From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 3:13 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Mercer.Family.Bible.Campbell-Pendleton-Mercer.BIBLE Mercer Family Bible Campbell-Pendleton-Mercer County KyArchives Bible Record MERCER FAMLIY BIBLE TITLE & PUBLISHER INFO: "The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments together with The Apocrypha" "Cincinnati: Published and Sold by Morgan & Sanxay, 1833." This Bible is bound in the leather cover of a different book. I was told that Joseph Mercer Jr. sent the Bible to a family member "back east" so they could copy the information. He probably sent it in response to the Mercer Scam -- to someone who was attempting to prove a connection to the fabled but fraudulent Mercer Estate. I'm told that when the Bible was returned to Joseph, some of the Family Record pages had been removed. I am assuming that this is the reason the Bible is not in its original cover but this assumption may be wrong. Because of the theft of part of the Family Record, Joseph left strict instructions to his son to NEVER let the Bible out of his hands. Joseph Jr.'s son passed the Bible on to his son who passed it on to his son who took the advice literally and would not even let me look at the Bible. When Joseph Jr.'s great-grandson died, the Bible went to a sibling in whose possession it remains. That person generously gave me access to the Bible and I provided an acid-free archival box in which the Bible resides. This Bible chronicles the birth of babies who died within hours and whose names or existence might not be found elsewhere. Some were twins. If anyone has church, burial or other records about these infants, please contact me. Also listed is the second marriage of Joseph Mercer Sr. to Amy Waugh which may not be known to many Mercer researchers. If anyone has information about these MERCERS or if you wish to obtain information about these people, feel free to contact me at "call-me@swbell.net" If anyone has information about Elizabeth STULL who married Joseph Mercer Jr. -- please contact me. Some researchers believe her name was STEELE or STEEL. The handwriting in the Bible clearly spells "Stull" in two places. However, we don't know the identity of the person who wrote her name in the Bible or how well s/he knew Elizabeth. That person may have misunderstood a regional accent and written down phoenetically what he or she heard. So, of course, we'd all like to know if her name was STULL or STEELE. For those of you attempting to connect your MERCERS -- The MERCERS in this Bible are descended from the MERCERS in Pennslyvania who were Quakers. The Joseph Mercer Sr. in this Bible is the son of Amos Mercer and Mary BARNES of Pennsylvania. There is a great deal of information about the decendants and ancestors of Amos & Mary available from other researchers. These MERCERS are NOT related to Hugh Mercer, Rev.War General for whom most of the "Mercer" place names and "Mercer" counties are named. I put this Bible Record in Mercer County merely because Mercer researchers will probably look in Mercer County at some point. ******************************************************************************** The following is as near a literal transcription as I can provide. Enjoy! The Bible states "FAMILY RECORD" at the top of each page which is divided into two columns per page. Each column is entitled "Marriages" or "Births" or "Deaths" MARRIAGES -- 1st COLUMN Joseph Mercer siner [sic] was mared [sic] to Barbara Milliron on the 22 day of September 1800 & he lacked from that to the theird [sic] of the next January to be 21 years of age & she to the last of the next August to be 18 Eighteen July th 30 1840 then and on that day Joseph Mercer siner [sic] and Amy Waugh became husband and Whife [sic] which was seckent [sic] marrege [sic] them bouth [sic] and She was 50 years old on the 20 day of September and was born in 1790 and on the 20 day September 2ND COLUMN MARRIAGES Mareg Mercer was maried [sic] on the 26th day of December to William Barker & Barbara Mercer to Gorge [sic] Nulph on the same day 1820 Jane Mercer was mared [sic] on the 18 day of October 1832 to Alvin Jackson Robert was mared [sic] in 1831 & on the sixth day of January to a gearl [sic] the name of adamaranda White William Mercer was mared [sic] on the 13 day of January 1839 to a gearl [sic] of the name of Arabela Scott Amos Mercer was mared [sic] on the 7 day of December 1843 to a gairl [sic] by the name of Emilina Taner Joseph Mercer Jr and Elizabeth Stull was married on the 21 of Dec 1848 *** SECOND PAGE OF "FAMILY RECORD" *** BIRTHS Mary Mercer was born in 1801 & on the 3 day of April Barbara Mercer was born in 1803 and on the 12 day of February William Mercer was born in 