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Catherine J. Messer 1785–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1 April 1834

Death Location: Jackson, Alabama, USA

Father: Christian Messer

Mother: Sarah Hunter

Spouse(s): John Shelton

Children(s): Chrissa Shelton, Sabra Shelton, John Shelton, Catherine Shelton, Sarah Shelton, Elizabeth Shelton, Nathaniel Shelton, Stephen Shelton, Noah Shelton, William Shelton

Catherine J. Messer was born in 1785 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, the child of Christian Sargent Messer And Sarah Sally Hunter. Catherine J. Messer married John Mabrey Shelton, and had children including Catherine Shelton, Chrissa Crissey Shelton, Elizabeth Shelton, John Shelton, Nathaniel Green Shelton, Noah Shelton, Sabra Shelton, Sarah Sally Shelton, Stephen Martin Shelton, William Keep Shelton. Catherine J. Messer passed away in 1834 in Jackson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Catherine J. Messer was born in 1785 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, the child of Christian Sargent Messer And Sarah Sally Hunter.
  • Catherine J. Messer married John Mabrey Shelton, and had children including Catherine Shelton, Chrissa Crissey Shelton, Elizabeth Shelton, John Shelton, Nathaniel Green Shelton, Noah Shelton, Sabra Shelton, Sarah Sally Shelton, Stephen Martin Shelton, William Keep Shelton.
  • Catherine J. Messer passed away in 1834 in Jackson, Alabama, USA.

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Catherine Messer's Ancestors

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Catherine Messer
1785–1834
Birth Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Christian Sargent Messer
1760–1850
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Sally) Hunter
1758–1816
Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Messer's Descendants

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Catherine (J.) Messer (1785–1 April 1834) m. John (Mabrey) Shelton (21 December 1783–23 December 1849)
  1. 1. Chrissa (Crissey) Shelton 1821–1865 m. Robert Lee 1819–1908
    1. 1. Nancy (Catherine "Kate") Lee 1848–1920 m. John (Henry) Davis 1833–1911
      1. 1. William (Franklin) Davis 1866–1944 m. Susan (Mahalaya "Sadie") Marshall 1879–1960
        1. 1. Reuben (Eugene) Davis 1902–1991 m. Sarah (Cordelia) Houndshell 1909–1988
    2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lee 1845–1933
    3. 3. Jeremiah (W "Jerry") Lee 1840–1910
    4. 4. John (Franklin) Lee 1847–1913
    5. 5. David (E) Lee 1848–1910
  2. 2. Sabra Shelton 1809–1885
  3. 3. John Shelton 1810–1894
  4. 4. Catherine Shelton 1813–1881
  5. 5. Sarah (Sally) Shelton 1817–1883
  6. 6. Elizabeth Shelton 1819–1862
  7. 7. Nathaniel (Green) Shelton 1806–1855
  8. 8. Stephen (Martin) Shelton 1807–1881
  9. 9. Noah Shelton 1815–1886
  10. 10. William (Keep) Shelton 1811–1864

Catherine Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Catherine J. Messer in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
1834
1 April 1834
Age 49
Death of Catherine J. Messer in Jackson, Alabama, USA
Jackson, Alabama, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1834
    Event Place: Jackson, Alabama, USA

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