Family Lineage and Heritage
Succeeding generations of Mercer's family have distinguished themselves. Famous direct descendants of Hugh Mercer were Confederate Lt. Col Waller T. Patton and his brothers Col. George Smith Patton and John Mercer Patton, who in turn were ancestors of General George S. Patton, Jr. Other direct descendants include Confederate General Hugh Weedon Mercer (CSA) and songwriter Johnny Mercer.
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“While one family is well-fed and clothed, a thousand others grumble.”
—Chinese proverb.
“I declare
Two lineages electrify the air,
That will like pennons from a mast
Fly over sleep and life and death
Till sun is powerless to decoy
A single seed above the earth:
Lineage of sorrow: lineage of joy....”
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“There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things and because it takes a man’s life to know them the little new that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave.”
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