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Horace Walter Messer 1899–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1899

Birth Location: Newport, Tennessee

Death Date: 16 August 1967

Death Location: Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Chester Messer

Mother: Martha Holt

Spouse(s): Ella Reauls

Children(s): Jack Sr, Clyde Sgt, Charles Messer, Doris Messer

Horace Walter Messer was born in 1899 in Newport, Tennessee, the child of Chester Messer And Martha E Holt. In 1900, Horace Walter Messer resided in Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Horace Walter Messer resided in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Horace Walter Messer married Ella Reauls, and had children including Charles Messer, Clyde Wiliam Messer Sgt, Doris Messer, Jack Elford Messer Sr. Horace Walter Messer passed away in 1967 in Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Horace Walter Messer was born in 1899 in Newport, Tennessee, the child of Chester Messer And Martha E Holt.
  • In 1900, Horace Walter Messer resided in Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Horace Walter Messer resided in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Horace Walter Messer married Ella Reauls, and had children including Charles Messer, Clyde Wiliam Messer Sgt, Doris Messer, Jack Elford Messer Sr.
  • Horace Walter Messer passed away in 1967 in Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Horace Messer's Ancestors

Self
Horace Messer
1899–1967
Birth Place: Newport, Tennessee
Parents
Chester Messer
1868–1940
North Carolina
Martha (E) Holt
1871–1946
Cocke, Tennessee
Grandparents
Hiram Holt
1825–1889
Greene Co., Tennessee
Jane Holt
1831–
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Bartlett Holt
1772–1864
Sarah Holt
1780–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Holt
1734–1788
Maria Houltz
1745–1840

Horace Messer's Descendants

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Horace (Walter) Messer (26 Apr 1899–16 August 1967) m. Ella Reauls (17 September 1909–5 March 1961)
  1. 1. Jack (Elford Messer) Sr 1927–1988
  2. 2. Clyde (Wiliam Messer) Sgt 1929–1955
  3. 3. Charles Messer 1926–
  4. 4. Doris Messer 1933–1989 m. Jack (Raymond) Dalton 1931–1970
    1. 1. Ronnie (Ray) Dalton 1951–2002

Horace Messer's Timeline

7 Records

1899
26 Apr 1899
Birth of Horace Walter Messer in Newport, Tennessee
Newport, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 1
Horace Walter Messer resided here in Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
Horace Walter Messer resided here in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 41
Horace Walter Messer resided here in Converse Cotton Mills, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Converse Cotton Mills, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1942
1942
Age 43
Horace Walter Messer resided here in Converse, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Converse, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 52
Horace Walter Messer resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1967
16 August 1967
Age 68
Death of Horace Walter Messer in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1899
    Event Place: Newport, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1968
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Converse Cotton Mills, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Converse, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Converse Cotton Mills, Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1967
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1968
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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