Nelson Samuel Mercer
Nelson Samuel Mercer | |
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| Born | May 23, 1874 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | October 17, 1963 (aged 89) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Burial place | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Spouse | Anna Mary Mulholland (–1963; his death) |
| Relatives | Samuel David Mercer (father) Sam Mercer (son) Mark Mercer (grandson) |
Nelson Samuel Mercer (May 23, 1874 – October 17, 1963) was a noted American physician from Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
Early life
Mercer was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1874 to Dr. Samuel David Mercer and Elizabeth Covert Hulst.[1] He was one of their six known children, alongside George, Emma, Carrie, Mary and Robert.[1][2] Emma and Robert died in infancy; Carrie drowned, in her early 30s, in 1911, having fallen overboard from the SS Minneapolis. She had been suffering from suicidal mania. Nelson was also a passenger.[3]
When Nelson was 11, his father had built what is now known as the Dr. Samuel D. Mercer House.[4]
Mercer graduated from Yale Medical College.[5]
Personal life
Mercer married Anna Mary Mulholland, with whom he had three known children: Margaret, Nancy and Samuel.[6][7]
He lived in London, England, for a period of the early 20th century.[8]
Portraits of Mercer, his wife and his father, the work of J. Laurie Wallace, are in the possession of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[9]
Death
At the time of his death, in 1963, Mercer, then aged 89.[6] He had been living at his father's former home, at 3920 Cuming Street, which by that point had been converted into the Mercer Apartments.[6]
He was interred in Omaha's Forest Lawn Cemetery.
References
- ^ a b The Nebraska State Medical Journal. Nebraska State Medical Association. 1927. p. 168.
- ^ Wakeley, Arthur Cooper (1917). Omaha: The Gate City, and Douglas County, Nebraska. S.J. Clarke publishing Company.
- ^ "MISS MERCER WAS ILL.; Young Woman Lost from Steamship Had Something Akin to Suicidal Mania". The New York Times. 1911-09-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ^ by, Written (2025-02-20). "Dr. Samuel Mercer's Walnut Hill Mansion". Omaha Exploration. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ^ Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112105618687 and Others. 1894. p. 345.
- ^ a b c Omaha World-Herald, October 18, 1963, p. 54
- ^ "Sam Mercer - Omaha Magazine". omahamagazine.com. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ^ The Nebraska State Medical Journal. Nebraska State Medical Association. 1927. p. 120.
- ^ "SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System". siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved 2026-04-05.