Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Orton Mercer    
       Also known as: Orten Mercer 1
                Born: Dec-14-1882          in Tyler Co, WV  2,3,4,5
                Died: Jun- 6-1967          in Wood Co, WV  6,3,2
              Buried:                      in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV  7
             Resided:                      in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV  8
             Resided: 1954                 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  9
              Census: 1920, 1930, 1940     in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV   (see note 1)
              Census: 1910                 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV  
             Resided: 1909                 in Tyler Co, WV  5
              Census: 1900                 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 in charge of leases for oil company  10
          Occupation: 1930                 rd man for Standard Oil  11
          Occupation: 1920                 leaser for oil company  12
          Occupation: 1910                 school teacher  13
              Father: John Mercer   (1830 - 1904) 
              Mother: Lucetta Ann Thomas   (1843 - 1928) 
Other spouse 1
                Wife: Anna Cofer     
             Married: Jun-24-1925          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  14
                Born: Oct-15-1885          in Wirt Co, WV  2,14
                Died: Apr-11-1963          in Wood Co, WV  6,2
              Buried:                      in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV  7
              Census: 1930, 1940           in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  
             Resided: 1925                 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  14
          Occupation: 1930                 saleslady for dry goods  11
              Father: Harvey Cofer 
              Mother: Cordelia Ann Shock 

Sources:
(1) Marriage record of daughter. 
(2) Headstone. 
(3) Social Security Death Index. 
(4) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(6) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(7) Findagrave.com. 
(8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(9) Obituary of brother. 
(10) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. 
(11) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. 
(12) 1920 Census, Wood County, WV. 
(13) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(14) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) In 1920, he was one of several lodgers in a presumed boarding house on 7th
Street.  His marital status was divorced.







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