [7, 8]
	Bowser Cemetery,
Person ID	I48790	WETZEL-SPRING

Family Mercer, Jeremiah Labon, b. Abt 1816, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Oct 1882, Sandusky, Tyler, West Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)

Marriage 1837 [2, 3]

FTDNA jt Joy Schankman, 3rd cousin 1x removed (Rebecca Joy Driggs Schankman) [11]

residence jt Between 1837 and 1841 Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA [8]

Jos was a son of Jeremiah Mercer who came from Greene Co, PA about 90 years ago and settled near where the family have since resided.

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Joseph Mercer
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Joseph Mercer
BIRTH 10 Sep 1852
Sandusky, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 28 Oct 1931 (aged 79)
Sandusky, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Lazear Chapel Cemetery
Kidwell, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID11913160 ·
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 2

Source: Tyler County Journal - 6 Nov 1931 Tyler Co. Obituaries, Vol 3, page 46.

Joseph Mercer of Wolf Pen, passed away at his home on 28 Oct 1931, aged 80 years. He was a son of Jeremiah Mercer who came from Greene Co, PA about 90 years ago and settled near where the family have since resided. They raised 12 children, of whom two survive: Link Mercer of Adonis, WV; Mrs. R.M. Wilson of Martins Ferry, OH. The deceased was married to Ruth Leek who, with the following children survive: Martin Mercer of TenMile; Mrs. Harry Christmas and Mrs. Margaret _________ of OK, Eunice Huffman of Huntington, WV; Henry Mercer of CA; and Ross and Will, at home. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Interment Lazear's Cemetery.

Issue, jt Abt 1866 Tyler County, West Virginia, USA [8]

12- They raised 12 children, of whom two survive: Link Mercer of Adonis, WV; Mrs. R.M. Wilson of Martins Ferry, OH. The deceased was married to Ruth Leek who, with the following children survive: Martin Mercer of TenMile; Mrs. Harry Christmas and Mrs. Margaret _________ of OK, Eunice Huffman of Huntington, WV; Henry Mercer of CA; and Ross and Will, at home.

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Joseph Mercer
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Joseph Mercer
BIRTH 10 Sep 1852
Sandusky, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 28 Oct 1931 (aged 79)
Sandusky, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Lazear Chapel Cemetery
Kidwell, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID11913160 ·
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 2

Source: Tyler County Journal - 6 Nov 1931 Tyler Co. Obituaries, Vol 3, page 46.

Joseph Mercer of Wolf Pen, passed away at his home on 28 Oct 1931, aged 80 years. He was a son of Jeremiah Mercer who came from Greene Co, PA about 90 years ago and settled near where the family have since resided. They raised 12 children, of whom two survive: Link Mercer of Adonis, WV; Mrs. R.M. Wilson of Martins Ferry, OH. The deceased was married to Ruth Leek who, with the following children survive: Martin Mercer of TenMile; Mrs. Harry Christmas and Mrs. Margaret _________ of OK, Eunice Huffman of Huntington, WV; Henry Mercer of CA; and Ross and Will, at home. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Interment Lazear's Cemetery.

Children

	1. Mercer, Eleanor "Ellen", b. 1841, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA d. 8 Mar 1899, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Mercer, John William, b. 11 Aug 1844, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA d. 24 Mar 1924, New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Mercer, Elizabeth, b. 1838 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Mercer, Leban F., b. 1846, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA d. 1909, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Mercer, Jeremiah Lincoln, b. Jun 1863, Virginia, USA d. 1935 (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Mercer, Alvina/Elvina, b. Abt 1866, West Virginia, USA d. 1945 (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Mercer, Josiah, b. 10 Sep 1852, Sandusky, Tyler, West Virginia, USA d. 28 Oct 1931, Sandusky, Tyler, West Virginia, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Mercer, Margaret Ann, b. 1840 d. 1922 (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Mercer, Reuben Martin, b. 1848, West Virginia, USA d. 1926 (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Mercer, Rebecca Jane, b. 1857 d. 1934 (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Mercer, Catherine Belle, b. Abt 1855, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA d. 1921 (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	12. Mercer, Jacob M., b. 11 Jan 1853, Tenmile, Harrison, West Virginia, USA d. 8 Mar 1927, Bergholz, Jefferson, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F34533 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 1821 - Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
	residence jt - Jos was a son of Jeremiah Mercer who came from Greene Co, PA about 90 years ago and settled near where the family have since resided. - Between 1837 and 1841 - Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - Tyler, Virginia - 1860 - Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
	census 1860 - Age: 39 - 22 Jun 1860 - Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, USA
	Issue, jt - 12- They raised 12 children, of whom two survive: Link Mercer of Adonis, WV; Mrs. R.M. Wilson of Martins Ferry, OH. The deceased was married to Ruth Leek who, with the following children survive: Martin Mercer of TenMile; Mrs. Harry Christmas and Mrs. Margaret _________ of OK, Eunice Huffman of Huntington, WV; Henry Mercer of CA; and Ross and Will, at home. - Abt 1866 - Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
	Death - Tyler County, West Virginia??/vs 'Tyler, Charles, VA'- jcw 05.01.2013 - 1894 - Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
	Death - 1894 - Wolf Pen, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
	Burial - 1894 - Tyler County, West Virginia, USA

