Muhlenberg County Kentucky

Old Muhlenberg map

Family Group Records M

Thomas Gillis Mercer & Elizabeth Bennett

Thomas Gillis Mercer
Born: 1802, North Carolina
Married: January 1827, Muhlenberg
Died: After 1860, probably in Muhlenberg
Father: Martin Mercer
Mother: Martha Grizzard

Elizabeth Bennett
Born: 1810, North Carolina
Died: After 1870, probably in Muhlenberg
Father: Philip Bennett
Mother: Nancy Forrester

Children of Thomas Mercer & Elizabeth Bennett:

  1. Philip Mercer, born 1827, Kentucky; died after 1860; married Martha Uzzle 15 January 1852, Muhlenberg.
  2. Martha Mercer, born 16 March 1829, Kentucky; died 30 October 1881, Muhlenberg; buried Mercer Cemetery, Muhlenberg; married Thomas Martin Uzzle.
  3. Amanda Mercer, born 14 August 1832, Kentucky; died 16 August 1892, Muhlenberg; buried Mercer Cemetery, Muhlenberg; married Edward Jarvis. He was born August 1830, Kentucky, and died between 1900 & 1910.
  4. Mary Polly Mercer, born 1834, Kentucky; married Calton Wood 06 December 1860, Muhlenberg. They may have divorced as they are living apart in the 1870 Census.
  5. Susan Mercer, born 1835, Kentucky; married Martin Spinks 13 March 1851, Muhlenberg.
  6. Elizabeth E. “Betty” Mercer, born May 1839, Kentucky; died 1906, Muhlenberg; buried Mercer Cemetery, Muhlenberg; [Tombstone gives birth year as 1840]; married William C. Tyson 15 July 1854, Muhlenberg. He was born 1823; died 1897; and is buried Mercer Cemetery.
  7. Thomas Mercer, born July 1841, Kentucky; died after 1900; married Nancy Jane Stewart 17 March 1864, Muhlenberg, a daughter of Daniel Stewart and Nancy Davina. She was born 25 July 1846, Kentucky; died 14 October 1920, Muhlenberg; buried Graham, Kentucky.
  8. Nancy Ann Mercer, born 1846, Kentucky; married Thadeus R. Moore 26 July 1866, Muhlenberg.
  9. Cush Mercer, born June 1851, Kentucky; died after 1900; married William J.H. Harris 21 January 1869, Muhlenberg.

Source: Muhlenberg County Federal Census 1850-1910; Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries Book 1 by Marian G. Hammers; Muhlenberg County Marriage Books 1 & 2; Kentucky Marriages 1850-1900.

Updated August 4, 2017