Taliaferro County Georgia Obits Elizabeth Overton Mercer 1837 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Rhoda Fone ******************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ******************************************************************** Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/taliafer.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm From The Christian Index, Vol. 5, No. 14, issue dated 6 April 1837. (Courtesy of Don Mercer.) "Mrs. Elizabeth Overton Mercer, wife of HERMON MERCER, ESQ. Died in Crawfordville, Taliaferro Co., GA, Fri, the 24th. She was born in Virginia (according to the family register) July 14, 1775. Her father was Capt. Thomas Darracott who emigrated to Georgia when she was about 10 and settled in this County. Her first husband was the late Maj. John Terrell of this place. After he died, she joined Philips Mill Baptist Church. After marrying Hermon Mercer, they moved to Crawfordville, and she moved her membership to the Church in that village and remained there until her death." ---------- NOTE: Mrs. Elizabeth Mercer was daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bickley) Darracott who were early settlers of Wilkes Co., GA. The Darracotts were originally from Louisa Co., VA.