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Photos » Slide Show		Lucinda Alcinda Latta Mercer AlcindaLattaMercer robjwilson3 added this on 11 Jul 2010 JENSOCCER originally submitted this to Burch Family on 25 Sep 2008
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Sources

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METZ Family Tree, Owner: suemetzgregory, Record for Jacob "Mack" Mercer

[S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online., Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Wilson Family Tree, Owner: robjwilson3, Record for Jeremiah Mercer Notes of number of kids and her death She and Jeremiah had l2 children, but it does not list them. She died in 1894 in Tyler Co, WV, and was buried at the Bowser Cemetery. Lucinda Latta Mercer Lucinda or Alcinda Latta was born in 1821 in Huntingdon County, PA. Her parents moved to WV about 1830 then on to Monroe County, OH. Lucinda or Alcinda was married in Monongalia co, WV in 1838 to Jeremiah Mercer b 1816-8 Oct 1882., and died in 1894 in Tyler co, WV, buried Bowser Cemetery. He was the eldest child of William and Margaret Mercer, a man of stout build, about 6 feet tall, with blue eyes, fiery red hair and a temperament to match. Jeremiah and Alcinda settled on Tenmile Creek in Tyler County in 1840. They had 12 children: The Monroe County, Ohio Families gives her marriage date as 1838 in Monongalia County, West Virginia. This book also names her as "Alcinda" although we had "Lucinda." This book says that she and Jeremiah had l2 children, but it does not list them. She died in 1894 in Tyler Co, WV, and was buried at the Bowser Cemetery robjwilson3 added this on 11 Jul 2010 JENSOCCER originally submitted this to Burch Family on 25 Sep 2008 robjwilson3 added this on 11 Jul 2010 crmak51 originally submitted this to Fidler Family Tree on 11 Nov 2008
AlcindaLattaMercer2
robjwilson3 added this on 15 Nov 2009
JENSOCCER originally submitted this to Burch Family on 25 Sep 2008

Notes of number of kids and her death
She and Jeremiah had l2 children, but it does not list them. She died in 1894 in Tyler Co, WV, and was buried at the Bowser Cemetery.
robjwilson3 added this on 11 Jul 2010
crmak51 originally submitted this to Fidler Family Tree on 11 Nov 2008

Lucinda Latta Mercer

Lucinda or Alcinda Latta was born in 1821 in Huntingdon County, PA. Her parents moved to WV about 1830 then on to Monroe County, OH. Lucinda or Alcinda was married in Monongalia co, WV in 1838 to Jeremiah Mercer b 1816-8 Oct 1882., and died in 1894 in Tyler co, WV, buried Bowser Cemetery. He was the eldest child of William and Margaret Mercer, a man of stout build, about 6 feet tall, with blue eyes, fiery red hair and a temperament to match. Jeremiah and Alcinda settled on Tenmile Creek in Tyler County in 1840. They had 12 children:

The Monroe County, Ohio Families gives her marriage date as 1838 in Monongalia County, West Virginia. This book also names her as "Alcinda" although we had "Lucinda." This book says that she and Jeremiah had l2 children, but it does not list them. She died in 1894 in Tyler Co, WV, and was buried at the Bowser Cemetery

robjwilson3 added this on 11 Jul 2010
JENSOCCER originally submitted this to Burch Family on 25 Sep 2008

	Lucinda Alcinda Latta Mercer AlcindaLattaMercer robjwilson3 added this on 11 Jul 2010 JENSOCCER originally submitted this to Burch Family on 25 Sep 2008
	composite phot of Jeremiah and Alcinda Latta, and sons Jacob M. and John Wm Mercer AlcindaLattaMercer2 robjwilson3 added this on 15 Nov 2009 JENSOCCER originally submitted this to Burch Family on 25 Sep 2008

