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Edith Eady Messer 1792–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 October 1881

Death Location: Lenox, Connecuh, Alabama, USA

Father: William Messer

Mother: Mary Barber

Spouse(s): Stephen Pettis

Children(s): David Pettis, James Pettis, Elizabeth Pettis, Charles Pettes, Wilson Pettis, Debra Pettis, Stephen Pettis, Emily Pettes, David Pettis, Alexander Pettis, William Pettis, Edith Pettis, Alexander Pettis, Sarah Pettis

The story of Edith Eady Messer began in 1792 in Johnston, North Carolina, USA. Edith Eady Messer married Stephen E Pettis, and had children including Alexander Pettis, Charles L Pettes, David Pettis, Debra Debby Pettis, Edith Colon Pettis, Elizabeth Emiline Pettis, Emily A Pettes, James Monroe Pettis, Sarah L Pettis, Stephen E Pettis, William Riley Pettis, Wilson Ballard Pettis. Edith Eady Messer passed away in 1881 in Lenox, Connecuh, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edith Eady Messer began in 1792 in Johnston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Edith Eady Messer married Stephen E Pettis, and had children including Alexander Pettis, Charles L Pettes, David Pettis, Debra Debby Pettis, Edith Colon Pettis, Elizabeth Emiline Pettis, Emily A Pettes, James Monroe Pettis, Sarah L Pettis, Stephen E Pettis, William Riley Pettis, Wilson Ballard Pettis.
  • Edith Eady Messer passed away in 1881 in Lenox, Connecuh, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Messer
1774–1850
Birth Location: Jones County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Barber
1756–1840
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Stephen Pettis
1793–1888
Birth Location: Johnston Co, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

David Pettis
1812–1887
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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James Pettis
1859–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Pettis
1823–1908
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
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Charles Pettes
1848–1866
Birth Location: –
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Wilson Pettis
1817–1876
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
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Debra Pettis
1820–1878
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Stephen Pettis
1835–1862
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Emily Pettes
1841–
Birth Location: Floyd County, Georgia, USA
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David Pettis
1823–1835
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Alexander Pettis
1819–1870
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
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William Pettis
1815–1887
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
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Edith Pettis
1828–1879
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
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Alexander Pettis
1822–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Pettis
1837–1910
Birth Location: Floyd County, Georgia, USA
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Edith Messer's Ancestors

Self
Edith Messer
1792–1881
Birth Place: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Rufus Messer
1774–1850
Jones County, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly") Barber
1756–1840
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Noah) Messer
1750–1849
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Letty" Leticia) Phillips
1745–1836
Estonia, Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
PLYER (* BARBOUR) (1)
1740–1814
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Amy (Burrell Barber) Speight
1738–1816
Johnson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Col. Patton
1730–1805
Phoebe Pruitt
1720–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Patton
1714–1754
Jennett Boone
1718–1754

Edith Messer's Descendants

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Edith (Eady) Messer (1792–16 October 1881) m. Stephen (E.) Pettis (8 Jun 1793–21 Mar 1888)
  1. 1. David Pettis 1812–1887
  2. 2. James (Monroe) Pettis 1859–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Emiline) Pettis 1823–1908 m. William (David) Locke 1820–1902
    1. 1. William (Green) Locke 1842–1927 m. Melvina (G) Kirkland 1843–1933
      1. 1. Alice Locke 1882–1910
      2. 2. Emma Locke 1881–
      3. 3. William (Randel Cody) Locke 1882–1960
      4. 4. David Lock 1870–1950
      5. 5. Emma (Jane) Locke 1871–1959
      6. 6. Elbert (Lee) Locke 1889–1962
      7. 7. Sarah (Connie) Locke 1867–1946 m. Jeremiah (Franklin) Henderson 1867–1953
        1. 1. Floyd (F.) Henderson 1905–1971
        2. 2. Myrtle Henderson 1903–1978
        3. 3. John (Jeremiah Chaplin) Henderson 1887–1961
        4. 4. Stella (Virginia Henderson) (Bryan) 1892–1953
        5. 5. Malissa (Melvina Henderson\ Adkison\) Decker 1894–1974 m. Harris (Scott Calvin) Adkison 1892–1923 m. Wayne (Arba) Decker 1899–1956
        6. 6. William (Bloxton Mayfield) Henderson 1898–1949
        7. 7. Emma (N. Mae\ May) Henderson 1898–1987
        8. 8. Daniel Henderson 1898–1898
        9. 9. Elizabeth Henderson 1901–1914
        10. 10. Sarah (Camilla) Henderson 1885–1960 m. Thomas (Redmond) Brannon 1880–1929
        11. 11. Malissa (Melvina) Henderson 1894–1910
      8. 8. Charles (Sylvan) Locke 1869–1946
      9. 9. Emmer (Jane M.) Henderson 1871–1943
      10. 10. William (David "Dave") Locke 1874–1950
      11. 11. Ida (Irene) Creamer 1876–1905
      12. 12. Marion (Riley) Locke 1878–1951
      13. 13. Joseph (Ammonites) Locke 1879–1881
      14. 14. Thomas (Isaiah) Locke 1882–1971
      15. 15. Elzie Locke 1885–1929
      16. 16. Alto (Lee) Locke 1887–1890
      17. 17. Sarah (Pastorey) Locke 1894–
      18. 18. Lydia Locke 1897–
      19. 19. Calter (Campbell) Locke 1890–1952
    2. 2. Martha 1836–1926
    3. 3. Marion (Lafayette) Locke 1846–
    4. 4. Sarah (Camellia) Locke 1847–1926
    5. 5. Edey (S) Locke 1851–
    6. 6. Susan (A) Locke 1851–1881
    7. 7. Stephen (Willis) Locke 1852–1927
    8. 8. David (Epp) Locke 1854–1885
    9. 9. Salina (Josephine) Locke 1859–1939
    10. 10. Emer (V.) Locke 1863–
    11. 11. Emma (V) Locke 1860–
    12. 12. Mary (E) Locke 1844–
    13. 13. Eliza Locke 1848–
    14. 14. Elizabeth Locke 1861–1883
  4. 4. Charles (L) Pettes 1848–1866
  5. 5. Wilson (Ballard) Pettis 1817–1876
  6. 6. Debra ((Debby)) Pettis 1820–1878
  7. 7. Stephen (E.) Pettis 1835–1862
  8. 8. Emily (A) Pettes 1841–
  9. 9. David Pettis 1823–1835
  10. 10. Alexander Pettis 1819–1870
  11. 11. William (Riley) Pettis 1815–1887
  12. 12. Edith (Colon) Pettis 1828–1879
  13. 13. Alexander Pettis 1822–1870
  14. 14. Sarah (L.) Pettis 1837–1910

Edith Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Edith Eady Messer in Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1814
23 May 1814
Age 22
Edith Eady Messer was married in Johnston, North Carolina
Johnston, North Carolina
1881
16 October 1881
Age 89
Death of Edith Eady Messer in Lenox, Connecuh, Alabama, USA
Lenox, Connecuh, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 May 1814
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 October 1881
    Event Place: Lenox, Connecuh, Alabama, USA
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