For James Arthur Mercer, born in 1871:
James Arthur Mercer, known as "Jimmie," was the eldest child of Andrew Valentine Mercer and Isabella Katherine Newton (sometimes found as "Belle.") Jimmie was named after Andrew's father, James Arthur Mercer [1812-1878]. Jimmie and his parents emigrated to America in 1883, arriving in Tubac, Arizona, where Andrew's elder brother, T. Lillie Mercer, had previously settled. Andrew and Isabella divorced when Jimmie was 12, after which he was raised by family friend Pete Kitchen. "Jimmie lived with Pete and his family until he was 14 or 15 years old," said Jimmie's nephew, Art Mercer. "Pete was quite a desperado. When some squaws tried to steal his horses, Jimmie killed two of the women."
Jimmie's first marriage was to Bessie Pearl McKinney (born 16 Jul 1883, in Uvalda, Texas), the daughter of a well known and respected pioneer rancher. Jimmie and Bessie were married in Mammoth, Arizona on 16 Jul 1898. Jimmie later became a Pima County Deputy Sheriff and popular Tucsonian. Jimmie and Bessie had three sons, Arthur Virgil Mercer [born 03 Jan 1900]; Caddell Newton Mercer ("Dell") [born 21 Apr 1903], and Edgar Leslie Mercer [born 10 Feb 1906]. With his second wife, Harriett Ann ("Anna") Brown, Jimmie had a fourth son, James Arthur Mercer Jr. [1914-1931]. An obituary for Jimmie was printed in the Arizona Star 11 Dec 1914:
James Mercer ... died Thursday morning [December 10] as the result of a wound inflicted at Pantano on the third of December. The deceased, who was a county ranger in Pima County, had been called to Pantano to investigate a case of calf stealing. While he was looking over a calf belonging to a man named Padillas, the latter shot Mercer through the left thigh with a rifle. The injured man was assisted to the station by Robert Pender, who was with him at the time, and taken by train where he was cared for at the Rodgers Hospital, where he died at the time stated. Mr. Mercer was a resident of Nogales in the early history of the town, and is remembered by those who knew him in the early days. His parents were located here about thirty years ago when he was a lad of 10 or 12 years of age. His home has been in Pima County for many years.
James Arthur Mercer, known as "Jimmie," was the eldest child of Andrew Valentine Mercer and Isabella Katherine Newton (sometimes found as "Belle.") Jimmie was named after Andrew's father, James Arthur Mercer [1812-1878]. Jimmie and his parents emigrated to America in 1883, arriving in Tubac, Arizona, where Andrew's elder brother, T. Lillie Mercer, had previously settled. Andrew and Isabella divorced when Jimmie was 12, after which he was raised by family friend Pete Kitchen. "Jimmie lived with Pete and his family until he was 14 or 15 years old," said Jimmie's nephew, Art Mercer. "Pete was quite a desperado. When some squaws tried to steal his horses, Jimmie killed two of the women."
Jimmie's first marriage was to Bessie Pearl McKinney (born 16 Jul 1883, in Uvalda, Texas), the daughter of a well known and respected pioneer rancher. Jimmie and Bessie were married in Mammoth, Arizona on 16 Jul 1898. Jimmie later became a Pima County Deputy Sheriff and popular Tucsonian. Jimmie and Bessie had three sons, Arthur Virgil Mercer [born 03 Jan 1900]; Caddell Newton Mercer ("Dell") [born 21 Apr 1903], and Edgar Leslie Mercer [born 10 Feb 1906]. With his second wife, Harriett Ann ("Anna") Brown, Jimmie had a fourth son, James Arthur Mercer Jr. [1914-1931]. An obituary for Jimmie was printed in the Arizona Star 11 Dec 1914:
James Mercer ... died Thursday morning [December 10] as the result of a wound inflicted at Pantano on the third of December. The deceased, who was a county ranger in Pima County, had been called to Pantano to investigate a case of calf stealing. While he was looking over a calf belonging to a man named Padillas, the latter shot Mercer through the left thigh with a rifle. The injured man was assisted to the station by Robert Pender, who was with him at the time, and taken by train where he was cared for at the Rodgers Hospital, where he died at the time stated. Mr. Mercer was a resident of Nogales in the early history of the town, and is remembered by those who knew him in the early days. His parents were located here about thirty years ago when he was a lad of 10 or 12 years of age. His home has been in Pima County for many years.
