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MY EARLIEST KNOWN MERCER...AND I STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE HE CAME FROM!

1. John William MERCER was born abt. 1818 in England according to the 1850 HAMILTON Co., Florida Federal Census,(Itchpoes District).

Notes for John William MERCER:

John W. MERCER was born in 1818, WINCHESTER,VA. and came to FLORIDA in 1830. It is believed that he was born in ENGLAND, and emigrated to CANADA, and from there to PENNSYLVANIA. He died sometime between 1864 and 1870. He married Sarah A. SUMMERALL in WARE Co., GEORGIA. Sarah was born in 1827, although one source indicates she was born in 1820, in the state of GEORGIA. The 1860 HILLSBOROUGH Co., FL. Census indicates that she was a widow. She died June 22, 1897 at the age of 77 years.

MY SOURCES:
  1. U.S. CENSUS 1850, 1860 HILLSBOROUGH Co., FLORIDA
  2. 1850 HAMILTON COUNTY, FL. CENSUS
  3. 1860-1895 MANATEE COUNTY, FL. CENSUS
  4. 1870 MANATEE CO., FL. CENSUS
  5. 1880 MANATEE CO.. FL. CENSUS
  6. 1885 MANATEE CO., FL. STATE CENSUS
  7. 1900 DESOTO CO., FL. CENSUS
  8. 1910 DESOTO CO., FL. CENSUS
  9. 1920 DESOTO & POLK CO., FL. CENSUS
  10. EARLY MARRIAGES DESOTO COUNTY, FLORIDA
  11. EARLY MARRIAGES HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
  12. EARLY MARRIAGES HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
  13. EARLY MARRIAGES MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
  14. EARLY MARRIAGES POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
  15. CREWSVILLE CEMETERY- HARDEE CO., FL.
  16. CREWSVILLE BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY- HARDEE CO., FL.
  17. GARDNER CEMETERY RECORDS- HARDEE CO., FL.
  18. JOSHUA CREEK CEMETERY- DESOTO CO., FL.
  19. NEW ZION SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY- HARDEE CO., FL.
  20. OAK GROVE CEMETERY- HARDEE CO., FL.
  21. OAK RIDGE CEMETERY RECORDS- DESOTO CO., FL.
  22. PINE LEVEL CAMP GROUND CEMETERY- DESOTO CO., FL.
  23. SWEETWATER CEMETERY RECORDS
  24. TAMPA MORNING TRIBUNE, D. B. MCKAY, FEB. 08, 1953
    25.

JOHN W. MERCER and SARAH A. SUMMERALLS' CHILDREN AND THEIR DESCENDANTS

GENERATION NO. 1

  1. Sarah Ann MERCER, b. 1842, HAMILTON, Co., FL.; d. Bef. 1878, MONROE Co., FL.; m. (1) Jacob RAULERSON, Aug. 08, 1855, HILLSBOROUGH Co., FL.; m. (2) John Leon WEEKS, abt. 1862, in HILLSBOROUGH Co., FL.
  2. Jim MERCER, b. abt. 1844, HAMILTON Co., FL.
  3. John William MERCER, II, b. Jan. 15, 1846, HAMILTON Co., FL.; d. July 25, 1915, SWEETWATER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.; m. Laura WHIDDEN, Mar. 22, 1868 in MANATEE Co., FL.(Henry McCLOUD officiating). Laura WHIDDEN, b. Oct. 11, 1849; d. Mar. 18, 1909 in SWEETWATER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  4. Frederick MERCER, b. abt. 1849, HAMILTON Co., FL.
  5. Alexander MERCER, b. abt. 1849, HAMILTON Co., FL.; d. Dec. 24, 1895, SEETWATER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.; m. Sarah Jane Fewox/Fuox/Foux?, Apr. 15, 1869, POLK Co., FL.
  6. Adam M. MERCER, b. Aug. 18, 1852, HAMILTON Co., FL.; d. Jan. 10, 1925, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.; m. (1) Mary POSEY, June 25, 1873 in MANATEE Co., FL.; m. (2) Francis K. KEEN, WHIDDEN, WEBB, PRINE., Dec. 25, 1880 in MANATEE Co., FL.; m. (3) Martha E. STILLWELL, Mar. 10, 1921 in DeSOTO Co., FL.; m. (4) Clara MOORE, Apr. 14, 1923 in DeSOTO Co., FL.
  7. Mary MERCER, b. abt. 1854 in HILLSBOROUGH Co., FL.; m. Ransom MOBLEY, Dec. 03, 1874 in MANATEE Co., FL.
  8. Charles MERCER, b. abt. 1856, TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH Co., FL.; m. Laura A. COKER, Sept. 02, 1877 in MANATEE Co., FL. They were married by J. M. HENDRY. Laura is the daughter of Jonathan and Mary COKER.
  9. Louis MERCER, b. Apr. 01, 1857, HILLSBOROUGH Co., FL.; d. Aug. 12, 1904, SWEETWATER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.; m. Fannie B. MOBLEY, Sept. 02, 1877 in MANATEE Co., FL.
  10. Frances M. MERCER, b. abt. 1861; m. Thomas MOBLEY, Dec. 11, 1878, MANATEE Co., FL.
  11. Jacob MERCER, b. abt. 1864; m. Julia Ann MOBLEY, Apr. 03, 1883, MANATEE Co., FL.

