Eli
Lincoln
(Link)
Mercer
Born about in Derby, Lucas, Iowa, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Brother of
Sarah Eliza Mercer, James Nelson Mercer, Eliza Jane (Mercer) Sowder, George Washington Mercer, William D. Mercer, Mary Ellen (Mercer) Hocking and Ulysses Grant Mercer
Husband of
Nevada Thomas (Hughes) Mercer
— married
about 1887 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Walter Lincoln Mercer, Amy Pearl (Mercer) Heumphereus, Harvey Mercer, Jesse Myron Mercer, Lorenzo Dou Mercer, Guy Gillen Mercer, Theodore Hughes Mercer, Ethel Lillian (Mercer) Haney, Dale Eugene Mercer and Lela Evanelia (Mercer) Osborn
Died about
at about age 75
in Eustis, Frontier, Nebraska, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 9 Sep 2014
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Biography
Link Mercer has English ancestors.
Son of James Armstrong Mercer and Eliza Jane Ballard.
about 1887 - married Nevada Thomas Hughes, presumably in either Kansas or Nebraska. Children together include:
- Walter Lincoln b1888
- Amy Pearl b1889 -- later Heumphereus
- Harvey James b1890 -- d1890
- Jesse Myron b1892
- Lorenzo Dou/Dow b1894
- Guy Gillen b1896
- Theodore Hughes "Ted" b1900
- Ethel Lillian b1908 -- later Strohmyer, then Haney
- Dale Eugene b1910
- Lela Eva Neva b1913 -- later Osborn
Sources
- Birth -
- not found
- 1870, age 6 - IA, Decatur, Decatur, page 5, family 40. "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch Record: MDJY-N5C : 17 October 2014, E L Mercer in household of James Mercer.
- 1880, age 16 - KS, Smith, German, ED 304, sheet 276A, family 52. "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch Record: MF5G-WZ9 : 14 July 2016, Ely L. Mercer in household of James Mercer.
- 188x marriage -
- not found
- 1898 - The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Homestead Final Certificates, 1872-1908; NAI Number: 7820382; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Land Management, 1685-2006; Record Group Number: 49
- 1900, age 36 - NE, Dawson, Farnam, Keystone, sheet 8A, family 140. "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch Record: M3YL-6TW : accessed 9 January 2016, household of E L Mercer.
- 1910, age 46 - NE, Dawson, Farnam, ED 97, sheet 7A, family 141. "United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch Record: ML49-7B8 : accessed 9 January 2016, household of Lincoln E Mercer.
- 1920, age 55 - NE, Dawson, Farnam, ED 106, sheet 6A, family 72. "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch Record: MCVV-J9N : accessed 9 January 2016, household of Elly L Mercer.
- 1930, age 65 - NE, Dawson, Cozad, ED 24-6, sheet 16A, family 406. "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch Record: XQK3-2F1 : accessed 31 December 2016, household of Eli L Mercer.
- Death -
- not found
- Obituary - not found
- Burial -
- Find A Grave: Memorial #29353948
- Billion Graves: Memorial #22783783
- Family Search profile - Eli Lincoln Mercer
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Link by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Link:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Link by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Link:
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~0.78%
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