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Benjamin Pasley "Pass" Messer 1825–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 21 May 1906

Death Location: Denton, Carter, Kentucky, USA

Father: Sion Messer

Mother: Mary Gregory

Spouse(s): Mary Simpkins

Children(s): David Messer, Eliza Messer

In 1825, Benjamin Pasley "Pass" Messer entered the world in Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States, born to Sion Messer And Mary Polly Gregory. Benjamin Pasley "Pass" Messer married Mary Ann Simpkins, and had children including David Messer, Eliza Jane Messer. Benjamin Pasley "Pass" Messer passed away in 1906 in Denton, Carter, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Benjamin Pasley "Pass" Messer entered the world in Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States, born to Sion Messer And Mary Polly Gregory.
  • Benjamin Pasley "Pass" Messer married Mary Ann Simpkins, and had children including David Messer, Eliza Jane Messer.
  • Benjamin Pasley "Pass" Messer passed away in 1906 in Denton, Carter, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sion Messer
1794–1857
Birth Location: , Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Gregory
1800–1843
Birth Location: Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Simpkins
1832–1900
Birth Location: Lawrence Co., KY
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Children(s)

David Messer
1850–1927
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Messer
1847–1869
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Messer's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Messer
1825–1906
Birth Place: Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Sion Messer
1794–1857
, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Gregory
1800–1843
Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John (James Messer) Sr
1755–1815
Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Agnes Dillard
1755–1802
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Smith Gregory
1760–1832
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Martha ("Patsy") Vaughan
1764–1834
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
JAMES MESSER
1735–1784
MARGARET TAYLOR
1735–1784
Richard Gregory
1730–1817
Margaret Overby
1735–
Samuel Vaughan
1735–1798
Prudence Hood
1740–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Taylor
1685–1780
Catherine Pendleton
1699–1774

Benjamin Messer's Descendants

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Benjamin (Pasley "Pass") Messer (1825–21 May 1906) m. Mary (Ann) Simpkins (1832–1900)
  1. 1. David Messer 1850–1927
  2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Messer 1847–1869

Benjamin Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of Benjamin Pasley "Pass" Messer in Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1906
21 May 1906
Age 81
Death of Benjamin Pasley "Pass" Messer in Denton, Carter, Kentucky, USA
Denton, Carter, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1906
    Event Place: Denton, Carter, Kentucky, USA
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