Carroll Mercer

1857 - 1917  (59 years)

• Name	Carroll Mercer  [1, 2, 3]
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	5 Dec 1857	Washington, D.C.
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Catholic
  Died	13 Sep 1917	Washington, D.C.
  Notes	According to Lee, "he became a Lt. in the U.S. Marines and later served in the Spanish-American War. He retired as a Major in 1901. He married . . . in 1888, a divorced woman, who was born in Norfolk and was remembered as a belle and heiress. Carroll retired at Minnie's request so they could devote themselves to society. . . . Minnie and Carroll separated after she lost her money. She moved to New York. In 1912 both Minnie and Carroll returned to Washington separately." [3]
  Person ID	I12392	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Dr. Thomas Swann Mercer           b. 5 Aug 1821, Alexandria, Virginia           d. 11 Mar 1878, Washington, D.C.  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Violetta Lansdale Carroll           d. 24 Jul 1872, Washington, D.C.
  Married	2 Oct 1856
  Family ID	F7217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Minna Leigh Tunis           b. 18 Jun 1863, Norfolk, Virginia           d. 25 Dec 1947, Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1 Jul 1887	England   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Violetta Carroll Mercer           b. 31 Mar 1889           d. 8 Nov 1947  (Age 58 years) 2. Lucy Page Mercer           b. Abt 1891, Washington, D.C.           d. 31 Jul 1948  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F8687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 5 Dec 1857 - Washington, D.C.  Married - 1 Jul 1887 - England  Died - 13 Sep 1917 - Washington, D.C.   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Carroll Mercer". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I12392&tree=1sttree (accessed May 10, 2021).