Mary
Jane
Huff
formerly Richardson aka Mercer
Born in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jonathan Faubush Richardson
and Lucinda F. (Roberts) Richardson
Sister of
Berry S. Richardson, David Richardson, Emily Ann (Richardson) Grafford, Sarah (Richardson) Bolton, John Calvin Richardson [half] and Elizabeth Richardson [half]
Wife of
Page Mercer
— married
15 Apr 1849 in Macon, Macon Co., MO
Wife of
Jefferson Huff
— married
4 Mar 1871 in Macon County, Missouri, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Elizabeth (Mercer) Pool and Homer Sumpter Huff
Died
at age 69
in Tooele, Utah, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2011
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Biography
Mary was born in 1832. She is the daughter of Jonathan Richardson and Lucinda Roberts. She passed away in 1902. [1]*
Time Line
1850 US Census, Missouri, Macon Co., Dist. No. 32 Bering, p 174, nos. 789/797, National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, roll 405. Page Mercer 42, Farmer, b Kentucky; Mary J. Mercer 17 b Kentucky; Eleanor H. (sic) 3/12 b Missouri.
1860 US Census, Missouri, Macon Co., Ten Mile twp, p 12, nos. 65/65, National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, roll 631. 8 Jun Page Messer 52, b Kentucky, Farm; Mary J. 27 b KY; Elmore H. 10 MO; Sarah C. 8 MO; Emily M. 6 MO; Mary E. 1 MO; Linezey Starks 16 Laborer b KY.
1870 US Census, Missouri, Macon Co., Ten Mile twp, p 8 (stamped 266 before), nos. 55/54, National Microfilm Publication M593, roll 790. Mary J. Mercer age 37, Keeping House, b KY, Real Estate value 1000, Personal value 400; Elmore H. 10 MO; Sarah C. 18 MO; Emily M. 15 MO; Mary E. 11 MO; John B. 9 MO; William 2 MO. (on either side are Richardson families)
1871 Mar 4: MARRIAGE "This is to certify that I Daniel Moody one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the county of Macon and State of Missouri did on the fourth day of [March] solemnize the rights of matrimony between Mr. Jefferson Huff of Nevada and Mrs. Mary J. Merser of Macon County, Missouri. Danl. Moody JP, Filed for Record March 6th, 1871, BF Stone, Recorder". [Macon Co., MO Marriage Volume E, p 140. FHL Film #0986960]
1880 US Census, UTAH, Tooele Co, Upper Settlement Canyon, E.D. 75, p 20, nos. 5/5, National Archives Microfilm Publication Roll 1338. Jefferson Huff age 67, born Tennessee, farmer, Father born Virginia, Mother born Tennessee; Mary J. Huff 41, wife, keeping house, b Conn., parents b Conn; Mary Mercer, 21, step-daughter, single, at home, b Missouri; William P. Mercer 12, stepson, at home, b Missouri; Homer Huff 8, son, b Nevada.
1900 US Census, UTAH, Tooele Co., Batesville, E.D. 143, Sheet 3A, p 194, nos. 43/43, National Archives Roll 1686. MARY J. HUFF, head of household, age 67, b Aug 1832, Kentucky, widow, Mother of 9 CHILDREN 5 LIVING, Parents b Kentucky, Owns home, free of mortgage, Farm; Willard Mercer, son, 32, b Aug 1867 Missouri, married 4 years, Farmer; Lilly M. Mercer, D-in-law 22, b Aug 1877 Utah, parents b Ohio, mother of 2 children 1 living; Mary E. Mercer, Granddaughter, age 1 b July 1898, Missouri.
Excerpts from notes on husband's FAG memorial:
Page married Mary Jane Richardson on April 15, 1849 in Macon County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Jonathan Faubush Richardson and Lucinda F. Roberts.
The 1870 of Macon County shows Page's widow and family:
- Mary J. Mercer 37 Kentucky
- Elmore H. Mercer 20 Missouri
- Sarah C. Mercer 18 Missouri
- Emily M. Mercer 15 Missouri
- Mary Mercer 11 Missouri
- John B. Mercer 9 Missouri
- Willard Mercer 2 Missouri
Online information shows additional children: Jonathan Washington Mercer 1856-1857 James William Mercer born about 1863
According to the online information, Emily Melvina Mercer was born in 1854 and died in 1874.
Mary Jane remarried to Jefferson Huff (1810–1881) on March 6, 1871 in Macon County. They moved at some point to Tooele County, Utah.
BURIAL[2]
Tooele City Cemetery
Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, USA
PLOT 3-59-2
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Nivosum X, Aug 1, 2011
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99708/mary-jane-huff
- Macon Co., MO Marriage Volume E, p 140. Marriage Jefferson Huff & Mary J. Merser. FHL Film #0986960
- Nivosum X, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Nivosum and others.
- Source: S02393 Title: GEDCOM file imported on 30 Jan 2000. Note: #NS23931
No NOTE record found with id NS23931.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Robert Hamilton for creating WikiTree profile Richardson-5702 through the import of HAMILT~3.GED on Jul 6, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.
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Richardson-5702 and Richardson-1949 appear to represent the same person because: same data
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