1805 and on the 14 day of April Robert Mercer was born in 1807 and on the 5 day of June Jane Mercer was born in - 1809 and on the 24 day of November Eve Mercer was born in - - 1812 and on the 5 day of April Margrat Mercer was born 1814 and on the 28 day of September David Mercer was born in 1817 and on the 25 day of Febuary Susana Mercer was born in 1818 and on the 17 day of January & another born the same hour [twins and one died] Amos Mercer was born in 1820 and on the 5 day of January Christaina Mercer was born in 1822 and on the 24 day of November Freney ? Mercer was born in 1825 and on the 16th day of Febuary Second column of “Births” Joseph Mercer was born in 1826 and on the 16 day of March Erastus Mercer was This one is very light and barely born in 1845 and readable. on the 12th day of February Alfonsina Kelso was Born in 1832 and on the 9 of April *** THIRD PAGE OF FAMILY RECORD *** Elizabeth Stull This notation is up by the words "Family was born April th 10 Record" 1831 “BIRTHS” Joseph and Elizabeth Mercer Family Record [Joseph Mercer Jr. and Elizabeth Stull Mercer] Joseph Marion Mercer was born August the 3: 1850 Emma Mercer was born May th 6: 1852 Mary E Mercer was born July 22: 1854 Eliza Jane Mercer was born April th 13 1858 A girl born July th 25 1860 Amos Mercer was born Sept th 1: 1861 Theodore Mercer was born January th 29: 1864 A son born April 11 1867 Aged 14 hours Edward Artemus Mercer was born July the 18, 1868 (the next one is very light and barely readable: ? ??belle Mercer (Edith Isabell -- see Deaths) Sept the 1 1871 2ND COLUMN of “Births” Amos and Alice Mercer family Record Amos Mercer born Sept 1 1861 Alice Mercer born Aug 3 1871 Venie Mercer born Sep 13 1888 Bell Mercer born Aug 30 1890 Eddie Mercer born June 14 1892 Carle Mercer born Oct 2, 1894 Hazel Mercer born March 31, 1896 Harry Mercer born May 21 1898 Willie Mercer born June 17 1900 Ray Mercer born Jan 31 1903 Melvin Mercer born Feb 3 1905 Arther Mercer born May 27 1907 Clarence Mercer born Dec 10 1908 Vilet Mercer born July? 21, 1911 *** FOURTH PAGE OF "FAMILY RECORD" *** DEATHS David deseced in 1817 aged 5 weakes and 2 days old 1 of the twins in 1818 3 minet old Freany? Freuny? Deseced in 1825 aged 2 1/2 (?) orers [hours?] old Margrat Mercer decesed in and was 15 yiears & 2 --- 1829 months and 2 day old when she desed Amos Mercer Deceased May the 24 th 1910 aged 89 years 4 months 19 days Joseph Cusherd [sic] on the seventeenth Day of December in 1848 Joseph M Mercer deceased August th 5 1855 aged 5years and 2 days old Emma Mercer Deceased August th 10 1855 aged 3 years 3 months 4 days old A girl Deceased July th 25 aged 4 hours old A Son Deceased April 12 1867 Aged 14 hours old Edith Isabell Mercer Deceased April 28 1893 Aged 21 years 7 month 28 days NEXT COLUMN DEATHS Barbara Mercer siner [sic] Deseced [sic] on the 24 day of October 1839 and was beread [sic] on the 26 of the same she was 57 years and one month & 24 days old and she was the mother of 14 children she was a mared [sic] woman 39 years and 1 month & 2 days Amy Mercer departed life on the 22 day of (could be 12) October 1857 and was 67 years and 1 month 2 days old and was bered [sic] (buried) on the 24 Joseph Mercer Senior Deceased on th 3 day of August 1864 aged 85 years 7 month old Elizabeth Mercer Deceased July 13 1892 Aged 61 years 3 months 3 day consort of Joseph Mercer Jr (‘consort’ means that he outlived her) Amos Mercer died May 7 1932 age 70 years 8 month 7 days *** FIFTH PAGE -- NO HEADING *** BIRTH (handwritten) Vern Clyde Mercer and Etta May Cary was married Sep 28 1918 Sammy Lane Mercer born Sept 2 1937 Judy Madore [sic] Mercer Born March 5 1936 Bennie Hugh Mercer Born Jan 3 1933 Harice [sic] Edward Mercer was Born July 11 1919 V. C. Jr. Mercer was Sept 16 or 14 1920 Etta Cleata [sic] Born June 27, 1922 Imma Dell Mercer was Born Jan 13 1925 Amos Charles Mercer Born Sept. 7. 1926 Still living Mercer Born Aug 1 1928 Still living Mercer Born July 21, 1929 Bonnie Lee Mercer Born Sep 3 1931 NEXT COLUMN of FIFTH PAGE DEATHS (Handwritten) Harice [sic] Edward Mercer [HORACE] Died July 16 1919 Buried in Lena ?? Tenn ?? Etta Cleota Mercer ??fair lawn cemetery ?? Died Jly [sic] 24, 1923 Grave No. 9631 (?) Amos Charles Mercer Died November 14, 1926 Grave no 1235 A Fair lawn cemetery Inna Dell Mercer Died Oct. 27 1930 Buried at Spencer [Oklahoma] Judy Madora Mercer Died May 22, 1937 Buried at Spencer [Oklahoma] Sammy Lane Mercer Died Sept 14 year 1940 Buried in Ark [Arkansas] Vern ^Sr^ Clyde Mercer Died Aug 8 Year 1964 was 75 years 10 months 25 days END OF RECORD Submitted by: Libby Anne Mercer http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00017.html#0004131 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/kyfiles/