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- [S339] Juanita (Chapman) Matthews, appended by Mary Ellen Olson, Wetzel Roots, Wetzel Roots.
Wetzel Roots (565) facts but no info;
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WETZEL ROOTS
by: Juanita (Chapman) Matthews
b 02-06-1913
d (?)
Appended by Mary Ellen (Wetzel) Olson, 10-09-99
b 02-06-30
d (12-25-2020)
The backbone of my WETZEL family history, where it all began for me.
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Commodore Perry Eddy
Birth: April 10, 1882
Tyler, WV
Death: 1970 (87-88)
Family:
Son of Samuel Taylor Eddy and Mary Louise Eddy
Husband of Goldie Mae Eddy
Father of Helen Elizabeth "Betty" Boggs (Eddy); Thelma Jean LeMasters; Nancy Virginia Eddy; Mary Amy Eddy; Private; Private; Private; Private; Private; Ethel May Eddy and Raymond Eddy« less
Brother of Rose Mable Lemasters; Thomas Jefferson Eddy; Salathiel Taylor Eddy; Taylor Eddy; George William Eddy; Hattie Myrtle Rockwell; Chloe Virginia Heslop; Laura Ethel (Grove), Eddy and David Lonzo Eddy« less
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated: May 3, 2022
https://www.geni.com/people/Commodore-Eddy/6000000001404025252
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- [S1362] Roseanne Denbow, Amish Ancestry and Beyond.
ID: I17351 Name: Jeremiah M. "Jerry" MERCER Given Name: Jeremiah M. "Jerry" Surname: Mercer Sex: M Birth: 1867 in WV Death: 1954 Father: John William MERCER b: 11 AUG 1844 in Ten Mile Creek, Tyler Co., WV Mother: Lucinda GUMP b: 20 DEC 1844 in WV Marriage 1 Mary Matilda WETZEL b: 1868 Married: 1 NOV 1891 in Wetzel Co., WV
- [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.
METZ Family Tree, Owner: suemetzgregory, Record for John William Mercer, Gravesite of John and Lucinda Mercer IrisBaker531added this on 13 Oct 2007 They are buried in the old Mercer Cemetary in Wolf Pen, Tyler Co, WV
- [S1374] compiled by Carol Hassig and Elizabeth Mullet from the Wetzel County Court records, Wetzel County Court Records: Marriages1.doc, (Name: Sent as attachment to e-mail 18.08.00: Bill Wetzel;).
MERCER, Jeremiah (5) facts
22 Tyler 1 Nov 1891 WETZEL, Mary Matilda 23 Tyler
- [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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- [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Mary Matilda Mercer (12) facts
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Mary Matilda Wetzel Mercer
BIRTH 20 Sep 1868 Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 17 Oct 1960 (aged 92)
Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Riverview Cemetery
Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 111449726 ·
PHOTOS 0
FLOWERS 1
Daughter of Eli Wetzel and Julia Roberts.
Mary married Jerry Mercer on November 1, 1891 in Wetzel Co., WV.
Family Members
Parents Eli Wetzel 1842-1910
Julianna Ann Roberts Wetzel 1850-1934
Spouse Jeremiah M. Mercer 1869-1954 (m. 1891)
Siblings John Henry Wetzel 1871-1932
Henrietta Frances Wetzel Mercer 1873-1953
Robert "Bob" Wetzel 1882-1940
George Foster Wetzel 1889-1958
Children Eli Mercer 1895-1936
Flowers
Left by kellybean on 30 May 2013
- [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
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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
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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 Lucinda Mercer (48) facts
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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
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1st cousin 4X removed. DNA connected.
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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
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- [S1684] e-mail:.
Sharon Pawlowski Sharon4673@aol.com 2003-11-20 13:22:07 Lucinda is the d/o William & Elizabeth (HIGGINS) Gump she & Jacob married Dec. 11, 1859 Tyler Co. (W)VA -- post it note
- [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.
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
- [S1398] FTDNA my.familytreeDNA.com, Joy Schankman, 3rd cousin 1x removed (Rebecca Joy Driggs Schankman).
for Joy's FTDNA tree: http://www.familytreedna.com/my/family-tree/share?k=BLOIYAhLB2Hc0G6csOTp4Q%3D%3D
- [S1372] census 1910 USA WV Tyler, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1698; Page: 13b; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1375711.
Record for Jas A Mercer
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Jas A Mercer in the 1910 United States Federal Census
date 2/3 May 1910
Jos A. Keller
Name Jas A Mercer
Age 33
Birth 1877 West Virginia
Home Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia, USA
Sheet 13b
Race White
Gender Male
Relation Head
Status Married
Father's Birth West Virginia
Mother's Birth West Virginia
Native English
Occ Farmer
Industry General
Employer Own Account
Home Own
Free
House
read Y
Write Y
ED 0095
Married 2 yrs
Household
Lively Fluharty 56 M1 29
Clara? " 56 M1 29 2/2
Heber H. " 21 S
John Mercer 65 M1 45
Lucinda " 65M1 45 7/5
Chas? Mercer 26 M1 2
Pearl " 25 M1 2 2/2
Lillian " 3
Russell " 1
Jas A Mercer 33 M1 2
Retta Mercer 35 M1 2 3/3?
Georganna Mercer 14 Dau
Nellie Mercer 9 Dau
Albert Mercer 0 Son
Year: 1910; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1698; Page: 13b; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1375711
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Jas A Mercer in the 1910 United States Federal Census
date 2/3 May 1910
Jos A. Keller
Name Jas A Mercer
Age 33
Birth 1877 West Virginia
Home Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia, USA
Sheet 13b
Race White
Gender Male
Relation Head
Status Married
Father's Birth West Virginia
Mother's Birth West Virginia
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