James William MercerAge: 57 years1923–1980
- Name
- James William Mercer
- Given names
- James William
- Surname
- Mercer
 Birth | January 4, 1923 24 19 |
 Birth of a brother | Jack Boyd Mercer May 20, 1927 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 6 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 7 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sharon Mercer February 11, 1944 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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 daughter #2 | Sonja K Mercer February 18, 1950 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Flora Dell Whitlow November 19, 1959 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Bruce Potter May 15, 1962 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 of a father | William Walter Mercer June 21, 1976 (Age 53 years) |
 Death | August 22, 1980 (Age 57 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Peninsula Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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William Walter Mercer Birth: February 17, 1898 — Clarksburg, Moniteau, Missouri, United States Death: June 21, 1976 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Nettie May Potter Birth: August 5, 1903 29 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 3, 1997 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| himself |
James William Mercer Birth: January 4, 1923 24 19 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1980 |
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4 years younger brother |
Jack Boyd Mercer Birth: May 20, 1927 29 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 1, 1999 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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| Family with Dorothy Imogene Whitworth |
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James William Mercer Birth: January 4, 1923 24 19 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1980 |
| wife |
Dorothy Imogene Whitworth Birth: September 4, 1921 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1995 — Chula Vista, San Diego, California, United States |
| daughter |
Sharon Mercer Birth: February 11, 1944 21 22 Death: January 11, 2007 — San Diego, San Diego, California, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Sonja K Mercer Birth: February 18, 1950 27 28 Death: July 22, 2009 — Ukiah, Mendocino, California, United States |
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James William Mercer has 6 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (6)
Parents Leslie Howe Burd + Ora Bell Potter
Parents William Lewis Strickfaden + Octa Potter
Parents Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell + Vinita Francis Potter
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Walter Mercer - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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