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James Vance "Jimmy" Messer 1868–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 June 1868

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 8 October 1945

Death Location: Whittier, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Messer

Mother: Catherine Meper

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The story of James Vance "Jimmy" Messer began in 1868 in North Carolina. In 1880, James Vance "Jimmy" Messer resided in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. James Vance "Jimmy" Messer passed away in 1945 in Whittier, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Vance "Jimmy" Messer began in 1868 in North Carolina.
  • In 1880, James Vance "Jimmy" Messer resided in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Vance "Jimmy" Messer passed away in 1945 in Whittier, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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James Messer's Ancestors

Self
James Messer
1868–1945
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John Henry Messer
1818–1881
Dillsboro, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Catherine Meper
1831–1908
North Carolina
Grandparents
Solomon Messer
1765–1824
,Lincoln,North Carolina,USA
Rachel Adams
1783–1865
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
William Sutton
1810–1851
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Cynthia (Martin) Sutton
1813–1875
Great-Grandparents
Captain Messer
1735–1771
Matthew Adams
1735–1781
William Sr
1785–1856
Clarrisa Sutton
1791–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ann Wickersham
1696–1732
John *++
1732–1832
Ebenezer Webb
1764–1834
Hannah Todd
1765–1849

James Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1868
25 June 1868
Birth of James Vance "Jimmy" Messer in North Carolina
North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 12
James Vance "Jimmy" Messer resided here in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
1945
8 October 1945
Age 77
Death of James Vance "Jimmy" Messer in Whittier, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Whittier, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 June 1868
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Family History Film: 1254969; Page: 259A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 0053
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Family History Film: 1254969; Page: 259A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 0053

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 October 1945
    Event Place: Whittier, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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