Mercy was born in 1872 and died at the age of 19 from consumption. Several of her family members also contracted the disease. Friends of the family believed that one of the dead family members was a vampire. When Mercy's body was exhumed, her body showed no signs of decomposition and she still had blood in her heart. Records show her body was burned but it seems like she escaped the flames. #vampire #historicalfigure #botanist #outdoors #neat #books