	Alcinda Latta Mercer Alcinda Latta Mercer cookie8219 added this on 17 Sep 2010 Sclaudius originally submitted this to Graham Family Tree on 26 Jun 2010
	Jeremiah Mercer Jeremiah Mercer cookie8219 added this on 17 Sep 2010 Sclaudius originally submitted this to Graham Family Tree on 26 Jun 2010

[S1362] Roseanne Denbow, Amish Ancestry and Beyond, ID: I14776 Lucinda Latta (13) facts.
ID: I14776 (13) facts 20191020Chesterfield-

Name: Alcinda \ Lucinda LATTA Given Name: Alcinda \ Lucinda Surname: Latta Sex: F Birth: 1821 in PA Death: 1894 in Tyler Co., WV Father: John LATTA b: 1784 in Huntingdon Co., PA Mother: Anna "Annie" Elizabeth HOCKENBURY b: 1793 Marriage 1 Jeremiah MERCER b: 1816 in Blacksville, Monongalia Co., WV Married: 1837 Children Elizabeth MERCER b: 1838 Margaret Ann MERCER b: 1840 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV Ellen MERCER b: 1842 John William MERCER b: 11 AUG 1844 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV Leban MERCER b: 1846 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV Rueben Martin MERCER b: 1848 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV Joseph MERCER b: 1852 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV Jacob Mack MERCER b: 11 JAN 1853 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV Catherine Belle MERCER b: 1855 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV Rebecca Jane MERCER b: 1857 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV Jeremiah Lincoln "Link" MERCER b: 1862 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV Elvina \ Alvina "Vine" MERCER b: 1865 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV

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Name: Alcinda \ Lucinda LATTA
Given Name: Alcinda \ Lucinda
Surname: Latta
Sex: F
Birth: 1821 in PA
Death: 1894 in Tyler Co., WV
Father: John LATTA b: 1784 in Huntingdon Co., PA
Mother: Anna "Annie" Elizabeth HOCKENBURY b: 1793
Marriage 1 Jeremiah MERCER b: 1816 in Blacksville, Monongalia Co., WV
Married: 1837
Children Elizabeth MERCER b: 1838
Margaret Ann MERCER b: 1840 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Ellen MERCER b: 1842
John William MERCER b: 11 AUG 1844 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Leban MERCER b: 1846 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Rueben Martin MERCER b: 1848 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Joseph MERCER b: 1852 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Jacob Mack MERCER b: 11 JAN 1853 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Catherine Belle MERCER b: 1855 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Rebecca Jane MERCER b: 1857 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Jeremiah Lincoln "Link" MERCER b: 1862 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Elvina \ Alvina "Vine" MERCER b: 1865 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
ID: I14776 (13) facts 20191020Chesterfield- pasted, edited from front Source Citation Text:

Name: Alcinda \ Lucinda LATTA
Given Name: Alcinda \ Lucinda
Surname: Latta
Sex: F
Birth: 1821 in PA
Death: 1894 in Tyler Co., WV
Father: John LATTA b: 1784 in Huntingdon Co., PA
Mother: Anna "Annie" Elizabeth HOCKENBURY b: 1793
Marriage 1 Jeremiah MERCER b: 1816 in Blacksville, Monongalia Co., WV
Married: 1837
Children Elizabeth MERCER b: 1838
Margaret Ann MERCER b: 1840 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Ellen MERCER b: 1842
John William MERCER b: 11 AUG 1844 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Leban MERCER b: 1846 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Rueben Martin MERCER b: 1848 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Joseph MERCER b: 1852 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Jacob Mack MERCER b: 11 JAN 1853 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Catherine Belle MERCER b: 1855 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Rebecca Jane MERCER b: 1857 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Jeremiah Lincoln "Link" MERCER b: 1862 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV
Elvina \ Alvina "Vine" MERCER b: 1865 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV

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Burch Family Owner: JENSOCCER, Record for Jacob Mack Mercer
Jacob Mercer and kids
JENSOCCER added this on 26 Sep 2008
chickenhawkz71 originally submitted this to Henderson Family Tree on 9 Jun 2007

Jacob Mercer and kids
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Jacob Mercer and kids JENSOCCER added this on 26 Sep 2008 chickenhawkz71 originally submitted this to Henderson Family Tree on 9 Jun 2007

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Charles Alfred Mercer K4D6-DW3
birth: 15 July 1883, Tyler, West Virginia,
death: 20 May 1947, Moundsville, Marshall, WV
res: Cresap, Marshall, WV
father: Jacob Mercer…

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Henderson Family Tree,Own er: chickenhawkz71, Record for John William Mercer War- John Wm. Mercer served in the Civil War, Co. C, 15th Volunteer Infantry, West Virginia, from Aug 19, 1862 until 14 Jun 1865 where he was discharged in Richmond, Va. His brother Jacob Mercer was not so lucky to be discharged, for he died 11 Aug 1864 of his wounds. His body is interred at Arlington National Cemetary, Va., in section 13, grave # 7446. chickenhawkz71 added this on 15 May 2007

[S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for John William Mercer (40) facts
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John William Mercer
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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 the age of 79 from pneumonia.
John was a Civil War veteran, serving in Co. C, 15th Reg. WV.

