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Ellen Andora Messer 1903–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1903

Birth Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 19 January 1966

Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Messer

Mother: Mary Reece

Spouse(s): Mack Riley

Children(s): Wayne Riley, Paul Riley, Robert Riley, Carl Riley, Jack Riley

The story of Ellen Andora Messer began in 1903 in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States. Ellen Andora Messer married Mack William Riley, and had children including Carl Joe Buford Riley, Geraline Riley, Jack Reid Riley, Paul Edward Riley, Robert Bob Lathern Riley, Wayne Claude Riley. Ellen Andora Messer passed away in 1966 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen Andora Messer began in 1903 in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States.
  • Ellen Andora Messer married Mack William Riley, and had children including Carl Joe Buford Riley, Geraline Riley, Jack Reid Riley, Paul Edward Riley, Robert Bob Lathern Riley, Wayne Claude Riley.
  • Ellen Andora Messer passed away in 1966 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Ellen Messer's Ancestors

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Ellen Messer
1903–1966
Birth Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Parents
William Washington Joseph Messer
1876–1959
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Jane) Reece
1877–1963
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Great-Grandparents
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Ellen Messer's Descendants

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Ellen (Andora) Messer (14 April 1903–19 January 1966) m. Mack (William) Riley (19 July 1901–23 October 1987)
  1. 1. Wayne (Claude) Riley 1930–2009 m. Theresa (Doris) Dietz 1935–2021
  2. 2. Paul (Edward) Riley 1922–1999 m. Addie (Erline) Mcgaha 1929–2004
    1. 1. Juanita Riley 1948–2013
  3. 3. Robert ("Bob" Lathern) Riley 1924–1980
  4. 4. Carl ("Joe" Buford) Riley 1926–2007
  5. 5. Jack (Reid) Riley 1933–2015

Ellen Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1903
14 April 1903
Birth of Ellen Andora Messer in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
1966
19 January 1966
Age 63
Death of Ellen Andora Messer in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1903
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1966
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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