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Franklin "Fay" Messer 1919 – 1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1919

Birth Location: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina

Death Date: 15 Dec 1992

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina

Father: William Messer

Mother: Mary Reece

Spouse(s): Betty Martin, Rose Caldwell

Children(s): Jewel Messer

Franklin "Fay" Messer was born in 1919 in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, the child of William Washington Joseph Messer and Mary Jane Reece. In 1930, Franklin "Fay" Messer resided in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. In 1940, Franklin "Fay" Messer resided in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States. Franklin "Fay" Messer married Betty Joyce Martin, Rose Ella Caldwell, and had children including Jewel I. Messer. Franklin "Fay" Messer passed away in 1992 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Franklin "Fay" Messer was born in 1919 in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, the child of William Washington Joseph Messer and Mary Jane Reece.
  • In 1930, Franklin "Fay" Messer resided in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1940, Franklin "Fay" Messer resided in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.
  • Franklin "Fay" Messer married Betty Joyce Martin, Rose Ella Caldwell, and had children including Jewel I. Messer.
  • Franklin "Fay" Messer passed away in 1992 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Messer
1876 – 1959
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
WM
Mary Reece
1875 – 1963
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
MR

Spouses(s)

Betty Martin
1941 – 2003
Birth Location: Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina
BM
Rose Caldwell
1919 – 2005
Birth Location: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
RC

Children(s)

Jewel Messer
1939 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
JM

Franklin Messer's Ancestors

Self
Franklin Messer
1919 – 1992
Birth Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
Parents
William Washington Joseph Messer
1876 – 1959
Sevier, Tennessee
Mary (Jane) Reece
1875 – 1963
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
Grandparents
James (Allen Anderson) Messer
1846 – 1905
Jonathan Creek, Haywood, North Carolina
Rachel (Haseltine "Tina") Barnes
1854 – 1920
Madison, North Carolina
Thomas Reece
Ellie Akins
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

Franklin Messer's Descendants

1.
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Franklin ("Fay") Messer (8 Sep 1919 – 15 Dec 1992) m. Betty (Joyce) Martin (10 Aug 1941 – 28 Apr 2003) m. Rose (Ella) Caldwell (23 Dec 1919 – 17 Sep 2005)
  1. 1. Jewel (I.) Messer (abt 1939 – )

Franklin Messer's Timeline

5 Records

1919
8 Sep 1919
Birth of Franklin "Fay" Messer in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 11
Franklin "Fay" Messer resided here in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 21
Franklin "Fay" Messer resided here in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
1940
1940
Age 21
Franklin "Fay" Messer resided here in Saxapahaw, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Saxapahaw, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
1992
15 Dec 1992
Age 73
Death of Franklin "Fay" Messer in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 1692; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 512.0; FHL microfilm: 2341426
    [2] North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
    [3] Social Security Death Index, Number: 241-03-2458; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards; Box Number: 253
    [5] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-55
    [7] North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-55

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1992
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 241-03-2458; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Saxapahaw, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards; Box Number: 253

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 1692; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 512.0; FHL microfilm: 2341426
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