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Edith Elvira Messer 1912 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 28 Oct 1996

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Father: Doctor Messer

Mother: Luthenia Whaley

Spouse(s): Ronald Brafford

Children(s): George Brafford

In 1912, Edith Elvira Messer entered the world in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States, born to Doctor "Lewis" Messer and Luthenia Caldonia Whaley. Edith Elvira Messer married Ronald Beauford Brafford, and had children including George Donald Brafford. Edith Elvira Messer passed away in 1996 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1912, Edith Elvira Messer entered the world in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States, born to Doctor "Lewis" Messer and Luthenia Caldonia Whaley.
  • Edith Elvira Messer married Ronald Beauford Brafford, and had children including George Donald Brafford.
  • Edith Elvira Messer passed away in 1996 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Messer's Ancestors

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Edith Messer
1912 – 1996
Birth Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Doctor "Lewis" Messer
1877 – 1948
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
Luthenia (Caldonia) Whaley
1877 – 1957
Sevier, Tennessee
Grandparents
James (Allen Anderson) Messer
1846 – 1905
Jonathan Creek, Haywood, North Carolina
Rachel (Haseltine "Tina") Barnes
1854 – 1920
Madison, North Carolina
C. (Preston) Whaley
1837 –
Tennessee
Jane
1838 –
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Messer
1822 – 1899
Elizabeth Palmer
1825 – 1887
Henry Barnes
1827 – 1864
Catherine Caldwell
1827 – 1947
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Messer
1797 – 1862
Nancy Caldwell
1807 – 1870
John Palmer
1786 – 1867
Eleanor Vermillion
1791 – 1874
Thomas Barnes
Mariah Price
1782 –
James Caldwell
1790 – 1867
Mary Burns
1786 – 1886

Edith Messer's Descendants

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Edith (Elvira) Messer (26 Jan 1912 – 28 Oct 1996) m. Ronald (Beauford) Brafford (24 May 1915 – 12 Mar 1991)
  1. 1. George (Donald) Brafford (20 Oct 1936 – 12 May 1990)

Edith Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1912
26 Jan 1912
Birth of Edith Elvira Messer in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
1996
28 Oct 1996
Age 84
Death of Edith Elvira Messer in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1996
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 245-07-0899; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96; Certificate: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 245-07-0899; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96; Certificate: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96; Certificate: .

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