William Walter MercerAge: 78 years1898–1976
- Name
- William Walter Mercer
- Given names
- William Walter
- Surname
- Mercer
 Birth | February 17, 1898 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 days)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 19 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | James William Mercer January 4, 1923 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jack Boyd Mercer May 20, 1927 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 9, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Sharon Mercer February 11, 1944 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Sonja K Mercer February 18, 1950 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | June 21, 1976 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Peninsula Cemetery |
| Family with Nettie May Potter |
| himself |
William Walter Mercer Birth: February 17, 1898 — Clarksburg, Moniteau, Missouri, United States Death: June 21, 1976 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Nettie May Potter Birth: August 5, 1903 29 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 3, 1997 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| son |
James William Mercer Birth: January 4, 1923 24 19 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1980 |
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4 years son |
Jack Boyd Mercer Birth: May 20, 1927 29 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 1, 1999 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Private |
No family available
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Bruce Potter - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Walter Mercer - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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