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Mary Louisa <I>Mercer</I> Blain

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Mary Louisa Mercer Blain

Birth
Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Death
2 Sep 1916 (aged 77)
Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Mary Louisa Mercer was the daughter of John C. Mercer and Mary Catherine Waller Mercer. She married Daniel Blain 03 Jan 1867 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Friends of Rev. Cary Blain, former pastor of the Presbyterian church of Hustonville, are extending him their sympathy in the loss of his mother, Mrs. M. L. Blain, who died while on a visit to him in Pineville, where he is pastor now. Mrs. Blain had only been in Pineville a couple of days, having accompanied her son from her home in Virginia for a few weeks visit as was her custom since his location there. She was just ready to retire for the night and had prayed with her son and told him good night and reached her bed room when the summons came. Death ensued before a physician could reach her. Mrs. Blain is survived by six sons, four of whom are ministers of the gospel. JT shared her obituary from the Interior Journal, Stanford, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, Tuesday, dated 12 Sep 1916.

Mary Louisa Blain was born on 12 Jun 1839 in Virginia, to parents John Mercer and Katherine (sic) Waller. She was a widow. She died on 2 Sep 1916 in Pineville, Bell Co., Kentucky. The informant was Cary R Blain, of Pineville, Kentucky. KY Cert. of Death #22472.

Her posted obit was in the Presbyterian of the South dated 8 Nov 1916.
Mary Louisa Mercer was the daughter of John C. Mercer and Mary Catherine Waller Mercer. She married Daniel Blain 03 Jan 1867 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Friends of Rev. Cary Blain, former pastor of the Presbyterian church of Hustonville, are extending him their sympathy in the loss of his mother, Mrs. M. L. Blain, who died while on a visit to him in Pineville, where he is pastor now. Mrs. Blain had only been in Pineville a couple of days, having accompanied her son from her home in Virginia for a few weeks visit as was her custom since his location there. She was just ready to retire for the night and had prayed with her son and told him good night and reached her bed room when the summons came. Death ensued before a physician could reach her. Mrs. Blain is survived by six sons, four of whom are ministers of the gospel. JT shared her obituary from the Interior Journal, Stanford, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, Tuesday, dated 12 Sep 1916.

Mary Louisa Blain was born on 12 Jun 1839 in Virginia, to parents John Mercer and Katherine (sic) Waller. She was a widow. She died on 2 Sep 1916 in Pineville, Bell Co., Kentucky. The informant was Cary R Blain, of Pineville, Kentucky. KY Cert. of Death #22472.

Her posted obit was in the Presbyterian of the South dated 8 Nov 1916.

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MARY LOUISA
WIFE OF
REV. DANIEL BLAIN
BORN
JUNE 12, 1839
DIED
SEPT. 2, 1916
MOTHER

"Cover my defenseless head with thy wing."
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints."

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  • Originally Created by: LSP
  • Added: May 21, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70169835/mary_louisa-blain: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Louisa Mercer Blain (12 Jun 1839–2 Sep 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70169835, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Love (contributor 48506007).