Mercer Rhodes (1804 - 1859)

Born 1804 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

Husband of Allie (Nix) Rhodes — married 25 Nov 1824 in Newton, Baker, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Nov 1859 at about age 55 in Conyers, Newton, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Mercer was born in 1804. Many genealogies identify him as the son of James M. Rhodes and Elizabeth A. (Jennings) Rhodes. Mercer married Allie Nix, 1824, Newton County, Georgia.^[1] In 1850 they are enumerated on the federal census in Newton County. Mercer died 1859. ^[2] Notwithstanding his death he was enumerated on the federal census in 1860. ^[3]

Research Notes

James M. Rhodes, whom many identify as father of Mercer, left a will that identified eight living children at the time of his death. There is no Mercer. There is one James M. Rhodes--and perhaps for that reason Mercer is sometimes styled James Mercer-- however James M. is more generally considered to be James Maderson Rhodes, Jr..

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW6M-CZS : 11 January 2020), Mercer Rhodes, 1824.
2. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 8; Census Year: 1859; Census Place: Newton, Georgia; Page: 529

   Name Mercer Rhodes

   Gender Male

   Race White

   Slave Free

   Marital Status Married

   Estimated Birth Year abt 1803

   Birth Place Georgia, USA

   Age 56

   Death Date Sep 1859

   Cause of Death Disease of lings

   Census year 1860

   Census Place Newton, Georgia, USA

   Line 29

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMG-XD2 : Mon Jul 17 22:31:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Mercer Rhodes and Aley Rhodes, 1860.