GENERATION No. 2

John William MERCER, II was born Jan. 15, 1846 in HAMILTON Co., FL., and died July 25, 1915 in SWEETWATER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. He married Laura WHIDDEN, Mar. 22, 1868 in MANATEE Co., FL. Laura WHIDDEN is the daughter of Ely and Lavinia WHIDDEN. Children of John MERCER and Laura WHIDDEN are:

  1. John William MERCER, III, b. abt. 1865 in MANATEE Co., FL.
  2. James W. MERCER, b. Oct. 09, 1870, MANATEE Co., FL.; d. Mar. 13, 1926, SWEETWATER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  3.  
  4. Horace MERCER, b. abt. 1872.
  5. George Lafayette MERCER, b. Mar. 06, 1882, SWEETWATER, HARDEE Co., FL.; d. 1960, SWEETWATER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.

ALexander MERCER was born abt. 1849 in ITCHPOES DISTRICT, HAMILTON Co., FL. and died Dec. 24, 1895 in SWEETWATER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. He married Sarah Jane FEWOX Apr. 15, 1869 in POLK Co., FL. Children of Alexander MERCER and Sarah FEWOX are:

  1. Caroline MERCER, b. abt. 1865.
  2. Charles MERCER, b. Jan. 1866, MANATEE Co., FL.; d. Sept. 26, 1941, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  3. Thomas MERCER, b. abt. 1876.
  4. Elvira MERCER, b. abt. 1878.
  5. Virginia MERCER, b. abt. 1879.
  6. Alexander MERCER, b. 1880, MANATEE Co., FL.; d. 1904, SWEETWATER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  7. Flossie MERCER, b. abt. 1881.
  8. Olive MERCER, b. abt. 1886.

Adam M. MERCER was born Aug. 18, 1852 in ITCHPOES DISTRICT, HAMILTON CO., FL. and died Jan. 10, 1925 in GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. He married (1) Mary POSEY, June 25, 1873 in MANATEE Co., FL. He married (2) Francis K. KEEN, Dec. 25, 1880 in MANATEE Co., FL. Francis K. KEEN is the daughter of James M. KEEN and Apssillia McCULLOUGH. He married (3) Martha E. STILLWELL, Mar. 10, 1921 in DeSOTO Co., FL. He then married (4) Clara MOORE in DeSOTO Co., FL. Children of Adam MERCER and Francis KEEN are:

  1. Cora E. MERCER, b. Apr. 1881.<.Li>
  2. Samuel M. MERCER, b. Sept. 06, 1883, GARDNER, FL., HARDEE County.; d. June 25, 1964, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  3. Peter MERCER, b. abt. 1884.
  4. Murtice MERCER, b. Feb. o6, 1885, MANATEE Co., FL.; d. June 07, 1914, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.; m. C. W. STARLING, abt. 1905, DeSOTO Co., FL.
  5. Lena MERCER, b. Mar. 1887.
  6. Luby James MERCER, b. June 1889.

Charles MERCER was born abt. 1856 in TAMPA, FL., HILLSBOROUGH County. He married Laura Annie COKER, Sept. 02, 1877 in MANATEE Co., FL. Laura WHIDDEN is the daughter of Jonathan and Mary COKER. Children of Charles MERCER and Laura COKER are:

  1. John MERCER, b. abt. 1878.
  2. Daniel Webster MERCER, b. Jan. 03, 1880, ZOLFO SPIRINGS, HARDEE Co., FL.; d. Sept. 20, 1952, OAK GROVE CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  3. Minnie Bertha MERCER, b. Feb. 04, 1899, HARDEE Co., FL.; d. 1994, OAK RIDGE CEMETERY, ARCADIA, FL.,DeSOTO County.; m. Eugene Osborn LEVINES, July 19, 1918, DeSOTO Co., FL.
  4. Agnes Pauline MERCER, b. Mar. 20, 1889, ARCADIA.

