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Catherine Messer 1785–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 April 1834

Death Location: Jackson, Alabama, USA

Father: Christian Meßer\Messer

Mother: Sarah Hunter

Spouse(s): John Shelton

Children(s): William Shelton

In 1785, Catherine Messer entered the world in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA, born to Christian Jarred Surget Sargett Meer Messer And Sarah Sallie Hunter. Catherine Messer married John Mabrey Shelton, and had children including William Keep Shelton. Catherine Messer passed away in 1834 in Jackson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Catherine Messer entered the world in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA, born to Christian Jarred Surget Sargett Meer Messer And Sarah Sallie Hunter.
  • Catherine Messer married John Mabrey Shelton, and had children including William Keep Shelton.
  • Catherine 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 County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Christian Jarred Surget\Sargett Meßer\Messer
1756–1850
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Sarah ("Sallie") Hunter
1758–1816
Rowen County, North Carolina, USA
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Catherine Messer's Descendants

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Catherine Messer (1785–1 April 1834) m. John (Mabrey) Shelton (1785–27 Jul 1840)
  1. 1. William (Keep) Shelton 1811–1864 m. Martha ("Patsy") Pace 1817–1902

Catherine Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Catherine Messer in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
1834
1 April 1834
Age 49
Death of Catherine Messer in Jackson, Alabama, USA
Jackson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

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

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