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Franklin M Messer 1835–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1835

Birth Location: , North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 Jun 1919

Death Location: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Father: David Messer

Mother: Polly Gilleland

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In 1835, Franklin M Messer entered the world in , North Carolina, United States, born to David Messer And Polly Gilleland. Franklin M Messer passed away in 1919 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Franklin M Messer entered the world in , North Carolina, United States, born to David Messer And Polly Gilleland.
  • Franklin M Messer passed away in 1919 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

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Franklin Messer's Ancestors

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Franklin Messer
1835–1919
Birth Place: , North Carolina, United States
Parents
David Messer
1812–1896
Fines Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Polly Gilleland
1813–1861
Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Christian (Sargent) Messer
1756–1850
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Robert Gilliland
1775–1830
Lewisberg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Robert Gilliland
1775–1830
Lewisberg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captian Messer
1734–1771
Mary Basket
1740–1800
James Gilliland
1749–1844
Lydia Armstrong
1755–1817
James Gilliland
1749–1844
Lydia Armstrong
1755–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph (Messer)
1696–1731
Ann Wickersham
1696–1733
Nathan Gilliland
1720–1773
Jane Donahue
1720–1790
James ARMSTRONG
1725–1759
Sarah Dyer
1720–1787

Franklin Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1835
28 Aug 1835
Birth of Franklin M Messer in , North Carolina, United States
, North Carolina, United States
1919
28 Jun 1919
Age 84
Death of Franklin M Messer in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1835
    Event Place: , North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

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