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Elijah Messer 1912 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 OCT 1912

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 10 AUG 1980

Death Location: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Messer

Mother: Matilda Hubbard

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Elijah Messer was born in 1912 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of William Jefferson Messer and Matilda Hubbard. Elijah Messer passed away in 1980 in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah Messer was born in 1912 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of William Jefferson Messer and Matilda Hubbard.
  • Elijah Messer passed away in 1980 in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Elijah Messer's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Messer
1912 – 1980
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
William Jefferson Messer
1881 – 1948
Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Matilda Hubbard
1885 – 1970
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Messer
1857 – 1930
Ky.
Elizabeth Payne
1849 – 1931
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Larkin (Jasper) Hubbard
1846 – 1895
Kentucky, USA
Sarah (A.) Hubbard
1846 – 1915
Ky.
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Messer
1827 – 1900
Clarinda Taylor
1819 – 1900
Bradley Merida
1804 –
Mahaliah Taylor
1822 – 1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880
Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880

Elijah Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1912
11 OCT 1912
Birth of Elijah Messer in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1980
10 AUG 1980
Age 68
Death of Elijah Messer in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1912
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Heidrick, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1980
    Event Place: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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