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Ambrose Ellis Messer 1856–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1856

Birth Location: , Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Bef Dec 1908

Death Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Moses Jr

Mother: Sarah **

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Mills

Children(s): Ollie Messer

The story of Ambrose Ellis Messer began in 1856 in , Knox, Kentucky, USA. Ambrose Ellis Messer married Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Jane Mills, and had children including Ollie Messer. Ambrose Ellis Messer passed away in 1908 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ambrose Ellis Messer began in 1856 in , Knox, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ambrose Ellis Messer married Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Jane Mills, and had children including Ollie Messer.
  • Ambrose Ellis Messer passed away in 1908 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

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Ambrose Messer's Ancestors

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Ambrose Messer
1856–1908
Birth Place: , Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Moses Messer Jr
1822–1863
Knox, Kentucky, United States
Sarah (Presley?\Geaslin) **
1822–1858
Knox, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Moses Messer
1790–1870
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Winney Golden
1792–1870
Powell River Valley, Greene, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ambrose Messer's Descendants

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Ambrose (Ellis) Messer (7 May 1856–Bef Dec 1908) m. Elizabeth Edwards (9 Oct 1861–Bef. Dec 1908) m. Mary (Jane) Mills (18 January 1871–21 January 1945)
  1. 1. Ollie Messer 1893–1945 m. Marshall ('Marsh') Mills 1891–1971
    1. 1. Edward Mills 1913–1973 m. Christine Bingham 1917–2009
      1. 1. Helen (Faye) Mills 1949–2015
      2. 2. Carl (Edward) Mills 1942–1992
      3. 3. Lillie (Mae) Mills 1937–2011
      4. 4. Parker Mills 1946–1973
      5. 5. Glen (D) Mills 1950–2021
      6. 6. Eugene Mills 1944–2021
    2. 2. Albert Mills 1910–
    3. 3. Niola Mills 1920–2001
    4. 4. Jolly (M) Mills 1923–
    5. 5. Willford Mills 1925–
    6. 6. Anderson Mills 1915–1978

Ambrose Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1856
7 May 1856
Birth of Ambrose Ellis Messer in , Knox, Kentucky, USA
, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1908
Bef Dec 1908
Age 52
Death of Ambrose Ellis Messer in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1856
    Event Place: , Knox, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef Dec 1908
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

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