For James Arthur Mercer, born in 1871:
James Arthur Mercer, known as "Jimmie," was the eldest child of Andrew Valentine Mercer and Isabella Katherine Newton (sometimes found as "Belle.") Jimmie was named after Andrew's father, James Arthur Mercer [1812-1878]. Jimmie and his parents emigrated to America in 1883, arriving in Tubac, Arizona, where Andrew's elder brother, T. Lillie Mercer, had previously settled. Andrew and Isabella divorced when Jimmie was 12, after which he was raised by family friend Pete Kitchen. "Jimmie lived with Pete and his family until he was 14 or 15 years old," said Jimmie's nephew, Art Mercer. "Pete was quite a desperado. When some squaws tried to steal his horses, Jimmie killed two of the women."
Jimmie's first marriage was to Bessie Pearl McKinney (born 16 Jul 1883, in Uvalda, Texas), the daughter of a well known and respected pioneer rancher. Jimmie and Bessie were married in Mammoth, Arizona on 16 Jul 1898. Jimmie later became a Pima County Deputy Sheriff and popular Tucsonian. Jimmie and Bessie had three sons, Arthur Virgil Mercer [born 03 Jan 1900]; Caddell Newton Mercer ("Dell") [born 21 Apr 1903], and Edgar Leslie Mercer [born 10 Feb 1906]. With his second wife, Harriett Ann ("Anna") Brown, Jimmie had a fourth son, James Arthur Mercer Jr. [1914-1931]. An obituary for Jimmie was printed in the Arizona Star 11 Dec 1914:
James Mercer ... died Thursday morning [December 10] as the result of a wound inflicted at Pantano on the third of December. The deceased, who was a county ranger in Pima County, had been called to Pantano to investigate a case of calf stealing. While he was looking over a calf belonging to a man named Padillas, the latter shot Mercer through the left thigh with a rifle. The injured man was assisted to the station by Robert Pender, who was with him at the time, and taken by train where he was cared for at the Rodgers Hospital, where he died at the time stated. Mr. Mercer was a resident of Nogales in the early history of the town, and is remembered by those who knew him in the early days. His parents were located here about thirty years ago when he was a lad of 10 or 12 years of age. His home has been in Pima County for many years.
James Arthur Mercer, known as "Jimmie," was the eldest child of Andrew Valentine Mercer and Isabella Katherine Newton (sometimes found as "Belle.") Jimmie was named after Andrew's father, James Arthur Mercer [1812-1878]. Jimmie and his parents emigrated to America in 1883, arriving in Tubac, Arizona, where Andrew's elder brother, T. Lillie Mercer, had previously settled. Andrew and Isabella divorced when Jimmie was 12, after which he was raised by family friend Pete Kitchen. "Jimmie lived with Pete and his family until he was 14 or 15 years old," said Jimmie's nephew, Art Mercer. "Pete was quite a desperado. When some squaws tried to steal his horses, Jimmie killed two of the women."
Jimmie's first marriage was to Bessie Pearl McKinney (born 16 Jul 1883, in Uvalda, Texas), the daughter of a well known and respected pioneer rancher. Jimmie and Bessie were married in Mammoth, Arizona on 16 Jul 1898. Jimmie later became a Pima County Deputy Sheriff and popular Tucsonian. Jimmie and Bessie had three sons, Arthur Virgil Mercer [born 03 Jan 1900]; Caddell Newton Mercer ("Dell") [born 21 Apr 1903], and Edgar Leslie Mercer [born 10 Feb 1906]. With his second wife, Harriett Ann ("Anna") Brown, Jimmie had a fourth son, James Arthur Mercer Jr. [1914-1931]. An obituary for Jimmie was printed in the Arizona Star 11 Dec 1914:
James Mercer ... died Thursday morning [December 10] as the result of a wound inflicted at Pantano on the third of December. The deceased, who was a county ranger in Pima County, had been called to Pantano to investigate a case of calf stealing. While he was looking over a calf belonging to a man named Padillas, the latter shot Mercer through the left thigh with a rifle. The injured man was assisted to the station by Robert Pender, who was with him at the time, and taken by train where he was cared for at the Rodgers Hospital, where he died at the time stated. Mr. Mercer was a resident of Nogales in the early history of the town, and is remembered by those who knew him in the early days. His parents were located here about thirty years ago when he was a lad of 10 or 12 years of age. His home has been in Pima County for many years.
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