Family Members
Parents Jeremiah Mercer 1816-1882
Alcinda Latta Mercer 1821-1894
Spouse Lucinda Gump Mercer 1844-1927 (m. 1865)
Siblings Margaret Ann Mercer Rogers 1840-1922
Ellen Mercer Yost 1841-1926
Labon F. Mercer 1845-1909
Reuben Martin Mercer 1848-1926
Joseph Mercer 1852-1931
Jacob Mercer 1853-1927
Catherine Belle Mercer Henthorn 1856-1921
Rebecca Jane Mercer Lehew 1858-1934
Jeremiah Link Mercer 1859-1935
Elvina Mercer Wilson 1865-1945
Children Martin L. Mercer 1868-1870
Jeremiah M. 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 • 3
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Left by kellybean on 16 Oct 2013

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Pearl Belle Mercer Mercer
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Pearl Belle Mercer Mercer
BIRTH 1885
Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 1976 (aged 90-91)
Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Northview Cemetery
New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
GPS- Latitude: 39.6731077, Longitude: -80.857671
MEMORIAL ID98224699 ·
PHOTOS 2
FLOWERS 4
Added by Penny Pennington

Daughter of John William Mercer and Lucinda Gump Mercer. Pearl married Charles Alvey Mercer on December 28, 1907 in Wetzel Co., WV.

Family Members
Parents

John William Mercer
1844-1924

Lucinda Gump Mercer
1844-1927

Spouse

Charles Alvey Mercer
1883-1947 (m. 1907)

Siblings

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

Half Siblings

William Edward Mercer
1861-1943

Children

Lillian Lucille Mercer Wright
1907-1987

Opal Beatrice Mercer Wetzel
1910-1996

Burl Cecil Mercer
1915-1981

Hilda Omelia Mercer Babich
1917-1997

Mary Lucinda Mercer Goodrich
1919-1981

Charles W. Mercer
1922-2008

Gail Frances Mercer Roberts
1926-2000

Dale Franklin Mercer
1926-2003

Flowers • 4
Left by kellybean on 9 Jun 2016
Left by Thats My Cuz on 13 Dec 2015

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John William Mercer
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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…

[S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Joseph Mercer (35) facts
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Joseph Mercer
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Joseph Mercer
BIRTH 10 Sep 1852
Sandusky, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 28 Oct 1931 (aged 79)
Sandusky, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Lazear Chapel Cemetery
Kidwell, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID11913160 ·
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 2

Source: Tyler County Journal - 6 Nov 1931 Tyler Co. Obituaries, Vol 3, page 46.

Joseph Mercer of Wolf Pen, passed away at his home on 28 Oct 1931, aged 80 years. He was a son of Jeremiah Mercer who came from Greene Co, PA about 90 years ago and settled near where the family have since resided. They raised 12 children, of whom two survive: Link Mercer of Adonis, WV; Mrs. R.M. Wilson of Martins Ferry, OH. The deceased was married to Ruth Leek who, with the following children survive: Martin Mercer of TenMile; Mrs. Harry Christmas and Mrs. Margaret _________ of OK, Eunice Huffman of Huntington, WV; Henry Mercer of CA; and Ross and Will, at home. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Interment Lazear's Cemetery.

Family Members
Parents

Jeremiah Mercer
1816-1882

Alcinda Latta Mercer
1821-1894

Spouse

Ruth Ann Leek Mercer
1860-1940

Siblings
Margaret Ann Mercer Rogers
1840-1922

Eleanor "Ellen" Mercer Yost
1841-1926

John William Mercer
1844-1924

Labon F. Mercer
1845-1909

Reuben Martin "Mart" Mercer
1848-1926

Jacob Mercer
1853-1927

Catherine Belle Mercer Henthorn
1856-1921

Rebecca Jane Mercer Lehew
1858-1934

Jeremiah Link Mercer
1859-1935

Elvina Mercer Wilson
1865-1945

Children

James Martin Mercer
1880-1970

Ross Earl Mercer
1887-1966

Pvt William Worth Mercer
1894-1968

Flowers • 2
Left by kellybean on 2 Dec 2016
Left by Betty Lou (Pinkerton) Fulmer on 22 Apr 2012

