Find a Grave memorial: Levi Mercer
Memorial made 20 January 2008 · Find a Grave
Named here: Levi J Mercer
Transcription
| Field | Memorial |
|---|---|
| Name | Levi Mercer |
| Birth | 8 Oct 1789 · Wilkes County, Georgia, USA |
| Death | 16 Jan 1879 · Covington, Newton County, Georgia, USA |
| Burial | County Line Baptist Church Cemetery · Covington, Newton County, Georgia, USA |
| Veteran | yes |
| Created by | Doug Bauman (46922699) |
| Added | 2008-01-20 |
| Photos | 4 (3 of the grave) |
Biography on the memorial (contributor's text, not a primary source):
On Aug 10, 1812 Levi Mercer was drafted into service in the war of 1812. He served until Feb. 1, 1815. He is buried between his two wives Frances and Nancy, but his grave tilts in the direction of Frances.
Parents linked on the memorial: PVT Jacob Mercer (1753–1837); Jael Green Mercer (1753–1810)
Spouses linked on the memorial: Frances A. Webb Mercer (1794–1855); Nancy Ann Hollis Mercer (?–1876)
Siblings linked on the memorial: Love "Lovie" Mercer Richards (1774–?); Rosemond Mercer Thompson (1799–1857)
Children linked on the memorial: Mary Webb Mercer Morgan (1812–1885); Vashti Franklin Mercer Sims (1815–1895); Elizabeth Andrea Mercer Garrett (1817–1869); Francis A. Mercer King (1819–1887); Capt Thomas Jefferson Mercer (1826–1886); William Franklin (Francis) Mercer (1828–1863); James M. Mercer (1836–1915)
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24067731/levi-mercer : accessed 2026-11-10), memorial page for Levi Mercer (1789–1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24067731, citing County Line Baptist Church Cemetery, Covington, Newton County, Georgia, USA; maintained by Doug Bauman (46922699).
What it says, against the tree
Each fact this record gives, set beside what the FamilySearch tree says: it agrees, it is new (the tree lacks it), it conflicts, or it is context.
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Mercer | Birth | 8 Oct 1789 Wilkes County, Georgia, USA | 8 October 1789 Wilkes, Georgia, United States | agrees (the stone reads "BORN OCT. 8, 1789"; a 2010 note on the photo cites the Family Bible Records of Samuel A. King, DAR of Georgia, 1938, vol. 1, p. 198: "Levi Mercer was born Oct. 8th. 1789") |
| Levi Mercer | Death | 16 Jan 1879 Covington, Newton County, Georgia, USA | 16 January 1879 Covington, Newton, Georgia, United States | agrees (the stone reads "DIED JAN. 16, 1879") |
| Levi Mercer | Burial | County Line Baptist Church Cemetery Covington, Newton County, Georgia, USA | January 1879 Covington, Newton, Georgia, United States | agrees; new: the cemetery's name |