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Elijah Markus Messer 1844 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1844

Birth Location: Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 Jun 1936

Death Location: Haywood, North Carolina, United States

Father: Daniel Messer

Mother: Elizabeth Palmer

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Elijah Markus Messer was born in 1844 in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, the child of Daniel Alden Boone "Calhoon" Messer and Elizabeth "Betty" Palmer. In 1860, Elijah Markus Messer resided in Division 37, Haywood, North Carolina, United State. Elijah Markus Messer passed away in 1936 in Haywood, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Elijah Markus Messer was born in 1844 in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, the child of Daniel Alden Boone "Calhoon" Messer and Elizabeth "Betty" Palmer.
  • In 1860, Elijah Markus Messer resided in Division 37, Haywood, North Carolina, United State.
  • Elijah Markus Messer passed away in 1936 in Haywood, North Carolina, United States.

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Elijah Messer's Ancestors

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Elijah Messer
1844 – 1936
Birth Place: Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Daniel Alden Boone "Calhoon" Messer
1822 – 1899
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Betty") Palmer
1825 – 1887
Fines Creek, Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
George Messer
1797 – 1862
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Nancy Caldwell
1807 – 1870
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
John Palmer
1786 – 1867
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Eleanor (E.) Vermillion
1791 – 1874
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Palmer
1763 – 1850
Elizabeth Hoffman
1764 – 1858
Samuel Vermillion
1755 – 1837
Amy Hill
1775 – 1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1844
14 Nov 1844
Birth of Elijah Markus Messer in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 16
Elijah Markus Messer resided here in Division 37, Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Division 37, Haywood, North Carolina, United States
1936
4 Jun 1936
Age 92
Death of Elijah Markus Messer in Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Haywood, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1844
    Event Place: Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 37, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 626; Image: 72.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Division 37, Haywood, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 37, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 626; Image: 72.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1936
    Event Place: Haywood, North Carolina, United States

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