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Delila Messer 1852–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1852

Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 27 Oct 1931

Death Location: Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Solomon Messer

Mother: Mary Ball

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Delila Messer was born in 1852 in Cocke, Tennessee, United States, the child of Solomon Messer And Mary Meekie Ball. Delila Messer passed away in 1931 in Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Delila Messer was born in 1852 in Cocke, Tennessee, United States, the child of Solomon Messer And Mary Meekie Ball.
  • Delila Messer passed away in 1931 in Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Delila Messer's Ancestors

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Delila Messer
1852–1931
Birth Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Solomon Messer
1802–1887
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Meekie) Ball
1803–1871
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Christian (Sargent) Messer
1756–1850
Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Jane (B) Freeman
1765–1879
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Osborne Ball
1779–1860
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
MARTHA THOMASSON
1785–1852
Louisa, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Messer
1734–1771
Mary Basket
1740–1800
Joshua Freeman
1795–
Margret Caldwell
1795–
Elizabeth Osborne
1742–1794
Daniel II
1745–1822
George jr.
1743–1833
Catherine Ball
1765–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph (Messer)
1696–1731
Ann Wickersham
1696–1733
Jubert Baskett
1718–1741
Mary Flower
1715–1757
William Caldwell
1762–1827
Mary Wickliffe
1771–1827
George Thomason**
1703–1783
Molly Pollard
1706–1783

Delila Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1852
29 Feb 1852
Birth of Delila Messer in Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Cocke, Tennessee, United States
1931
27 Oct 1931
Age 79
Death of Delila Messer in Shell Creek, Carter, Tennessee, United States
Shell Creek, Carter, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1852
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1931
    Event Place: Shell Creek, Carter, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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