Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Howard Mercer


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Howard Mercer and six of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Howard Mercer,1 born 4 May 1911 in Reading, Berks Couinty, Pennsylvania (parents not determined);1, 2 died 14 June 1988 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.1 Howard married Remor Thyra Iversen (born 5 June 1911 in Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois, the daughter of Andreas Iversen and Katherine Ann Hansen;1, 2, 3, 4 Remor died 12 December 2003 in Austin, Travis County, Texas1). Howard and Remor are buried in Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.1

Children of Howard Mercer and Remor Thyra Iversen:

 2i. Nancy Jeanne Mercer, born ca. 1937 in Illinois.2
 3ii. Howard Nicholas Mercer, born 19 June 1938 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.2, 5
 4iii. Andrea R. Mercer, born ca. October 1939 in Illinois.2
+5iv. Mary Katherine Mercer, born 17 September 1945 in Dallas County, Texas. Married Rev. Michael David Fetter, Jr..

  1. Find a Grave (website). Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, Howard Mercer, born: 4 May 1911 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania; died: 14 June 1998 [sic, gravestone says 1988] in Austin, Travis County, Texas (from record); Remor Thyra Iverson Mercer, born: 5 June 1911 in Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois; died: 12 December 2003 in Austin, Travis County, Texas (from record). From shared gravestone: Mercer / Howard / May 4, 1911 / June 14, 1988 / Remor Iverson / June 5, 1911 / Dec. 12, 2003.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago City, Enumeration District 103-652, Sheet No. 4B, family of Howard Mercer (28, Pennsylvania, machinist); wife Remor F. Mercer (28, Illinois); daughter Nancy Jeanne Mercer (3, Illinois); son Howard N. Mercer (1, Illinois); daughter Andrea R. Mercer (6/12, Illinois). Living next door: family of Hans H. Iversen (26, Minnesota, assistant electrical operator, public utility); mother Katherine Iverson (61, Wisconsin, widow, building manager, own property); sister Esther A. Iverson (30, Illinois, file clerk, business investigator).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 434, Sheet No. 2A, family of Andreas Iversen (47, Denmark, proprietor, grocery store, immigrated 1901); wife Katherin Iversen (40, Wisconsin); daughter Astrid Iversen (10, Illinois); daughter Rigmor Iversen (8, Illinois); son Hans Iversen (6, Minnesota).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 16-232, Sheet No. 4A, family of Andreas Iversen (60, Denmark, janitor, apartment, first married age 37, immigrated 1900); wife Katherine Iversen (51, Wisconsin, first married age 28); daughter Astrid Iversen (20, Illinois, filing clerk, lawyer office); daughter Rigmor Iversen (18, Illinois, secretary, minister); son Hans Iversen (16, Minnesota).
  5. Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1922, Howard Nicholas Mercer, born: 19 June 1938 in Chicago, Cook [County], Illinois; father: Howard Mercer age: 27, born: Pennsylvania; mother: Remor Iversen, age 27, born: Sheffield, Illinois.
Second and Third Generations
5. Mary Katherine Mercer2 (Howard1), born 17 September 1945 in Dallas County, Texas.1 Mary married, 30 June 1967 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, Rev. Michael David Fetter, Jr.3 (born 9 August 1944 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, the son of Rev. Michael David Fetter and Elizabeth Sophia Hildebrand2).

Children of Mary Katherine Mercer and Rev. Michael David Fetter, Jr.:

 6i. Jamie Elizabeth Fetter, born 30 November 1971 in Harris County, Texas.4
 7ii. Holly Katherine Fetter, born 8 October 1973 in Harris County, Texas.5

  1. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Mercer, Mary Katherine, born 17 September 1945 in Dallas, Texas; father: Howard Mercer; mother: Remor Thyra Iversen.
  2. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
  3. Engagement Announcement, San Antonio Express, San Antonio, Texas, 6 January 1967, Mary Katherine Mercer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mercer, and M. David Fetter, Jr., son of Rev. and Mrs. M. David Fetter. Wedding is planned for 30 June 1967 in Houston.
  4. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Fetter, Jamie Elizabeth, born 30 November 1971 in Harris County, Texas; father: Michael David Fetter; mother: Mary Katherine Mercer.
  5. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Fetter, Holly Katherine, born 8 October 1973 in Harris County, Texas; father: Michael David Fetter; mother: Mary Katherine Mercer.