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GEORGE WASHINGTON MESSER 1855 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Feb 1855

Birth Location: Perry, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 04 Apr 1925

Death Location: Knott, Kentucky, USA

Father: Elijah Messer

Mother: Hannah Messer

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Children(s): Lissmia Messer

The story of GEORGE WASHINGTON MESSER began in 1855 in Perry, Kentucky, USA. GEORGE WASHINGTON MESSER had children including Lissmia ( Linnie) Messer. GEORGE WASHINGTON MESSER passed away in 1925 in Knott, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of GEORGE WASHINGTON MESSER began in 1855 in Perry, Kentucky, USA.
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON MESSER had children including Lissmia ( Linnie) Messer.
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON MESSER passed away in 1925 in Knott, Kentucky, USA.

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GEORGE MESSER's Ancestors

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GEORGE MESSER
1855 – 1925
Birth Place: Perry, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Elijah Lige Fuller Messer
1820 –
Hannah ("Haney") Messer
1820 – 1905
Buckhorn Fork, Troublesome Creek, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Stephen ("Steve" Taylor) Messer
1788 – 1866
Edgefield District, Ninety-Six District, Ninety Six, Providence of South Carolina. Colony of Virginia
Sarah ("Sally" Messer) Gregory
1795 – 1861
Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gregory
1773 – 1828
Jeriah Gregory
1772 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Taylor
1735 – 1784

GEORGE MESSER's Descendants

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GEORGE (WASHINGTON) MESSER (02 Feb 1855 – 04 Apr 1925)
  1. 1. Lissmia (( Linnie)) Messer (26 May 1879 – 8 February 1920) m. Floyd Risner (10 August 1876 – 26 February 1962)
    1. 1. Pearl Risner (1 November 1908 – 16 March 1942)
    2. 2. Woodrow Risner (1910 – 1910)
    3. 3. Hagan Risner (4 November 1911 – 31 January 1985)
    4. 4. Kelly Risner (July 12, 1901 – January 09, 1971) m. Sallie Risner (19 November 1897 – 17 January 1983)
      1. 1. Rachel Risner (1 September 1918 – 18 June 2006) m. James Owsley (30 June 1915 – 21 January 2002)
        1. 1. Gordon Owsley (abt 1936 – )
        2. 2. Harold Owsley (12 Oct 1938 – 4 Nov 2020) m. Patricia (Kemp) Bence (1 Aug 1938 – )
        3. 3. Geneva (May) Owsley (14 Jan 1941 – ) m. Herbert (Lee) Clifton (14 Jan 1939 – 22 Oct 1999)
        4. 4. Hazel Woodard (16 Nov 1943 – 13 May 2023) m. Thomas (Clarence) Haywood (abt 1944 – 10 Sep 2013)
      2. 2. Hester Compton (11 April 1922 – 23 July 2010)
      3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Risner (15 November 1925 – 12 November 2009)
      4. 4. Floyd Risner (23 December 1927 – 19 July 2010)
      5. 5. Edward Risner (14 April 1929 – 2 December 2003)

GEORGE MESSER's Timeline

2 Records

1855
02 Feb 1855
Birth of GEORGE WASHINGTON MESSER in Perry, Kentucky, USA
Perry, Kentucky, USA
1925
04 Apr 1925
Age 70
Death of GEORGE WASHINGTON MESSER in Knott, Kentucky, USA
Knott, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Perry, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1925
    Event Place: Knott, Kentucky, USA

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