GENERATION No. 3

James W. MERCER was born Oct. 09, 1870 in MANATEE Co., FL. and died Mar. 13, 1926 in SWEETWATER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. He married (1) Zonna FIRHAWKS, Jan. 22, 1894 in DeSOTO Co., FL. He married (2) Salatheil BETHEA, Sept. 20, 1897 in DeSOTO Co., FL. Salatheil is the daughter of Hugh BETHEA and Celian STILL. Children of James MERCER and Salatheil BETHEA are:

  1. Viola MERCER, b. June 1897.
  2. Doyle E. MERCER, b. abt. 1902.
  3. Celie Ann MERCER, b. abt. 1908.

George Lafayette MERCER was born Mar. 06, 1882 in SWEETWATER, FL., HARDEE County. He married Maude McILLWINNEN (unknown). Child of George MERCER and Maude McILLWINNEN is:

  1. Gilchrist Haywood MERCER, b. May 11, 1909, ARCADIA, FL., DeSOTO County.; d. Dec. 06, 1974, OAK RIDGE CEMETERY, ARCADIA, FL. ,DeSOTO County.

Charles MERCER was born Jan. 1866 in MANATEE Co., FL. and died Sept. 26, 1941 in GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. He married Mettie Zula PRINE, Sept. 30, 1891 in MANATEE Co., FL. Mettie is the daughter of John PRINE and Francis K. KEEN. Mettie had 18 children but only 11 survived through adulthood. Children of Charles MERCER and Mettie PRINE are:

    Corbett J. MERCER, b. Jan. 21, 1894, MANATEE Co., FL.; d. July 03, 1930, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.

  1. Victoria MERCER, b. Mar. 04, 1895, MANATEE Co., FL.; d. May 08, 1985, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  2. Alex MERCER, b. Sept. 05, 1896, GARDNER, HARDEE Co., FL.; d. June 11, 1941, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  3. Kib MERCER, b. Oct. 17, 1899, DeSOTO Co., FL.; d. June 1976, TAMPA, FL., HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
  4. Adam MERCER, b. Dec. 08, 1901, GARDNER, FL., HARDEE Co.; d. Dec. 27, 1981, BRADENTON, FL.; buried: ELLENTON GILLETTE CEMETERY, MANATEE Co.
  5. Robert Roy MERCER, b. Feb. 17, 1904, ARCADIA, FL., DeSOTO Co.; d. May 16, 1935, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  6. Samuel G. MERCER, b. May 24, 1905, ARCADIA, FL., DeSOTO Co.; d. Feb. 1957, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.; m. Lela PELHAM, Feb. 23, 1928, GARDNER, FL., HARDEE COUNTY.
  7. Myrtice May MERCER, b. Dec. 20, 1906, GARDNER, FL., HARDEE Co. ; d. June 17, 1985, NEW ZION (SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH) CEMETERY, HARDEE COUNTY.
  8. Charles Lane MERCER, b. Feb. 21, 1914, GARDNER, FL., HARDEE Co.; d. July 1972, BRADENTON RIVER CEMETERY, MANATEE Co., FL.; m. (1) Estelle DEAL, May 03, 1934, MANATEE Co., FL.; m. (2) Jacy Cosby KENNEDY, Aug. 16, 1939, MANATEE Co., FL.
  9. Mickey MERCER, b. Aug. 07, 1916, GARDNER, FL., HARDEE Co.; d. Aug. 17, 1976, MANATEE Co., FL.
  10. Priscilla MERCER, b. Nov. 30, 1920, GARDNER, FL., HARDEE Co.; d. 1946, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co.; m. Walter WOOD, Aug. 07, 1942, MANATEE Co., FL.

Samuel Mitchell MERCER was born Sept. 06, 1883 in GARDNER, FL., and died June 25, 1964 in GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. He married Adna BATES Jan. 15, 1905 in DeSOTO CO., FL. Children of Samuel MERCER and Adna BATES are:

  1. Frankie Eudora MERCER, b. Jan. 07, 1906, GARDNER, FL., HARDEE Co.; d. Feb. 27, 1978, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  2. Daisie Mae MERCER, b. Aug. 12, 1907, GARDNER, FL., HARDEE Co.; d. date and place are unknown.; m. (1) Foster WALKER; m. (2) D. E. TOMPKIN, Oct. 05, 1924, HARDEE Co., FL.
  3. Adam M. MERCER, Jr., b. Jan. 03, 1909, DeSOTO Co., FL.; d. Oct. 10, 1935, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  4. Thomas L. MERCER, AKA T.L. MERCER, b. July 26, 1911, DESOTO Co., FL.
  5. Fannie Katherine MERCER, b. Feb. 18, 1919, DESOTO Co., FL. WWII Army Nurse.