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Joseph Mercer
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Joseph Mercer
BIRTH 10 Sep 1852
Sandusky, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 28 Oct 1931 (aged 79)
Sandusky, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Lazear Chapel Cemetery
Kidwell, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID11913160 ·
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 2

Source: Tyler County…

[S1193] census 1860 USA VA Tyler, (Name: www.ancestry.com;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tyler, Virginia; Roll: M653_1382; Page: 141; Family History Library Film: 805382.
Record for Jeremiah Mercer (5) facts
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Thomas Coffield in the 1860 United States Federal Census
date 21st June 1860
John McKay
Name Thomas Coffield
Age 50
Birth abt 1810 Virginia
Gender Male
Race White
Home Tyler, Virginia
PO Sistersville
Dwelling 302
Family 302
Occ Farmer
Real Estate 625
Personal 367
Household
Thomas Coffield 50(56?)

Elenor Coffield 46
Jacob T Coffield 19
James C Coffield 19
George Coffield 18
Thomas Coffield
Levi N Coffield 13
Jane Coffield 11
Margaret E Coffield 9
Jesse M Coffield 5
David W Coffield

Jeremiah Mercer 54
Alcinda Mercer
Elin Mercer 19
John W Mercer 16
Laban F Mercer 14
Reuben M Mercer 12
Josiah Mercer 9
Jacob Mercer 6
Catharine B Mercer 4
Rebecca J Mercer 2
Jacob Mercer 23
Lucinda Mercer 17

The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tyler, Virginia; Roll: M653_1382; Page: 140; Family History Library Film: 805382

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Jeremiah Mercer in the 1860 United States Federal Census
date
Name Jeremiah Mercer
Age 54
Birth abt 1806 Virginia
Gender Male
Race White
Home Tyler, Virginia
PO Sistersville
Dwelling 305
Family 305
Occ Farm Hand
Real Estate 1250
Personal 379
Household
Jeremiah Mercer 54
Alcinda Mercer
Elin Mercer 19
John W Mercer 16
Laban F Mercer 14
Reuben M Mercer 12
Josiah Mercer 9
Jacob Mercer 6
Catharine B Mercer 4
Rebecca J Mercer 2
Jacob Mercer 23
Lucinda Mercer 17

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Thomas Coffield in the 1860 United States Federal Census
date 21st June 1860
John McKay
Name Thomas Coffield
Age 50
Birth abt 1810 Virginia
Gender Male
Race White
Home Tyler, Virginia
PO Sistersville
Dwelling 302
Family 302
Occ Farmer
Real Estate 625
Personal 367
Household
Thomas Coffield 50(56?)

Elenor Coffield 46
Jacob T…

[S1376] census 1880 USA WV Tyler, (Name: www.ancestry.com;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: 1414; Family History Film: 1255414; Page: 67B; Enumeration District: 182; Image: .
Record for John W. Mercer (16) facts

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1880 United States Federal Census about John W. Mercer
date: 21 June 1880
Arthur B. Smith
Name: John W. Mercer
Home: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia
Age: 38
birth: abt 1842
Virginia
Relation: Self (Head)
Spouse: Lucinda Mercer
Father's birth: Virginia
Mother's birth: Pennsylvania
Occ: Farmer
Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Aaron Yost 38 H WV WV WV
Polly A. " 38
William A. " 11
John A. " 9
James M. " 4
Anna E. " 2

Aaron Yost 56 H WV WV WV
Rebecca " 47
Elmer " 13
Thodosia " 12
Julietta " 10
Rebecca " 8
Nancy M. " 5
Samuel " 3
Emily " 1

Jeremiah Mercer 64 head WV PA WV Rhumatism
Alcinda " 59 wife PA PA PA diphtheria
Jeremiah " jr 18
Alvins " 14

John W. Mercer 38 WV WV PA HoH farmer
Lucinda Mercer 38 WV PA PA wife keeping house
William E. Mercer 19 WV WV WV stepson works on farm
Jeremiah Mercer 13 WV WV WV son
Josiah Mercer 9 WV WV WV son
Philip Mercer 6 WV WV WV son
James A. Mercer 3 WV WV WV son
Samuel T. Mercer 1m WV WV WV son

Ann M. Fox 42 head OH OH OH
Mary E " 17 dau WV VA OH
Joseph L. " 16 son WV VA OH
Octavia J. " 13 dau WV VA OH

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: 1414; Family History Film: 1255414; Page: 67B; Enumeration District: 182; .

Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

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