Fred Sr was the only son of William Heman Mercer (1867-1946) & Frances Hoburn (born 1866 Austria); they divorced before 1900, and Fred was raised by his mother, who became a housekeeper to support them both--Seattle 1900 census: Frances, 33, Frederic, 7.
Fred became president and treasurer of the Mercer Cycle Company. He wed 1912 to Esther Mary Wiggins; 1 son: Frederic William "Billy" (1918-1978). Esther died in 1919, and in the 1920 Seattle census, her widowed husband and their son, age 1, were living with her parents, Benjamin J. (1867-1944) & Florence (Page) Wiggins (1865-1943). Ben, 52, was a watchman in a ship yard.
Widower Fred Sr remarried 30 September 1922 to Hazel Day (1902-1984); son James Day Mercer, born 29 May 1924.
Fred became president and treasurer of the Mercer Cycle Company. He wed 1912 to Esther Mary Wiggins; 1 son: Frederic William "Billy" (1918-1978). Esther died in 1919, and in the 1920 Seattle census, her widowed husband and their son, age 1, were living with her parents, Benjamin J. (1867-1944) & Florence (Page) Wiggins (1865-1943). Ben, 52, was a watchman in a ship yard.
Widower Fred Sr remarried 30 September 1922 to Hazel Day (1902-1984); son James Day Mercer, born 29 May 1924.
Fred Sr was the only son of William Heman Mercer (1867-1946) & Frances Hoburn (born 1866 Austria); they divorced before 1900, and Fred was raised by his mother, who became a housekeeper to support them both--Seattle 1900 census: Frances, 33, Frederic, 7.
Fred became president and treasurer of the Mercer Cycle Company. He wed 1912 to Esther Mary Wiggins; 1 son: Frederic William "Billy" (1918-1978). Esther died in 1919, and in the 1920 Seattle census, her widowed husband and their son, age 1, were living with her parents, Benjamin J. (1867-1944) & Florence (Page) Wiggins (1865-1943). Ben, 52, was a watchman in a ship yard.
Widower Fred Sr remarried 30 September 1922 to Hazel Day (1902-1984); son James Day Mercer, born 29 May 1924.
Fred became president and treasurer of the Mercer Cycle Company. He wed 1912 to Esther Mary Wiggins; 1 son: Frederic William "Billy" (1918-1978). Esther died in 1919, and in the 1920 Seattle census, her widowed husband and their son, age 1, were living with her parents, Benjamin J. (1867-1944) & Florence (Page) Wiggins (1865-1943). Ben, 52, was a watchman in a ship yard.
Widower Fred Sr remarried 30 September 1922 to Hazel Day (1902-1984); son James Day Mercer, born 29 May 1924.
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