Daniel Webster MERCER was born Jan. 03, 1880 in ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL., HARDEE County, and died Sept. 20, 1952 in OAK GROVE CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. He married Miriam D. ROBERTS, Mar. 24, 1902 in DESOTO Co., FL. Children of Daniel MERCER and Miriam ROBERTS are:

  1. Benjamin Franklin MERCER, b. Oct. 25, 1906; d. Sept. 17, 1966, OAK GROVE CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  2. Vera A. MERCER, b. abt. 1909 in DeSOTO Co., FL.
  3. Alphie MERCER, b. abt. 1912

GENERATION No. 4

Corbett J. MERCER was born Jan. 21, 1894 in MANATEE Co., FL., and died July 03, 1930 in GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. He married Pearl V. MORGAN, Dec. 22, 1917 in DeSOTO Co., FL. Children of Corbett MERCER and Pearl MORGAN are:

  1. Juanita MERCER
  2. Jimmy MERCER
  3. Beatrice
  4. Dorothy MERCER, b. abt. 1919, ZOLFO SPRINGS, HARDEE Co., FL.

Victoria MERCER was born Mar. 04, 1895 in HARDEE Co., FL., and died May 08, 1985 in GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. She married William Henry ALBRITTON, Mar. 16, 1914 in GARDNER, HARDEE Co., FL. William H. ALBRITTON is the son of Robert ALBRITTON and Roxey Ann WILLIAM. William ALBRITTON was born June 10, 1888 in DeSOTO Co., FL. and died May 17, 1973 in GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. Children of Victoria MERCER and William ALBRITTON are:

  1. P. Owen ALBRITTON, b. Mar. 30, 1915, PINE LEVEL, MANATEE Co., FL.; d. July 29, 1916, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.
  2. Opal Louise ALBRITTON, b. Dec. 19, 1919, DESOTO Co., FL.; d. Nov. 12, 1995 in FLORIDA.
  3. Luthor Ray ALBRITTON, b. Mar. 02, 1921; d. Nov. 21, 1994, BOWLING GREEN.; m. Mary Lee WILSON, Aug. 04, 1955, WAUCHULA, HARDEE Co., FL.
  4. Cline ALBRITTON, b. Apr. 17, 1921, DeSOTO Co., FL.; d. Apr. 19, 1925, GARDNER CEMETERY., HARDEE Co., FL.
  5. William Robert ALBRITTON, b. Mar. 16, 1925; d. Jan. 1982
  6. Perry Homer ALBRITTON, b. July 17, 1929, ARCADIA, FL., DeSOTO Co.; d. Apr. 06, 1979, POLK Co., FL.; m. Wanda Lee HICKS, Sept. 19, 1950, BARTOW, POLK CO, FL.
  7. Eva Marie ALBRITTON, b. Dec. 03, 1936, MYAKKA CITY, MANATEE Co., FL.; d. May 29, 1950, GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL.

    NOTES FOR EVA MARIE ALBRITTON:

    Eva Marie died intestate at Myakka City, Florida, on May 29th., 1950, and at the time of her death was a resident of Myakka City, Florida. She was killed while a passenger on a school bus operated by the Board of Public Instruction of Manatee County, and under the supervision and direction of J. E. McDonald at said time and place. The accident occured approximately one mile south of Myakka City, Florida, wherein the decedent received injuries resulting in her death.

  8. Eddie Bee ALBRITTON, b. Unknown, MANATEE Co., FL.; m. Dale Eugene POLK, Apr. 13, 1952 in DeSOTO Co., FL.

    9. Alex MERCER was born Sept. 05, 1896 in GARDNER, FL., HARDEE Co., Fl., and died June 11, 1941 in GARDNER CEMETERY, HARDEE Co., FL. He    married Zula Elizabeth McINNIS, Sept. 27, 1917 in GARDNER, FL., HARDEE Co., daughter of Alexander McINNIS and Mattie Dicks/Forrest?.

    NOTES FOR ALEX MERCER:

    GARDNER GLEANINGS SEPT. 31, 1917

    Mr. Alex MERCER and Miss Lizzie McINNIS surprised their friends Thursday night when they were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony by C. P. HARTSFIELD, notary of the public.

    The bride has lived here only a few months, but has made many friends. Mr. MERCER is known by all and is an energetic young man, employed at the King Lumber Company. The young couple have many friends who wish them much happiness.

    Children of Alex MERCER and Lizzie McINNIS are:

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