George J. Mercier

Ingraham and party departed Jupiter on the steamship St. Sebastian with Captain George J. Mercier heading north to Titusville. Mercier moved to Florida in the early 1880s. He worked on the St. Johns River for the De Bary Merchants Line between 1881 and 1884. He then worked as a captain for the Indian River Steamboat Company on steamships such as the St. Sebastian and the St. Augustine. He moved to Miami in 1901, working as a charter boat captain.

• Birth: circa 1845, Charleston, South Carolina
• Death: 1911, Miami, Florida

Name Variations:

• George J. Mercier
• Geo. J. Mercier
• Capt. Mercier

Sources:

• George J. Mercier Papers, HistoryMiami
• "Steamboating on the St. Johns 1830-1885," by Edward A. Mueller, 1980
• "St. Johns River, Florida; The Steamboat Era... De Bary Merchants’ Line" (includes an image of a newspaper clipping showing Mercier and the other officers of the De Bary Merchants Line)

References in the Texts:

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• April 15, Friday
• April 16, Saturday

For other topics referenced in the Expedition texts, please refer to the Index to Subjects and Names.
1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition : Three Digital Texts, 2015