Edward Mercer

1831 - 1885  (54 years)

• Name	Edward Mercer
  Born	1831	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Mar 1885	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
  Buried	Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I306326	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family	Mary Anna Whirling,   b. 18 Jan 1835, Ireland ,   d. 12 May 1884, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F104270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Edward Mercer Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: 1831, Ireland Death: Mar. 23, 1885 Atlanta Fulton County Georgia, USA Aged 54 years. Section 6, Block 41, Lot 3S, Grave 6. Married to Mary Anna Whirling. She was born in Ireland. ------------- Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s, by Franklin Miller Garrett, pg. 91 During the early morning hours of March 18, 1885, two Atlanta landmarks, the James Bank Block, northeast corner of Whitehall and Alabama streets and the Central Bank Block, adjoining on Whitehall Street, were destroyed by fire of undetermined origin. The upper floors of the James Bank Block, a five-story brick structure, were occupied as living quarters. The fire therefore, resulted tragically when two of the roomers, Joseph H. Canfield and Edward Mercer, perished in the flames. Mercer, 54, was blown down an elevator shaft by an explosion of combustibles. A well-known Atlantan for many years, he was born in Dublin, Ireland, and was a rigger by trade. He came to America at an early age, and after service in the Confederate Navy, settled in Atlanta. Here he became a grading contractor, but not long afterward purchased an interest in the Atlanta City Brewery (now Atlantic Company) at Collins and Harris streets. For the last several years of his life he was the proprietor of two large saloons and of the European Restaurant on Whitehall Street. He was buried in Oakland Cemetery. Family links: Spouse: Mary Anna Whirling Mercer (1835 - 1884) Burial: Oakland Cemetery Atlanta Fulton County Georgia, USA Created by: Judy K. Brantley/Wilson Record added: Dec 09, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 81744864