Albert Clarence Mercer (1892 - 1959)

Born 10 Nov 1892 in Marion County, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elzana (Keele) Mercer — married about 1922 in Illinois, USA

Died 6 Jul 1959 at age 66 in Marion County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Corp Albert Mercer served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 1917
Unit(s): Co K, 59th Infantry
Service ended: 1918

Corporal Albert Mercer was Wounded in Action during World War I.

Albert Clarence Mercer was born on the 10th of November 1892 in Marion County, Illinois. He was the son of George Mercer and Laura March.

• Albert C. Mercer served as a Corporal in Company K of the US Army's 59th Infantry in World War I. He was wounded in action and received the Purple Heart medal.

•  !920 US Federal Census for Raccoon Township, Marion County, Illinois shows Albert Mercer (age 27) Widowed, Occupation: Farmer in the household of his father George A Mercer (age 54) and mother Laura Mercer (age 46). ^[1]

• Albert C. Mercer and Elezana "Zanie" Keele were married about 1922 in Illinois.

• Albert Clarence Mercer and Susan (Donoho) Duncan were married about 1933.

• 1940 US Federal Census for Salem, Marion County, Illinois shows Albert Mercer (age 46) Married, Head of House, Occupation; Laborer in Oil Field and his wife Susie (age 48) with his step-son - Delmas Duncan (age 15) and step-daughter Merle Duncan (age 11). Census info for 1935 shows them all living in the same location. ^[2]

• 1950 US Federal Census for Centralia, Marion County, Illinois shows Albert C. Mercer (age 57) Married, Head of House, and his wife Susie L. (age 58). ^[3]

• Albert passed away on the 6th of July in 1959 in Marion County, Illinois. ^[4] He was buried in the Little Grove Cemetery in Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Source Information: "1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. - Source Citation: 1920 United States Federal Census for Albert Mercer, Illinois, Marion, Raccoon, District 0188.
2. ↑ Source Information: "1940 United States Federal Census" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. - Source Citation: 1940 United States Federal Census for Albert Mercer, Illinois, Marion, Salem, 61-38.
3. ↑ Source Information: "1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. - Source Citation: 1950 United States Federal Census for Albert C Mercer, Illinois, Marion, Centralia, 61-31.
4. ↑ "U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940" Name: Albert Clarence Mercer, Record Type: Military Service, Birth Date: 10 Nov 1892, Military Date: 12 Aug 1919, Residence Place: Centralia, Illinois, Death Date: 7 Jul 1959.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148476991/clarence-albert-mercer : accessed 28 May 2022), memorial page for Clarence Albert Mercer (10 Nov 1892–6 Jul 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148476991, citing Little Grove Cemetery, Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Debbie Bell (contributor 47986416).