Williams Gleeves Mercer (1855 - bef. 1889)

Born 22 Nov 1855 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died before 1889 before age 33 in Smyth, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Native Virginian

The Life Summary of William Gleaves Mercer:

William or Wythe was born on November 22, 1855 in Wythe, Virginia, United States to the parents of John Musser (Mercer) and Lydia (Cassell) Musser (Mercer).^[1]

In 1860, William was five (5) years old living in his parent's home in Wythe, Virginia, United States.^[2]

In 1870, William was fourteen (14) living with his parents in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.^[3]

On November 20, 1878, William married Mahala J Debord in Smyth, Virginia, United States.^[4]

They had seven (7) children together.^[5]

In 1880, William and Mahala were living in Saint Clair District, Smyth, Virginia, United States with their twin daughters, Nannie & Emma Mercer.^[6]

In 1900, William's wife, Mahala, is listed as widowed in the 1900 census.^[7]

There is no more information on William Mercer.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X58B-PBN : 28 January 2020), Wythe G. Musser, 1855.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM7-1QB : 18 February 2021), William Musser in entry for John Musser, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGD-GQC : 29 May 2021), William G Mercer in entry for John Mercer, 1870.
4. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8P9Y-CBPZ : 11 August 2020), W G Musser, 20 Nov 1878; citing Marriage Registration, Smyth, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
5. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KJPL-1K7
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR4-W1J : 20 February 2021), Wm Mercer, Saint Clair, Smyth, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 85, sheet 122A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,390.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJ4-XYC : accessed 4 July 2021), Mahala G Mercer, Marion District (Seven Mile Ford Precinct), Smyth, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 6B, family 107, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,728.