Ida Taylor Conner

Brief Life History of Ida Taylor

When Ida Taylor Conner was born on 14 February 1895, in Texas, United States, her father, Lewis Elza Conner, was 36 and her mother, Ellen Eurena Cooper, was 26. She married Jessie William Mercer on 15 January 1910, in Runnels, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Valera, Coleman, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 6, Coleman, Texas, United States in 1930. She died on 19 June 1977, in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Jessie William Mercer
1893–1969
Ida Taylor Conner
1895–1977
Marriage: 15 January 1910
William Milton Mercer
1912–1985
Imogene Mercer
1913–
Evelyn Louise Mercer
1916–1969
Theodore Ennis Mercer
1918–1944
Jessie Maxine Mercer
1927–1952
Frank Smith Mercer
1930–

Sources (18)

  • Ida Mercer, "United States Census, 1920"
  • California, Death Index, 1940-1997
  • Ida Conner in entry for Mercer, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful "oil boom".

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Connor .

English: occupational name for an examiner or inspector, especially of ale, from Middle English connere, cunnere ‘inspector’, an agent derivative of cun(nen) ‘to examine’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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