William Mastin Mercer

1844 - 1912  (67 years)

• Name	William Mastin Mercer
  Birth	7 Nov 1844	VA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Smyth Co, VA
  Census	1860	Smyth Co, VA
  Census	1870	Wythe Co, VA
  Census	1880	Washington Co, VA
  Census	1900	Smyth Co, VA
  Census	1910	Smyth Co, VA
  Death	24 Sep 1912	Smyth Co, VA
  	death certificate shows family name to be Mercer. Information was Luther Mercer son of William Mastin Musser.
  Burial	Smyth Co, VA
  	FindAGrave Memorial 92712631
  Person ID	I1190	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	John Jackson Musser,   b. Abt 1818, Wythe Co, VA d. 11 Mar 1885, Smyth Co, VA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ridings,   b. 16 Apr 1818, NC d. 26 Jun 1890, Smyth Co, VA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1841	Wythe Co, VA
  Family ID	F411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret E. Pickle,   b. 4 Sep 1847, Smyth Co, VA d. 12 Feb 1930, Smyth Co, VA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1865
  Children	1. Charles Forrest Mercer,   b. 2 May 1868, Smyth Co, VA d. 2 Jul 1950, Yakima Co, WA (Age 82 years)   2. Luther Repass Mercer,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Smyth Co, VA d. 20 Jul 1945, Stark Co, OH (Age 70 years)   3. William Scherer Mercer,   b. 28 Oct 1876, Sullivan Co,TN d. 25 Aug 1929, Smyth Co, VA (Age 52 years)   4. Gertrude Ann Mercer,   b. 29 Jun 1880, Smyth Co, VA d. 27 Nov 1963, Smyth Co, VA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2026

  
  

• Death

  Wm Mastin Musser b 1844 death cert

  
  

• Notes

  The family name is often shown as Musser, a very common name in Smyth Co VA. But since Mercer is used most often for this branch of the family in the census and on his death record, I choose to use that